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BFS outlines procurement overhaul, Downtown BID launch and $1.2M vacancy reallocation in FY27 briefing
Summary
Budget & Fiscal Services told the Budget Committee its FY27 budget includes funds to continue a procurement improvement program, a $300,000 software placeholder, assistance to stand up a $1.8M Downtown BID and a $1.2M vacancy reallocation to help balance the city budget.
Budget & Fiscal Services Director Andy Kawano told the Honolulu City Budget Committee on March 9 that the department’s FY27 request centers on completing a procurement improvement project, modernizing billing systems and supporting a new Downtown Business Improvement District (BID).
Kawano said the administration budgeted $300,000 for procurement work in FY26 and proposed another $300,000 for a multiyear software contract to move the city toward a “future state” procurement platform. “We budgeted $300,000 in FY '26,” Kawano said, noting the project includes outside consultants and…
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