City of Pittsburgh Expands On-Call Professional Services Contracts
May 6, 2026
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The Frame
This resolution expands the city's capacity to outsource professional work by adding 58 new vendor agreements, potentially increasing the total annual expenditure limit for these services by up to $87 million.
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City of Pittsburgh Departments
These departments gain access to a larger pool of 151 pre-approved vendors for on-call professional services.
Professional Services Vendors
58 additional vendors are now eligible to enter into on-call service agreements with the city.
Last recorded activity May 6, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The resolution increases the total number of authorized Open-End Professional Services Agreements from 93 to 151.
- The city is authorizing 58 additional agreements beyond the original 93.
- Each individual agreement is capped at $1,500,000 per year.
- The term for each agreement is three years.
- These agreements are for 'on-call' services to be used by various City of Pittsburgh departments.
- The resolution amends the previously passed Resolution No. 389 of 2025.
- The resolution was introduced on April 17, 2026.
- The status of the resolution is 'Passed Finally'.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an 'Open-End Professional Services Agreement'?
How much money can each vendor receive under these agreements?
How many total vendors can the city now hire under this program?
Why It Matters
This resolution expands the city's capacity to outsource professional work by adding 58 new vendor agreements, potentially increasing the total annual expenditure limit for these services by up to $87 million.
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Discoveries
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Expansion of Outsourcing Capacity
The city is significantly increasing its reliance on on-call external vendors by expanding the authorized contract pool by 62% within one year of the original resolution.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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