Workplace Culture Audit Services (Post Extension)

The City of Albany is seeking a qualified professional firm to provide auditing services for a five-year workplace culture audit. The goal of the audit is to evaluate the fairness, consistency, and transparency of City workforce management practices, including promotions, discipline, and workplace culture. The selected firm will be required to perform various tasks, including reviewing personnel and payroll records, conducting confidential interviews with current and former employees, and analyzing reports and policies related to nepotism, harassment, and workforce ethics. The firm will also be required to provide actionable recommendations to support a safe, fair, respectful, inclusive, productive, and supportive workplace culture within the City of Albany. * The audit will focus on a five-year period from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2024. * The selected firm will be required to execute a contract with the City, which will commence on the effective date and expire on December 31, 2026, with options to extend for two additional one-year periods. * The City reserves the right to terminate the contract at any time, with or without cause, upon thirty days' written notice. * The selected firm will be required to procure and maintain various insurance policies, including workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and errors and omissions/professional liability insurance. * The City encourages the participation of certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) in the proposal process.