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AIM for Solutions | Municipal Support
Operating & Capital Budgets
Municipal budgeting isn’t just about numbers—it’s about connecting operational realities and infrastructure needs to practical, deliverable plans. Whether you’re working in spreadsheets or advanced budgeting software, success starts with the right conversations and well-documented, prioritized funding requests that turn plans into action.
AIM’s signature BudgetClarity approach guides municipalities through every step of this process and includes:
- Reviewing strategic plans and integrating infrastructure needs into long-term capital and operating budgets
- Facilitating stakeholder discussions to identify and prioritize capital and operational requirements
- Preparing clear, defensible business cases for budget requests
- Developing grant funding applications to support key projects
Project Management
Tight staffing budgets and challenging infrastructure renewal and growth programs can sometimes mean that additional help is needed to succeed. AIM works with clients to achieve these priorities by:
- Facilitating stakeholder workshops
- Preparing project charters, defining scope of work and deliverables, identifying project risks
- Managing consulting service contracts to achieve project schedules, deliverables and budgets
- Preparing and presenting project updates to Council
Procurement Assistance
Increased scrutiny of purchases often translates into complex policies and procedures for municipal staff to implement. AIM helps ensure compliance with municipal procurement by-laws by coordinating with technical staff and purchasing teams to prepare:
- Requests for Quotations (RFQs) with specific requirements for low-dollar equipment or service purchases
- Requests for Proposals (RFPs) documents for products or services that require an evaluation of technical criteria to ensure the best value is being obtained
- Procurement documents that incorporate strategic sustainability requirements, such as Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and carbon footprint considerations