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Authorization to enter into a professional services contract for tenant files audit, curing, and standardization.
presenter
Presenter: Kemena Brooks, Chief of Staff
Recommendation
The Chief Executive (“CEO”) of the Chicago Housing Authority (“CHA”) recommends that the CHA Board of Commissioners (“Board”) authorize the CEO or his designee to: 1) enter into a contract with Nan McKay and Associates, Inc. to provide tenant file audit and management services, for a two-year base term not to exceed $4,079,420, with one additional one-year option term not to exceed $812,820; and, 2) approve a single request to exercise the options awarded under the contract, if required.
Table 1: Recommended Vendors and Contract Amounts by Service Category
Recommended Awardee
Base Contract Value
Base Term
Option Year 1
Total Contract Value
Nan McKay and Associates, Inc.
$4,079,520
2 years
$812,720
$4,892,240
The requested action complies in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, and CHA policies. CHA staff has completed all necessary due diligence to support the submission of this initiative.
Funding
MTW Funds
Background
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is proposing to retain professional services to conduct a full audit of all CHA tenant files, cure any identified deficiencies, and ensure all tenant files are stored and retained in a standardized format. This work is necessary to support CHA with remaining compliant with the tenant eligibility and reporting requirements for the various housing programs that fund the housing that serves CHA residents.
In July 2026, CHA issued RFP Event No. 3347 – Tenant File Audit to solicit qualified firms with the experience, staffing, systems, and organizational capacity necessary to conduct a large-scale review and management services for all tenant files across CHA’s portfolio.
The compliance review will be under the following three main programs funding CHA’s portfolio:
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