BLDS LLC

City-funded organization

BLDS LLC is a consulting firm that provides expert analysis, testimony and consulting in statistics and economics, with a focus on employment discrimination and fair lending analytics, according to its own website. It holds one active New York City contract, $4.5 million with the Law Department for "consulting services in support of litigation," awarded as a negotiated (no-bid) contract. Since 2009 the Law Department and the Mayoralty have awarded BLDS $19.4 million across 14 registered contracts (including expired ones), all of it, 100% of contract value, awarded without a fresh competitive bid. The city has paid the company $14.2 million to date.

Industry (per city contracts)
Professional Services
City contracts (active)
$4,500,000 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$19,432,996 · 14 since 2009, incl. expired
Paid to date
$14,169,344
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $19,432,996 · 14 contracts

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City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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