State & Local Government Consulting

Driving
Change at the
Nexus of Policy & Markets


IMPACTS excels in advising clients at the nexus of public policy and capital markets to advance transformative projects. We focus on providing strategic insights, policy context, financial analysis and market assessment to support decision-making in the public interest.

Track Record

30+
Years in California Public Sector
20+
Clients Served
$40B+
Project Value
13
Years in Business

Engagements spanning education, housing, transportation, social and healthcare facilities.

What We Do

Our Practice Areas

Focused disciplines built around the specific challenges state and local agencies face — not generic management consulting repackaged for government.

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Strategic Planning

From mandate to roadmap.

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02

Organizational Transformation

Restructuring that lasts.

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03

Engagement with Public Officials and Stakeholders

Turning relationships into results.

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04

Facilitating Solutions to Complex Challenges

Structure for the hardest problems.

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05

Alternative Project Delivery Assessments

The right delivery model for every project.

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06

Funding Strategies and Grant Services

Finding the capital to move forward.

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07

Procurement Support

Selecting partners, not just vendors.

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08

Executive Communications

Clarity at the highest levels.

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Our Work

Featured Projects

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High Speed Rail Authority
Funding Strategies & Grant Services
Transit & Mobility·High Speed Rail Authority

California's 500-mile high-speed intercity passenger rail program is one of the most complex infrastructure megaprojects in U.S. history. Advancing it requires world-class commercial and financial advice across a staged implementation lifecycle — with multiple funding sources demanding frequent grant applications, state budget negotiations, and rigorous compliance reporting.

Key Outcome
$5B+ in federal & state funding secured
UC Davis & Wexford Science + Technology
Facilitating Complex Solutions
Higher Education·UC Davis & Wexford Science + Technology

UC Davis sought to select a public-private partnership developer for Aggie Square — a mixed-use innovation district anchored by the university in Sacramento. The project required securing infrastructure funding from the City of Sacramento and aligning a complex set of public and private stakeholders around a shared development vision.

Key Outcome
$30M tax-increment funding secured
UC Riverside
Organizational Transformation
Higher Education·UC Riverside

UC Riverside's Vice Chancellor for Planning and Budget needed to integrate capital planning across organizational lines while evaluating multiple large campus development opportunities to meet growth needs. Fragmented processes across planning and delivery units were creating inefficiencies and limiting the campus's ability to respond to strategic priorities.

Key Outcome
Streamlined processes for high priority science research facilities
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Ready to drive outcomes
for your agency?

Whether you're navigating a mandate change, a budget crisis, or a long-overdue transformation, we bring the analytical rigor and public sector experience to move your agency forward.