Title
Executive and Middle-Manager Search and Recruitment Services - RFQu HR 22-006 Request for Award (Ordinance S-49142)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with Accounting & Finance Professionals, Inc.; ADK Consulting, Inc.; Affion Public, LLC; Cizek Associates, Inc.; Colin Baezinger & Associates; Smith Temporaries dba CornerStone Staffing; Cooperative Personnel Services dba CPS HR Consulting; GovHR USA, LLC; POLIHIRE Strategy Corp; Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.; Ralph Andersen & Associates, Inc.;Talent Advisory Group, LLC; and WBPC, Inc. to provide executive and middle-manager search and recruitment services for the Human Resources Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contracts will not exceed $750,000.
Report
Summary
On an as-needed basis, the Contractors will work with the Human Resources Department's Talent Acquisition Division to conduct search and recruitment processes to fill executive and/or middle-manager positions in one or more City departments. The Contractors will conduct comprehensive searches and actively recruit diverse applicants with exceptional qualifications from the national talent market, They will assess and identify the most highly qualified candidates to the City hiring authority, facilitate interview processes for top candidates, and coordinate background and reference checks for selected candidates.
Procurement Information
A Request for Qualifications procurement was processed in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10 to establish a Qualified Vendor List (QVL).
25 offerors submitted qualifications, and 13 were deemed to be responsive and responsible. Procurement and Talent Acquisition staff evaluated those offers based on the following minimum qualifications:
Offeror must have been in the business of conducting executive-level recruitments for at least five years.
Offeror must have experience conducting executive-level recruitments for cities, states, and/or other localities with populations over 200,000 residents.
Offeror must have the ability and staff to complete the project objectives listed in this solicitation.
Procurement recommends award to the following offerors:
Accounting & Finance Professionals, Inc.
ADK Consulting, Inc.
Affion Public, LLC
Cizek Associates, Inc.
Colin Baezinger & Associates
Smith Temporaries dba: CornerStone Staffing
Cooperative Personnel Services dba: CPS HR Consulting
GovHR USA, LLC
POLIHIRE Strategy Corp
Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.
Ralph Andersen & Associates, Inc.
Talent Advisory Group, LLC
WBPC, Inc.
Contract Term
The contracts will begin on or about Nov. 2, 2022, for a five-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contracts value will not exceed $750,000.
Funding is available in the various departments' operating budgets that will utilize the contracts.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Human Resources Department.