Management Consulting Services

The Vendor is required to provide for a wide range of management consulting services.
- The per-service category breakdown of the anticipated budget for the City is as follows:
•    General Management Consulting: $750,000
•    Facilitation: $500,000
•    Strategic Planning: $450,000
•    Training: $900,000
•    Recruitment: $500,000
- The services solicited include general management consulting services, facilitation services, strategic planning services, training services, and recruitment services.
- Management Consulting
•    Offer general management consulting services on various topics as required by the City for the purposes of assessment, process improvement, and advice to solve business operational issues.
•    Provide expert advice and recommendations to support the City's goals and objectives related to a specific subject matter, department, or business challenge.
- Assessments
•    Conduct organizational, technical, and/or financial assessments to identify strengths, opportunities, and threats.
•    Provide recommendations for improvement based on assessment findings.
•    Possess, on your team or through a sub-contract, knowledge of municipal operations, financial practices, human resource management, and communication strategies.
- Change Management Support
•    Offer support to city for change management that may include training and facilitation.
•    Provide training and materials that help employees understand and positively influence organizational culture.
•    Work with leadership to expand and improve the use and effectiveness of the Gallup
•    Q12 survey tool to measure staff engagement.
- Facilitation
•    Provide facilitation services for meetings, workshops, and retreats.
•    Lead city council workshops and retreats, including follow-up meetings and deliverables.
•    Lead department head workshops, retreats, trainings, and other team-building activities.
•    Assist in developing agendas, guiding discussions, and ensuring productive outcomes for specific facilitation engagements.
- Strategic Planning
•    Assist in the development of a citywide strategic plans, including vision, mission, goals, and objectives.
•    Facilitate strategic planning sessions with key stakeholders.
•    Provide materials explaining the purpose and best practices for strategic planning for internal city use.
•    Support department-level strategic planning workshops.
•    Assist in the development of implementation plans.
- Recruitment
1. Executive Recruitment
•    Conduct executive searches to identify and recruit qualified candidates for leadership positions.
•    Assist in the development of job descriptions, candidate screening, and interview processes.
2. General Recruiting Services
•    Provide recruiting services for various positions within the organization as complement to city recruitment resources.
•    Assist in developing job postings, screening candidates, and conducting interviews.
3. Temporary Staffing Support
•    Provide temporary staffing support for key positions as needed.
•    Ensure continuity of operations during transitions or vacancies.
4. Executive Coaching
•    Offer one-on-one executive coaching to individuals within the organization.
•    Coach or counsel groups of employees who may be having interpersonal or work specific challenges.
•    Offer training materials to the organization that could be used by supervisors in fostering the leadership or management competencies.
5. Interim Staffing Support
•    Provide interim staffing support for key positions as needed.
•    Ensure continuity of operations during transitions or vacancies.

- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: September 19, 2025