Price_Page_24-0587.xlsx

This is a pricing page for a Request for Proposal issued by Pinellas County, Florida for Executive Search Services under Contract Number 24-0587-P. The County seeks to establish a contract with one or more firms to conduct nationwide executive searches for executive-level positions including Department Directors, Division Directors, Engineers, Assistant County Administrators, and other roles as needed across the county's 20+ departments. The initial contract term is 12 months with two optional 12-month renewal periods. Proposals are due April 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM via the OpenGov procurement portal, with questions due by April 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM. No site visits or pre-bid conferences are scheduled. The evaluation criteria weight qualifications at 30 percent, approach at 30 percent, statement of work at 25 percent, compensation at 10 percent, and exceptions to RFP terms at 5 percent.

Pricing is structured as a percentage of the annual base salary of placed candidates with a minimum flat fee per recruitment, and vendors must also provide hourly rates for ancillary service staff. The pricing page template includes line items for the base salary percentage (Item 1), minimum fee (Item 2), and 10 hourly rate positions (Items 3-12), with all highlighted areas requiring completion by vendors. Mandatory qualifications include a minimum of five years in executive recruitment, previous experience with government entities of similar size or larger than Pinellas County (population 959,107 or more), three references from similar local government work, and proof of at least five successful executive recruitments for local government entities. Contractors must obtain Commercial General Liability Insurance with combined single limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, and Cyber Risk Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 general aggregate. The contract is non-exclusive, and the County reserves the right to contract with multiple firms for these services.