Dorchester County is seeking proposals from qualified firms to conduct a comprehensive compensation and classification study for its workforce, which encompasses approximately 37 departments with 959 full-time and 189 part-time employees. The study's primary objectives include evaluating the current compensation plan, identifying internal equity and external competitiveness, ensuring proper job classifications, and developing recommendations for updated pay plans and policies. Key deliverables...
The City of Sarasota, Florida is conducting a Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA) procurement under Florida Statute 287.055 and 2 CFR Part 200 to establish a continuing services contract library with multiple registered and qualified professional engineers for the Regional Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) serving the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County, with potential coordination involving Sarasota County, Manatee County, the City of Bradenton, the Florida Department of...
The City of Kissimmee, located in Polk County, Florida, is soliciting qualifications through RFQ2026006 for a continuing professional planning consulting contract covering multiple service categories. The procurement seeks a consulting firm to provide comprehensive professional services including general planning, market analysis, transportation planning, and geographic information systems (GIS) support. Specific deliverables may include comprehensive plan updates, land use studies, traffic...
The City of Lakeland, Florida, on behalf of Lakeland Electric (LAK), a municipal electric utility serving approximately 256 square miles in Polk County, issued Request for Proposal 2026-RFP-007 seeking a qualified consultant to conduct an independent evaluation of its Operational Technology (OT) network and perform a comprehensive gap analysis regarding NERC CIP-005-7 and CIP-007-6 R4 & R5 compliance requirements, with scope limited to firewalls and firewall infrastructure. The consultant...
The City of Lakeland, Florida is issuing a Request for Proposal to procure a General Employee Wage Study from a qualified consulting firm. The study will analyze the competitiveness of the City's compensation levels for non-bargaining employee classifications by comparing minimum, midpoint, and maximum salaries with peer public sector organizations. The scope encompasses approximately 1,663 budgeted positions across 493 job classifications, with the objective of ensuring the City's compensation strategy aligns with its philosophy of targeting the 50th percentile of the labor market to support recruitment and retention of qualified personnel. Deliverables must include a comprehensive wage study report with compensation data tables, market position analysis, observations and conclusions provided in both Excel and PDF formats, and a final presentation to City leadership. The evaluation criteria consist of five components: firm qualifications and relevant experience (15 points), proposed methodology and approach (30 points), project team and management capabilities (10 points), work plan and timeline (15 points), and cost proposal (30 points). Qualified respondents should demonstrate experience completing three similar public sector wage studies within the past five years and possess familiarity with the Florida labor market. The proposal deadline is February 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM via the OpenGov e-Procurement portal, with questions due by February 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM, and the project must be completed within five months of contract execution.
The RFP documentation does not identify any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information. No current contractors or existing infrastructure requiring integration are referenced in the procurement materials. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000, professional liability insurance of $1,000,000 for three years following project completion, and appropriate workers' compensation coverage. Proposers are required to submit certificates of insurance, hold harmless indemnification agreements, drug-free workplace certification, suspension and debarment certification, human trafficking affidavits, and e-verify compliance documentation. The procurement documents do not specify a contract award value or budget range, indicating the City will evaluate pricing proposals competitively. Proposals remain valid for 60 days from opening, and the City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, award to one or more respondents, or modify the project scope at its discretion.