CITY OF WAUWATOSA
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Professional Services – Compensation Study

OFFICIAL NOTICE

PROPOSALS REQUESTED: Formal proposals will be received, per the instructions below, until 2:00 P.M. on Monday, May 1, 2023. Proposals received in response to this request will be forwarded to the City’s HR Director for evaluation and consideration. NOTE: This is not a pubic bid opening.

The City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to conduct a comprehensive classification and compensation study for all non-represented (non-union) employees to include a review of internal equity and market competitiveness in accordance with City of Wauwatosa Request for Proposal dated April 3, 2023 and this Official Notice.

Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by contacting the City of Wauwatosa Purchasing Department Office, at lschleimer@wauwatosa.net . All requests for documents will be fulfilled via email only.

PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL

Proposal responses are due no later than 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 1, 2023. Proposals are to be a single PDF delivered via an email titled “Compensation Study” to Laurie Schleimer, Purchasing Coordinator, lschleimer@wauwatosa.net .

The City’s email system will not accept files larger than 10MB, if your proposal exceeds that limit please provide your submission via a digital drop box or FTP of your choosing and provide download instructions in your submission email.

PROPOSAL TIME SCHEDULE:
Listed below are estimated dates and times of actions related to this RFP:

• Proposal Release Date - April 3, 2023
• Submission date for written questions April 13, 2023 at 4:00 PM
• Responses issued to submitted questions April 19, 2023 at 4:00 PM
• Proposals due - May 1, 2023 at 2:00 PM
• Selection interviews, if needed May 15, 2023 (week of)
• Confirmation, Contract Award and Execution May 30, 2023
• Project Commencement May 31, 2023
• Completion of study and recommended plan September, 2023

Proposer certifies that their proposal has been made without connection to any other vendor and is, in all respects, fair and without collusion or fraud, and is made with the understanding that no elected official or Wauwatosa City employee has an interest, directly or indirectly, unless otherwise stated.

The City of Wauwatosa reserves, exclusively to itself, the right to reject any or all proposals or to accept the proposal deemed most advantageous to the City and to waive any, or all, technicalities or informalities in submitted proposals. No proposals, alterations, or modifications to proposals shall be allowed after the official date of submission.

PATENTED DEVICES, EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES: It is understood and agreed that without exception, bid prices include all royalties and costs arising from patents, trademarks, and copyrights. The successful bidder shall, in all cases, indemnify and save harmless the City of Wauwatosa from any and all claims for infringement by reason of the use of any such patented design, device, material, or process to be used or delivered, and shall indemnify the said City of Wauwatosa for any cost, expense, and damage which it may be obliged to pay by reason of such infringement, at any time during or after delivery.

Consultants are not permitted to contact individual City Council members or other City staff for clarification of the RFP.

Dated: April 1, 2023 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin