RFP- Executive Search and Recruitment Firms for City Manager Vacancy

Request for Proposals

Executive Search and Recruitment Firm

The City of Chehalis will soon begin our recruitment process for our next City Manager, and we are looking for qualifications and proposals from reputable executive search and recruitment firms to assist in our search.

The search firm shall assist the City of Chehalis in attracting, interviewing, and hiring a City Manager.  Services should include development of a recruitment plan, conducting a nationwide search, vetting of qualified candidates, and working cooperatively with the Chehalis City Council in the process, decisions, and final selection.

Evaluation Criteria: All proposals will be evaluated based on the following key criteria:

• Performance capability—the extent to which the proposal demonstrates the firm’s ability to provide the depth and breadth of experience, skills, knowledge, and creativity generally required by this project.
• Demonstrated experience with similar-sized governmental organizations.
• Completeness and quality of response, including clear deliverables and reasonable approach.
• Proposed cost and timeline.
• References

While the order of these factors does not generally denote relative importance, the City of Chehalis acknowledges that selecting best value providers primarily requires a balanced combination of (1) reasonable rates, (2) strong experience and demonstrated expertise in providing Executive Search Services, and (3) a demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion through ownership or existing collaborative relationships.

Proposals must be sent electronically in a single PDF file to: gschaffer@ci.chehalis.wa.us by 5:00 p.m. on November 14, 2023. Subject Line: Executive Search RFP.  By submitting a proposal, the firm authorizes the City of Chehalis to contact references to evaluate the firm’s qualifications for this project.