Florence County Open Until Resolved RFP

Title: Classification and Compensation Study

Deadline: 3/14/2024 10:00 AM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: In Review

Solicitation Number: 50-23/24

Description: Florence County (County) is seeking proposals for a Classification and Compensation Study to assist with maintaining a competitive and equitable classification and total compensation system for all positions when considered in relation to each other (internally) and when compared to the external labor market. 

Documents:

Documents as of 2/22/2024
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PLANHOLDERS:

Date Company Name
2/22/2024 11:05:32 AM Premier Project Resources LLC
2/22/2024 2:44:21 PM Deltek
2/22/2024 9:38:15 PM MGT of America Consulting, LLC
2/23/2024 1:33:18 AM SevenOutsource
2/23/2024 6:54:06 AM JER HR Group LLC
2/23/2024 8:45:49 AM Baker Tilly US, LLP
2/23/2024 10:06:16 AM Segal Group
2/23/2024 10:58:33 AM PWXPress
2/26/2024 12:17:34 AM School Wholesale Supplies LLC
2/26/2024 1:03:49 AM North America Procurement Council, Inc. PBC
2/26/2024 2:34:57 PM McFadden & Associates
2/27/2024 8:18:45 AM Evergreen Solutions, LLC
2/27/2024 10:10:11 AM RKL Virtual Management Solutions
2/27/2024 4:17:17 PM None
3/6/2024 10:04:45 AM EDSI
3/6/2024 8:11:42 PM Helping Hands Human Resources
3/8/2024 4:47:35 PM Human Resources Consultants LLC
3/12/2024 1:32:26 PM Octagon Consulting, LLC
Addition 1

Posted: 3/26/2024

Type of Addition: In Review

Documents:

Question 1

Posted: 2/23/2024

Question: How many distinct job descriptions are represented by the 861 employees at the County? Will all jobs be included in this study?

Response: Roughly 270 job descriptions are represented and will be included in the study.

Question 2

Posted: 2/23/2024

Question: Please confirm the numbers of affected employees.

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 3

Posted: 2/23/2024

Question: Please confirm the number of affected titles.

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 4

Posted: 2/23/2024

Question: Are any of the affected titles included as part of a collective bargaining agreement?

Response: No, Florence County is not a part of any union.

Question 5

Posted: 2/26/2024

Question: Has the County budgeted for the project or identified an expected range of cost? If so, could you indicate an amount or range?

Response: Florence County does not disclose its budget in the solicitations. Part of the evaluation criteria will be based on your proposed price.

Question 6

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: Is it a requirement to develop guidelines to assist with hiring rates, or can we offer that as an optional item?

Response: This is optional.

Question 7

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: Does the county currently use any of the following pay strategies: skill-based pay, special assignment pay, certification pay, bilingual pay, promotional pay, interim assignment pay? If so, which ones?

Response: Certification pay and Interim assignment pay.

Question 8

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: What is the County's Fiscal Year?

Response: July 1 thru June 30.

Question 9

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: What is the projected date for the project to start?

Response: April 15, 2024 or as soon as we find and vetted a vendor.

Question 10

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: What is the projected date by when the County would want to implement the proposed recommendations?

Response: With the diversity of the departments, it may take 4 or 5 months.

Question 11

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: Do you want all of the jobs that will be included in the Classification phase to also be priced against the market, or do you want only the benchmark jobs to be priced against the market?

Response: They should start with the benchmark jobs and then classify the other jobs per the qualifications/duties.

Question 12

Posted: 3/1/2024

Question: Does a cover letter count in the page limit?

Response: The cover letter does not count toward the page limit.

Question 13

Posted: 3/1/2024

Question: Does the County have a preferred timeline?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see Question 10.

Question 14

Posted: 3/1/2024

Question: Is the county only awarding this contract to local vendors or can vendors nationwide submit?

Response: Nationwide companies can submit.

Question 15

Posted: 3/4/2024

Question: Is the County anticipating any travel for the study?

Response: The County would like to do as much remote communications as possible. There may be times when an in-person meeting may be held.

Question 16

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question: What was the date of the last study completed? Was it of the same scope as the current request? Did it include updated job descriptions?

Response: This request is not relevant to this RFP. The RFP is not based on the previous study.

Question 17

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question: Was the study completed internally or with the assistance of an outside firm? Who was the outside firm if one was used?

Response: This request is not relevant to this RFP. The RFP is not based on the previous study.

Question 18

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question: What is the number of unique jobs for Florence County?

Response: Approximately 525.

Question 19

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question:

Response: No question was stated.

Question 20

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question:

Response: No question was stated.

Question 21

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question:

Response: No question was stated.

Posted: 3/26/2024

Type of Addition: In Review

Documents:

Posted: 2/23/2024

Question: How many distinct job descriptions are represented by the 861 employees at the County? Will all jobs be included in this study?

Response: Roughly 270 job descriptions are represented and will be included in the study.

Posted: 2/23/2024

Question: Please confirm the numbers of affected employees.

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 2/23/2024

Question: Please confirm the number of affected titles.

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 2/23/2024

Question: Are any of the affected titles included as part of a collective bargaining agreement?

Response: No, Florence County is not a part of any union.

Posted: 2/26/2024

Question: Has the County budgeted for the project or identified an expected range of cost? If so, could you indicate an amount or range?

Response: Florence County does not disclose its budget in the solicitations. Part of the evaluation criteria will be based on your proposed price.

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: Is it a requirement to develop guidelines to assist with hiring rates, or can we offer that as an optional item?

Response: This is optional.

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: Does the county currently use any of the following pay strategies: skill-based pay, special assignment pay, certification pay, bilingual pay, promotional pay, interim assignment pay? If so, which ones?

Response: Certification pay and Interim assignment pay.

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: What is the County's Fiscal Year?

Response: July 1 thru June 30.

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: What is the projected date for the project to start?

Response: April 15, 2024 or as soon as we find and vetted a vendor.

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: What is the projected date by when the County would want to implement the proposed recommendations?

Response: With the diversity of the departments, it may take 4 or 5 months.

Posted: 2/29/2024

Question: Do you want all of the jobs that will be included in the Classification phase to also be priced against the market, or do you want only the benchmark jobs to be priced against the market?

Response: They should start with the benchmark jobs and then classify the other jobs per the qualifications/duties.

Posted: 3/1/2024

Question: Does a cover letter count in the page limit?

Response: The cover letter does not count toward the page limit.

Posted: 3/1/2024

Question: Does the County have a preferred timeline?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see Question 10.

Posted: 3/1/2024

Question: Is the county only awarding this contract to local vendors or can vendors nationwide submit?

Response: Nationwide companies can submit.

Posted: 3/4/2024

Question: Is the County anticipating any travel for the study?

Response: The County would like to do as much remote communications as possible. There may be times when an in-person meeting may be held.

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question: What was the date of the last study completed? Was it of the same scope as the current request? Did it include updated job descriptions?

Response: This request is not relevant to this RFP. The RFP is not based on the previous study.

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question: Was the study completed internally or with the assistance of an outside firm? Who was the outside firm if one was used?

Response: This request is not relevant to this RFP. The RFP is not based on the previous study.

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question: What is the number of unique jobs for Florence County?

Response: Approximately 525.

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question:

Response: No question was stated.

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question:

Response: No question was stated.

Posted: 3/7/2024

Question:

Response: No question was stated.