ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Human Resource Director with a Request to APPROVE the Execution of a CONTRACT with RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES (RMA), in the Amount of $81,608.00, to Administer POLICE SERGEANT AND POLICE LIEUTENANT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Peoria and the Peoria Police Benevolent Association have established, by collective bargaining agreement, a promotional process for sergeant and lieutenant positions within the department. Pursuant to said agreement, examinations must be scheduled to accommodate the current promotional lists which will expire in October and November 2015. The Human Resources department is in receipt of requested proposals from vendors to develop and administer the Police Sergeant and Police Lieutenant Promotional processes as required per the Labor Agreement. Twenty (20) Requests for Proposals were sent out; two (2) were returned undeliverable and four (4) responses were submitted by the following vendors:
VENDOR NAME PROPOSED FEE
Morris & McDaniel, Inc. $106,480
Resource Management Associates (RMA) $81,608
(The proposed fees above were figured based upon the maximum number of participants taking the examination. The figures could be lower than proposed.)
Stanard & Associates, Inc. $77,215
(Fees could be higher depending on Assessor and travel-related fees. After contacting references, RMA is the desired vendor. )
Miami Date College-School of Justice $70,161
(They only offer two Assessment Center items, which could result in the collection of less rich data. They do not offer opportunities to collect better skill sets for the applicants.)
In order to supply reliable and valid testing services, the selected firm must have technical expertise in the area of public safety testing. Those technical credentials provide credibility to the promotional t...
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