ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Human Resources with a Request to APPROVE and Authorize the Execution of a CONTRACT with RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES (RMA), in the Amount of $99,672.00, to Administer the 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 on April 30, 2021. 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. Thirteen (13) Requests for Proposals were sent out; two (2) responses were submitted by the following vendors:
VENDOR NAME PROPOSED FEE
Resource Management Associates (RMA) $99,672
(The proposed fee above was figured based upon the maximum number of participants taking the examination. This actual fee could be lower than proposed.)
Miami Dade College - School of Justice $86,300
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 testing process. Resource Management Associates (RMA) is well-respected in the field of public safety and is the vendor that has conducted the Police Sergeant and Police Lieutenant promotional examinations since 2000 and the Fire Captain promotional examinations since 2002. RMA was well received by those participating in the testing process. The Police Department and City administration were also extremely pleased with RMA's professiona...
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