EXHIBIT 15-A
DRAFT
MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
TO CONDUCT AN
EXECUTIVE SEARCH FOR
GENERAL MANAGER
The Monterey Peninsula Water Management
District is a California special district created by the Monterey Peninsula
Water Management District Act, Statutes of 1977, Chapter 527, to provide
regional water supply planning within a 170 square mile area consisting
primarily of the Monterey Peninsula and Carmel Valley, California. The District is located approximately 120
miles south of San Francisco and 335 miles north of Los Angeles. Within the District’s boundaries are the
incorporated cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific
Grove, Sand City and Seaside, in addition to portions of unincorporated
Monterey County.
§ Names of five or six highly qualified candidates.
§ Results of reference and background checks on the candidates. Reference checks must be comprehensive including current and former jobs. Criminal background checks are required.
§ Comprehensive report of experience, skills and qualifications on the candidates including the preliminary questionnaire used for assessing candidate qualifications, and a list of professional accomplishments.
§ Formal education documentation and verification
§ Relevant professional certification documentation and verification.
To be determined
Time is of the essence. The consulting firm is to complete screening tasks and recommend five or six highly qualified candidates on or before August 8, 2003. Attachment I is the proposed timeline for completion of all recruitment tasks.
Please
provide information and responses to each of the following questions.
A. Describe the qualifications of your firm as well as the members of your staff who will be assigned to this project. Please provide names and resumes of assigned staff members.
B. Describe your experience assisting public agencies with similar tasks.
C. Provide a minimum of three references, preferably including at least one local government agency, including name of contact person and telephone number.
A. List all office locations.
B. Indicate which location(s) will conduct the specified work.
C. Describe your office facilities with emphasis on computer hardware and software regularly used (e.g., word processing, document scanning, etc.). Your system must be able to send and receive Microsoft Word documents as e-mail attachments.
A. Describe the search process
B. Describe the process used by your firm to present highly qualified candidates.
C. Provide a sample of the questionnaire used for assessing candidates
D. Provide a sample of the final recommendation report.
A. Provide a cost estimate for services to be provided, including your assumptions about the number of hours worked, the staff assigned and the rates charged.
B. Provide an explanation of what would cause extra costs to be incurred.
C. Explain billing policies and procedures.
D. Provide a sample copy of your consulting contract.
A. Please list all clients located within the MPWMD boundaries for which your firm has provided services in the past five years, and for which compensation of $1,000 or more was received.
B. Are you aware of any projects or clients that could impede your ability to carry out these tasks in a fair and unbiased manner? (For your information, if selected, you must complete a MPWMD Conflict of Interest Statement).
C. Please describe any legal challenges or litigation over the past ten years regarding work product by your firm or your subcontractors for which your firm was directly responsible. Describe the outcome and any other relevant information with sufficient detail for us to understand it. (You may exclude billing disputes).
Ten (10) complete copies of each proposal shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked as “Personal and Confidential”, and labeled as Proposal for Executive Search Consultant. Proposals must be addressed to:
Rick Dickhaut, Administrative Services Manager/Chief Financial Officer
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
5 Harris Court, Building G
Post Office Box 85
Monterey, California 93942
The original proposal must be signed by the proposing consultant, if a sole proprietor, or by one or more authorized officials of a proposing consultant that is a business entity. Proposals may be filed in person or by mail, but must in any case be received in the District office no later than 12:00 p.m. on May 13, 2003.
The Board of Directors, or an ad hoc committee of the Board of Directors, will rely upon the following criteria during the evaluation and selection process:
§ Acceptable documented history of providing needed services to similar organizations.
§ Quality of responses to this Request for Proposal (RFP).
§ Total projected cost of consulting services.
§ Qualifications and experience of the consulting firm’s staff.
§ Timeliness and quality of responses to clarification questions.
§ Freedom from business conflicts.
All proposals will remain sealed until the Board of Directors, or an ad hoc committee of the Board of Directors, meets to review the proposals.
The District reserves the right to reject all proposals, to request additional information concerning any proposals for purposes of clarification, to accept or negotiate any modification to any proposal following the deadline for receipt of all proposals, and to waive any irregularities if such would serve the best interest of the District.
Please direct all questions concerning this RFP to Rick Dickhaut, Administrative Services Manager/Chief Financial Officer at (831) 658-5614 or via email to rick@mpwmd.dst.ca.us.
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