City Manager Executive Recruitment RFP - Consultant Scoring ReviewCopyrighted
September 2, 2026
City of Dubuque SPECIAL SESSION # 2.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: City Manager Executive Recruitment RFP — Consultant
Scoring Review
SUMMARY: City staff will review the City Council's scoring for the City
Manager Executive Recruitment RFP consultant. City staff
and the City Council will then discuss and determine the next
steps in the process.
SUGGUESTED
DISPOSITION:
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None
Receive and File; Council
PROCESS UPDATE
The recruitment has moved from planning to finalist firm review
• JUL 1
RFP published
Executive recruitment services solicited
• JUL 15
Addendum issued
Two vendor questions addressed
• AUG 9
Proposals closed
Nine complete proposals received
• AUG
Council work session
Proposal binder and comparison reviewed
• 5L•
Scoring summarized
Four highest -ranked firms identified
proposals received
TOP 4
advance for focused review
and vendor discussions
CITY OF DUBUQUE I CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT
VENDOR SELECTION
Weighted Council scores produced a clear top -four group
RFP evaluation weights
EXPERIENCE
30
GMP Consultants
CPS HR Consulting
Strategic Government Resources (SGR)
MGT Impact Solutions
0 10
ALIGNMENT
30%
PROPOSAL QUALITY
30%
71
OVERALL PRICE
10%
88
82
<58%
Average scores for each
79 of the remaining five firms
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Scores are Council averages by firm; 0-3
90 100 impression scores could also inform
review.
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UPDATED TIMELINE
Final interviews are targeted for late March 2027
JUL AUG SEP
Firm selection & contracting
Profile, discovery & engagement
Posting & outreach
Screening & interviews
Final interviews
Conditional offer
Transition & onboarding
OCT NOV DEC
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
CURRENTSTATUS Complete vendor selection and contracting, then begin profile development and stakeholder engagement.
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