Compensation Study Consultant
| Location: | Colorado |
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| Posted: | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Due: | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Agency: | City of Thornton |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Solicitation number | Status | Due | Description | Attachments |
| 237-26 | Active | 7/21/2026 11:00 PM | Compensation Study Consultant |
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
RFP No. 237-26
COMPENSATION STUDY CONSULTANT
Purchasing Analyst of Record: Andrew Miskell, CPPB
Andrew.Miskell@ThorntonCO.gov
City Hall – 2nd Floor
Contracts and Purchasing Division
9500 Civic Center Drive
Thornton, CO 80229-4326
Main Phone: (303) 538-7325
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RFP No. 237-26
Compensation Study Consultant
A.1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:............................................................................................... 4
A.2 PURCHASING ANALYST OF RECORD: ....................................................................... 4
A.3 GENERAL SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT NEEDS: .................................................. 4
B.1 CURRENT STATE: ......................................................................................................... 5
B.2 GOALS FROM THIS RFP: .............................................................................................. 5
B.3 SCOPE OF WORK – GENERAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES: ..................................... 6
B.4 PROJECT MEETINGS: ................................................................................................... 6
B.5 FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS: .............................................................. 7
B.6 THORNTON’S INTENDED PROEJCT MILESTONES:................................................... 7
B.7 F.O.B. POINT: ................................................................................................................. 8
B.8 PREVIOUS WORK SAMPLES: ...................................................................................... 8
B.9 VENDOR INTERVIEWS: ................................................................................................. 8
B.10 INVOICING REQUIREMENTS: ..................................................................................... 8
B.11 FUTURE WORK CONSIDERATIONS: ......................................................................... 9
B.12 VENDOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: ............................................................ 10
B.13 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING: ................................................................................ 10
C.1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS: ..................................................... 11
C.2 PROPOSAL QUESTIONS: ........................................................................................... 11
D.1 PRICING INFORMATION: ............................................................................................ 15
D.2 BEST AND FINAL OFFER:........................................................................................... 15
D.3 PRICING:....................................................................................................................... 15
D.4 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES: .................................................................................... 15
D.5 PROPOSAL ITEMS: ..................................................................................................... 16
E.1 PROPOSAL POSTED LOCATIONS: ............................................................................ 17
E.2 PROPOSAL QUESTIONS:............................................................................................ 17
E.3 ADDENDA:.................................................................................................................... 17
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RFP No. 237-26
Compensation Study Consultant
E.4 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS:.................................................................................. 17
E.5 DOCUMENTS FOR FINAL VENDOR SUBMISSION:................................................... 18
E.6 PAGE LENGTHS FOR FINAL VENDOR SUBMISSION: ............................................. 18
E.7 CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION............................................... 19
E.8 LATE PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: ............................................................................. 20
E.9 AWARD: ........................................................................................................................ 20
E.10 ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: ............................................................................................ 20
E.11 EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS: ............................................................................... 20
E.12 EVALUATION CRITERIA:........................................................................................... 21
E.13 POST AWARD PURCHASE ORDER: ........................................................................ 21
E.14 STANDARD PROPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS: ......................................................... 21
F.1 SAMPLE AGREEMENT: ............................................................................................... 22
G.1 ACCEPTANCE AND ADDENDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM: ............................. 23
G.2 SAMPLE AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM ............................................ 24
G.3 REFERENCES AND AUTHORIZATION AND RELEASE FORM: ............................... 25
H.1 PURCHASING MANAGER FORM: .............................................................................. 26
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RFP No. 237-26
Compensation Study Consultant
SCHEDULE, PURCHASING ANALYST OF RECORD, AND GENERAL
SUMMARY OF NEEDS
A.1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
The following is a list of important items, dates, and times that pertain to this solicitation. All
times listed below are in reference to the local Thornton, Colorado time.
Solicitation Item
Proposal Issued
Deadline to Submit Additional Questions
Response to Written Questions
Proposal Due Date
Date
June 22, 2026
July 8, 2026
July 13, 2026
July 21, 2026
Time
11:00 P.M.
11:00 P.M.
A.2 PURCHASING ANALYST OF RECORD:
The Purchasing Analyst of Record for this solicitation will be the central point of contact
throughout the solicitation process. All questions and inquiries must be submitted in writing via
a direct email to the Purchasing Analyst. No communication is to be directed to any other
Thornton personnel.
The Purchasing Analyst of Record’s contact information is as follows:
Name: Andrew Miskell, CPPB
Title: Purchasing Manager
Email: Andrew.Miskell@ThorntonCO.gov
A.3 GENERAL SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT NEEDS:
The City of Thornton, CO (“Thornton”) is seeking Proposals from interested firms for the
purchase of services from a consulting firm that has experience performing studies on existing
compensation systems (non-software) for government clients.
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RFP No. 237-26
Compensation Study Consultant
CURRENT STATE, SCOPE OF WORK, AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
B.1 CURRENT STATE:
Thornton is a home-rule city of almost one hundred fifty thousand plus (150,000+) citizens
located northeast of Denver in Adams County, Colorado, which includes four (4) wards.
Thornton is currently governed by an elected City Council of nine (9) members, which include
eight (8) ward representatives and also the Mayor, and its operations are managed by a City
Manager who serves at the pleasure of the City Council. The City of Thornton has experienced
large growth over the past forty years and is projected to become the 5th largest city in Colorado
within the next few years, with population growth projections exceeding two hundred forty
thousand (240,000) citizens by 2065.
The City completed an organizational review in mid-2025 to ensure that the City’s structure
meets the current needs and priorities of the organization. As a result of that organizational
review, the City is currently in the process of restructuring the whole organization, with varying
degrees between each department. The City currently employs one thousand one hundred
seventy-nine and a half (1179.5) full-time employees, or “FTEs” with over four hundred (400) job
classifications.
The City is soliciting proposals for a study of modern and emerging compensation systems and
trends, to assist with employee attraction, retention, and development. The City is seeking
research of best practices, including effectiveness, and potential recommendations on
compensation structures that transparently illustrate trade-offs and decision-making points local
governments are facing today.
This RFP does not intend on soliciting proposals from prospective firms for compensation
software systems/platforms, nor a traditional compensation and classification study.
B.2 GOALS FROM THIS RFP:
Thornton’s desired outcome from this RFP is to find a Vendor that can meet or exceed our goals
as a compensation study consulting firm. These goals include, but are not limited to:
1) Ability to partner with a consulting firm that has experience in reviewing public sector
compensation structures.
2) Providing guidance and recommendations to Thornton regarding the analysis and financial
impact of various compensation structures.
3) Conducting and analyzing results from feedback that has been solicited by the Vendor from
an employee group that has been identified by Thornton’s Management team.
4) Providing recommendations to Thornton regarding compensation structures and
methodologies, including the presentation of these findings and a summary report.
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