Urbana Opengov #FY2027-RFP-214

City of Urbana CHRO Executive Search Services

The City of Urbana is seeking an executive search firm to recruit its newly budgeted Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). - Government buyer: City of Urbana, Executive Department; the attachment also identifies the Human Resources office. - Services requested: One end-to-end CHRO executive search, including planning with City stakeholders, recruitment strategy and job-description recommendations, regional or national outreach, advertising, application management, candidate screening and ranking, interview support, evaluations, finalist checks, candidate notifications, and compensation and benefits negotiation support. - Candidate vetting: The firm must support pre-employment checks and conduct at least three professional reference checks for finalists. The City seeks a diverse, well-vetted candidate pool and retains final selection responsibilities. - Potential future work: The City may request assistance with additional Executive Management Team or Leadership Team searches. Scope and pricing will be negotiated as needed; the work is non-exclusive, and the City may use multiple firms. - Pricing requirements: Proposals should provide total and itemized pricing, service-specific costs, payment terms, reimbursement details, and pricing differences for executive- and management-level searches. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, recruitment firms, or other vendors are named. No products or part numbers are requested.

Description

The City of Urbana is seeking proposals from qualified executive recruitment firms to conduct a search for a Chief Human Resources Officer and provide pricing for that search. Services include recruitment planning, diverse candidate outreach, application screening, semi-finalist and finalist support, candidate checks and references, and assistance with compensation negotiations. The selected firm may also be asked to assist with future Executive Management Team or Leadership Team searches through December 31, 2029; future work will be negotiated as needed and is non-exclusive. Proposals are due electronically through the City’s procurement portal by October 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CT.

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