Garden City Granicus #68

Executive recruitment services for Garden City’s next City Manager

The City of Garden City, Kansas, is seeking an executive recruitment firm to lead a nationwide search for its next City Manager. - Government buyer: City of Garden City, Kansas, acting through the Garden City Commission. Jennifer Cunningham, City Attorney, is identified as the project manager. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, recruitment firms, or other suppliers are named in the opportunity. The requested service is executive recruitment, not a branded product. - Services requested: Stakeholder discovery and leadership-profile development; nationwide candidate outreach, including passive candidates; application review, screening, interviews, and assessments; finalist background and reference investigations; selection and contract-negotiation support; and onboarding recommendations and follow-up. - Notable requirements: The firm should have at least five years of executive recruitment experience, substantial local-government search experience, and a record of successful City Manager placements. Engagement must accommodate the multilingual community, including Spanish-language engagement and interpretation as needed. - Due diligence and guarantee: Finalist reviews include employment, education and credential verification; references; public-records, media and social-media reviews; civil litigation review; and criminal checks where legally permissible. The firm must offer a replacement search without an additional professional fee if the appointee leaves within 24 months, except in cases of death or disability; approved direct expenses may still be payable. - Pricing requested: Proposals should identify a fixed professional fee and separately account for advertising, travel, background checks, optional services, and reimbursable expenses. No quantity or budget is stated.

Description

The City of Garden City, Kansas is seeking proposals from qualified executive recruitment firms to conduct a search for its next City Manager. The selected consultant will support stakeholder engagement and candidate-profile development, nationwide recruitment, screening and evaluation, finalist background investigations, interviews, selection and contract negotiations, and onboarding. Firms must demonstrate at least five years of executive recruitment experience, significant local-government executive recruitment experience, and a successful record of City Manager placements. Proposals are due electronically by email on November 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time.

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