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JOE ARRIOLA
City Manager
ADDENDUM NO. 1
VIA: Electronic Notification
RFP # 04-05-085 June 15, 2005
CONSULTING SERVICES FOR POLICE LIEUTENANT AND
POLICE SERGEANT EXAMINATION PROCESSES
Please refer to the attachment for the Questions from prospective Proposers and the City's Answers to
those Questions received before the stipulated due date.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RFP REMAIN THE SAME.
SINCERELY,
GLENN MARCOS, CPPB, DIRECTOR
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
THIS ADDENDUM IS TO BE SIGNED AND DATED BY PROPOSERS AND SHOULD BE
SUBMITTED AS PROOF OF RECEIPT WITH THE SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES.
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Addendum: City of Miami
Police Examination Processes RFP 04-05.085
ADDENDUM # 1
CONSULTING SERVICES FOR POLICE LIEUTENANT AND
POLICE SERGEANT EXAMINATION PROCESSES
RFP #04-05-085
Please be advised the following questions were received pursuant to the RFP.
QI: Item 21 on page 12 of RFP states "All associates used on each project must have a
minimum of a Masters degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or closely
related field." Could you clarify what work needs to be done by staff with at least a
Masters level degree? Does it include clerical and data -entry staff? Do all on -site test
administration personnel need to have at least a Masters degree?
Al: Work of a clerical nature or involving data -entry shall not require associates with a minimum of
a Masters degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or closely related field.
Scoring calculations and results shall be ensured by the Primary Consultant who shall have a
minimum of a Masters degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or closely related
field.
Any and all discrepancies in data -entry, scoring calculations, and scoring results shall be
resolved quickly in a fair and unbiased manner by the Primary Consultant who shall have a
minimum of a Masters degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or closely related
field.
The Project Manager/Primary Consultant and at least one additional member from the Primary
ConsuItant's firm or agency shall be present for all days and exercises of the on -site test
administration for each exercise, for each examination process and for each classification. Both
the Primary Consultant and the one additional member from the Primary Consultant's firm or
agency shall have a minimum of a Masters degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or
closely related field.
Q2: How many members of the contractors' staff do you expect on -site during the
administration of each written test and assessment center, and do you require the
contractors' staff on -site for ALL days of assessment?
A2: The Project Manager (also identified as the Primary Consultant) and a number of members
sufficient to successfully execute the exam administration from the Primary Consultant's firm or
agency shall be present for ALL days of every written test and every oral board
process/assessment center for each exercise, for each examination process and for each
classification. The number of staff from the Consultant's firm or agency shall be appropriate in a
number commensurate with the logistical needs of each situation. The number of City staff
approved by the Department of Employee Relations may be used as proctors for the examination
process will vary with a minimum of four (4) City staff members available for each exercise, for
each examination process and for each classification.
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Addendum: City of Miami
Police Examination Processes RFP 04-05-085
Q3: Is this project occurring in the context of any court oversight or other court -related
requirements?
A3: Yes, for the position of Police Lieutenant. No, for the position of Police Sergeant.
Q4: Should the pricing for the work include the cost of separate role players for exercises
involving role-play?
A4: Yes, should the Proposer's submission require the use of role players.
Q5: Should the pricing for the work include the cost of an alternate assessor(s)? If so, should
the pricing for the work include the cost of one alternate assessor across all exercises or one
alternate assessor per exercise?
A5: Yes. The cost of one alternate assessor for each unique exercise shall be included in the pricing,
should the Proposer's submission require the use of assessors.
Q6: My firm's expertise is not in law enforcement, but in the design, development, and
implementation of processes and evaluation systems. Could the lack of law enforcement
expertise preclude a company from being evaluated as a potential vendor?
A6: Please refer to Section 3.12 Proposer Minimum Qualifications. Once Proposers are deemed
qualified, they shall advance to the evaluation phase and be evaluated based upon their total
Proposal and submission of documentation per Section 5.1.1 Submission Requirements.
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