Comprehensive Classification and Compensation Work Professional Consulting Services

The City of Hayward, California, requires professional consulting services to conduct a comprehensive classification and compensation study. The agency is seeking to assess its market position relative to comparator agencies and deliver legally defensible findings that will support good-faith bargaining with its labor groups. To solve this, the selected consultant must review relevant rules and charters to ensure compliance while analyzing a mutually agreed-upon list of comparable agencies. The scope of work covers conducting total compensation salary surveys utilizing the agency's comparator survey agencies, which the agency may adjust during the contract. The consultant must compile all data related to total cash compensation and total compensation surveys, applying best practices to account for any lack of available data. The final deliverables must include a detailed table for each position showing total cash compensation, columns identifying each form of compensation and its value from each comparable agency, and the identified market salary for each position. The agency requires the consultant to provide a final report of findings and support agency management and bargaining units as needed. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The performance of all contracted work must take place onsite at the agency's locations in Hayward, California. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget for this project. Bidders must submit any questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 4, 2026. Proposal responses must be submitted digitally via email or through the designated online portal.