REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Goals-Setting Facilitation Services
City of North Kansas City Governing Body and Management Team


A.     Notice: The City of North Kansas City is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to facilitate a goal-setting session with the North Kansas City Governing Body and Management Team. The session will take place in June on a Friday (approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Saturday (approximately 8 a.m. to noon) to be determined after the Municipal Election in April.

B.     Due Date: Respondents are to submit their proposal no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2020.

         Kim Nakahodo, Assistant City Administrator
         2010 Howell Street
         North Kansas City, MO 64116
         knakahodo@nkc.org

C.     Purpose: The goals of this session, generally, are to:

         • Ensure that the City Council and the Management Team are working in sync to accomplish the goals and objectives of the City.

         • Review the Vision Statement that has previously been adopted by the City to determine if they should be retained or revised.

         • Review the five Strategic Goal categories to determine if they should be retained, revised, or augmented.

         • Establish strategies and measurable objectives to guide the activities of the City government for the next two years.

A goals-setting session was last conducted in 2018.

D.     Response: Proposers are asked to submit a proposal that includes the following information:

         1.     Methodology: Please provide a proposed method for conducting the session in a manner that will accomplish the goals of the session as outlined above and providing a written summary of the results.

         2.     Staffing: Please provide the name(s) of the person(s) proposed to perform the engagement and their qualifications for doing so.

         3.     Experience: Please indicate prior experience in performing facilitation of at least three similar engagements for similar organizations as the City of North Kansas City. Please provide references, including name, title, address, phone number, and e-mail address.

         4.     Compensation: Please provide the proposed price for the engagement.

E.     Selection: The City shall select the consultant based upon an evaluation of the factors listed in Section D above. Finalist(s) may be requested to meet with a committee of City personnel to discuss their proposal in greater detail.

F.     Questions regarding this RFP may be addressed to:

         Kim Nakahodo, Assistant City Administrator
         2010 Howell Street
         North Kansas City, MO 64116 
         (816) 412-7814
         knakahodo@nkc.org

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The City of North Kansas City will be accepting Sealed bids for Janitorial Services for the City of North Kansas City, Missouri for City Hall, the Police Station and the North Kansas City Public Library.  Sealed bids will be received by the City of North Kansas City, Missouri, Owner, at the Office of City Clerk, City Hall, 2010 Howell, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116, until 2:00 PM CDT, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, and then immediately opened and publicly read aloud in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 2010 Howell, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116.

The scope of services and other related contract information may be obtained at KC Blueprint & Planroom by calling (816) 527-0900, or going to their website at www.kcblueprint.com. Questions should be directed to Victoria Meier Ressler, Public Works Administrative Assistant, at vlressler@nkc.org. Information regarding bid results will be available the day following the bid opening.

TO ENSURE BIDDER HAS A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE OF WORK AND TO AVOID ANY DELAYS OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN PREVENTED BY ATTENDING THE SITE VISIT MEETING, ATTENDANCE AT THE SCHEDULED SITE VISIT MEETING BY AN AUTHORIZED BIDDER REPRESENTATIVE IS MANDATORY AND FAILURE TO ATTEND MAY DISQUALIFY THE BIDDER FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION. THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020, BEGINNING AT 9:30 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 2010 HOWELL STREET, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO.

The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities in bids and to reject any and all bids. The Owner also reserves the right to negotiate with any bidder.

Individuals with special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act may contact the City Clerk at (816) 274-6000 at least 24 hours in advance of any meeting.

ADVERTISEMENT DATE: Thursday, March 5, 2020