Project Information

Bid Title

General Employee Wage Study

Issuing Agency

City of Lakeland

Location

Florida

Published Date

Feb 5, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 26, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Project ID:

Title: General Employee Wage Study

Addenda: 0

Release Date: 2/5/2026

Due Date: 2/26/2026

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General Employee Wage Study

Request For Proposal

Human Resources

541612

Project ID: 2026-RFP-009

Release Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

· Due Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 2:00pm

Posted Thursday, February 5, 2026 4:08pm

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Post Information

Posted At:Thu, Feb 5, 2026 4:08 PM
Sealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)
Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

The City of Lakeland is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to conduct a General Employee Wage Study. The goal of this study is to evaluate the competitiveness of the City's compensation levels by comparing the minimum, midpoint, and maximum salaries for non-bargaining classifications with those with similar roles in peer organizations.

This study is an important step in maintaining the City’s compensation philosophy of targeting the 50th percentile of the labor market and supporting recruitment and retention of a qualified workforce.

Background

1. Organizational Overview

1. 1. The City of Lakeland has approximately 2,453 budgeted positions:
      1. 2,183 full-time regular
      2. 40 part-time regular
      3. 11 full-time temporary
      4. 219 part-time temporary
   2. Approximately 790 positions are represented by collective bargaining units and are excluded from this study.

1. Current Compensation System

1. 1. Non-exempt employees are placed in a pay grade and step system.
      1. The step system consists of 15 steps.
      2. There is 3% between steps 1-8 and 2.5% between 8-15.
      3. There are 23 pay grades
   2. Exempt employees are placed in a pay range.
      1. The pay range consist of a minimum, midpoint, and maximum.
      2. There are 16 pay ranges.

C. The City follows a compensation philosophy aligned with the 50th percentile of the labor market.

D. Previous Studies

1. 1. The most recent pay study was conducted in 2023.
   2. Since then, compensation benchmarking has been conducted internally, on a case-by-case basis.

E. Study Scope

1. 1. All non-bargaining job classifications will be included in this study.
   2. Positions covered by collective bargaining units are not included.
   3. Only minimum, midpoint, and maximum compensation levels are to be analyzed and reported.

Timeline

RFP release:

February 5, 2026

RFP questions deadline:

February 19, 2026, 5:00pm

RFP proposal due date:

February 26, 2026, 2:00pm

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• NAICS 541612Human Resources Consulting Services

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