Project Information

Bid Title

Consultant Firm for City Manager Recruitment

Issuing Agency

La Marque city

Location

Texas

Published Date

Jan 15, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 5, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

RFQ 26-0002

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Project Description

Bid Number:	RFQ 26-0002
Bid Title:	Consultant Firm for City Manager Recruitment
Category:	City Bids, RFPs and RFQs
Status:	Open

Publication Date/Time: 1/15/2026 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 2/5/2026 10:00 AM Related Documents: RFQ 2026-0002_Consulting Firm for City Manager Position

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CICTY OF LA MARUE

CITY OF LA MARQUE

RFQ #2026- 0002

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT

RFQ’s will be received up until 10:00 a.m. February 5, 2026

INTRODUCTION AND BACKRGOUND

The City of La Marque, Texas, population rapidly approaching 20,000, is a

Council/Manager form of government and is in the process of recruiting an

experienced City Manager. The new City Manager shall possess strong management

skills, communication skills among staff and the City Council and the ability to work

collaboratively with Mayor and Council, have strong work ethics, and possess the

ability to establish performance goals and ensure accountability in city operations and

capital improvement projects.

PROPOSALS SOUGHT

The City of La Marque is currently soliciting qualifications from consulting firms

experienced in recruitment and selection of public sector management employees. A

consultant is desired to assist the city in sourcing, screening, evaluating and engaging

citizen/staff involvement in the selection of a highly qualified candidate pool for the

position of City Manager.

All prospective consultants will be afforded full opportunity to submit statements of

qualifications in response to this request and will not be discriminated against on the

grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender

identity, or disability in consideration for award of any contract entered into pursuant

to this notice. A contract shall be entered into after all qualifications are evaluated.

This Request for Qualifications/Proposal (RFQ/P) is an invitation by the City of La

Marque for consultants to submit an offer, which may be subject to subsequent

discussion. It is not a request for a competitive bid. Submittal of qualifications does

not create ant right in or expectation to a contract with the City of La Marque. The

City of La Marque reserves the right to reject any and all consultants and the City of

La Marque further declares that it will incur no financial obligations for any costs by

any company in preparation for their RFQ/P.

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND APPROACH

To be considered, candidates must be a full-service consulting firm with experience in

public sector recruitment and selection searches. The consultant should be able to

demonstrate the success of previous public sector job searches and provide satisfied

references of same.

All proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria:

1. Understanding of the desired qualifications for City Manager and organizational

goals.

2. Services to be rendered including profiling the position, developing a

recruitment strategy, screening candidates, checking reference, guiding the

interview process with the Mayor and City Council, Citizen Advisory Committee,

and Department Heads, presenting selection recommendations, negotiating the

compensation package, and evaluating successful placement at six months.

3. Submission of a recruitment timeline with detailed action steps.

4. Qualifications of consultant’s staff assigned to recruitment.

5. Itemized costs, including actual direct reimbursable cost (examples: postage,

photocopying, travels, meals, and lodging)

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

All qualifications and proposals submitted in response to this RFQ/P must contain

the following information:

1. Name, address, email address ad telephone number of firm.

2. Brief of history of the firm including year established.

3. State of incorporation and type of ownership.

4. Names of all partners, principals, and /or owners of the firm.

5. Name and short biography of all proposed consultants/staff.

6. Name, Title, and business address of person responsible for submitting the

RFQ/P.

7. List of recent recruitments conducted, with contact information for reference

checks.

8. Description of scope of involvement of City Staff, Mayor and City Council and

City Advisory Committee.

9. Narrative proposal describing approach and technique consultant will use in

sourcing and evaluating candidate pool. Describe the process used to identify

key characteristics of City Manager candidates.

10. Estimate recruitment timetable as descried above.

11. Information regarding the average number of years their top candidates have

remained on the job after placement, and replacement service if the individual

resigns or is terminated within a certain timeframe.

12. An itemized breakdown of all fees and charges for services including cost for

assistance with evaluation at six months and proposed payment schedule.

SUBMISSION

Electronic submittal of proposals to: bidsubmit.cityoflamarque.org is preferred.

U. S. postal Service, delivery service, or in person delivery are also acceptable using

the following address below:

City Clerk

1111 Bayou Road

La Marque, Texas 77568

Fax submittals are NOT permitted are NOT acceptable.

Proposals must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. February 5, 2026, when all RFQ’s will be

publicly acknowledged in the Council Chambers located at 1109-B Bayou Road, La

Marque, Texas.

EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

The City of La Marque will evaluate the submittals based on the firm’s experience and

qualifications in public sector executive searches. Selected firms may be invited to be

interviewed with the City Council in person and or ZOOM.

The City Council will select a firm and will work with the firm to determine the terms

of the contract. In the event the negotiations between the selected firm and the City

cannot be reached, the City reserves the right to negotiate with another firm.

Once an agreement has been reached, the parties shall enter into a written contract.

The final proposed contract will be approved by the City Council.

DISPOSITION AND DISCLOSURE OF QUALIFICATIONS

All qualifications submitted in response to this RFQ/P will become the property of the

City of La Marque and a matter of public record.

TERMINATION CLAUSE

The City of La Marque shall have the right to terminate the contract at any time upon

a 30-day written notice to the consultant, whenever the City determines that

performance of the consultant is unsatisfactory.

DISPUTES

Should any disputes arise with respect to the contract the consultant and the City of

La Marque both agree to act immediately to resolve said dispute. The consultant

agrees that the existence of a dispute notwithstanding, it will continue to carry out

all its responsibilities under the contract in accomplishment of all non-disputed work,

and that any additional costs incurred by the consultant or the City as a result of such

failure to process shall be borne by the consultant and further, that the consultant

shall not make a claim against the City for such costs.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

The City of La Marque reserves the right to:

 Accept or reject any and all proposals received in response to this RFQ/P, and

to readvertise for new submittals.

 Waive and modify any and all irregularities in proposals received after prior

notification to the vendor.

 Request the submission of proposal modifications at any time before the award

is made, if such, is in the best interest of the city.

 Consider proposals or modifications received at any time before the award is

made, if such is n the best interest of the city.

 Request clarification and/or additional information from the consultants during

the evaluation process.

 In the event of contractual termination, enter into contract negotiations with

other qualified firms that submitted qualifications, rather than reactivating the

entire RFQ/P process for the recruitment.

 Negotiate with the selected consultant to include further services not

identified in this RFQ/P.

Commodity Codes

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

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