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Clerk to issue RFP May 8 for combined budget and legislative analyst services; board weighs scope
Summary
The clerk's office presented an RFP timeline and draft scope to combine budget and legislative analyst services; clerks plan to issue the solicitation May 8 with a July 8 closing and urged supervisors to prioritize the RFP’s service matrix.
The Clerk of the Board presented a plan on April 8 to solicit proposals for budget analyst and legislative analyst services, and asked supervisors to prioritize a list of services the eventual vendor should provide.
Angela Calvillo and administrative deputy Nelka Julio outlined a revised timeline: issue the request for proposals (RFP) on May 8, close the solicitation July 8, select a recommended applicant by July 27 and begin contract negotiations thereafter. The proposed combined scope is intended to replace the current contractor model and to broaden services to include revenue‑enhancement options, policy‑implementation analysis and fiscal/management audit capability.
Current‑year actual costs for separate services were presented: roughly $2.5 million for the existing budget‑analyst contract and about $213,000 for the Office of Legislative Analyst, yielding a combined baseline near $2.7 million. The clerk’s draft budget for a combined office for FY2009–10 estimates about $2.2 million, reflecting potential savings from consolidation and from differing staffing assumptions across comparable jurisdictions.
Clerk staff said they would gather supervisors’ input on minimum qualifications and required service priorities and would present a finalized RFP draft for review before issuance. Several supervisors said they support combining services but cautioned the board should retain flexibility and avoid a long‑term contract that could limit future structural decisions.
What happens next: Clerk will continue to collect supervisor feedback on priorities and minimum qualifications, finalize the RFP and present the draft for the board’s review before public release on May 8.
