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REQUEST FOR BID pROPOSAL - MAMA PAGE TWO COMPENSATION: STUDY : OBJECTIVES : Broadly stated, as follows: the compensation study objectives are 1. To provide for a multi-employer joint effort for 55 cities ran~ing in population size from 5r000 to 82~000 in complying with the "Comparable Worth Act" in order to; provide for relative consistency of results, preserve the cohesiveness of already existing joint and coordinated collective bargaining and ensure cost containment consistent with existing budget and financial constraints. 2. To provide for a high level of involvement of the MAMA Labor Relations Committee and of individual cities in the development and implementation of total compensation systems which will provide for general consistency, yet allow for variance based on relevant factors, including but not limited to: size, job variance, ability to pay and socio-economic considerations. 3. To provide for maximum self-sufficiency and minimal future consultant assistance in the maintenance of the compensation systems developed and implemented. 4. To provide for the development and/or implementation of a job evaluation system which meets statutory requirements, is nondiscriminatory and which can be applied to all jobs within the Employer organization. 5. To develop accurate, up-to-date job descriptions sufficiently comprehensive to provide an adequate, credible basis for job evaluation and external survey comparisons. 6. To survey and analyze public, and private sector wage, salary and fringe benefit data as a means of assessing external comparability for 25 benchmark ~obs and of considering compliance with the law on the basis of total compensation (i.e., the value of wages, salaries and major fringe benefit items in the compensation package). Such survey to utilize available public sector data (DCA Stanton annual report and other possible sources) and to develop private sector data from several independent sources,