Equity Assessment and DEI Training
Mayor Brodeur is looking to better understand how the City's current system-wide policies and practices, including programs, benefits, outreach and communications efforts, impact our staff, residents, and other community stakeholders. In order to ensure that employees and community stakeholders are provided with equitable treatment and opportunities we must first identify our blind spots and shortcomings that may perpetuate institutional bias and systematic disparity for certain groups and then develop solutions to address them.
By fully understanding these challenges, we seek to identify and implement best practices, determine short- and long-term goals, and align our resources to become a more equitable and inclusive employer and to foster a community that supports the success of all stakeholders. Through training our employees, we seek to build awareness and skills, create a common language and understanding of key definitions, and strengthen the City’s investment in DEI work.
Request for Proposals: Equity Assessment and DEI Training Series
To complete this important work, the City is seeking to advance its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts and retain the services of a professional Consultant to complete a comprehensive Organizational Equity Assessment and design and conduct series of trainings to reinforce the DEI goals of the City and set the foundation for building a more diverse and inclusive organization for employees and the community in which we serve.
How to Submit Your Proposal
Consultants are required to submit separate proposals for the Equity Assessment and DEI Training series. Proposals for Equity Assessment should be submitted and will be evaluated and considered
separately from the Training Series.
To begin the process, review the City's Request for Proposals for its Equity Assessment and DEI Training Series
Responses Due: February 24, 2023 at 12 p.m. (Late responses will be rejected)
Deliver Complete Responses To: City of Melrose, City Clerk’s Office, 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176
For Further Information Please Contact: Polina Latta, 781-979-4146, platta@CityofMelrose.org
The RFP process will enable the City to provide higher ratings to consultants whose key project personnel have extensive experience providing similar services to other cities and towns.
The Equity Assessment and DEI Training Series will commence upon award and shall be completed, to the extent feasible, no later than 12 months from the commencement date.
The City solicits proposals from qualified firms to perform an Equity Assessment and DEI Training Series in accordance with M.G.L. Ch. 30B.