The Carrboro Town Council invites qualified executive search firms and consultants to submit a written proposal to conduct an executive recruitment campaign for the position of Town Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, skilled administrator to apply to oversee the operations of the Town of Carrboro.

The Town of Carrboro will not reimburse responding firms for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this request or for attending any meetings. The final award will be based on best overall value when taking into consideration the firms’ competence in the area of executive recruitment. The Town Council shall consider the entire proposal for, but not limited to, proposal completeness, ability to meet requested service needs, experience in conducting executive search and recruitment, expertise and availability of key personnel, cost to the Town, and satisfaction of other clients.

Proposals for the professional services outlined in the RFP are to be submitted to the Town by September 19, 2023. Proposals submitted after this date will not be considered.  The submissions should include one (1) original, four (4) paper copies and an electronic copy.  No faxed copies will be accepted. The electronic copy should be provided via email only to jeckenrode@carrboronc.govFor security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. .

Firms responding to this request are encouraged to carefully check them for conformance to the requirements stated above.  If responses do not meet ALL of these requirements or are submitted to any address other than shown below may be disqualified in the Town’s sole discretion.

The address for mailings and hand-deliveries is:

Julie Eckenrode, Human Resources Director
Town of Carrboro
301 West Main Street
Carrboro, NC 27510

All questions concerning this RFP and the electronic copy of the proposal should be directed to Julie Eckenrode, Human Resources Director at jeckenrode@ carrboronc.gov .

Questions must be submitted electronically and only, to the contact above. Questions must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, September 11, 2023. Based on questions, the Town may issue an addendum to this RFP, if deemed necessary.  The addendum will be issued no later than Tuesday, September 12 and will be made available to all interested parties who have received this RFP.  It will also be posted to the Town’s web site.