Description
The City of Tulsa is soliciting outside counsel to provide comprehensive legal services for workers’ compensation matters, covering litigation, pre‑trial activities, courtroom representation, advisory, and compliance support for the City’s 3,700 employees across multiple union groups. The contract will be a one‑year term with the possibility of up to four annual extensions, and firms must submit a detailed fee schedule for a five‑year horizon. Evaluation emphasizes qualifications, workers‑comp experience, success on appeals, reporting capabilities, and price competitiveness.
• Scope includes full litigation support for workers’ compensation claims, appeals, and related advisory services.
• Mandatory vendor registration and a fee schedule for five contract years must be provided.
• Evaluation criteria total 100 points, with heavy weighting on experience (50 points) and proposed rates (25 points).
• Timeline: RFP issued 10/06/2023, questions due 10/20/2023, proposals due 11/01/2023, award/contract execution anticipated 11/09/2023, service start ~11/22/2023.