| Is LACERA open to the work being conducted 100% virtually? | LACERA's expectation is Board(s) meeting, and Union meeting will be onsite. Staff member meeting, survey, and study may be virtual. Virtual meetings will need approval of the stakeholder. | 8/6/2025 2:58:21 PM |
| Regarding the Compensation Study: does LACERA already have a list of established survey agencies or did you want the consultant to recommend those? Does LACERA desire a base salary only study or a total compensation study that includes benefits? | The consultant can recommend a different list for compensation benchmark. LACERA considers its peer agencies as CALSTRS, CALPERS, and LACERS. Conduct a total compensation study that includes benefits.
Previous organizations used as compensation benchmark are:
AUM = Assets Under Management.
1. Arizona State Retirement System - $50B AUM
2. California State Teachers Retirement System - $353B AUM
3. California Public Employee's Retirement System - $500B AUM
4. Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association - $59B AUM
5. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System - $64B AUM
6. New York City Office of the Comptroller - $250B AUM
7. New York State Teachers' Retirement System - $132B AUM
8. Ohio Public Employees Retirement System - $107B AUM
9. Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri - $54B
AUM
10. State Board of Administration of Florida - $206B AUM
11. State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio - $90B AUM
12. Teachers Retirement System of Georgia - $94B AUM
13. Virginia Retirement System - $105B AUM
| 8/6/2025 2:58:04 PM |
| Regarding the Classification Study: since some of the classifications to be studied will also be part of the Organizational Structure and Design Analysis, can those two efforts be combined? Or are there particular reclassification or desk audit requests that were submitted by the employees in those classes that need to be addressed separately? | The Classification Study and the Organizational Structure and Design Analysis can be combined. LACERA prefers that the Organizational Structure and Design Analysis be conducted first. No individual classification study needs to be conducted separately. | 8/6/2025 2:57:41 PM |
Does LACERA have a desired deadline for this project? | Milestones and deadlines are adjustable within the 3 year expected contract. Please propose a milestones schedule that can be accomplished in this timeframe. | 8/1/2025 2:24:13 PM |
| Can you provide an organizational chart of the current MOG, QA, and PMG structures? | The FY2025-2026 Budget Organizational Chart of the classification study participants is provided. | 7/31/2025 12:07:22 PM |
| What is the FTE or headcount in the MOG, QA, and PMG groups? | As of 8/1/2025 the FTE count is 30. | 7/31/2025 12:07:09 PM |
| Given the request for internal relationship analysis and equity, does LACERA anticipate that the job evaluation system developed as part of this study would be used more broadly within the agency since it’s likely impractical to build such a system for a limited number of job titles? | Other classifications will undergo similar studies. The result from this study will be used to inform, construct and design future studies. | 7/31/2025 12:05:29 PM |
| Can you please provide a copy of the approved LACERA class spec guideline as referenced in B (Classification Study) item G? | LACERA is a related agency and special district of Los Angeles County. LACERA follows the Los Angeles County Civil Service Rules. The Los Angeles County Human Resources Policies on Classification and Compensation is provided. | 7/31/2025 12:04:41 PM |
The RFP indicates the scope is to include 10 classifications and 34 positions. Does this mean 10 job titles and 34 incumbents? | Classification and Job Titles can be considered equivalent; there are 10 classifications. The FY2025-2026 Budget has 34 positions and as of 8/1/25 30 FTE incumbents. Any mismatch is a result of vacancies. | 7/31/2025 12:04:01 PM |