A. The County seeks the services of a firm or individual to conduct a compensation study for Cole County. B. All equipment, material, and staff shall be provided by the contractor. C. Project objectives ensure program outcomes that are: internally equitable, externally competitive, understandable, legally defensible, efficient to administer, and flexible to adapt/change in the future. D. The primary focus area for this project is correcting salary compression where it exists and external market benchmarking/analysis. E. The final report shall include reporting of the results and recommendations for implementation, with deliverables as outlined below. F. The County is seeking two cost options when conducting the compensation study: Option A – The salary study to include all recommendations and strategies for implementation with the County providing the job descriptions. Option B – The salary study to include all recommendations and strategies for implementation with prospers providing the job descriptions.