Procurement

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Procurement

Full-Service Investment Consultant RFP

The Retirement Board of the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago is requesting proposals from qualified firms (acting in the capacity of a fiduciary to the Fund) that provide Investment Consulting Services to serve as the Fund’s General Consultant. Please review and complete the following documents. Necessary guidelines, requirements, timetables, and contacts can be found in the RFP document. Responses are due to the Fund's staff by 3:00 PM CST on February 16, 2018. The Quiet Period for this search begins when the RFP is issued and ends when the process is declared to be complete.

  1. MEABF Investment Consultant RFP 2018
  2. Contractual Standard and Disclosure Certification
  3. Employee Diversity Table
  4. Exhibit A - Form Of Investment Consulting Agreement
  5. MEABF Investment Consultant RFP 2018 Q&A
Active Core Fixed Income Investment Management RFP

The Retirement Board of the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago is requesting proposals from qualified firms interested in providing active core fixed income investment management services. Please review and complete the following documents. Necessary guidelines, requirements, timetables, and contacts can be found in the RFP document. Responses are due to the Fund's consultant by 3:00 PM CST on February 2, 2017. The Quiet Period for this search begins when the RFP is issued and ends when the process is declared to be complete. 

  1. Active Core Fixed Income Investment Management RFP
  2. Contractual Standard and Disclosure Certification
  3. Investment Consultant Questionnaire
  4. Employee Diversity Table
  5. Active Core Fixed Income RFP Q&A
Active U.S. Equity Small Cap Value RFP

The Retirement Board of the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago is requesting proposals from qualified firms interested in providing active U.S. equity small cap value investment management services. Please review and complete the following documents. Necessary guidelines, requirements, timetables, and contacts can be found in the RFP document. Responses are due to the Fund's consultant by 3:00 PM CST on November 30, 2017. The Quiet Period for this search begins when the RFP is issued and ends when the process is declared to be complete. 

  1. US Equity Small Cap Value Investment Management RFP
  2. Contractual Standard and Disclosure Certification
  3. Investment Consultant Questionnaire
  4. Employee Diversity Table
  5. US Equity SCV RFP Q&A

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Finalized Procurement

Once a search is finalized, all legal documents are executed, the Fund will disclose on their website the following:

  • Name of awarded entity(s) 
  • Size of award 
  • Annual fee structure summary 
  • Key decision factors in Retirement Board’s decision

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