IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with two twelve-month options to renew, for the furnishing of dental insurance as an employee benefit for use County-wide to Dental Source/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 64-14.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18643, October 27, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz and Dan Tarwater, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has solicited written proposals for group dental insurance for County employees for a dental health maintenance organization (DHMO) plan and a PPO plan; and,
WHEREAS, a total of five notifications were distributed and four responses were received as follows:
RESPONDENTS
Dental Source/Blue Cross Blue Shield
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
Assurant Employee Benefits
Overland Park, KS
Liberty Dental
Liberty, MO
Humana
Lexington, KY
and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a twelve-month term and supply contract, with two twelve-month options to renew, for the furnishing of dental insurance as an employee benefit for use County-wide to Dental Source/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, as the best bid meeting specifications; and,
WHEREAS, this award is made on an as needed basis and does not obligate Jackson County to pay any specific amount, with the availability of funds subject to annual appropriation; and,
WHEREAS, the recommended plan rates are as follows:
PLAN INDIVIDUAL COUPLE FAMILY
Dental Source DHMO $8.76 $14.26 $22.00
Blue Cross Base PPO $13.22 $24.48 $44.09
Blue Cross Buy-Up $21.96 $43.28 $72.26
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and is hereby authorized to execute a twelve-month contract with two twelve-month options to renew, for the furnishing of dental insurance as an employee benefit for use County-wide to Dental Source/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agencies are available in the then current Jackson County budget.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Senior Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18643 of October 27, 2014, was duly passed on October 27, 2014 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______7_______ Nays ____0_______
Abstaining ___0_______ Absent ____2______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
This award is made on a need basis and does not obligate Jackson County to pay any specific amount. The availability of funds for specific purchases is subject to annual appropriations.
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing