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 extend, for the furnishing of dental insurance as an employee benefit for use County-wide to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 49-16.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19250, September 6, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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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 PPO plans; and,
WHEREAS, a total of fourteen notifications were distributed and six responses were received as follows:
RESPONDENTS
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
AETNA
Overland Park, Ks
Delta Dental
St. Louis, MO
FCL Dental (Dental Source)
Sugar Land, TX
MetLife
Overland Park, KS
The Standard
Portland, OR
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 extend, for the furnishing of dental insurance as an employee benefit for use County-wide to Blue Cross and 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
Blue KC DHMO $8.76 $14.26 $22.00
Blue Cross Base PPO $14.58 $27.00 $48.62
Blue Cross Buy-Up $23.06 $45.46 $75.88
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 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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19250 of September 6, 2016, was duly passed on September 19, 2016 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0_______
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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 Chief Financial Officer