IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract with five twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of third party administrator services for the worker’s compensation program for use by the Human Resources Department to Cowell Insurance Services of Overland Park, KS, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 48-17.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19592, October 2, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has solicited bids on Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 48-17 for the furnishing of third party administrator services for the worker’s compensation program for use by the Human Resources Department for the upcoming twelve-month period with five twelve-month options to extend; and,
WHEREAS, a total of thirty-four notifications were distributed and five responses were received from the following:
VENDOR
Cowell Insurance Services
Overland Park, KS
Thomas McGee
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
Mackinaw Administrators
Brighton, MI
PMA Companies
Schaumburg, IL
Central Adjustment Company
Little Rock, AR
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WHEREAS, an evaluation committee reviewed the proposals submitted on the basis of qualifications, experience, references, and pricing and recommends the award of a contract to Cowell Insurance Services of Overland Park, KS; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a twelve-month contract with five twelve-month options to extend to Cowell Insurance Services, under the terms and conditions of RFP No. 48-17, for the reason that it has submitted the best proposal; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing, and that the Director be, and is hereby, authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary to the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract and any subsequent extensions.
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. 19592 of October 2, 2017, was duly passed on October 16, 2017 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent ______1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
The obligations under this Agreement will be satisfied out of the Jackson County Self-Insurance Trust Fund. Pursuant to section 526., Jackson County Code, this fund is not subject to annual reappropriation.
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Date Chief Financial Officer