IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of broker and consulting services for the County’s employee group health, life, and dental insurance for use County-wide to CBIZ Benefits of Kansas City, MO, under terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 42-21, at no cost to the County for 2022.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20998, June 21, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County has a continuing need for broker and consulting services for the County’s employee group health, life, and dental insurance; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing issued Request for Proposals No. 42-21 in response to that need; and,
WHEREAS, a total of sixty-seven notifications were distributed and five proposals were received from the following:
BIDDERS
Segal Group
Chicago, IL
Phase Consulting Partners
Miami, FL
CBIZ Benefits
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
Twin Lakes
Lee’s Summit, MO
Holmes Murphy & Associates
Kansas City, MO
Garry & Associates
North Kansas City, MO
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WHEREAS, a committee of County staff members reviewed and evaluated all of these proposals; and,
WHEREAS, the evaluation committee recommended the award of a contract to Segal Group of Chicago, IL; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution 20914, dated April 4, 2022, which would have awarded a contract to Segal Group of Chicago, IL, was not adopted by the County Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, in view of the Legislature’s previous action on Resolution 20914, pursuant to section 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, the evaluation committee and Director of Human Resources now recommend the award of a twelve-month term and supply contract with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of broker and consulting services to CBIZ Benefits of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 42-21, as the lowest and best remaining proposal based on evaluation points and price; and,
WHEREAS, CBIZ Benefits has agreed to the same compensation and terms as were proposed by Segal Group, the first recommended lowest bidder; and,
WHEREAS, under the recommended contract, CBIZ Benefits will be paid for its services in 2022 by the County’s insurance providers and in 2023 and 2024 out of budgeted County funds; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of a contract with this vendor is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the award be made as recommended by the evaluation committee and Director of Human Resources and that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract and any extensions thereto, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are contained 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. 20998 of June 21, 2022, was duly passed on June 27, 2022 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______5__________ Nays _____3________
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent ____1________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
This obligation for 2022 will be paid out of funds in the custody of the County’s group employee insurance providers. Funding for future years is subject to appropriation in the County’s then current annual budget.
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Date Chief Administrative Officer