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Contract for General Services, Agreement No. AGR18-30a with Alliance Benefit Group Southwest, LLC, for Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico Pension Plan and Trust, Trustee and Recordkeeping Services.
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the Contract for General Services, Agreement No. AGR18-30a with Alliance Benefit Group Southwest, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $350,000, over the entire term of the contract, including all possible extensions, plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax, in the form attached which has been approved by the County Attorney; for the Purpose of providing Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico Pension Plan and Trust, Trustee and Recordkeeping services. I further move that Council authorize the County Manager to execute the Agreement on behalf of the County.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve this Contract for General Services as requested.
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Basic Description of the Plan
All County employees (except those classified as casual, temporary, limited-term, or elected officials) participate in a single-employer defined contribution pension plan. The Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico Pension Plan and Trust (hereafter referred to as "the Plan") is administered under authority of the County Council, who has designated the County Manager as the Plan Administrator. The Plan was established in 1978 and is intended to provide benefits to County employees in lieu of retirement benefits provided by the Social Security Administration. The plan has approximately 783 participants, including current regular employees and former employees who have terminated or retired and who have not withdrawn their assets from the Plan.
RFP for Pension Services
On January 2, 2018, the County issued Request for Proposals No. 18-30 for Providers of Pension Services to administer the Plan, to include both Trustee and Recordkeeping Services and Investment Advisory Services. ...
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