Title
Contract for General Services, Agreement No. AGR 20-05 with Vision Service Plan in the Amount of $400,000, plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax, for the Purpose of providing vision insurance benefits for Los Alamos County employees over a four year term.
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve General Services Agreement No. AGR20-05 with Vision Service Plan, in the form attached which has been approved by the County Attorney, for the Purpose of providing Vision Insurance Benefits to Los Alamos County employees.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve this Contract for General Services as requested.
Body
On June 9, 2019, the County issued Request for Proposal ("RFP") 20-05 for Vision Insurance Benefits for Los Alamos County employees. The County received five (5) responses to the RFP. Using the criteria established in the RFP, the response by Vision Service Plan ("VSP") was found to be the most advantageous to the County in providing services and benefits that are similar to what is currently available to employees. Moreover, County employees will not experience any disruption of services because Vision Service Plan is the incumbent provider.
The County has consistently approached the process of RFP's for employee benefits with two major objectives:
* Maintain the current level of benefits while providing enhancements wherever possible and economically feasible, and;
* Provide a duplication of existing services with no increase in cost, if possible, or a reasonable increase if necessary.
These objectives were achieved through a thorough evaluation of all responses received and with the assistance of Gibson & Frank LLC. the County's current benefits consultant.
The vision services covered for calendar years 2020 through 2023 will be substantially the same as in 2019. However, through the RFP process, the County was able to obtain a slight reduction in rate of approximately .40%. This rate is guar...
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