Title
General Services Agreement No. AGR20-04 with Delta Dental of New Mexico for the Purpose of Providing Dental Insurance Benefits for Los Alamos County Employees.
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve General Services Agreement No. AGR20-04 with Delta Dental of New Mexico, in the form attached which has been approved by the County Attorney, for the Purpose of providing Dental 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") 20-04 for Dental 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 Delta Dental of New Mexico 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.
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 with some assistance from Gibson & Frank, LLC., the County's current employee benefits consultant. Gibson & Frank, provided assistance with the preparation and analysis of the RFP. The responses were also thoroughly evaluated by a team of County employees.
The County self-funds dental insurance for its employees. Delta Dental of New Mexico administers the benefit for the County and charges an Administrative Service Only (ASO) fee in the form of fixed fee per employee per month (PEPM). Through the RFP process, the County was able to obtain a proposal from Delta Dental which reduces the Per ...
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