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Consider a memorandum/resolution approving the selection of Lockton Dunning Benefits as the City’s consultant for the transition from fully insured to self-funded employee health care with total expense not to exceed $13,571 for FY20 and $81,429 for FY21.
SUMMARY
DATE: July 7, 2020
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Eva Bark, Executive Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LOCKTON DUNNING BENEFITS FOR SELF-FUNDING CONSULTING SERVICES
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City of Killeen would like to transition to a self-funded employee health insurance platform. To best accomplish this, the City of Killeen is seeking a consultant who can assist with an effective and successful transition.
City staff has utilized the RFQ process to identify the firm with whom to partner. This RFQ was designed to select a qualified, innovative self-funding consultant who has a proven track record of providing effective services in transitioning public employers to the self-funded health insurance platform.
Purchasing staff distributed the RFQ to interested entities, posted the RFQ on the City website, DemandStar, and the State of Texas ESBD (Electronic State Business Daily), and advertised in the Killeen Daily Herald. Six (6) entities submitted proposals: BKCW Insurance, McGriff, HUB International, Gallagher Benefits Services Inc., Holmes Murphy, and Lockton Dunning Benefits. As part of the RFQ process, entities were asked to describe their scope of services related to self-funded insurance, self-funding transition consulting, and their experience working with public sector entities.
A group of City of Killeen staff from the Finance and Human Resources Departments utilized the following criteria to evaluate proposals submitted by these six entities:
Qualifications/Experience (40%)
Methodology to Achieve End Result (40%)
Completeness of Proposal (20%)
After a thorough analysis of the ...
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