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Resolution: R-04-0578
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 04-01008 Final Action Date: 9/9/2004
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE THAT PURSUANT TO
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 03-04-066, THE FIRMS MOST QUALIFIED TO
PROVIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT HEALTH PLANS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, FOR
THE FOLLOWING PARTS, ARE, IN RANK ORDER: FOR "PART A" -THIRD PARTY
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (1) CIGNA, (2) BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD, (3)
AVMED; FOR "PART B" SERVICES - STOP LOSS - (1) UNITED BENEFITS, (2)
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD, (3) AMERICAN STOP LOSS, AND (4) CIGNA; FOR
"PART C" SERVICES - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS - (1) CIGNA, (2) BLUE
CROSS/BLUE SHIELD, (3) EXPRESS SCRIPTS; AND FOR "PART D" SERVICES -
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - (1) CIGNA, (2) CBCA, (3) BLUE
CROSS/BLUE SHIELD; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AN
AGREEMENT WITH SAID FIRMS, IN RANK ORDER, FOR SAID SERVICES;
DIRECTING THAT THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT BE PRESENTED TO THE
CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, pursuant to public notice, Request for Proposals ("RFP") No. 03-04-066 was issued
to provide Employee Benefit Health Plans, on a contract basis for a three-year period, with the option
to renew for two additional two-year periods, for the City of Miami ("City") Department of Risk
Management; and
WHEREAS, the RFP for Employee Benefit Health Plans was divided into four (4) parts: Part A:
Third Party Administrative Services, Part B: Stop Loss, Part C: Prescription Drug Services, and Part
D: Employee Assistance Program Services; and
WHEREAS, RFPs were received on May 17, 2004, and the proposals were evaluated by an
Evaluation Committee appointed by the City Manager which recommended that the proposal received
from the following firms for the following parts are, in rank order: Part A Services - (1) CIGNA, (2)
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, (3) AVMED; for Part B services, (1) United Benefits, (2) Blue Cross/Blue
Shield, (3) American Stop Loss, and (4) CIGNA; for Part C services - (1) CIGNA, (2) Blue Cross/Blue
Shield, (3) Express Scripts, and lastly, for Part D Services, (1) CIGNA, (2) CBCA, (3) Blue
Cross/Blue Shield be accepted as the firms that the City will begin to negotiate with for these
services; and
WHEREAS, these rankings were reached by consensus of an evaluation committee consisting of
City employees and union representation by all three unions; and
WHEREAS, the parameters of the contract will be brought back before the commission for final
approval once the terms have been successfully negotiated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
City of Miami
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File Number: 04-01008 Enactment Number: R-04-0578
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The recommendations of the evaluation committee that pursuant to RFP No. 03-04-
066, the firms most qualified to provide employee benefit health plans for the City for the following
parts, are, in rank order: "Part A" Services - (1) CIGNA, (2) Blue Cross/Blue Shield, (3) AVMED; "Part
B" services, (1) United Benefits, (2) Blue Cross/Blue Shield, (3) American Stop Loss, and (4) CIGNA;
"Part C" services - (1) CIGNA, (2) Blue Cross/Blue Shield, (3) Express Scripts, and "Part D" Services,
(1) CIGNA, (2) CBCA, (3) Blue Cross/Blue Shield, are accepted.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} negotiate an Agreement(s) with said firms.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to present the negotiated Agreement(s) to the City
Commission for final approval.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City
Charter and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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