HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 1AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN
SERVICES AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BETWWEEN THE CITY OF MIAM! AND
METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY(METLIFE)
This Amendment No. 1 to the Services Agreement dated December 15, 2004, but
effective as of January 1, 2005, (the "Agreement") between the City of Miami ("CITY"), and
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ("METLIFE"") for the provision of Employee
Benefits Dental Insurance Plans is entered into this day of , 2012.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Agreement was entered into pursuant to the approval of the City
Commission by following their award of Request for Proposals ("RFP") No. 03-04-077 which
resulted in a finding that Paragon Dental Services , Inc. was the top -ranked firm to provide
Employee Benefits Dental HMO Insurance Plan, and that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
("Metlife") was the top -ranked firm to provide Employee Benefits Dental PPO Insurance Plan,
and authorized the City Manager to negotiate the Agreement with Paragon dated December 2,
2004, and the Agreement with Metlife dated December 15, 2004, but both effective January 1,
2005 ; and
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2011, RFP No. 273288 for the procurement of an Employee
Benefits Dental Insurance Plans was issued by the Purchasing Department at the request of the
Risk Management Department; and,
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2011, an evaluation committee approved the City
Manager selected HUMANA, INC. as the highest ranked provider of Dental HMO Insurance
and Dental PPO Insurance Plans; and,
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2011, the City Manager acknowledged and approved the
evaluation committee's recommendation that . HUMANA, INC. be selected as the successful
provider for the City's Dental HMO Insurance and Dental PPO Insurance Plans; and,
WHEREAS, on November 23, 2011, a formal protest was timely and properly filed by
SOLSTICE BENEFITS, INC., a successor company of Paragon Dental Services and Starmark
Benefits, Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, under the applicable provisions of the Procurement Code, codified in
Chapter 18, Article III, City of Miami City Code, a protest operates as a stay of further solicitation.
or award of the procurement in question until such protest is resolved unless the City Manager
makes a written determination that the solicitation process -or the contract award must be
continued without delay in order to avoid an immediate and. serious danger to the public health,,
safety and general welfare; and ,
WHEREAS, faced with the catastrophic loss of any Dental Coverage for City employees
as these protest :procedures were underway, the City Manager on December 23, 2011 made
-such an Emergency Finding providing for a Group Benefits Extension of the existing Agreement
with "METLIFE for the Dental :PPO Insurance- Plan and with SOLSTICE BENEFITS, INC.. for the
' Dental -HMO 'Insurance -Plan for a -period of four (4) months or until the pending protest is
resolved, whichever occurs first.
NOW THEREFORE, for -.the considerations hereinafter set. forth:
The Agreement dated December 15, 2004 between the City and Metlife for the Dental
PPO Insurance Plan, are hereby each amended as follows:
1. The existing provision of the Agreement is amended in the following particulars:
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT — ITEM 2 TERM for MetLife
The term of this Services Agreement is hereby extended for a four (4) month
period commencing on January 1, 2012 and ending on April 30, 2012 , or until
the pending Dental Plan Protest is decided by the City Commission per the
applicable provisions of the Procurement Code, and no appeal is timely taken,
whichever occurs first.
2. All other terms and conditions of the Agreements are in effect and remain
unchanged and in full force and effect.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT DENTAL PPO PLAN
SERVICES AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BETVVVVEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
METLIFE
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
(SEAL) CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, a municipal
Corporation of the State of Florida
ATTEST:
By: By:
Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk Johnny Martinez, P.E., City Manager
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND APPROVED AS TO INSURANCE
CORRECTNESS: REQUIREMENTS:
By: By:
Julie O. Bru, City Attorney Calvin Ellis, Director
Risk Management Department
ATTEST:
PROVIDER
• METLIFE
A New York corporation
By:
By: Robert Johnson
Corporate Secretary Regional Vice President
(Attach Corporate Resolution)
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