Title
Extend Employee Benefit Consulting Services - Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Mercer Health Benefits LLC (Ordinance S-45884)
Description
Request authorization to extend the Employee Benefit Consulting Services - Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Mercer Health Benefits, LLC (Contract No. 148738-0) for six months, through March 4, 2020. No additional funds are being requested. Further request authorization for the City Controller to extend all funds through the new expiration date of March 4, 2020.
Report
Summary
The Human Resources Department requests approval for a six-month extension of the current cooperative purchasing agreement with Mercer Health Benefits, LLC, which took effect on Sept. 5, 2018. The current cooperative purchasing agreement expires Sept. 4, 2019.
The City’s one-year agreement with Mercer Health Benefits, LLC cited three work phases: Phase I-Total Compensation Study, Phase II-Labor Negotiations Support, and Phase III-Total Compensation Rewards Strategy. Based on the Phase I results, the Total Compensation Study, it has been determined that the three months scheduled for Phase III will be insufficient to complete the Scope of Work. An additional six months is required to conduct the research, document, analyze and propose the Total Compensation Rewards Strategy.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, the City entered into the one-year cooperative purchasing agreement with Mercer Health Benefits, LLC by means of a State of Arizona contract. The State of Arizona conducted a bid solicitation awarding Mercer Health Benefits, LLC a one-year contract on July 11, 2018.
Contract Term
The expiration date shall be extended through March 4, 2020.
Financial Impact
No additional funds are being requested.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the Human Resources Department.