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Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued self-funded dental plan administration services for the Human Resources Department with Health Care Service Corporation d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, to increase the amount by $550,000 and extend the term by one year for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,703,000. Funding: $183,333 is available in the Human Resources Department's Employee Benefits Fund.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Human Resources Department.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $183,333 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Employee Benefits Fund of the Human Resources Department. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Contract Amendment.
MBE/WBE:
This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2- 9C Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program. For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities, therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
Prior Council Action:
July 29, 2020 - Council approved a contract for self-funded dental plan administration services with Health Care Service Corporation d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract provides administration of the City's self-funded dental plan for employees, retirees, and dependents with network access to providers at contracted amounts, and out-of-network providers will use the City's table of allowance.
Due to the concurrent implementation of Workday, the potential transition to a new dental vendor, and the overlap with our annual open enro...
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