Explanation
BACKGROUND: To maintain the Employee Benefits Consulting Services; it is necessary to modify and extend the existing contract with Mercer Human Resources Consulting and to provide authorization for the expenditures for the Employee Benefits Consulting Services. The consultant services will assist Employee Benefits Risk Management with general consulting services.
The Human Resources Department solicited a one-year contract extension to modify and extend the existing contract and to provide for additional funding February 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007, for Employee Benefits Consulting Services. Mercer HR Consulting has agreed to extend the respective contract for the professional services at $250 per hour.
Contract Compliance number is 13-2834414.
FISCAL IMPACT: To modify and extend the existing employee benefits contract with Mercer HR Consulting to increase the maximum obligation liability, and to authorize the expenditure of $101,000.00 from February 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007, and to authorize a one-year contract extension. Funding is available in the 2006 budget for this contract. This ordinance is an emergency measure to ensure continued insurance coverage as negotiated by union contracts. Total expenditures in 2005 for this contract was $145,000.00. This contract was awarded in 2003 as a competitive bid.
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To authorize the Human Resources Director to modify and extend the contract with Mercer Human Resource Consulting, to provide professional employee benefits consulting services from February 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007; and to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Code; and to authorize the expenditure of $101,00.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the costs of said contract; and to declare an emergency. ($101,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to modify and extend the contract with Mercer Human Resource Consulting, to provide professional employee benefits consulting services from February 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $101,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay contract costs for employee benefits consulting services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to waive competitive bidding as indicated in the City of Columbus Code, provision Chapter 329.27, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is necessary to modify and extend the contract to maintain existing services and to pay the associated contract costs for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare;
Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Human Resources Director is hereby authorized to modify and extend the contract with Mercer Human Resource Consulting from February 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $101,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary for coverage from the Employee Benefits Insurance Fund 502, Department of Human Resources, Department 46-02, OL1 - 03, OL3 - 3336, OCA 450882, Subfund 001, is hereby authorized and directed.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage, if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.