Explanation
BACKGROUND: In an effort to continue providing City of Columbus employees with healthy lifestyle, disease prevention and disease management programming that align with the Department of Human Resources Healthy Columbus Program, the City published a Request for Proposal to obtain a vendor to provide biometric health screenings to City employees.
As a result of a Request For Proposal process in accordance with Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes, six bid responses were reviewed by the City's Evaluation Committee, comprised of three members.
Each proposal was evaluated on the following criteria: competency to perform, quality and feasibility of the offerors technical proposal, ability to perform the required service competently, past performance, and the cost structure of the proposal. Healthstrides, Inc. is recommended as the vendor to provide biometric health screenings to City employees.
To maintain biometric screenings as a part of the Healthy Columbus program, additional funding is necessary. Cost estimates were based on 2015-2016 biometric screenings. The contract is for a three-year period, subject to annual appropriation.
Contract compliance number is 26-4378217
Emergency action is requested to ensure biometric health screenings for city employees are able to commence as soon as contractually possible, thereby maintaining continuity of service.
FISCAL IMPACT: To enter into the contract with Healthstrides, Inc. to establish the maximum obligation liability, and to authorize the expenditure of $104,149 for biometric health screening services from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018. Funding is available in the 2017 budget for this contract. Contingent on the passage of ordinance 3081-2016.
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To authorize the Human Resources Director to enter into contract with Healthstrides, Inc. to provide all employees and eligible adult dependents biometric health screening services from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018; to...
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