Explanation
The Human Resources Department requests to modify and increase the existing contract with Aon Consulting Inc., the employee benefits consulting services vendor. The existing contract with Aon Consulting, Inc. was legislated via Ord. 0091-2021. This modification provides funding to assist in generating and reviewing the vision care request for proposal (RFP) scheduled late this summer.
The current contract with Aon Consulting, Inc. includes in its scope of services assistance with two currently scheduled RFPs. This third RFP for vision care was not included in the original scope as it was not anticipated when the original contract was signed earlier this year.
The total obligation under the original contract and all modifications is $518,000.00
FISCAL IMPACT: Sufficient funding is available within the Employee Benefits Fund, medical subfund,for this contract modification.
Emergency Action: Emergency action is being requested to allow the employee benefits consultant to assist staff in generating and reviewing the vision care RFP.
Title
To authorize the Human Resources Director to modify and increase the existing contract with Aon Consulting Inc., to provide additional employee benefit consulting services, specifically to allow Aon to assist with a vision care RFP; and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of an additional $42,000.00 from the Employee Benefits Fund, medical subfund, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the costs of said contract; and to declare an emergency.
($42,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to modify and increase the existing contract with Aon Consulting Inc. to provide funding for additional contract costs associated with a generating and reviewing the vision care RFP; and
WHEREAS, the scope of services in the original contract included assistance in generating and reviewing two RFPs for the department in 2021; and
WHEREAS, it was not anticipated at the time th...
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