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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2023-079 DocuSign Envelope ID:6ECF965F-D5BA-457A-9E23-7C941BE02385 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-079 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND PACIFIC SECURED EQUITIES DBA INTERCARE HOLDINGS INSURANCE SERVICES, TO SERVE AS THE CITY'S THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR AND ADMINISTER THE CITY'S WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista contracts for third party administration of its workers' compensation program; and WHEREAS, based on a Request for Proposal (P 15-16/17) City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. ("Intercare"), to act as the Third-Party Administrator ("TPA") for the City's workers' compensation program, effective July 1, 2017, for a period of one year; and WHEREAS, City Council authorized five one-year extensions available in the City's contract with Intercare; and WHEREAS, the City has exercised all extensions under the original contract and City staff recommends entering into a second agreement with Intercare; and WHEREAS, continuing with Intercare as the City's workers' compensation claims administrator will benefit the City by providing a continuity of claims management, particularly for open, on-going workers' compensation claims; and WHEREAS, as a result, City staff has determined that the City's standard competitive bidding process would be impractical and that the City's interests are materially better served by negotiating directly with Intercare for the terms of a new agreement; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council waive the competitive bidding process and authorize the City Manager to execute a second Agreement with Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, Inc., to act as the Third-Party Administrator(TPA) for the City's workers' compensation program, effective July 1, 2023, for a period of three years. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby waives the competitive bidding process, and authorizes the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, Inc., to act as the Third- Party Administrator for the City's workers' compensation program, effective July 1, 2023, for a period of three years, substantially in the form presented and subject to minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute future amendments extending the term of the Agreement with Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, Inc., in one-year increments for up to an additional three years. DocuSign Envelope ID:6ECF965F-D5BA-457A-9E23-7C941BE02385 Resolution No. 2023-079 Page No. 2 Presented by Approved as to form E`DocuSignedby: DocuSigned by: //✓ ,�G'fit �ti.�. CD85333F5BB34BD... By: EFB949DC9B5747E... Courtney Chase Jill D.S. Maland Director of Human Resources/Risk Management Lounsbery Ferguson Altona&Peak Acting City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 13th day of June 2023 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas,Chavez,Gonzalez,Preciado,and McCann NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None DocuSigned by: 7804EC23B90B473_. John McCann, Mayor ATTEST: DocuSigned by: 3074D104EAF342E... Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2023-079 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 13th day of June 2023. Executed this 13th day of June 2023. DocuSigned by: Ek- 3074D104EAF342E... Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk