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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Risk Management
Vendor: Davis Vision, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Employer-Sponsored Vision Care Benefits
Contract Value: $9,000,000.00
Contract period: 12/1/2017 - 11/30/2020, with two (2) one (1) year renewal options.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2018 $3,000,000, FY 2019 $3,000,000, FY 2020 $3,000,000
Accounts: 542-179
Contract Number(s): 1730-16416
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority-and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Department of Risk Management is requesting authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to award a contract to Davis Vision, Inc. to provide employer sponsored vision insurance benefits for Cook County employees and their dependents. Cook County currently offers vision coverage for all eligible employees and dependents. The plan design is negotiated through the collective bargaining process. Employees do not contribute to the cost of the plans. The expense is covered through annual appropriations.
The Director of Risk Management is authorized to review and approve the Certification and Evidence of Coverage to support the selected vision plan.
This contract was awarded through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Davis Vision, Inc. was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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