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Meeting Date:
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12/19/2023 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Purchasing
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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13.23 Renewal of Contracts 9393AR2 Medical Benefits and 9393BR2 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Insurance Coverages
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Strategic Plans:
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Priority 1.4 1.4 Attract and recruit highly effective and qualified staff who are excellent matches for the district, develop a pipeline of candidates for hard-to-fill areas, and provide support to all employees that enables and empowers them to fulfill their role in our mission.
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Enclosure
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Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services Certification
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education (Board) is required to secure medical and prescription drug insurance coverage for eligible employees and their qualified dependents; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-5a(10), the Board is authorized to award a contract for insurance coverage by resolution adopted at a public meeting in accordance with the requirements for contracts for extraordinary unspecifiable services; and
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2021, in response to the Board’s Request for Proposal 9393A Medical Benefits, the Board received proposals submitted by two (2) vendors proposing to provide medical insurance coverage; and
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2021, in response to the Board’s Request for Proposal 9393B Pharmacy Benefit Manager, the Board received proposals submitted by four (4) vendors proposing to provide prescription drug insurance coverage; and
WHEREAS, all of the two (2) proposals for medical insurance coverage were found to meet the minimum requirements of request for proposal 9393A, and all of the four (4) proposals for prescription drug coverage were found to meet the minimum requirements of request for proposal 9393B; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education approved the award of contract during the October 28, 2021 Board Meeting for a contract term of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education approved the first renewal of contract during the January 26, 2023 Board Meeting for a contract term of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education desires to renew the current contracts for medical insurance coverage and prescription drug coverage for a contract term of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, attached to this Resolution is an Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services Certification signed by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, describing the nature of the work to be done and the vendor selection process noted above; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation for renewal of term contracts were reviewed and approved by Dr. Yolanda Mendez, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.
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Funding :
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Subject to availability of funds.
10-11-000-291-270-404-000-000
10-11-000-291-274-404-000-000
10-11-000-291-274-404-000-000
10-11-000-291-271-404-000-000
10-11-xxx-xxx-2xx-xxx-xxx-xxx
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Recommendation to the Board:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Newark Board of Education approves the renewal of term contracts for a one (1) year period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 as follows:
9393AR2 Medical Insurance awarded to Aetna Life Insurance Company, Hartford, CT at a cost not to exceed $105,645,713
9393BR2 Prescription Drug Insurance awarded to Express Scripts Inc, St Louis, MO at a cost not to exceed $22,802,119
9393CR2 Stop Loss Insurance awarded to Voya Financial/ Reliastar Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis, MN at a cost not to exceed $3,696,932
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the terms of the contract so awarded shall be in accordance with the specifications in request for proposals 9393A Medical Benefits and 9393B Pharmacy Benefit Manager, and the vendor’s proposals, and shall be set forth in a written agreement; and the Superintendent and School Business Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to execute said contracts on behalf of the Board. Notice of this award shall be published in the Board’s newspaper of record pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) and 18A:18A-5(a)(2).
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Sherelle Spriggs - Senior Purchasing Manager
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Signed By:
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Ty-Shanique Addison - Principal Fiscal Analyst
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Signed By:
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Dr. Yolanda Mendez - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
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Signed By:
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Roger León - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Daniel Gonzalez Moved, Member Josephine Garcia seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Newark Board of Education approves the renewal of term contracts for a one (1) year period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 as follows:
9393AR2 Medical Insurance awarded to Aetna Life Insurance Company, Hartford, CT at a cost not to exceed $105,645,713
9393BR2 Prescription Drug Insurance awarded to Express Scripts Inc, St Louis, MO at a cost not to exceed $22,802,119
9393CR2 Stop Loss Insurance awarded to Voya Financial/ Reliastar Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis, MN at a cost not to exceed $3,696,932
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the terms of the contract so awarded shall be in accordance with the specifications in request for proposals 9393A Medical Benefits and 9393B Pharmacy Benefit Manager, and the vendor’s proposals, and shall be set forth in a written agreement; and the Superintendent and School Business Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to execute said contracts on behalf of the Board. Notice of this award shall be published in the Board’s newspaper of record pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) and 18A:18A-5(a)(2).'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0 Abstain: 1. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Josephine Garcia | Yes | | Dawn Haynes | Yes | | A'Dorian Murray-Thomas | Yes | | Hasani Council | Yes | | Vereliz Santana | Yes | | Daniel Gonzalez | Yes | | Crystal Williams | Abstain | | Allison K. James-Frison | Yes | |
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