Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200
201 North Scoville Avenue · Oak Park, IL 60302-2296 Strategic Plan: Priority 4 Board Goal: 1 Policy:
TO: Committee of the Whole FROM: Roxana Sanders, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Cyndi Sidor, Chief School Business Official Carolyn Gust, Director of Purchasing and Transportation DATE: May 19, 2020 RE: Presentation of Insurance Broker RFP BACKGROUND: Gallagher Benefit Services has been the District’s insurance broker since 2010. The service agreement with them was last renewed in May of 2017 and is expiring as of May 30, 2020. To ensure that the District secures the best value of insurance brokerage services, the request for proposal (RFP) for benefit consultant/broker services was issued on March 2, 2020 with the deadline for proposals to be received on April 2, 2020. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Proposals were received from six firms: Alliant, Connor & Gallagher One Source, Gallagher Benefit Services, GCG, Horton, and NFP. The Chief Financial Officer, Director of Purchasing and Transportation, and Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources reviewed each proposal for accuracy in required submission information, conformity to the scope of work requested and overall responsiveness to the RFP. The chart below presents the summary comparison of the six proposals received:
Name Service Focus # of Service Team Members Assigned Average # of Clients Service Team Handles Online Benefit Enrollment/ Administration Portal Included COBRA Administration Included Total Cost for 5 Years Additional Costs Alliant Varies 8 10+ No Yes
$320,000
Connor & Gallagher Varies 11 25 Yes Yes
$350,000
Gallagher K-12 8 38 No No
$305,000
GCG K-12 14 10 Yes Yes
$270,000
Virtual Benefit Assistant Horton Large Employers 10 62 Yes No
$247,500
10% Commission NFP Varies 11 11 Yes, enrollment
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No
$300,000