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6.F.
Consent Agenda
4/18/2017

CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM
COMMISSION MEETING DATE:  4/18/2017
REQUESTED ACTION BY COMMISSION:  PROPOSED RESOLUTION No. R17-042 - Approve award of  RFP No. 015-1210-17/JMA for Pension Benefit Consultant to Aon Hewitt of Tampa, FL and authorize the City Manager to sign Professional Services Agreement for Pension Benefit Consultant. Services in the amount of $35,000 and hourly rates for additional services as requested in the RFP.
EXPLANATION OF REQUEST: 

On February 7, 2017, Procurement Services opened four (4) proposals in response to the “Request for Proposal for Pension Benefit Consultant Services”.  This RFP was issued to secure a qualified and responsible company to review and comment on the City’s three (3) pension actuary reports; evaluate the plans and benefit structures and any other factors influencing the cost of the plans; quantify their impact on the funding of the individual plans; propose a long-term plan to reduce the recommended annual contribution to fund the pension liability; and develop alternatives that would maintain competitiveness as an employer.  

 

After reviewing all proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria contained in the RFP, the selection committee is recommending awarding the Pension Benefit Consultant Professional Services Agreement to Aon Hewitt.

 

The Ranking is as follows:

 

Firm                                        Points (Max 300)                              Ranking  

 

Aon Hewitt                             278                                                        1

Nyhart Company                   264                                                         2

Sageview                               243                                                        3

Bolton Partners                      241                                                        4


HOW WILL THIS AFFECT CITY PROGRAMS OR SERVICES?  By awarding to this agreement, the City will get a review of its current pension plans as far as benefit and cost structure and recommendations on long term funding and alternatives while maintaining competitiveness as an employer.
FISCAL IMPACT:  Budgeted  Funds are budgeted in account number 001-1211-512-49-17.
ALTERNATIVES:  An alternative would be not to award and re-bid the RFP.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
STRATEGIC PLAN APPLICATION: 

CLIMATE ACTION:  No
CLIMATE ACTION DISCUSSION: 
Is this a grant?  No
Grant Amount: 
ATTACHMENTS:
TypeDescription
ResolutionResolution awarding RFP to Aon Hewitt and approving a Professional Services Agreement
AgreementAon Agreement
AttachmentAon Proposal
AttachmentSummary of Reviewers Scores
Tab SheetsTab Sheet
REVIEWERS:
DepartmentReviewerActionDate
Financial ServicesAnswererApproved4/13/2017 - 9:30 AM
Financial ServicesAnswererApproved4/13/2017 - 9:30 AM
LegalAnswererApproved4/13/2017 - 4:36 PM
City ManagerAnswererApproved4/14/2017 - 11:46 AM