RFP Questions and Answers

Please note the question period has ended.

Permit Process Modernization:

Q1: Could you please advise whether the vendor who provides these planning service will be prohibited from providing implementation services related to this modernization effort?

A1: No such prohibitions are anticipated.

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Health Insurance Collaborative:

Q1a) How far along in the process is WestCOG?
Q1b) Have the member municipalities had any meetings as a group?

A1a) WestCOG is entertaining proposals from qualified consultants to advance the process.
A1b) The member municipalities meet monthly.

Q2) Which municipalities have come forward and committed to be part of the collaborative?

A2) No municipalities have committed to date. Municipal commitments may depend on a variety of factors, including the results of the evaluation and design and details of the proposed collaborative.

Q3) Please identify the committed municipalities and the number of employees to be covered under the collaborative?

A3) See prior response.
The number of employees participating is to be determined, but shall not exceed the total local government employment of the eighteen municipalities involved, including their school districts, and may depend on a variety of factors, including the results of the evaluation and design and details of the proposed collaborative.

Q4) Please identify the current funding arrangement for each of the committed municipalities?

A4) Not applicable.

Q5) Who are the incumbent insurance providers or administrators for the groups committed to creating the collaborative?

A5) Not applicable.

Q6) How does WestCOG plan to work with current member broker relationships?

A6) To be determined.

Q7) Please provide the date when proposers will be notified of decisions made on submissions (page 3, under “Review and contracting”).

A7) Decisions are expected by December 31, 2018.