Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Personnel
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Contract for Health Benefits Program - Dental Plan
Purpose: Closed Panel Dental Services on a Pre-Paid Basis for Eligible Active Employees, and Eligible Retirees, and their Eligible Dependents
Entity Name: Group Dental Health Administrators, Inc.
Entity Address: 66 Route 17 North, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Contract Amount: Estimated cost of $533,292.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget Lines
Contract Period: January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. (X ) Insurance/EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Resolution #7R1-AA080112
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WHEREAS, through the adoption of appropriate Resolution, 7RI-L(AS) adopted on March 2, 2011, as the result of collective bargaining negotiations, the City of Newark (the "City"), New Jersey, is required to provide closed panel dental services, on a pre-paid basis as individually negotiated with each of the City's bargaining units, to all eligible employees, eligible retirees and their eligible dependents represented by the various bargaining units with which the City negotiates and eligible unclassified personnel along with their eligible dependents who are eligible to receive the closed panel dental services on a pre-paid basis provided by Group Dental Health Administrators, Inc. ("Group Dental"); and
WHEREAS, Group Dental has submitted a proposal indicating they will provide closed panel dental services on a pre-paid basis at a rate of $46.78 per subscriber; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a contract with Group Dental for the purpose of providing closed panel dental services for the contract period January 1, 2013 through Decembe...
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