TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Insurance Services Office, Inc. of Jersey City, NJ, for access to the Insurance Service Office (ISO) ClaimSearch Database, in a total annual amount not to exceed $30,000 for a period of three years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Insurance Services Office, Inc., to provide access to the Insurance Services Office (ISO) ClaimSearch Database, which includes access to claims records reported to the ISO under casualty lines, including, but not limited to, workers’ compensation, general liability, auto bodily injury liability, medical payments, homeowners and farm owners’ liability, Errors and Omissions Directors and Officers, and marine. The requested contract will ensure the continuation of claims management, analysis, investigation, and support services that are imperative to our Workers' Compensation claims investigation process.
City Charter Section 1801 requires that contracts for City purchases be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after a competitive bid process, but allows for awards without a competitive bid process, if accompanied by a Resolution adopted by the City Council. Insurance Services is the only private company that makes available a property and casualty claims database that provides an extensive repository of claims records, therefore no useful purpose would be served by advertising for bids and to do so would constitute an unnecessary expenditure of public funds.
The Human Resources Department Risk Management Bureau Workers Com...
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