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Addendum No. 1 and Letter of Clarification issued on July 12, 2018.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is soliciting proposals from consultants with qualifications, experience and knowledge to provide Health and Welfare Benefit Consulting Services to advise and assist with employee benefits. Medical benefits are provided through CalPERS; all other benefits including dental, vision, life, Long-Term Disability and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program services and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act are provided by vendors contracted directly with SacRT. Consultant will design, market, obtain quotations, evaluate insurers’ financial status, and provide other support functions to assist SacRT with its employee benefits.
RFP and other proposal info may be requested by contacting Sue Robison at 2816 N St, Sacramento, CA 95816, by e-mail at srobison@sacrt.com or at 916/556-0152. This publication (information) is available in accessible formats. Please contact 916/556-0152 or TDD 483-HEAR (4327) to request an accessible format. A pre-proposal meeting will be held on Monday, July 9, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the SacRT Auditorium at 1400 29th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816.
It is SacRT’s policy that Small Business Enterprises (“SBEs”) (defined as a business that has been certified as a small business by the California Department of General Services or any other public agency that certifies small businesses under applicable laws), and Local Businesses (“LBEs”) (defined as a business that maintains its Principal Place of business within the geographical boundaries of Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yolo or Yuba counties, and be an established business entity conducting business operations for at least 6 consecutive months prior to the due date of the proposal) will have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of this Contract.
To further that policy, SacRT will provide a 10% point preference to Proposers meeting the SBE participation goal and a 10% point preference to Proposers meeting the Local Business participation goal set for this Contract. Proposers eligible for both preferences will receive a 20% preference.
SacRT hereby notifies all proposers it will affirmatively ensure that, in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this solicitation, all proposers will be afforded full opportunity to submit a proposal in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, creed, sex, disability, age, or national origin in consideration for an award.
Sealed proposals must be received by the Procurement Services Office at 2816 N St, Sacramento, CA 95816 by 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 26, 2018, Pacific Local Time.
