From
Bryce Davis, Purchasing Manager
Title
Ratify the city's previous contract year’s expenditure for our contract with Employer Direct Healthcare, LLC ("EDH" also known as Surgery Plus) for administrative service fees and procedure costs to access their network of surgeons and facilities in the amount of $229,509.61 between August 2018 and July 2019, which was through a Master Interlocal Agreement with the City of Fort Worth; and approve the renewal of the contract in the increased amount of $350,000 for a modified seventeen month term between August 2019 and December 2020 to better align our contract dates with the City of Fort Worth’s contract; and authorize the City Manager to execute a single renewal option in future years between January 2021 and December 2021 in the estimated annual amount not to exceed $250,000 so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City’s obligation during the renewal term
Presenter
Lisa Norris, Human Resources Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
In July of 2017 Council approved the City to enter into a one year interlocal service agreement for administrative service fees to access their network of surgeons and facilities offering bundled pricing beginning in August 2017 for an annual cost not to exceed $100,000, through a Master Interlocal Agreement with the City of Fort Worth for one year with the option to renew for four additional one year periods totaling $500,000 if all extensions are exercised.
This contract allows the City of Grand Prairie to utilize EDH (also commonly referred to as "SurgeryPlus") for bundled pricing on many surgical procedures at certain authorized facilities within their network. We pay administrative fees as well as the procedure costs to access their network and bundled pricing contracts. This bundled pricing is through high quality and care providers/surgeons at substantially reduced bundled rates for our employees, retirees and their covere...
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