HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2007.04.05 - 28355MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 07072 April 5, 2007
BY: General Government Committee. Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND
COUNTY DISCOUNT DENTAL PROGRAM
TO: The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, recognizing the benefit to
individuals, senior citizens and families of making a discount dental program available that does
not have age or income restrictions, adopted Miscellaneous Resolution #06188, to issue a
Request for Proposals (RFP) that would establish an affordable Discount Dental Program for
Oakland County residents; and
WHEREAS an RFP was issued. and seven (7) proposals were received. Three (3)
bidders were interviewed by an RFP review committee consisting of representatives from
Purchasing, Fiscal Services and the Board of Commissioners, with assistance from
representatives of the Health Division and Information Technology; and
WHEREAS the RFP review committee is recommending Benefit Control Methods, Inc.
(BCM) as the preferred vendor for the Oakland County Discount Dental program; and
WHEREAS the Benefit Control Methods, Inc. (BCM) proposal provides that the program
will be offered to Oakland County residents at no cost to the County; and
WHEREAS Benefit Control Methods, Inc. (BCM) will have the responsibility of marketing
and administering the program; and
WHEREAS the annual cost to participate in the Oakland County Discount Dental
program is $69.00 per year, per subscriber household, and such fee is to be paid by the
subscriber; and
WHEREAS the estimated overall projected savings will be 30% to 40% below the usual
and customary costs of dental care. The average household will save an estimated $900 to
$1,100 per year on a variety of dental services; and
WHEREAS the program offered through Benefit Control Methods, Inc. (BCM) will provide
access to 761 dentists in Oakland County; 2,700 dentists in Michigan; and over 70,000 dentists
nationwide, including general dentists, oral surgeons, pedodontists, endodontists, orthodontists
and periodontists; and
WHEREAS providing an affordable and easily accessible dental program, without age or
income restrictions, would be a significant benefit to Oakland County families.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby authorizes the creation of the Oakland County Discount Dental Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes awarding a contract to Benefit Control Methods, Inc. (BCM) as the qualified vendor to
make this program available to Oakland County residents.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes Oakland County's Corporation Counsel and Purchasing Division to negotiate and draft
a contract with Benefit Control Methods, Inc. (BCM) based on their proposal.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes the Chairperson of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners to sign the contract
for the Oakland County Discount Dental Program, as long as said contract is in accordance with
the Request for Proposal and the bid submitted by the recommended vendor.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution,
GENER pVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
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Resolution #07072 April 5, 2007
Moved by Rogers supported by Nash the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Burns, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingen, Gosselin, Gregory, Grelmel,
Hatchett, Jacobsen, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Suarez,
Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (23)
NAYS: KowaII. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) were adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 5, 2007, with
the original record thereof now remain ,ng in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac,
Michigan this 5th day of April, 2007.