164-22 Awarding the Contracts for Workers Compensation Third Party Administration - 2022.pdf

164-22 June 28, 2022 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) requires the services of a Third-Party Administration (“TPA Services”) to assist in the processing of the Township’s various self-insured claims for workers compensation; and WHEREAS, on November 9, 2021, the Township Council adopted Resolution 284-21 which authorized the Township to utilize Competitive Contracting in lieu of public bidding to award a contract for the retention of a Third-Party Administrator to provide TPA Services to the Township; and WHEREAS, on December 14, 2021, the Township advertised and release a Request for Proposal (the “RFP”) for a Contract for Workers Compensation Third Party Administration Services (the “Contract”) in accordance with the Local Public Contracts Law (the “LPCL”); and WHEREAS, on January 27, 2022, a prospective respondent to the RFP filed a lawsuit challenging the Township’s RFP seeking the issuance of revised set of RFPS with additional data and information provided therein; and WHEREAS, on March 7, 2022, the Honorable Robert H. Gardner, Judge of the Superior Court entered a Consent Order memorializing the terms of a resolution of the lawsuit whereby the Township would readvertise the RFP providing additional information and data in the RFP; and WHEREAS, on March 15, 2022, the Township Council adopted resolution 59-22 consistent with the terms of the Consent Order authorizing: (i) rejection of the proposal received by the Township; and (ii) advertisement of a revised RFP; and WHEREAS, on March 28, 2022, the Township advertised and released a revised RFP consistent with the terms of the Consent Order entered by Judge Gardner; and WHEREAS, on May 17, 2022, the Township received four (4) proposals in response to the RFP, including proposals from: (i) Claims Resolution Corporation, Inc. (“CRC”); (ii)