Health and Welfare Employee Benefits

Assumptions are as follows:

1. The proposal is to be based on the proposed plan of benefits.
2. The quote is to be based upon the census provided in the RFP.
3. All participants enrolled in the Employee Benefits Plan as of December 31, 2026 are to receive immediate coverage under the new plan. All health services incurred on or after January 1, 2027, for currently enrolled participants are to be eligible expenses. The City’s enrollment records are to be the basis for “take-over.”
4. All Respondent proposal offerings will comply with the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act.
5. Coverage for employees (full time) becomes effective on the 1 ^st day of employment. Medical terminates at the end of the month in which the employees separates from employment. Retirees are eligible for continued coverage up to Medicare eligibility, provided they were enrolled in benefits the day preceding the date of retirement.
6. This RFP is for a five-year contract. A three-year contract with two one-year renewal options with caps, a two-year contract with three one-year renewal options with caps or a one-year contract with options for four one-year renewal options with caps will be considered. If it is the respondent’s intent to increase rates at the renewal date, the City must be notified of the maximum increase for each renewal period and the basis for calculating the increase. The City must be notified of renewal rates at least 120 days prior to the effective date of the rate change.

The City of Sugar Land is home to 111,026 (Source: US Census Bureau, 2020) residents who celebrate our rich history while helping push us forward to be a City of the future. Sugar Land has always been a trailblazing city, fearlessly forging new paths and surpassing expectations while delivering top-tier services to our residents, employees, and businesses. According to our last Citizen Satisfaction Survey, 95% of residents love calling Sugar Land home and 10% say that nothing would make their lives better than it already is. Sugar Land’s fast-growing population is one of the most highly educated and globally diverse in the region, attracting top talent from the University of Houston’s Sugar Land campus and the greater Houston area. In fact, nearly 60% of residents aged 25 and over have at least a bachelor’s degree and more than 500,000 college graduates lived within 30 minutes of Sugar Land. Sugar Land also boasts one of the most affluent and diverse populations in the State of Texas, with a median household income of $123,261 in 2020 and with an Asian population – including, among others, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani residents– representing over 38% of its residents. Located just 20 minutes from downtown Houston, many of Sugar Land’s attractions are within a short distance from each other, including a world-class baseball park, several museums, and the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land, one of the nation’s top ranked entertainment venues. In addition to our world-class destination venues, our residents can enjoy 27 city parks and over 20 miles of hike and bike trails. Sugar Land is consistently voted one of the ‘best suburbs of Houston”, and we think it’s easy to see why.