Specifications include, but are not limited to: New Castle County is seeking priced proposals for professional services relating to Employee Benefits Consulting Services. 1. Be pro-active in formulating and presenting to the County recommendations and ideas regarding the management of the Programs. 2. Provide assistance to the County in preparation of request(s) for proposals that include all the County benefit programs previously identified. 3. Provide assistance to the County in designing the integration of the Program’s vendors, as well as, managing vendor implementations and transitions. 4. Assist the County with the development of performance standards relating to vendors’ performance of services to the County and evaluate the performance of vendors; 5. As requested by the County, research pertinent issues regarding the Programs and provide reports documenting research, findings, and recommendations, as applicable; 6. Communicate to the County, in a timely manner, changes in federal statutes and regulations that may impact the Programs; and assist the County with required changes and communications. 7. Provide assistance to the County in determining benefit design for the Programs and the cost/savings associated with any benefit design changes. 8. Review various reports submitted by any vendor selected by the County and make recommendations on the format and content of the reports for the overall purpose of making the reports useful and meaningful to the County. 9. At the County’s request, work with vendors contracted with the County to facilitate the provision of necessary services to the participants of the Plan;
