Specifications include, but are not limited to: 5.1 Contractor shall provide the benefits and Services that are: (1) required under Exhibit A, Scope of Work; (2) proposed by Contractor and accepted by the City; and (3) otherwise required under the Contract between the Contractor and the City. 5.2 Contractor shall provide the Services as specified within this Solicitation effective January 1, 2025. The Plan Year begins annually on January 1, with the Open Enrollment period scheduled during the previous October. The City reserves the right to change these dates with a sixty (60) calendar days’ notice to the Contractor. 5.3 Contractor shall develop an annual Summary Plan Description (SPD) and a Benefit Summary that outlines written policies and procedures, including coverage, rules, practice guidelines, that will allow for decisions, policies, and procedures to be appropriately administered for the Dental plans. 5.4 Contractor shall provide the City an SPD and Benefit Summary in redline draft by October 1 of every Contract year. The redline draft SPD and Benefit Summary for the first year of Contract is due no later than October 1, 2024. 5.5 The Contractor shall disclose to the City all Subcontractors and assignees used to provide Services requested in relation to this Contract. 5.6 The Contractor shall allow the City to participate in any quality assurance processes for any and all Subcontractors. 5.7 The Contractor shall immediately, upon any oral or written notification to the Contractor, report to the City any potential litigation relating to issues involving Contractor, the City, and/or any Subcontractor as it pertains to any Services provided under this Contract.
