The County wishes to appoint a Third-Party Workers’ Compensation Claims Administrator to provide related Claims Administration services for three years with option to extend for two additional one-year periods. The successful Proposer must demonstrate a broad knowledge of, and expertise with, governmental entity and risk management to assist the Risk Management Department with the continuing claims administration program and help develop claims reduction efforts. The successful Third-Party Claims Administrator shall have, at a minimum, the following qualifications: (a) A claims administration office within reasonable proximity to the Dakota County Government Center. (b) Three years’ experience in handling Workers’ Compensation Self-Insured accounts for a public entity. (c) Sufficient staff to conduct field investigations to provide prompt reporting, prompt adjudication of medical and loss time payments, and the appropriate level of supervisory personnel to assure compliance with the content of the proposal. (d) Have not received sanctions for non-conforming performance by the State of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industries in the past three years. (e) Have sufficient data producing capability to provide the reporting requirements outlined in this Request for Proposal.
