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You are inv ted to submit your Proposal for the administration of a Post Employment Health Care savings Plan based on the information contained in this Request for Proposal. Unless a specific note is made to the contrary, we will assume that your Proposal conforms to the city's Specifications. We also expect that your Proposal complies with all applicable state and federal laws. The city recognizes that more than one vendor may be involved with the submission of a particular Proposal. As noted in the summary of Requested Information and Proposal Questionnaire, all vendors must be addressed. The City reserves the right to independently evaluate each vendor and accept/reject all or any of the vendors. You are invited to ask questions during the proposal process and to seek additional information, if needed. We want this to be an interactive process and will make every effort to provide sufficient data for your response. General Conditions and Stipulations Employee census is correct and accurate to the best of our knowledge. All vendors submitting Proposals will be provided information regarding changes or additlbns to this information. This information will be provided on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis. The City reserves the right to adept or reject any or all Proposals and to waive formalities and select the vendor(s) offering the product and /or services that best meet the needs of the city and its employees. The city's objective is to select a vendor(s) who will provide the best possible service at the best possible cost while meeting the Request for Proposal specifications. The city is not obligated to award the contract based on cost alone. A servicing representative must be available to the city initially and on an on- going basis to assist with any meetings the city conducts to introduce the Plan, for purposes of enrollment activities, to explain Plan changes, etc. The vendor(s) awarded the business shall submit properly executed contracts to the city within sixty (60) days of the Plan effective date. To the extent the Plan effective date precedes the date of the contracts, services shall be performed in accordance with a letter of understanding not inconsistent with the Proposal. The city will designate a project manager to coordinate the Plan on behalf of the city and its employees. The successful vendor(s) will be required to work closely with the designated project manager. Similarly, the successful vendor(s) will be expected to identify an individual who will serve as the key contact person and to specify other staff that will perform various tasks. Page 6