Hillsborough County evaluation committee scores RFP for property/casualty brokerage; Risk Management Associates leads

An evaluation committee for Hillsborough County completed consensus scoring of four responsive proposals on an RFP for property casualty and builders risk insurance consulting and brokerage services, the committee recorded on the meeting that Risk Management Associates received the highest total score.

Chief buyer Sakina Ford opened the remote evaluation meeting and explained the process, saying, “The committee is going to evaluate, discuss, and score by consensus the 4 remaining responses submitted for this RFP.” The committee then discussed technical qualifications, organizational capacity and understanding of scope before adding price and DMDWBE bonus points to produce final totals.

The nut graf: The committee evaluated four proposals that remained after an initial responsiveness review and assigned consensus scores using the solicitation's published criteria. Risk Management Associates finished with the highest total (96), followed by Southeastern Series of Lockton (82 and total 87.57 including price), Marsh/Marcia McLean (72 and total 91.4 including price and DMDWBE credit) and Alliant Insurance Services (78 and…