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Council delays $1.96 million benefits-administration contract, asks staff to return with one‑year option
Summary
The Detroit City Council Committee of the Whole asked Human Resources Director Denise Starr to return next week with options for a one‑year contract for benefits administration with WEX Health Inc., and to provide comparative procurement information and cost details for moving the service in‑house.
The Detroit City Council Committee of the Whole delayed action Thursday on a proposed three‑year, $1,958,400 contract with WEX Health Inc. to administer employee benefits, asking Human Resources to return in one week with information on a possible one‑year extension and competitive comparisons.
Human Resources Director Denise Starr told the committee the contractor handles online open enrollment for about 10,215 city employees and their families, COBRA processing and thousands of benefit inquiries. "Without this contract, we would have…
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