City of Gainesville - File #: 080254.

• File #: 080254.
• Version: 0
• Name: Selection of Marsh USA, Inc. as the City of Gainesville's Property and Casualty Broker/Agent (B)
• Type: Staff Recommendation
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/21/2008
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 8/21/2008
• Title: Selection of Marsh USA, Inc. as the City of Gainesville's Property and Casualty Broker/Agent (B) This item involves a request for the City Commission to approve the rankings of the competitive bid process selecting Marsh USA, Inc. as the City's property and casualty broker/agent.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/21/2008	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

Title
Selection of Marsh USA, Inc. as the City of Gainesville's Property and Casualty Broker/Agent (B)

This item involves a request for the City Commission to approve the rankings of the competitive bid process selecting Marsh USA, Inc. as the City's property and casualty broker/agent.

Explanation
The City of Gainesville recently requested qualifications from property, liability and workers compensation insurance agents for marketing and placement of its property, liability and workers compensation insurance/self-insurance program. Additional services requested included loss control and risk management consulting. The City received three qualified responses to the Request for Proposals and committee made up of staff evaluated the proposals based several factors, including but not limited to: price, agent and key person qualifications and experience, agency premium volume, range of services available, experience with accounts of similar complexity, including public entities, commitment to service the City's account, agent/agency remuneration, insurance market preferences, agency clout, negotiation experience and references. Based on the criteria specified in the RFP staff scored and ranked the responders as follows:

Firm Name Score Rank
Marsh USA, Inc. 280 1
Wachovia Insurance 245 2
Gallagher Risk Management 234 3

In addition to providing the best response to the RFP, Marsh has provided the City and Gainesville Regional Utilities with superior service since October 2005. Over their initial contract period, the City has recognized continued reductions in the cost of insurance and received considerable input related to the major construction projects initiated by GRU during tha...