SLED Opportunity · TEXAS · CITY OF EDINBURG
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The City of Edinburg seeks an Insurance Benefit Consultant to review and advise on group medical and ancillary insurance plans for FY 2026-2027, ensuring competitive employee benefits and regulatory compliance. The consultant will provide analysis, reporting, and vendor sourcing support. Proposals are due August 4, 2026.
The City of Edinburg is seeking proposals for an Insurance Benefit Consultant to review group medical, group ancillary, and group voluntary RFPs to ensure the City is offering the most competitive employee benefit packages while ensuring regulatory compliance. Consultant will act as an advisor for fully funded medical plans providing analysis and quarterly reporting, or a financial advisor for self insured plans. Contingent on health plan, the consultant will provide necessary assistance such as vendor sourcing for third party administrators, pharmacy benefits, and stop loss carriers.
The City is organized into thirty-two (32) departments and provides a full range of municipal services to its citizens including fire and police protection, animal care and municipal court facilities, water and sanitary sewer utilities, solid waste collection services and residential recycling, a regional landfill, the construction of streets, drainage and other infrastructure, recreation activities, swimming pools and athletic fields, public library and other facilities used for various cultural and civil activities.
Currently there are approximately 1200 Full-Time Employees, 60 Part-Time Employees, and 110 retirees who qualify for the City’s fully insured plan. The Benefit Insurance Plan Year coincides with the City’s fiscal year of October 1 – September 30.
The Insurance Benefit Consultant agreement includes a “Scope of Services.” The City of Edinburg reserves the right to terminate the agreement at any time should it be determined the Scope of Services are not met. The Insurance Benefit Consultant agreement is expected to commence immediately following the selection process, to include all service requirements.
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HB 89
(35) The 85th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2017, which amends Texas Local Government Code Section 1. Subtitle F, Title 10, Government Code by adding Chapter 2270 which states that a governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:
1) does not boycott Israel; and
2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract
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SB 13 ENERGY COMPANY BOYCOTTS
The 87th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2021, which amends Texas Local Government Code 2274.001. Subtitle F, Title 10, Chapter 809 which states that a governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:
1) does not boycott energy companies and will not boycott energy companies during the term of the Contract. If Respondent does not make that verification, Respondent must so indicate in its Response and state why the certification is not required, or
2) the verification required by Section 2274.002 of the Texas Government Code does not apply to the contract. If circumstances relevant to this provision change during the course of the contract, Respondent shall promptly notify Agency.
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SB 19 FIREARM ENTITIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS DISCRIMINATIONS
The 87th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2021, which amends Texas Local Government Code Section 1. Subtitle F, Title 10 of the Texas Government Code 2274.002, Respondent verifies that it:
1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association and
2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.
If Respondent does not make that verification, Respondent must so indicate in its Response and state why the verification is not required. If circumstances relevant to this provision change during the course of the contract, Respondent shall promptly notify Agency.
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NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT
Submitters, by submitting a signed submission, certify that the accompanying submission is not the result of, or affected by, any unlawful act of collusion with any other person or company engaged in the same line of business or commerce, or any other fraudulent act punishable under Texas or United States law.
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CHAPTER 176 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
Effective January 1, 2006, Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that any vendor or person considering doing business with a local government entity disclose in the Questionnaire Form CIQ, the vendor or person’s affiliation or business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with a local government entity. By law, this questionnaire must be filed with the records administrator of the City of Edinburg not later than the 7th business day after the date the person becomes aware of facts that require the statement be filed. See Section 176.006, Local Government Code. A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 176.006, Local Government Code. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
For more information or to obtain Questionnaire CIQ go to the Texas Ethics Commission web page athttps://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/conflict/CIQ.pdf
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES (Form 1295)
In 2015, the Texas Legislature adopted House Bill 1295, which added section 2252.908 of the Government Code. The law states that a governmental entity or state agency may not enter into certain contracts with a business entity unless the business entity submits a disclosure of interested parties to the governmental entity or state agency at the time the business entity submits the signed contract to the governmental entity or state agency. The law applies only to a contract of a governmental entity or state agency that either (1) requires an action or vote by the governing body of the entity or agency before the contract may be signed or (2) has a value of at least $1 million. The disclosure requirement applies to a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2016. For more information go to the Texas Ethics Commission web page at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/filinginfo/1295/
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