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June 21, 2022 – Addendum #1 RFP# 22060

The scope of work currently states:

As our prospective and current employees live and work all across the Lake County, we seek a vendor who has locations in Lake County where they provide Occupational Health. This can include clinics, doctor’s offices and hospitals. This is for the convenience and ease of utilizing these services for prospective and current employees.

New scope of work that replaces the current statement noted above:

Lake County is a large employer who recruits from a population that lives throughout the Chicagoland Region.  We seek a vendor who shall have at least one major facility in Lake County and may have multiple locations (clinics and hospitals) in the Chicagoland Region for the convenience and ease of utilizing these services for prospective and current employees.

Q) Regarding insurance, our General Liability and Professional Liability coverages are self-insured and therefore are not ‘issued by a company with an A.M. Best Rating of A-.  Please confirm this would not be considered a violation of the insurance requirements (all coverage levels can be met). A) This would not be a violation of the insurance requirements as long as all coverage levels are met.

Q) Are federal funds being applied to the procurement of this RFP?  If not, please confirm that the Special Terms and Conditions listed on pages 13 and 14 would not apply to this RFP. A) Currently federal funds are not being used to fund this procurement; however, this may change in the future. Lake County is requesting that vendors can meet federal procurement standards in the event that federal funds would be used.

Q) Please confirm that Section 29 on page 8 would not apply to Medical Records. Under HIPAA, ownership of medical records could not pass to the county. A) This does not apply to Medical Records. Ownership of Medical Records would not pass to the County.

The evaluation criteria shall now include the following, in addition to the criteria listed in the RFP document:

• Access to facilities throughout Lake County and the Chicagoland Region