El Dorado County’s Workers’ Compensation Administration Program Competitive Process Needed Now

The County’s workers’ compensation system is without significant waste, fraud, or abuse and the County has gotten fair value for its money.

A third-party workers’ compensation claims administrator is better able to handle the important workers’ compensation administration than an in-house program and appears to save the county money.

York Risk Services Group appears to be providing good support to the county, thus assuring that the system runs well.

While the County may legally extend services contracts with vendors such as YRSG; that may not be the best practice when contractual relationships are as long-standing and involve such significant costs as the one with York. Subsequent and substantive amendments of that contract were approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2014, and 2016. The latter revision extending the agreement to October 31, 2017, and both amendments changing its financial terms.

A competitive selection process, rather than another renewal of the existing agreement, is the better way to select the County’s third-party administrator after the current compact expires on October 31, 2017.

The use of a full competitive RFP selection process will gain the advantage of competition and obtain the best and lowest cost services.