DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for an Owner-Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) between CSAC-Excess Insurance Authority, participating members and Fresno County
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE|109|Authorize the Director of Human Resources to submit, to the Executive Committee of the California State Association of Counties Excess Insurance Authority, an application for the County of Fresno to become a member of the master rolling Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP); and
2. Approve and adopt, contingent upon approval of the County of Fresno's application for membership in the OCIP, the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding between California State Association of Counties Excess Insurance Authority and its participating members in the master rolling Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP); and
3. Authorize the Director of Human Resources, once the County of Fresno's application to become a member of the OCIP has been approved, to execute on behalf of the County the Memorandum of Understanding, and any subsequent amendment thereto as may be required relating to the Sheriff's Substation construction project, through and including the date of its final completion.
REPORT
A consortium of public entities who are members of the California State Association of Counties Excess Insurance Authority (EIA), with assistance from Alliant Insurance Brokers (Alliant), has formed a group through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the purpose of combining multiple public works projects being constructed by multiple members to create a risk sharing pool. The MOU essentially provides for the purchase of large limits of construction coverage, performance of administrative services such as claims handling and safety reporting oversight, and financing of the various insurance components, thus resulting in net project savings. See Appendix A...
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