Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

Directors' Update: March 27, 2024

Business Meeting: April 2, 2024

Summary:

Awarding the Legal Printing bid to The East County Journal for the period beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, at a cost of $4.10 per 1.20 column inch in conformance with the sample furnished with The East County Journal’s bid.

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Chronicle: hr@chronline.com; eschwartz@chronline.com; rbarr@chronline.com East County Journal: fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com; dpi@devaulpublishing.com

Additional Copies To:

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) issued a call for sealed bids for the printing of legal publications on February 6, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the county received two bids; and

WHEREAS, bids from The Chronicle and The East County Journal were opened during an open public meeting on March 19, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the bids submitted were as follows:

BIDDER NAME	PRICE PER 1.20 COLUMN INCH	SAMPLE BID PRICE
The East County Journal	$4.10	$34.85
The Chronicle	$4.80	$37.92

 ; and

WHEREAS, The East County Journal is the lowest qualified bidder per the bid specifications; and

WHEREAS, per RCW 36.72.075, the county legislative authority must -- at its first meeting in April -- select a newspaper to serve as the official county newspaper for one year beginning on the first day of July.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the BOCC that The East County Journal be named Lewis County's legal newspaper of record for the period beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, at a cost of $4.10 per 1.20 column inch at 8-point type in conformance with the sample furnished with The East County Journal's bid.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 2nd day of April, 2024.