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Type: Deliberation

Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

Directors' Update: April 1, 2026

Business Meeting: April 7, 2026

Summary:

Awarding the Legal Printing bid to The Chronicle for the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, at a cost of $3.80 per 1.20 column inch in conformance with the sample furnished with The Chronicle'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 Lewis County News: pscotmyers@aol.com

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Resolution

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) issued a call for sealed bids for the printing of legal publications on February 3, 2026; 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 17, 2026; and

WHEREAS, the bids submitted were as follows:

BIDDER NAME	PRICE PER 1.20 COLUMN INCH AT 8-POINT TYPE	SAMPLE BID PRICE
The Chronicle	$3.80	$30.02
The East County Journal	$8.33	$64.56

 ; and

WHEREAS, The Chronicle 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 (1) that The Chronicle is named Lewis County's legal newspaper of record for the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, at a cost of $3.80 per 1.20 column inch at 8-point type in conformance with the sample furnished with The Chronicle's bid and (2) that the County Manager is authorized to sign the attached Printing Contract with The Chronicle.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 7th day of April, 2026.