Information
Type: Deliberation
Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners
Directors' Update: March 31, 2021
Business Meeting: April 6, 2021
Summary:Awarding the Legal Printing bid to The Chronicle for the period beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, at a cost of $3.10 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 Lewis County News: towncrier@flannerypubs.com; flanneryads@yahoo.com; pscotmyers@aol.com; lynnetteh@flannerypubs.com
Additional Copies To: County users
Resolution
LIST THE BIDS RECEIVED AND NEWSPAPER SELECTED FOR LEWIS COUNTY LEGAL PRINTING FOR JULY 1, 2021, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022
WHEREAS, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) issued a call for sealed bids for the printing of legal publications on Feb. 1, 2021; and
WHEREAS, three firms submitted bid packets: The Chronicle, The East County Journal and The Lewis County News; and
WHEREAS, the bid from the Lewis County News, which was submitted twice, was rejected as it did not meet the bid specifications; and
WHEREAS, bids from The Chronicle and The East County Journal were opened during an open public meeting on March 16, 2021; and
WHEREAS, The Chronicle included two options in its bid:
- A standard option mirroring the previous year's agreement with Lewis County.
- A "technology option" that would allow Lewis County to submit and bids through an online portal and access published bids through a digital vault
WHEREAS, the bids submitted were as follows:
| BIDDER NAME | PRICE PER 1.20 COLUMN INCH | SAMPLE BID PRICE |
| The Chronicle - standard | $3.10 | $24.18 |
| The Chronicle - "technology option" | $4.10 | $31.98 |
| East County Journal | $5.75 | $48.88 |
WHEREAS, The Chronicle is the lowest qualified bidder per the bid specifications.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the BOCC that The Chronicle be named Lewis County's legal newspaper of record for the period beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, at a cost of $3.10 per 1.20 column inch at 8-point type in conformance with the sample furnished with The Chronicle’s bid.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 6th day of April, 2021.