HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report - Award Official County NewspaperKITTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: April 3, 2018
ACTION REQUESTED: Award a Bid & Contract to Serve as the Official County
Newspaper from 7/1/18 – 6/30/19
BACKGROUND: Staff published a Notice of Call for Bids to serve as the Official
County Newspaper beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Staff published the
Call for Bids and sent a letter with a copy of the notice to the Daily Record and the
Northern Kittitas County Tribune.
Sealed Bids were received from the Daily Record and the Northern Kittitas County
Tribune and were opened on Friday March 23, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. in the Commissioner’s
office.
According to RCW 36.72.075 the county legislative authority shall award the contract to
the best and lowest responsible bidder, giving consideration to the question or circulation
in awarding the contract, with a view to giving publication of notices the widest publicity.
INTERACTION:
Daily Record bid:
Legal Advertising – based on a 6 column format: $8.73 per column inch.
Last year’s was $8.73
Display Advertising – based on a 6 column format: $7.62 per column inch.
Last year’s was $7.62
According to the Daily Record they have the highest reach and circulation of newspapers
in Kittitas County. Their average paid daily circulation is 4,400. They publish legal
notices six days a week Monday – Saturday. Legal notices appear online at no additional
charge and their website averages 200,000 page views a month and is updated daily.
Legal notices are also published on www.wapublicnotices.com through the Washington
Newspaper Publisher Association at no additional charge.
Northern Kittitas County Tribune bid:
Legal Advertising – based on a per column inch for first insertion date is $9.00
and $8.00 per column inch for subsequent insertions of the same legal notice
(discounted from their advertising open rate of $14.00 pci). Their single-column
width measures 1.66-inches with 6-columns across per page.
They publish once a week on Thursday and their average total paid circulation is 3,150.
Of that, 2,500 are purchased within Kittitas County, primarily Upper County each week
(ex: mailed to subscribers, local business news stands and vending boxes), thus the public
notices would be viewed by over 8,000 readers each week. The legal notices are also
posted online and at www.wapublicnotices.com each week.
RECOMMENDATION: Consider approving a Resolution Awarding a Bid for the
Official County Newspaper for the term beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019
and to authorize the Board to sign a Contract between Kittitas County and the Daily
Record.
HANDLING: Staff has prepared a Resolution & Contract for your consideration.
ATTACHMENTS: Bid from the Daily Record & Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Resolution to Award Official County Newspaper
Contract between Kittitas County and the Daily Record
LEAD STAFF: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board