HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report - Award Official County Newspaper 2023KITTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: April 4, 2023
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to approve a Resolution to Award a Bid &
Contract to Serve as the Official County Newspaper from
7/1/23 – 6/30/24.
BACKGROUND: Staff published a Notice of Call for Bids to serve as the Official
County Newspaper beginning July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The Commissioners
office 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 they were opened on Thursday March 23, 2023, at 2:00 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: $9.00 per column inch.
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 four days a week and online, Tuesday – Thursday and Saturday. Legal notices
appear online at no additional charge and their website averages 142,000 page views a
month and is updated daily. Legal notices are also published online at no charge at both
the www.DailyRecordNews.com and www.wapublicnotices.com through the Washington
Newspaper Publisher Association.
NORTHERN KITTITAS COUNTY TRIBUNE BID:
Legal Advertising – based on a per column inch for first insertion date is $10.50
and $9.50 per column inch for subsequent insertions of the same legal notice.
Their single-column width measures 1.67-inches with 6-columns across per page.
The NKCT publishes once a week on Thursday and their average total paid circulation is
2,440. Of that, 1,900 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 6,100 readers each week. The legal notices are
also posted online and at www.wapublicnotices.com each week.
The Prosecutor’s office has reviewed the proposed Resolution and Contract through SR
#55565.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Official County
Newspaper for the term beginning July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, 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