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B. Legal Advertising Services - Award Bid #5058 <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of April 3, 1995: <br />DATE: APRIL 3, 1995 <br />TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THRU: JAMES E. CHANDLER <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR <br />FROM: H.T. "SONNY" DEAN, DIRECTO <br />DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICE <br />SUBJECT: LEGAL ADVERTISING SERVICES - RFP 5058 <br />BID AWARD <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Indian River County had a contract with the Press Journal newspaper <br />to provide legal advertising which expired on March 1, 1995. At <br />that time the price was increased from $7.50 to $10.62 per column <br />inch or about 41.5%. <br />Mr. Darryl Hicks of the Press Journal advised that he could not <br />continue the old contract nor provide special prices to the County <br />unless it was a bid item. Based on this information the subject <br />RFP was issued. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Since there is only one newspaper in the County that meets the <br />qualifications as specified in the Florida Statues, we received <br />only one bid. <br />Press Journal <br />First Advertisement $9.56 <br />Subsequent Advertisements $7.18 <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />Staff recommends award of the contract with the Press Journal for <br />one year, as per the rates listed above. <br />Chairman Macht asked for an explanation of the first <br />advertisement price versus the subsequent advertisements price, and <br />General Services Director Sonny Dean advised it was his <br />understanding that it cost $9.56 the first time an advertisement <br />was run and $7.18 to rerun it. <br />A short discussion followed on the high cost of advertising, <br />and Administrator Chandler advised the cost of last year's legal <br />advertising was $33,995; with this bid it would increase to <br />$43,344, a significant increase; with their original increase, it <br />would have been $48,000 per year. <br />3 600K 9 Fi- 824 <br />U <br />April 11, 1995 <br />