061-16 - Port Orchard Independent - ContractCity of Port Orchard
216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366
(360) 876-4407 • FAX (360) 895-9029
Contract No. 061-16
BID AND CONTRACT DOCUMENT
The City of Port Orchard, upon award, will sign the document and return one copy to the
successful bidder; that will become the contract between the City and the Newspaper. All
documents referenced therein become part of the contract by their reference.
1. For the purposes of publication verification, a subscription to the newspaper printed by
the successful bidder at no cost to the City.
2. Affidavit of publication for each item published at no cost to the City.
3. The City will not pay for any ad which is improperly run. The successful bidder will re-run
an improperly run ad at its expense.
4. The successful bidder shall furnish an itemized statement of the City's account monthly,
listing the invoice number, item(s) published, and the total amount of each invoice.
5. Bidder must fill in all spaces. Bids must be submitted on this form:
6. Provide the circulation numbers within City limits, as well as inside the South Kitsap
Urban Growth Area :
The bidder understands that the bid includes:
a. Cost per single column inch
b. Cost for addition line
c. Width of column in inches
Circulation Number within City Limits:
Circulation Number within the South Kitsap Urban Growth Area: I /
7. Term: Bid shall be for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
Official Newspaper Bid-Contract 2016/2017
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8. The City of Port Orchard reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in its sole
discretion.
The undersigned states that he or she is authorized to submit a bid on behalf of the
corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship listed below and further states that the
corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship is bound by the above offer.
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KITSAP NEWSPAPER GROUP
Petitioner, ORDER OF APPROVAL AS A
LEGAL NEWSPAPER
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On motion of attorneys for petitioner fbr approval of the Kitsap Newspaper Group as a. legal
publication per the provisions of RCW 65.16.020, and the court having read the sworn declaration of.
Michael Shepard, and having heard argument of counsel, and being otherwise advised in the'premises; -
and having found that the Court has jurisdiction over this matter under RCW 65.16.040, it ishercby
ORDERED: that the Kitsap Newspaper Group, Hs five publications presently being distributed
throughout the County, namely The Port Orchard Independent, the Central Kitsap Reporter, the Navy"
l^ews, the North Kitsap Hearid, arid the.Bainbridge Island Review, and any future publications bearing
the same characteristics as these publications and published by said Kitsap Newspaper Group, are
hereby approved as "legal publications" as qualified under RCW 6S.16.020, for the purposes "of
publishing legal notices to residents of Kitsap County, and for any other puiposes relevant to
qualification as a legal publication in this County.
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5. Field verification of publisher's delivery system
As part of its auditing procedures, CAC conducted an independent field verification between the dates of November 12
and November 21, 2013, to determine the degree of household coverage of the publisher's delivery system. The field
verification was conducted through telephone interviews with adult members of a random selection of households within
the publisher's defined circulation area.
Findings indicate that the publisher's delivery system reaches 99.2% of its defined market.
The field verification has a margin of error of plus/minus 0.6% at a 95% confidence level.
NOTE: Consolidated findings for the following publications only: Arlington Times, Auburn Reporter, Bellevue
Reporter, Bonney Lake Courier Herald, Bothell/Kenmore Reporter, Bremerton Patriot, Central Kitsap Reporter,
Covington/Maple Valley/Black Diamond Reporter, Enumclaw Courier Herald, Federal Way Mirror,
Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter, Kent Reporter, Kirkland Reporter, Marysville Globe, North Kitsap Herald, Port
Orchard Independent, Redmond Reporter, Renton Reporter, Snoqualmie Valley Record, and Sumner
Courier-Herald.
We have examined the records of the publications) for the period stated. Our examination was made in accordance
with the Corporation's bylaws, rules and regulations, and auditing standards, and accordingly, include such tests of the accounting and circulation records and such auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.
In our opinion, this report presents fairly the circulation of the publication(s) for the period indicated.
08/07/2014 Member #461
North Kitsap Herald Dated Friday March 28,2014
Miscellaneous County, ZZ
Unpaid
Zip Occupied Total Home Mall Residential Non
Code Households Paid Dellveiy Bulk Residential
Bulk
Samples Total
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Clrc.
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Various 99999 21
Total Miscellaneous County, ZZ 21 21 21
Total Circulation 16,828 588 10,847 844 35 12,314 12,138
Miscellaneous
All Other Copies
Net Press Run
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Port Orchard Independent Dated Friday March 28, 2014
KITSAP County, WA
Unpaid
Zip Occupied Total Home Mall Residential Non
Code Households Paid Delivery Bulk Residential
Bulk
Samples Total
Clrc. ProJ.
Clrc.
%
Coverage
BREMERTON
OLALLA
PORT ORCHARD
PORT ORCHARD
98312
98359
98367
12,122
1,576
13,006
10.176
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118
268
1,195
8,683
6,863
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9,315
6,981
278
1.196
9.248
6,930
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76.46
71.61
68.60
Total KITSAP County, WA 36,882 462 17,009 290 20 17,781 17,652
MASON County, WA
Unpaid
Zip Occupied Total Home Mall Residential Non
Code Households Paid Dellveiy Bulk Residential
Bulk
Samples Total
Clrc. ProJ.
Clrc.
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Coverage
BELFAIR 98528 3,463 0.23
Total MASON County. WA 3,463
Miscellaneous County, ZZ
Unpaid
Zip Occupied Total Home Mall Residential Non
Code Households Paid Delivery Bulk Residential
Bulk
Samples Total
Clrc. ProJ.
Clrc.
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Coverage
Various 22 22 22
Total Miscellaneous County. ZZ 22 22 22
08/07/2014 Member #481
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-w- PORT ORCHARD INDEPENDENT
June 1, 2016
City of Port Orchard
Brandy Rinearson, CMC, City Clerk
City Hall
216 Prospect Street
Port Orchard, WA, 98366
The Port Orchard Independent is pleased to submit the enclosed bid for public printing of the City of
Port Orchard's official notices in compliance and acceptance of terms and conditions set forth in the
Newspaper Publication Services request.
The Port Orchard Independent is Kitsap County's longest running newspaper, having served the Port
Orchard Community for 125 years, providing legal notice services to the city and county entities as
well as private parties throughout the community and county. Because the Port Orchard Independent is
located in the same city as the county seat, the Independent has naturally become the newspaper to
which most clients turn to in need of a legal notice publication. The Port Orchard Independent
publishes on Fridays of each week and is annually audited by the Circulation Verification Council.
Requirements for award as official newspaper for the City of Port Orchard as stated in the
Request for Newspaper Publication are as follows:
Circualtion
City limits approximately 4,690
Within South Kitsap Urban Growth Area: 4,911
The total current circulation for the Port Orchard Independent is 17,652
Rates: The Port Orchard Independent extends to the City of Port Orchard the rate of $2.40 per
classified column inch, on a ten column classified page format to publish legal notices to appear
in the A-section of the Independent.
The Port Orchard Independent also extends to the City of Port Orchard the rate of $4.50 per
Display column inch, on a six column display format to publish legal notices, ordinances or
summaries to appear in the A-section of the Independent.
The Port Orchard Independent will also provide the City of Port Orchard placement and the
publishing of all city legal notices on its' website www.portorchardindependent.com at NO
CHARGE.
Legal Advertising Services:
The City of Port Orchard may submit their legal notice advertisements to the Independent via
electronic mail or should a courier services be needed, the Independent will have a representative
personally pick up any legal notice content from City Hall as needed.
The Port Orchard Independent meets all requirements set forth in the Request for Newspaper
Publication Services and more importantly the Independent has the experience to deliver superior
customer service and the strongest readership of any newspaper in the Port Orchard community.
The Independent maintains an office in Port Orchard and is a strong community partner in all aspects
of community development and growth. A professional relationship between the Independent and the
City of Port Orchard through the publication of the City's legal notices will increase the local
community's knowledge of City business and commerce.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve the City of Port Orchard and for your consideration. I look
forward to continuing our strong relationship with the city.
In closing, it is important to note that the Independent is qualified to submit this bid and holds the
contract under the provision's of both the city's Notice to Bidders and Washington State law
(RCW65.16). Sound Publishing/Port Orchard Independent have been approved by Kitsap County
Superior Court as a qualified legal newspaper to publish legal notices for Port Orchard and in all of
Kitsap County.
We thank you for the opportunity to serve the City of Port Orchard and for your consideration. We look
forward to continuing our strong relationship with the city.
Sincerely,
Donna Etchey
Port Orchard Independent