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Consent-General Government # 11.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Clerk-Recorder/Assessor/Elections |
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| Subject |
| Approve a four-year agreement with Runbeck Election Services for ballot printing and mailing services beginning with the March 2020 Presidential Primary Election cycle. (General fund impact $375,000) (Salinas/Barry) |
| Recommended Action |
| Approve a four-year agreement with Runbeck Election Services for ballot printing and mailing services beginning with the March 2020 Presidential Primary Election cycle for an annual cost of $375,000 (subject to minor periodic adjustments for materials costs). |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
| Operational Excellence |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
| Through the November 2018 General Election, Yolo County Elections utilized the ballot printing services of Martin & Chapman to ensure accurate ballot production of all Vote By Mail and Precinct ballots. Following the retirements of the principle partners, Martin & Chapman closed down their operations in December 2018. Yolo County Elections has selected Runbeck Election Services to be the ballot provider for Yolo County. Runbeck Election Services has the staff and capability to handle the multi-party ballot complexities of the March 2020 Presidential Primary Election. Runbeck Election Services also has the capability to take over the addressing, ballot insertion, and mailing of the 70,000 Vote By Mail ballots to Yolo County voters which has previously been done in-house by Yolo County Elections staff. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
Department of Fiscal Services
Procurement |
| Competitive Bid Process |
| In consultation with the Manager of Procurement and in alignment with Election Codes 13001 and 14100, it was determined that Runbeck Election Services was the best choice for the services required for the March 2020 Presidential Primary Election. |
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