DEPARTMENT
Registration & Elections
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of the lowest responsible bidder - Department of Registration & Elections, 25ITB1393668C-MH, Ballot Printing in the amount of $260,460.00 with Tattnall Journal, Inc. dba Tattnall Ballot Solutions (Reidsville, GA) to provide ballot printing services for the 2025 Public Service Commission Primary / Municipal Primary and Runoff Elections and Public Service Commission General / Municipal General and Runoff Elections. Effective upon execution of contract through December 31, 2025, with two renewal options. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
In accordance with Purchasing Code Section 102-373, all competitive sealed bids of more than $100,000.00 shall be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
Yes
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND: The Department request approval to award contract to Tattnall Journal, Inc. dba Tattnall Ballot Solutions to provide printing ballots services to conduct the 2025 Public Service Commission Primary / Municipal Primary and Runoff Elections and Public Service Commission General / Municipal General and Runoff Elections.
Scope of Work: This contract provides ballot style setup, provide pre-filled ballots for test decks, and print ballots for non-partisan absentee, advance voting and Election Day. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-372, ". . . ballots shall be printed on security paper that incorporates features which can be used to authenticate the ballot as an official ballot, but which do not make the ballot identifiable to a particular elector." Therefo...
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