Dispensing with advertisement/formal sealed bidding, purchases/leases under $25,000 BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF: RESOLUTION NO. 20-233
PERTAINING TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING: DISPENSING
WITH ADVERTISEMENT AND FORMAL SEALED
BIDDING WITH RESPECT TO PURCHASES AND
LEASES UNDER TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000)
DOLLARS AND NOTICE OF LEWIS COUNTY VENDOR
LIST AND SOLICITATION
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 12-196 (RCW 39.04.190), Lewis County has
identified its usual and customary needs for leases or purchases of any materials,
equipment, supplies or services (hereinafter referred to as leases or purchases) valued
between five thousand dollars ($5,000) and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and
WHEREAS, the county has established a vendor list of current active vendors which is
available for public inspection at the Lewis County Auditor's Office, Financial Services
Division; and
WHEREAS, there are vendor information forms available on the county website at
www.lewiscountywa.gov/auditor/vendor-application, for completion by prospective
vendors to apply to be included on the available vendor list; and
WHEREAS, the county shall publish in its official newspaper a notice of existence of the
vendor list and shall solicit the names of vendors for such lists; and
WHEREAS, leases or purchases may thereafter be entered into by securing telephonic
or written quotations from at least three different vendors whenever possible to assure
that a competitive price is established and for awarding the contracts for such leases or
purchases to the lowest responsible bidder. Authority for such leases or purchases is
effective for the period of one year from each publication of notice and solicitation of
vendors. Vendors responding to the solicitation will be given the opportunity to submit
quotations for items contained in their response.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the county shall publish this notice in its
official newspaper; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the referenced vendor list is
available for public inspection, and prospective vendors may request information forms,
which must be completed in order to apply to be included on the available vendor list
from the Lewis County Auditor's Office, Financial Services Division. Leases or purchases
may thereafter be entered into by securing telephonic or written quotations from at
least three different vendors whenever possible to assure that a competitive price is
established and for awarding the contracts for such leases or purchases to the lowest
responsible bidder. Authority for such leases or purchases is effective for the period of
one year from each publication of notice and solicitation of vendors. Vendors
responding to the solicitation will be given the opportunity to submit quotations for
items contained in their response.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 13th day of July, 2020.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Jonathan Meyer, Prosecuting Attorney LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Amber Smith Gary St ampe r
By: Amber Smith, Gary Stamper, Chair
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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ATTEST: �S� DOF qsy'-, Edna J . Fund
\c:;Edna J. Fund, Vice Chair
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Rieva Lester '•:sq; osf•: Robert C. Jackson
Rieva Lester, Robert C. Jackson, Commissioner
Clerk of the Lewis County Board of County
Commissioners
BOCC AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Resolution: 20-233 BOCC Meeting Date: July 13, 2020
Suggested Wording for Agenda Item: Agenda Type: Legal Notice
Pertaining to competitive bidding: dispensing with advertisement and formal sealed bidding with
respect to purchases and leases under twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars and notice of Lewis
County vendor list and solicitation
Contact: Katie Conradi Phone: 3607402668
Department: AUD - Auditor
Description:
Resolution pertaining to competitive bidding: dispensing with advertisement and notice of Lewis
County vendor list and solicitation
Approvals: Publication Requirements:
Publications:
User Status The Chronicle
PA's Office Approved
Suzette Smith Approved
Additional Copies: Cover Letter To:
Kaity Nissell
Suzette Smith
Grace Jimenez
RECEIVED
Board of County Commissioners
Lewis County Washington
115022 Competitive NOW THEREFORE BE IT
JUL 1 7 2020 Bidding FURTHER RESOLVED
that the referenced vendor
RESOLUTION N O. list is available for public
20-233: PERTAINING TO inspection,and prospective
COMPETITIVE BIDDING: vendors may request infor-
DISPENSING WITH AD- mation forms, which must
VERTISEMENT AND be completed in order to
FORMAL SEALED BID- apply to be included on the
DING WITH RESPECT TO available vendor list from
PURCHASES AND the Lewis County Auditor's
L E A S E S U N D E R Office. Financial Services
TWENTY-FIVE THOU- Division. Leases or purcha-
SAND ($25,000) DOL- ses may thereafter be
LARS AND NOTICE OF entered into by securing
LEW DORIS LISTOANDYSOLICI- telephonic or writtenquota-
AFFIDAVITlions from attleast three
TATION different vendors w n heever
OF PUBLICATION WHEREAS. pursuant to possible to assure that a
Resolution No. 12-196 competitive price is estab-
STATE OF WASHINGTON (RCW 39.04.190), Lewis lished and for awarding the
County has identified its contracts for such leases
COUNTY OF LEWIS usual and customary or purchases to the lowest
needs for leases or pur- responsible bidder.Author-
chases of any materials, ity for such leases or
equipment, supplies• or purchases is effective for
Alysa Andrews,and/or Mandy Klemola,and/or Kailyn Sawyer, services (hereinafter refer- the period of one year from
and/or Cindy Thayer says that she is the legal clerk of red to as leases or purcha- each publication of notice
ses) valued between five and solicitation of vendors.
thousand dollars ($5,0(10) Vendors responding to the
solicitation will be given the
Elie , and twenty-five thousand
CrDI�It1 e R the
and opportunity to submit WHEREAS, quo-
the county has tations for items contained
established a vendor list of in their response.
a semi-weekly newspaper,which has been established,published current active vendors
which is available for public Published:The Chronicle
in the English language,and circulated continuously as a inspection at the Lewis July 14,2020
semi-weekly newspaper in the City of Centralia,and in Lewis County Auditor's Office,
County,Washington,general circulation in Lewis County for Financial Services Divi-
sion;and
more than six(6)months prior to the date of the first publication WHEREAS, there are ven-
of the notice hereto attached,and that the said Chronicle was on dor information forms avail-
the 7th day of July 1941,approved as a legal newspaper by the able on the county website
at www.lewiscountywa.go
Superior Court of said Lewis County.And that the attached is a viauditor/vendor-applicatio
true copy and was published in regular issues(and not in n, for completion by pro-
supplement form)of said newspaper as LEGAL if 115022 spective vendors to'apply
to be included on the
RE:Competitive Bidding available vendor list;and
l/ WHEREAS, the county
once each lRll.G� for a period of 1 shall publish in its official
newspaper a notice of
existence of the vendor list
commencing on 07/14/2020 and ending on 07/14/2020 and shall solicit the names
of vendors for such lists;
and both regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said and
WHEREAS, leases or pur-
period.That the full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing chases may thereafter be
.ubl'cati.`i the sum of 39.20 entered into by securing
telephonic or written quota-
tions from at least three
�� different vendors whenever
Su.: .-. . . sworn to l.aP. 07/14/2020 possible to assure that a
competitive price is estab-
`�-�)�� ` i.� lished and for awarding the
contracts for such leases
or purchases to the lowest
Notary 'ublic in and for the State of W l�jt% 1:4;1 ut/,,, responsible bidder. Author-
resi at f>p RR I,,� ity for such leases or
�„ �P•.•••.• �i� purchases is effective for
.`gyp•• •DNS EXP/ •, �'.� the period of one year from
' n Q;•�`s��25•?o2s each publication of notice
�1•�!� / Z'4J PrY and solicitation of vendors.
a w�O • = Vendors responding to the
a,, • �G = solicitation will be given the
p'3 ' 4'• Off; opportunity to submit quo-
• �A. • tations for items contained
,••����� in their response.
' that THEREFORE
RESOLVED
coun-�/S •�• �,�ttlltt►t I publish this
in its official newspaper;
and