Specifications include, but are not limited to: It is the intent of these specifications to establish a one-year contract for the purpose of publishing all City of Seattle official proceedings as required by law in a daily newspaper of general circulation, published in English, in the City of Seattle at least six days per week. Bidder shall publish all City of Seattle copy requests from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 per the specification for City’s official newspaper, as follows. General Requirements: Vendor shall respond to City order request within the next business day except for City Holidays. Notice of all ordinances of a general, public, or permanent nature and those imposing a fine, penalty of forfeiture, shall be published in accordance with state law within three (3) days of Vendor receipt. Emergency notices of less than ten (10) pages and all other notices shall be published on the next business day, unless otherwise indicated. Printing Requirements: Column width shall be one of the following: 1-1/4 inches or 7-1/2 picas for single columns, and 2-1/2 inches or 15 picas for double columns. 1-1/2 inches or 9 picas for single columns, and 3 inches or 18 picas for double columns. 1-3/4 inches or 10-1/2 picas for single columns, and 3-1/2 inches or 21 picas for double columns. Publication and Printing Requirements for Typeset Copy: All type publications shall appear in print 6 point type. In publishing official proceedings, paragraphs shall be set solid with one line of space between paragraphs, Signature lines of ordinances and resolutions shall be set with no spaces between lines. Columnar matter should generally follow copy and remain in columnar format. Columns shall be justified both left and right. Paragraph indentation shall be no greater than 2 spaces (ems). The length of each column inch shall be a minimum of 12 lines. There shall be a maximum of 4 points between paragraphs. All copy shall be measured and paid for as plain matter whether plain or tabular form. Publication and Printing Requirements for Digitally Reduced Copy: All City Ordinances and Resolutions copy submitted by the City may be digitally reduced for publications in the Official newspaper as long as the following requirements are met, where the City will not be an additional cost if the copy had been typeset. The type size as printed shall be no larger than six (6) point type and no smaller than five (5) point type. Vendor shall charge the City for photographically reduced copy based on the following: If the Contract is awarded based on a column width of 1-1/4 inches, the number of column inches charged to the City shall be the same as the number of vertical inches of the photographically reduced copy. If the Contract is awarded based on a column width of 1-1/2 inches, the number of column inches charged to the City shall be 13% less than the number of vertical inches of the photographically reduced copy. If the Contract is awarded based on a column width of 1 and 3/4 inches, the number of column inches charged to the City shall be 30% less than the number of vertical inches of the photographically reduced copy. Maps, photos, graphs, mathematical formulae, graphic designs, etc. which are photographically reduced for printing shall be measured for payment purposes based on the actual number of column inches of the copy as printed.
