19459 6/13, 6/20/25 GILA COUNTY NOTICE OF INVITATION

19459 6/13, 6/20/25 GILA COUNTY NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. 05102025 ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR ADVERTISING, PUBLICATIONS, AND PRINTING Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-255, Gila County is requesting bids for an annual contract with Gila County to provide all advertising, publications, and printing for the year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. All "qualified newspapers" (as defined below) within the County are invited to submit bids. Bidders should familiarize themselves with the contents of A.R.S. § 11-254.01, 39-201 through 39-205, and 39-221. The bidder shall be a qualified newspaper. A qualified newspaper is one that (1) is published within the county from a known office of publication; (2) bears dates of issue and is numbered consecutively; (3) is regularly issued for the dissemination of news of a general and public character at stated short intervals of time (daily, weekly, etc.); (4) is not designed primarily for advertising, free circulation, or circulation at nominal rates; (5) has a bona fide list of paying subscribers; and (6) has been admitted in the United States as a second-class mail matter for at least one year as of the date of the bid. All bids must be accompanied by an affidavit of the publisher that the newspaper is qualified pursuant to the foregoing requirements. Competitive sealed bids for the specified material or service shall be received by the Gila County Procurement Group, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, Arizona 85501, until the time and date shown below. Proposals received by the correct time and date shall be publicly recorded. Gila County takes no responsibility for informing recipients of changes to the original solicitation document. Failure to submit amendments with the solicitation response may be grounds for deeming submittal non-responsive. Bids must be in the actual possession of the Gila County Procurement Group on or prior to the exact time and date indicated below. Late proposals shall not be considered. The prevailing clock shall be the clock on the Gila County Procurement Officer's cellular phone. Bid packets may be obtained by contacting the Gila County procurement officer below or may be downloaded from the County's website at: https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/finance/procurement/current bids.php Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope. The IFB number and the bidder's name and address should be clearly indicated on the outside of the envelope. Failure to clearly indicate IFB number, name and address on the outside of the bid package or envelope may be cause for the proposal to be deemed invalid. All proposals must be completed in ink or typewritten. Questions must be addressed to the procurement officer listed below. IFB NUMBER: 05102025 IFB DUE DATE: June 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM Arizona Time BID OPENING DATE: June 24, 2025 at 3:15 Pm, Arizona Time SUBMITTAL LOCATION: Gila County Finance Department Mail to: 1400 East Ash Street Globe, Arizona, 85501 Hand-Deliver to: 1350 East Monroe Street Globe, Arizona 85501 DIRECT WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO: Olivia M. Todd otodd@gilacountyaz.gov (928) 402-8746 The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept any bid, or to waive any informality in any bid, or to withhold the award if deemed in the best interest of Gila County. All procurement activities conducted by Gila County are in conformance with the rules and regulations in the Gila County Procurement Code. A copy of the code is available for review in the Clerk of the Board's office, Globe, Arizona. Dates advertised in the Payson Roundup: June 13, 2025, and June 20, 2025. Signed: Stephen Christensen, Chairman, Board of Supervisors Date: 6/3/2025 Signed: Gila County Attorney's Office Date: 6/3/2025