1. Specifications and Value - The successful bidder must have sufficient equipment to haul all voting machines covered by this bid and subsequent contract. The prospective contractor must use only enclosed trucks or enclosed trailers as specified herein. Tarps or any other type of covering on an open truck or trailer is not acceptable to transport electronic voting machines. The Contractor shall cover all voting machines o be transported with individual machine covers and load all such voting machines out of the warehouses in individual machine covers and load all such voting machines out of the warehouses in which the voting machines are stored between elections. All voting machines shall be loaded, blocked and strapped on the trucks at all times during drayage to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State or his designated representative. Proper moving straps must be used. Rope or twine of any strength shall not be used. Each voting machine weighs approximately 265 pounds, and each is protected by an individual machine cover. Each machine is valued at approximately Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000). Trucks and trailers must be of sufficient weight and load-bearing ability to safely carry the voting machines.
