Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Kent County Levy Court is seeking a Licensed Printing Company to produce a newsletter, advertising the County’s services and programs. The successful contractor will be responsible for all work involved in the design and printing of the newsletter. Subcontracts are permissible but Kent County shall have no contact with, nor responsibility for, said subcontractor. A representative of the contractor must be available to make service calls to the Department of Community Services to assist the staff with expertise pertaining to the design and layout of the newsletter. The newsletter information will be sent to the successful contractor via email formatted in Microsoft Office Word 2010 & Adobe PDF. Kent County gives preference to those bidders who do not subcontract portions of the work. Quantity: 81,000 - Kent County reserves the right to request additional copies at the cost (per printing) specified in the Newsletter Bid Form submitted by successful contractor. Booklet: Minimum of 28 pages (2-sided), web or sheet fed printed - page 8 ½” x 10 ½” or comparable. Bindery: Stapled Stock: 80 bright 60# web sheet fed offset or 80 bright 50# web fed offset Ink: Requesting quotes for full color printing Layout & Design: Contractor shall be responsible for layout and design of all pages including the front cover as approved by Kent County Levy Court. Clip Art: Some clipart, photos and graphics may be supplied by the County but the primary responsibility for these will be the contractor. Photographs: Color photographs may be included by the County. Proof: At least one (1) set of page layouts for proofing purposes and one (1) Blueline. Electronic submission will be acceptable to meet this requirement, using PDF format. Final Approval: Final approval for each printing will be an email with pre-printing approval from Kent County Levy Court.
