(A)
A contract for the printing of ballots involving a cost in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars shall not be
[let]
awarded
until after
[five days']
a proposal period of fifteen days. During the proposal period, a
notice
shall be
published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county
, may be posted electronically by email or other electronic means by the board of elections,
[or upon notice]
and may be
given by mail by the board of elections, addressed to the responsible printing offices
[within the state]
.
[Except]
(B)
Except
as otherwise provided in this section, each
[bid]
proposal
for
[such printing]
a contract described in division (A) of this section
must be accompanied by a
bid
bond
[with at least two sureties, or a surety company, satisfactory to the board,]
in a sum
[double]
of ten per cent of
the amount of the
[bid, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract for such printing as is awarded and for the payment as damages by such bidder to the board of any excess of cost over the bid which it may be obliged to pay for such work by reason of the failure of the bidder to complete the contract]
proposal
. No
[bid]
proposal
unaccompanied by such
bid
bond shall be considered by the board.
[The board may, however, waive the requirement that each bid be accompanied by a bond if the cost of the contract is twenty-five thousand dollars or less.]
[The]
(C)
The
contract shall be
[let]
awarded
to the
[lowest]
most qualified
responsible
[bidder in the state. All ballots shall be printed within the state]
proposer that meets the minimum standards established by the secretary of state under division (D) of this section
.
The proposer shall post a performance bond equal to one hundred per cent of a single election's contract amount. If the contract is for multiple elections, then the board instead may require the proposer to post a performance bond of a sum equal to one hundred per cent of the board's estimated ballot printing costs for the largest election to be conducted during the contract period.
(D)
The secretary of state shall adopt rules establishing printing, mailing, and security standards for vendors that print ballots under contracts entered into under this section, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
History
Amended by
134th General Assembly
File No.
TBD
,
HB 487
,
§
1
, eff.
4/3/2023
.
Amended by
130th General Assembly
File No.
3
,
SB 47
,
§
1
, eff.
6/21/2013
.
Amended by
129th General Assembly
File No.
105
,
SB 295
,
§
1
, eff.
8/15/2012
.
Amended by
129th General Assembly
File No.
40
,
HB 194
,
§
1
Made subject to referendum in the Nov. 6, 2012 election. The version of this section thus amended was repealed by
129th General Assembly
File No.
105
,
SB 295
,
§
1
, eff.
8/15/2012
.
Amended by
129th General Assembly
File No.
28
,
HB 153
,
§
101.01
, eff.
9/29/2011
.
Effective Date: 09-23-1985 .