Description
The Secretary of State's office is seeking a contractor to provide drayage services for the hauling of voting machines and related election materials in Natchitoches Parish. The contract will be for a primary term of approximately 12 months, with options to renew for two additional 12-month periods, not to exceed 36 months. The contractor will be responsible for transporting voting machines, precinct registers, and "Vote Here" signs to and from polling places, as well as providing election day services. The contractor must have sufficient equipment and personnel to timely and properly cover, haul, and return all voting machines.
• The contractor must have enclosed trucks or trailers to transport voting machines.
• The contractor must provide labor and equipment at their sole expense.
• The contractor must deliver and unload voting machines and their paraphernalia, together with keys to each voting machine.
• The contractor must obtain a receipt for the same from the Deputy Parish Custodian.
• The contractor must have available sufficient equipment and manpower within 20 minutes or less from the time a telephone call is received from either the Secretary of State, Parish Custodian, or their designees for emergency day deliveries.