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 Beauregard Parish. The contractor will be responsible for transporting voting machines from warehouses to polling precincts and demonstration sites, as well as returning them to the warehouse after elections. The contract will begin on the date specified in the contract and will continue for 12 months, with the option to renew for two additional 12-month periods. The contractor must have sufficient equipment and personnel to timely and properly cover, haul, and return all voting machines.
• The contractor must use enclosed trucks or trailers to transport voting machines.
• The contractor must cover all voting machines with individual machine covers and load them onto trucks in a way that satisfies the Secretary of State or their designated representative.
• The contractor must deliver and set up voting machines at polling precincts and demonstration sites on a schedule determined by the contractor and pre-approved by the Parish Custodian.
• The contractor must return voting machines to the warehouse within 48 hours of the closing of the polls.
• The contractor must have workers' compensation insurance, public liability insurance, and automobile public liability insurance.
• The contractor must provide a performance bond or irrevocable bank letter of credit in the amount of 1.5 times the contract price.