Hauling of Voting Machine for Pointe Coupee Parish

The Secretary of State's office is seeking a contractor to provide drayage services for voting machines in Pointe Coupee Parish. The contractor will be responsible for hauling and delivering voting machines to and from polling places, as well as providing related services such as setting up and removing voting machines. The contract will be for a primary term of 12 months, with options 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 will be paid an awarded dollar amount per voting machine hauled round trip, and will be required to submit a drayman's billing copy of the drayage invoice to the Secretary of State. • The contractor must have enclosed trucks or trailers to transport voting machines. • The contractor must cover all voting machines to be transported with individual machine covers. • The contractor must load and tie all voting machines on trucks to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State or his designated representative. • The contractor must deliver and unload voting machines and their paraphernalia, together with keys to each voting machine, and obtain a receipt for the same from the Deputy Parish Custodian. • The contractor must complete and sign a Voting Machine Chain of Custody Form upon receipt of voting machines from warehouses, delivery to precincts, and return to warehouse.