Weber County selects Runbeck Election Services in competitive bid for printing and postage

Lauren Schafer, an Elections Department staff member for Weber County, said the county completed a competitive bid and selected Runbeck Election Services to provide printing and postage for elections under a two-year contract with options to extend to five years.

The selection came after a competitive process, Schafer said, and Runbeck’s bid came in “much lower than our current vendor,” which Schafer and Commissioner Gage Froy said should save taxpayer dollars in future elections. The county’s commissioners did not record a vote on the floor during the excerpted discussion; staff described the procurement decision and its expected savings.

Commissioner Gage Froy praised the Elections Department’s work and thanked Schafer and her staff. He said the county prioritizes competitive bidding to “make sure that we're making the best use of taxpayer dollars.”

Details discussed in the meeting excerpt: the contract is for two years with an option to extend to five years and will cover printing and postage services used in upcoming elections. The transcript did not specify the exact savings amount, the previous vendor's name, or whether the contract award was the result of a formal commission vote in the meeting segment provided.

The county’s comments framed the procurement as preparatory for “the very important election process coming up very soon this year” for city elections; the transcript did not specify exact election dates or the effective start date of the contract.