2025 NEST "Ready it Rains" Calendar

Sarasota County is requesting quotes from bidders to provide printing services for the NEST 2025 "Ready it Rains" County calendar. The County will provide an electronic print-ready file (PDF) of the calendar to the awarded print vendor by Friday, November 8, 2024. The awarded vendor will provide a print-ready color proof to the County for review and approval by Friday, November 22, 2024. A request for 13,000 color final copies of the calendar to be printed and delivered to the various locations as shown below, with specifications as follows: a. 11” x 17” paper that folds to 11” x 8.5.” b. Twenty-four (24) pages + cover. c. 4/4 process color (this will be bleed on all 4 sides.) d. Saddle Stitch. e. Cover: Eighty-pound (80 lb) matte white recycled paper for the cover. f. Text Pages: Eighty-pound (80 lb) matte white recycled paper for the inside text. g. Drill one (1/4 inch) hole for hanging calendar. h. The calendar must be produced with stock that is made from recycled (percentage of post-consumer waste) and sustainably produced wood. Delivery requirements: the order must be completed and delivered by noon on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, to the locations specified below: Delivery Sites Quantity Sarasota County Government Warehouse (BOB Building) Attn: Kayla Quinn 1001 Sarasota Center Boulevard Sarasota, Florida 34240 (941)704-5204 9,000 Sarasota County School Board Attention: Cheri Dame 1960 Landings Boulevard Sarasota, Florida 34231 (941)927-9000 ext. 34101 4,000