To: Board of Supervisors
From: Alison McKee, County Librarian
Report Title: Purchase order with WP Company LLC for Washington Post Digital Edition subscription, through May14, 2025
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the County Librarian, a purchase order including modified indemnification and a limitation on liability with WP Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $26,514 for a Washington Post Digital Edition subscription for the period May 15, 2024 through May 14, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Library Fund
BACKGROUND:
The Library Department requests approval to purchase a Washington Post Digital Edition subscription from WP Company LLC. WP Company LLC’s Washington Post Digital Edition product for public libraries provides Contra Costa County Library patrons and staff with remote and in-library access to the expert reporting and analysis from Washington and around the world, including award-winning investigative coverage and editorial commentary. The product features livestream Washington Post Live events, where top-level government and business leaders, emerging voices, and newsmakers discuss the most pressing national and global issues of the day along with real-time Q&A discussions that provide a behind-the-scenes look at key stories. Historical access goes back fifteen years from the present day.
The Terms and Conditions of the purchase order include an indemnification and limitation of liability provision, approved by County Counsel.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Purchase Order is not approved, the Contra Costa County Library patrons will not have access to the Washington Post Digital Edition.