director of the office of contract administration this is requesting your approval for official newspaper advertising and the estimated value is approximately 330 $330,000 and spending on this contract has declined significantly in recent years due to an increase in public notices posted on the city's departmental websites thank you and in 20 ten a board resolution changed the admin code for the reduced spending of official advertising with the current legislative requirement we expect it to to hold steady in the coming years. it would expire june 30, june 30, 2016, and per the requirement oca is required to conduct a competitive solicitation and evaluate the responses and recommend the highest scoring responses for contract award. this year we received bids from the examiner and chronicle. san francisco chronicle is considered a non responsive bid because it does not meet the requirements of being printed within the city limits. the board has the discretion to award the contract as you see fit to serve the city's need for public noticing. it was previously awarded in in 6 months increments to both b