ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

FOR THE CONDITION ASSESS-

MENT OF RAW WATER PIPELINE

FROM LAKE SAKAKAWEA TO

NAWS PRS STATION (CONTRACT

SA No. 80) FOR THE NORTH

DAKOTA STATE WATER COM-

MISSION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the State of North Dakota, acting

through the State Water Commis-

sion, invites and will receive sealed

proposals (bids) up to the hour of

2:00 p.m., local time, on September

25, 2019, for the furnishing to the

State of North Dakota of all transpor-

tation, labor, materials, tools, equip-

ment, services, permits, utilities, and

other items necessary to construct

said work, in accordance with the

drawings and contract documents

on file in the office the North Dakota

State Water Commission. At said

time, said proposals will be publicly

opened and read aloud in the North

Dakota State Water Commission lo-

cated at: North Dakota State Water

CommissionState Office Building

900 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, North Dakota

58505-0850. Bids shall conform to

and be responsive to the Contract

Documents for the work. The Con-

tract Documents will be available

after August 30, 2019. Copies of the

Contract Documents will be on file

and may be examined during normal

office hours in the office of the North

Dakota State Water Commission

and at the following locations: Hous-

ton Engineering, Inc. 18 3rd Street

SE Suite 100 Minot, ND 58701-3700

Telephone (701) 852-7931 Fax

(701) 858-5655. The scope of Work

generally consists of the following:

Mobilization; pump water out of and

exercise existing valves in 111

vaults (58 air release valve

vaultsand 53 blowoff vaults); fill and

pressure test the existing ductile

iron line, flush water out of exist-

ing pipeline blowoffs, and incidental

items. The Contractor will not per-

form work or permit the performance

of Work by subcontractors outside

regular dusk to dawn working

hours or on Saturdays, Sundays,

or legal State holidays without pro-

viding written notice of proposed

work to the Engineer a minimum of

5 days in advance and contingent on

the Owner’s written consent. In ac-

cordance with of the current Energy

and Water Development Appropria-

tions Act, to the greatest extent

practicable, all equipment and pro-

ducts purchased for use in this con-

tract should be American-made.

Printed copies of plans and specifi-

cations may be obtained following

receipt of payment of $500.00 per

set, non-refundable, or a CD may be

obtained with the documents in elec-

tronic (pdf) format following receipt

of payment of $40 per set, nonre-

fundable, from the following: Hous-

ton Engineering, Inc. 18 3rd Street

SE Suite 100 Minot, ND

58701-3700. The contract docu-

ments may also be viewed free of

charge online at

www.houstoneng.com, or down-

loaded for a fee of $25.00. Please

contact us at 701-852-7931 if you

have any questions. The Advertise-

ment for Bids, Planholders List, Ad-

dendums, and Bid Results will be

available from the “Bid Info” link lo-

cated on the Houston Engineering,

Inc. web site. Each bid shall be sub-

mitted on a form furnished as part of

the contract documents and must be

accompanied by a separate en-

velope containing a Bidder’s Bond

with Acknowledgement of Surety in

an amount not less than 5% of the

full amount of the bid made payable

to the order of or for the benefit of

the North Dakota State Water

Commission. The bid bond shall be

executed by the bidder as principal

and by a surety company authorized

to do business in the State of North

Dakota, conditioned that if the

principal’s Bid be accepted and the

contract awarded to the principal,

within ten (10) days after Notice of

Award, the Principal shall execute a

contract in accordance with the

terms of the bid and contractor’s

performance and payment bonds as

required by law and the regulations

and determinations of the North

Dakota State Water Commission. A

bid submitted without this informa-

tion properly enclosed in the bid

bond envelope shall not be read nor

considered and the envelope shall

be resealed and bid returned to the

bidder immediately. Each bid shall

be sealed and delivered to the North

Dakota State Water Commission at

the location designated in this notice

for the opening of bidsat or before

the time in this notice provided. Un-

less a bidder obtains a contractor’s

license for the full amount of its bid

within twenty days after it is deter-

mined the bidder is the lowest

responsive and responsible bidder,

the bid must be rejected and the

contract awarded to the next lowest,

responsive, responsible, and

LICENSED bidder. A Pre-Bid

Conference Call with the Engineer

will be held on September 18, 2019

at 2:00 p.m. local time. Attendance

at the pre-bid conference is strongly

encouragedfor all Bidders. The con-

ferencing details are provided in the

Bidding Documents. Interim Mile-

stone Substantial Completion dates

for the WORK are stipulated in the

AGREEMENT (Document No.

00520). Final Completion for all

WORK shall be July 31, 2020. The

State of North Dakota, acting

through the State Water Commis-

sion, reserves the right to select the

schedule(s) under which the bids

are to be compared and contract(s)

awarded, to reject any and all bids,

to determine whether a bidder is

responsive and responsible and to

waive any and all irregularities in

any bid. BY THE ORDER OF THE

NORTH DAKOTA STATE WATER

COMMISSION.

Dated: August 27, 2019

/s/ Garland Erbele

Garland Erbele, PE,

Chief Engineer/Secretary

(August 30; September 6-13, 2019)

Notice of a Special Meeting

Notice is now given that a special

meeting of the Minot Park Board will

take place on September 17 at

6:30pm in the Community Room at

the Minot Municipal Auditorium lo-

cated at 420 3rd Ave SW, Minot ND,

for the following purpose: 2020

Minot Parks Budget Hearing. This

meeting will be followed by the Sep-

tember Minot Park Board Meeting.

(September 13, 2019)

NOTICE OF DEMOLITION OF A

CERTAIN BUILDING

Application has been made to the

City Council for orders to demolish

the following structure:

Parcel ID: MI13.152.040.0030

Legal Description: Hendrecksons

Second Addn Lot 3 Block 4

Street Address: 512 8th Street NE,

Minot, ND

A public hearing will be held on Sep-

tember 16, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in City

Council Chambers at City Hall (515

2nd Avenue SW). Anyone objecting

to the orders to demolish these

structures should make their protest

known. Further information can be

obtained from Mitch Flanagan,

Building Official, at 857-4102.

(September 13-14, 2019)

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-00273

The Industrial Commission of North

Dakota, acting as the North Dakota

Housing Finance Agency,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Chad A. Cook and Michelle Cook,

husband and wife; any other person

in possession; and ProCollect Ser-

vices, LLC;

Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

by virtue of a judgment and decree

of foreclosure rendered and given in

the District Court in and for the

County of Ward, North Dakota,

North Central Judicial District, en-

tered and docketed in the Office of

the Clerk of said Court on July 24,

2019, in an action wherein The In-

dustrial Commission of North Dakota

acting as the North Dakota Housing

Finance Agency, was Plaintiff and

Chad A. Cook and Michelle Cook,

husband and wife; any other person

in possession; and ProCollect Ser-

vices, LLC were the Defendants; on

which day it was adjudged that there

was due and owing the Plaintiff from

the Defendants, Chad A. Cook and

Michelle Cook, husband and wife;

together with costs and disburse-

ments of said action, the sum of

$112,481.31, and by virtue of a Spe-

cial Execution issued to me by the

Clerk of said Court, I will sell the real

property described in said judgment

and hereafter described to the

highest bidder for cash at public

auction at the front door of the

Courthouse in the City of Minot,

County of Ward, North Dakota, on

October 16, 2019, at the hour of

10:00 a.m. of that day to satisfy the

amount due with accrued costs and

interest at the date of sale, or so

much thereof as the proceeds of

said sale applicable thereto will

satisfy. The premises to be sold as

aforesaid are situated in the County

of Ward, State of North Dakota, and

are more particularly described as

follows:

Lot 14, Rearrangement of W 1/2 of

Block 1, Home Acres Addition to

the City of Minot, Ward County,

North Dakota

(Street Address: 1641 Main Street

South, Minot, ND 58701)

Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this

4th day of September, 2019.

Robert Roed

Sheriff of Ward County,

North Dakota

/s/Jamie Williams

Lieutenant Jamie Williams

Dean A. Rindy ND ID# 04206

Special Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for Plaintiff

720 Main Avenue

Fargo, ND 58103

701.235.8000

dean@okeeffeattorneys.com.

(September 13-20-27, 2019)

NOTICE

Proposed Ordinance Changes

The Ward County Commissioners

will hold a public hearing on pro-

posed revisions to Chapters 1, 2, 3

and 4 of the Zoning ordinance. The

changes address Zoning Districts 1,

2, 6 and the Ward County Flood-

plain, to address consistency with

and to accomplish the goals and pol-

icies of the Ward County

Comprehensive Plan and any

amendments thereto. A full copy of

the ordinance can be obtained from

the Auditor’s office. The hearing will

be held during their regular commis-

sion meeting which begins at 9:00

am on October 15. The meeting will

be in the commission chambers on

2nd floor of the Administration Build-

ing, 225 3rd St SE Minot.

(September 13, 2019)

NOTICE

Sawyer City Council Meeting

Monday Aug 5th, 2019 7:00pm

Present: Mayor Redding, Council

members: Darkow, Dynes, Anfinson,

Beeter, Staff: Yarbrough, Folden &

Schmidt

Visitors: L. Heide, K&R Contracting,

J. Feil, S. Sys, R. Weltikol, K. Aho

Whiskey Bandits-Motion to approve

Special Use permit for FD Pig

Roast-MB, 2nd ED, MC. Senior

Housing discussion. Opp Property.

Council concurs to contact property

owner to find out plan of action. Old

Business: Motion to Approve

Minutes-GA, 2nd, KD, MC. Motion to

Approve Financial Reports -ED,

2nd-MB, MC. Weltikol property- As

of now R. Kongslie will do the work

in Sept. Council concurs Auditor

should contact banks that we do

business with and see about financ-

ing. Handicap sign in front of

Cowboy’s Corner- WC Highway

Dept has provided a diagram for

striping. County to pay 75%,

Sawyer 25%. Motion to move

forward-KD, 2nd-MB, MC. Prelim-

inary 2020 Budget went to County

on 8/9. Final Budget hearing will be

Oct. 7th to allow citizens to make

comments. Auditor directs Council

to the water fund in the red for pro-

posed 2020 budget, the infrastruc-

ture is continuing to deteriorate so

repairs will increase due to water

and sewer maintenance projects at

$20,000 each. Funding for these

repairs must be budgeted through

either property tax transfers, special

assessments or increase rates.

Council concurs that the repairs

have to be done. KD asks if money

from the General Fund is still being

transferred to the Highway Fund to

cover shortfalls in revenue receipts.

KD asks how much the tax levy will

increase property taxes=about $50

per $100,000 of value. Discussion

on Special Assessment to each pro-

perty taxes to raise money for the

maintenance of the water and sewer

repairs. Discussion on Sawyer not

qualifying for most grants because

the average income in the communi-

ty is too high=the majority of people

in the community are not low income

families. Bridge Design-graphic pro-

vided to Council with proposed

design. Citizens are encouraged to

contact Legislatures to vote for ap-

propriations. Levee Encroachments-

ED will be attending the meeting and

will be taking photos with her of the

wet & dry side of the levee. She will

also be asking the Corp and the

Board to come to Sawyer to speak

directly with the property owners to

give specific instructions on how to

handle each specific encroachment

identified. Dog complaint received

on Grad & Francis dogs running at

large and barks and/or incessantly

barking. CC asks if the owners can

be fined. Discussion on adding fund-

ing for a Judge into the budget

would be the best use of City funds.

KD suggests that we review the fine

schedule in each ordinance and ad-

just those prior to hiring any Judge.

Council concurs that over the winter

to review the fee schedules. Most

ordinances state that fines can be

up to $500. Discussion on multiple

cars across the street of the Lindsey

home and will cause issues. Dis-

cussion on NO Parking sign up on

that street. Council concurs that is a

good idea. Auditor Update: Discus-

sion on Water Shut-offs. Pancake

Breakfast Proceeds -$382 was col-

lected for the School. Council con-

curs the City should earmark for

flagpoles as a symbol of our govern-

ment. Sept Meeting Date change

due to Auditor being out for

Daughter’s wedding. Motion to hold

meeting on Monday Sept 9th-GA,

2nd-MB, MC. Other Items: Discus-

sion on 325 2nd Ave SW. Water was

shut-off at the property today. KD

states that there are piles of gar-

bage, appliances, etc. in front in the

place. It is causing rodents, feral cat

haven, etc. KD states if they are not

going to clean it the City needs to

clean it and assess the property.

Discussion on 105 3rd St SW.

Trailer needs to be updated or re-

moved. City to hire someone to take

care of the lot and assess the pro-

perty for the cost plus. Motion to Ap-

prove Expenditures-MB, 2nd-GA,

MC Ottertail 793.00, Circle

2232.00, ABM 110.85, NDIRF

783.56, Menards 59.19, NPRWD

3357.24, Enerbase 284.26,

NDNewspaper Assoc 45.99, Perkins

124.00, P&H 240.00, PnC 25.00,

NDLOC 546.00, A-1 687.50, Dak

Fire Ext 99.19, Lowes 120.00, Visa

86.46, VEC 14.00, SRT 207.13, ND

Tax Comm 706.33, FDHU 25.00,

RDFC 10558.21, Fed Dep 2101.36,

USBank 533.74, Payroll 4559.93.

Motion to Adjourn-MB, 2nd-ED, MC.

(September 13, 2019)

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The North Dakota Department of

Transportation (NDDOT) will receive

bids for the construction of the fol-

lowing project(s):

Job No.: 3

Project No(s).: HEU-4-999(038)

Length: 0.001

Type: PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

IMPROVEMENTS

County(s): WARD Co

Location: MINOT, 3RD ST SE &

3RD AVE SE AND 13TH ST &

BURDICK EXPY

Job No.: 13

Project No(s).: TAC-0051(031)

Length: 0.420

Type: SIDEWALKS, CURB &

GUTTER, AND INCIDENTALS

County(s): WARD Co

Location: SURREY, 5TH ST SW

FROM 4TH AVE SW TO

PLEASANT AVE S & PLEASANT

AVE FROM 5TH ST SW TO 3RD

ST SE

Bids will be received via the Bid Ex-

press on-line bidding exchange at

www.bidx.com until 09:30AM, Oc-

tober 11, 2019. Bids will be opened

at that time at the NDDOT building

on the capitol grounds in Bismarck

and the bid results will be distributed

and posted online at

https://www.dot.nd.gov/business/bidinfo.htm

approximately 30 minutes after bids

are opened.

The proposal forms, plans, and

specifications are available on the

NDDOT website at

http://www.dot.nd.gov and may be

inspected at the Construction Ser-

vices Division, 608 East Boulevard

Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota.

All bidders not currently prequalified

with NDDOT must submit a

Contractor’s Prequalification State-

ment (SFN 9384) to the Department

at least ten (10) business days prior

to the bid opening. The form can be

found on the NDDOT website. On-

line prequalification is also available.

NDDOT reserves the right to reject

any and all proposals, waive techni-

calities, or to accept such as may be

determined in the best interests of

the state.

For disability/language assistance,

call 701-328-2978.

Requested by:

Ronald J Henke, Interim Director

North Dakota Department of Tran-

sportation

(September 13, 2019)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00108

IN DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In the Matter of the Estate of Jerica

Irmen

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representative of the

above Estate. All persons having

claims against the said deceased

are required to present their claims

within three months after the date of

the first publication of this Notice or

said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Daniel Holwegner, Personal

Representative of the Estate of Jeri-

ca Irmen, c/o Olson & Burns P.C.,

P.O. Box 1180, Minot, ND

58702-1180, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 9th day of September,

2019.

/s/Daniel Holwegner

Daniel Holwegner

Jessica L. Merchant (ID 06169)

OLSON & BURNS P.C.

P. O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

(701) 839-1740

jmerchant@srt.com

Attorneys for Personal

Representative

(September 13-20-27, 2019)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01397

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, IN

DISTRICT COURT, WARD COUN-

TY, NORTH DAKOTA

American Bank Center,

Plaintiff

vs.

Kenneth Malsom,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-

MONED And required to appear and

defend against the Complaint in this

action, a copy of which is herewith

served upon you by serving upon

the undersigned an Answer or other

proper response within twenty-one

(21) days after the service of this

Summons upon you, exclusive of

the day of service. If you fail to do

so, Judgment by Default will be tak-

en against you for the relief demand-

ed in the Complaint.

Dated this 3rd day of June, 2019.

/s/Richard P. Olson

Richard P. Olson (Bar ID: #03183)

Attorneys for American Bank Center

17 First Avenue SE

P. O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

(701) 839-1740

rpolson@minotlaw.com

(September 13-20-27, 2019)

SUNDRE TOWNSHIP NOTICE

All land owners must have ditches

mowed to a minimum 4 inch stubble

height and a minimum 9 food mower

width between Sept. 15-Oct 1st,

2019. Sundre Township will contract

mowing for ditches not completed by

October 1, 2019 and expenses will

be levied as taxes against land own-

er.

Cari Morey, Sundre Township Clerk

(September

13-14-16-17-18-19-20, 2019)