Legal Notices 2-3
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed Bids for Dakota Elementary
Re-roof will be accepted by the
Minot Public Schools, Minot, North
Dakota until: 2:00 PM, Tuesday,
February 18, 2020 at the School
Board Office located at 215 2nd
Avenue SE Minot, ND All properly
submitted bids will be opened and
read aloud. All bids received after
the scheduled opening time will be
returned to the bidders unopened.
All bids shall be in accordance with
the Drawings and Specifications as
prepared by:
Anderson Wade & Whitty PC
720 Western Avenue
Minot, North Dakota 58701
Telephone: 701-852-4850
E-mail: awwarchitects@srt.com
The project will be constructed
under a “Single Prime” contract.
Bidders may submit the following
bids for the project: Prime Contract:
Including, All work described in the
Project Plans & Specifications.
Plans and Specifications may be ob-
tained electronically by the Bidders
from the office of Anderson Wade &
Whitty PC, 720 Western Avenue,
Minot, ND. A “Drop Box” will be es-
tablished for Bidder access. The
Contract Documents will be on file
and may be examined at the Office
of Anderson Wade & Whitty PC, Ar-
chitects, Minot, North Dakota and
the following Builders Exchanges:
Minot, Fargo, Grand Forks,
Bismarck-Mandan and Construction
Plans Exchange, North Dakota; St.
Paul, Minneapolis, Construction
Market Data and Dodge-SCAN, Min-
nesota; Construction Industry
Center, and Sioux Falls Builders Ex-
change, South Dakota. Each bid (in
duplicate) must be accompanied by
a separate envelope, (attached to
the bid envelope) containing a Bid
Bond equal to five percent (5%) of
the amount of the Bid naming the
Minot Public Schools as Obligee.
The Contractor shall also enclose
within the Bid Bond envelope a copy
of the Bidder’s North Dakota
contractor’s License or a copy of
their latest Renewal certificate is-
sued by the Secretary of State as
per North Dakota Century Code
43-07-12. All Contractors who sub-
mit Bids must hold a North Dakota
Contractors License in the highest
amount of their Bids and such
license must have been in effect at
least ten (10) days prior to the date
of the Bid opening. Any Bid not con-
taining these documents shall not be
acceptable and shall be returned to
the Bidder unopened. The Owner
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids and to waive any informality in
bidding. The successful bidder will
be required to furnish a Payment
Bond, Performance Bond, Insurance
coverage and other requirements
stipulated in the Specifications. No
Bidder may withdraw his Bid within
30 days of the actual date of the
opening. DAVIS-BACON ACT AND
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPOR-
TUNITY: The Contractor shall com-
ply with all Davis-Bacon Act and
Equal Opportunity Requirements as
set forth in the Contractual Require-
ments. BACKGROUND CHECKS:
The contractor, subcontractors,
delivery drivers, etc. are required to
undergo a background check per the
Department of the Air Force Stan-
dards.
Minot Public School District #1
Minot, North Dakota
(January 20-27; February 3, 2020)
INVITATION NO: IFB 20-08 TOTAL
CONSTRUCTION
INVITATION TO BID
UTILITY INSTALLATION
New 8-Person Buildings
Camp Gilbert C. Grafton
Devils Lake, North Dakota
Sealed bids for Utility Installation,
New 8-Person Buildings, Camp Gil-
bert C. Grafton, Devils Lake, North
Dakota will be received by the Adju-
tant General of the State of North
Dakota at Fraine Barracks, Building
030, Bismarck, North Dakota, until
2:00 PM, February 20, 2020, and
will be opened and publicly read that
date and hour in the location desig-
nated. All bids received after the
scheduled opening time will be re-
turned to the bidders unopened.
A single bid will be received for Total
Construction work (IFB 20-08).
IMPORTANT: Davis-Bacon Wage
Rates shall apply to this project.
ATTENTION PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES: If you plan to attend
the bid opening and will need spe-
cial facilities or assistance relating to
a disability, please contact the Na-
tional Guard ADA Coordinator at
701-333-2296 by February 11, 2020.
Requests for bidding documents
must be made in writing using your
company letterhead. Each request
for bidding documents must be ac-
companied by a current North Dako-
ta Contractor’s License or Certificate
of Renewal. An electronic copy of
the bidding documents may be re-
quested by emailing
janet.m.lang2.civ@mail.mil.
OWNER
Office of the Adjutant General
Contract Management Branch
P.O. Box 5511
Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5511
Telephone: (701) 333-2068
Copies of the bidding documents are
on file at the Construction Plans Ex-
change in Bismarck; Builders Ex-
changes in Dickinson, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Mandan, and Minot, North
Dakota; Impact Procurement Techn-
ical Assistance Center, Fargo, North
Dakota, Minnesota Builders Ex-
change in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
and at the offices of the Architect
and the Owner.
Each bid shall be submitted in dupli-
cate copy on the forms provided by
the Owner and enclosed in a sealed
opaque envelope upon which there
is disclosed the necessary informa-
tion as required by the Supplemen-
tary Instructions to Bidders.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a
separate sealed opaque envelope
containing a bidder’s bond made
payable to The Adjutant General,
State of North Dakota, and executed
by the bidder as principle and by a
surety company authorized to do
business in North Dakota, in a sum
equal to five percent (5%) of the
bidder’s highest total bid combina-
tion, including all add alternates to
the bid items; conditioned that if the
bidder’s proposal be accepted and
the contract awarded to him, he
within ten (10) days after notice of
such award, will effect and execute
a contract in accordance with the
terms of his bid and a contractor’s
bond as required by law and the re-
gulations and determinations of the
Owner. AIA Document A310, Bid
Bond, is provided in the project
manual and should be used to exe-
cute the bid guarantee.
In compliance with Section 43-07-12
of the North Dakota Century Code,
each contractor submitting a bid
must have a copy of his North Dako-
ta Contractor’s License or certificate
of renewal thereof issued by the
Secretary of State enclosed in the
bid bond envelope; must be licensed
for the highest amount of his total
bid combination including add alter-
nates; and such license must have
been in effect at least ten (10) days
prior to the date of the bid opening.
No bid will be read or considered
which does not fully comply with the
provisions herein as to bid bond and
contractor license, and any deficient
bid submitted will be resealed and
returned to the bidder immediately.
The Owner reserves the right to hold
all legitimate bids for a period of thir-
ty (30) days after the date fixed for
the opening thereof. It is the intent
of the Owner to award a contract to
the lowest and best bidder. The
Owner further reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and to waive
irregularities, and shall incur no legal
liability for the State for the payment
of any monies until the contract is
awarded and approved by the prop-
er authorities.
In compliance with Section
48-01.2-10 of the North Dakota Cen-
tury Code, the successful bidder
shall be required to furnish payment
and performance bonds covering the
faithful performance of the Contract
and the payment of all obligations
thereunder, and all additional obliga-
tions required by the laws of the
State of North Dakota. Each bond
shall be in an amount equal to the
full contract sum.
DATED: 27 January 2020
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT
GENERAL
Bismarck, North Dakota
By: /s/ JACKIE A. HUBER
Brigadier General, NDNG
Deputy Adjutant General
Contracting Officer
(January 27; February 3-10, 2020)
NOTICE
First District Health Unit is accepting
bids for a new roof on the former
Easter Seals building located at 800
12th Ave. SW, Minot, ND. Bids must
include shingle replacement and
metal sheet roofing. More details
can be found at www.fdhu.org.
Close of bidding will be March 31st,
2020. For specific bid information
contact Jim Heckman at
701-721-0314, or at First District
Health Unit, 801 11th Ave. SW,
Minot, ND.
(January 27-28-29-30-31; February
1-3-8-10-11-12-13-14-15, 2020)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
SCHOOL ANNEXATION
The State Board of Public School
Education, of the State of North
Dakota hereby gives notice that a
hearing will be held Tuesday, Febru-
ary 18, 2020. The hearing will begin
at 1:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as
possible in the Peace Garden
Room, State Capitol, 600 E.
Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, North
Dakota. The purpose of the hearing
is to receive testimonies and make
decisions regarding the following an-
nexation petition: Mappes Petition
The Petition describes the property
to be annexed as follows:
Section 6: Heidrich Homes 1st
Addition: Block 4; Lot 6 of
Nedrose Township 155 North,
Range 82 West of Ward County,
North Dakota.
This hearing is held in accordance
with Section 15.1-12-05 of the North
Dakota Century Code. Dated at
Bismarck, North Dakota, this 28th
day of January, 2020, by order of the
State Board of Public School Educa-
tion.
Kirsten Baesler,
Executive Secretary, State Board of
Public School Education.
(February 3, 2020)
NOTICE OF SALE
Civil No. 51-2019-CV-00286
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a judgment of foreclosure by the
District Court the NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT in and for the
County of Ward and State of North
Dakota, and entered and docketed
in the Office of the Clerk of said
Court on October 31, 2019 in an ac-
tion wherein Quicken Loans Inc. was
Plaintiff and Joseph I Seibel; Any
Person In Possession; were Defen-
dants, in favor of Plaintiff and
against the Defendants for the sum
of $99,689.00, which judgment and
decree, among other things, direct
the sale by me of the real property
hereinafter described, to satisfy the
amount of said judgment, with in-
terest thereon and the costs and ex-
penses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of said sale
will satisfy; and by virtue of a writ is-
sued to me out of the office of the
Clerk of said Court, I as Sheriff of
Ward County, North Dakota, will sell
the property described in the Judg-
ment to the highest bidder for cash
at public auction at the front door of
the Courthouse in the County of
Ward and State of North Dakota, on
February 26, 2020, at 10:00 AM, to
satisfy the amount due, with interest
thereon, and the costs and ex-
penses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of such sale
will satisfy. The property to be sold
is situated in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota and
described as follows:
Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 10,
Casseday’s Addition to the City of
Sawyer, Ward County, North
Dakota.
If the sale is set aside for any rea-
son, the Purchaser at the sale shall
be entitled only to a return of the
deposit paid. The purchaser shall
have no further recourse against the
Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the
Mortgagee’s attorney. IN TES-
TIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this
13th day of January, 2020.
For: Robert Roed
Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota
By:/s/Jamie Williams
Deputy
MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM
38 Second Avenue East
Dickinson, ND 58601
Attorneys for Plaintiff
51-2019-CV-00286
(January 27; February 3-10, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00162
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
JoAnn Emmel, Deceased.
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 re-
quired to present their claims within
three months after the date of the
first publication or mailing of this no-
tice or said claims will be forever
barred. Claims must either be
presented to First Western Bank &
Trust, Personal Representative of
the estate, at 2525 Elk Drive, P. O.
Box 1000, Minot, ND 58702-1000, or
filed with the Court.
Dated this 14th day of January,
2020.
First Western Bank & Trust
/s/Tony Watterud
By:Tony Watterud
Its:Associate Vice President &
Trust Officer
Carol K. Larson – #04406
PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P. C.
2525 Elk Drive
P. O. Box 1000
Minot, ND 58702-1000
clarson@pringlend.com
Attorney’s for:
Personal Representative
(January 20-27; February 3, 2020)
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
COUNTY OF WARD
IN DISTRICT COURT
NORTH CENTRAL JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
State of North Dakota, by and
through the Office of State Tax
Commissioner,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Matthew A. Thomas,
Defendant.
Civil No. 51-2020-CV-00187
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-
DANT:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to appear and defend
against the Complaint in this action,
which is herewith served upon you
and has been filed with the Clerk of
the District Court in the county in
which this action is commenced, by
serving upon the undersigned with
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 taken against you for the re-
lief demanded in the Complaint.
Dated this 29th day of January,
2020, at Bismarck, North Dakota.
/s/ Charles Dendy
Charles Dendy (State Bar Board Id.
05877)
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of State Tax Commissioner
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0599
(701)328-2776
Fax (701) 328-3700
Email cdendy@nd.gov
Attorney for Plaintiff
(February 3-10-17, 2020)
SUMMONS
Case No. 51-2020-CV-00093
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Wanda Lee Aspaas and Cindy Kae
Myers,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Josephine E. Hennessy; her heirs,
devisees and assigns of any Defen-
dants deceased; the assigns or suc-
cessors in interest of any Defen-
dants; and all other persons unk-
nown having or claiming any estate
or interest in or lien or encumbrance
upon the property described in the
Complaint,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-
DANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-
MONED and required to appear and
defend against the Complaint in this
action, which complaint has been
filed with the Clerk of the District
Court, Ward County, North Dakota,
at Minot, North Dakota, and to serve
a copy of your Answer or other prop-
er reponse upon the attorneys for
the Plaintiff at their office in the city
of Minot, North Dakota, within twenty
(20) days after the completion of ser-
vice of this Summons upon you, ex-
clusive of the day of service. Service
is complete upon the expiration of
fifteen (15) days after the date of first
publication. In case of your failure to
appear or answer as aforesaid, judg-
ment will be taken against you by
default for the relief demanded in the
Complaint.
Dated this 15th day of January,
2020.
MAXSON LAW OFFICE, P.C.
/s/Jacob C. Maxson
Jacob C. Maxson (ID #06747)
Town & Country Center
1015 South Broadway, Suite 15
Minot, ND 58701
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Telephone No. 701-839-6704
jmax@minot.com
NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL
CLAIM
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-
DANTS: YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE
that the above-entitled action is
brought for the purpose of determin-
ing adverse claims and for quieting
title to certain real property situated
in Ward Count, North Dakota, and
described as follows, to-wit:
North 63 Feet of the East 145 Feet
of Lot 8, Prospect Heights Addition
to the City of Minot, including the
West 10 Feet of the east 145 Feet of
the North 63 Feet (a/k/a NE1/4 of
Lot 8, Prospect Heights Addition to
the City of Minot)
and that no personal claim is made
against any of the said Defendants.
Dated this 15th day of January,
2020.
MAXSON LAW OFFICE, P.C.
/s/Jacob C. Maxson
Jacob C. Maxson (ID #06747)
Town & Country Center
1015 South Broadway, Suite 15
Minot, ND 58701
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
Telephone No. 701-839-6704
jmax@minot.com
(January 20-27; February 3, 2020)
SUMMONS
Case No. 51-2020-CV-00192
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Steve T. Gulbranson, decedent, and
Derinda Gulbranson,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
F.L. Thompkins, June Tompkins,
R.J. Ulrich, Jr., Gloria Ulrich, Alfred
L. Burns and Karen A. Burns, and all
other presons unknown claiming any
estate of interest in, or lien upon, the
property described in the Complaint,
including heirs, devisees, legatees
or personal representatives of any
deceased person.
Defendants.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-
DANTS: You and each of you are
hereby summoned and required to
appear and defend against the com-
plaint in this action, which has been
or will be filed in the office of the
Clerk of Distrct Court, Ward County,
North Dakota 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 taken
against you for the relief demaned in
the Complaint.
NOTICE
The defendants are hereby notified
that the object of the above entitled
action is the quieting of title in the
Plaintiffs in the follwing described
Ward County, North Dakota real
estate, to-wit:
Sublot B, Lots 18 and 19, Tomp-
kins and Ulrich Second Addition
to the City of Minot, Ward County,
North Dakota
That no personal claim is made
against the defendants or any of
them.
Dated this 29th day of January,
2020.
/s/Robert W. Martin ND Bar ID
#04636
Attoney at Law
Martin Law
Heritage Place
201 Main St. S., Suite 200
(701) 852-8437
rwmlawyer@hotmail.com
(February 3-10-17, 2020)