ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

ROOSEVELT PARK WATER

SLIDE

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

Owner: Minot Park District

Sealed proposals for Contruction of

the Roosevelt Park Water Slide will

be received by the Minot Park Dis-

trict, 420 3rd Ave. SW, Minot, ND

58701, FOR BIDS TO BE RE-

CEIVED, until 2:00 PM local time on

Thusday, February 27, 2020, when

bids will be opened and read aloud.

The Information to Bidders, Form of

Bid, Form of Contract, Form of

Performance-Payment Bond, Draw-

ings, Specifications, addenda, and

other contract documents as

prepared by JLG Architects may be

examined at the following places:

The office of JLG Architects, Minot,

North Dakota; the Builders Ex-

changes in Fargo-Moorhead, Grand

Forks, Bismarck-Mandan, Bismarck,

Minot, and Dickinson, North Dakota;

Minneapolis/St. Paul; Construction

Connect and McGraw

Hill/FWDodge. Bid Documents are

available to Prime bidders at the of-

fices of JLG Architects, Minot, ND.

Digital copies are available at no

charge and physical copies are

available upon payment of $50.00

for each set. Any unsuccessful

bidder, upon returning such in good

condition within 15 days after the bid

opening, will be refunded their depo-

sit. Each bid must be accompanied

by a separate envelope containing

the contractor’s license and bid

security. The bid security must be in

a sum equal to five percent of the

full amount of the bid and must be in

the form of a bidder’s bond. A

bidder’s bond must be executed by

the bidder as principal and by a

surety, conditioned that if the princi-

pals bid is accepted and the contract

awarded to the pricipal, the principal,

within ten days after notice of the

award, shall execute a contract in

accordance with the terms of the

bid, the bid bond, and any conditions

of the governing body. Bids shall

comply with North Dakota Century

Code Chapter Å’ 48-01.2 as amend-

ed. If a successful bidder does not

execute a contract within the time al-

lowed, the bidder’s bond shall be

forfeited to the governing body and

the project awarded to the next

lowest responsible bidder. No bidder

may withdraw their bid within 60

days after the actual date of the

opening thereof. The Bid Bond of

the three lowest Bidders for each

contract will be retained until the

contract has been awarded and ex-

ecuted, by no longer than sixty (60)

days after the date of the Bid. All

Bidders shall hold a valid North

Dakota Contractor’s license of the

proper class for the full amount of

the bid as required by North Dakota

Law Sections Å’ 43-07-05 and Å’

43-07-12 and shall enclose a copy

of the license or Certificate of

Renewal of the License in the same

envelope as the Bidder’s Bond. A

Contractor shall be the holder of a

license at least ten days prior to the

date set for receiving Bids to be a

qualified Bidder. No bid will be read

or considered which does not fully

comply with the above requirements

as to bond and licenses, and any

deficient bid submitted must be

resealed and returned to the bidder

immediately Bids shall be in accor-

dance with and submitted on the Bid

form supplied within the Bid Docu-

ments. Failure to do so may result in

rejection of the Bid. The Owner

reserves the right to reject any and

all bids and to waive any formalities

therein, and rebid the project until a

satisfactory bid is received.

(February 6-13-20, 2020)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR

PROPOSAL

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

TO PERFORM PRELIMINARY

ENGINEERING

WARD COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

Notice is hereby given that the

County Commissioners of the Coun-

ty of Ward, North Dakota, will re-

ceive proposals for the following pro-

jects:

BRR-0051(053) – PCN 22773 &

CP-0051(054)

Ward County is seeking proposals

from prequalified engineering firms

to perform preliminary engineering

on the following project in Ward

County Scheduled to be included in

the NDDOT November 13, 2020 Bid

Letting.

BRR-0051(053) – PCN 22773

Bridge Replacement of Structure

No. 51-107-12.0; County Road 4,

Over an Intermittent Creek, 1 Mile

East of Kenaston; and

Bridge Replacement of Structure

No. 51-129-27.0; 209th ST NW,

Over the Des Lacs River, 4 Miles

East and 3 Miles South of Carpio.

CP-0051(054)

Bridge Replacement of Structure

No. 51-106-13.0; 520th ST NW,

Over an Intermittent Creek, 1 Mile

East and 1 Mile South of Kenaston.

Work to be performed by Consultant

includes: Creation of PCR or Prob-

lematic Exclusion Document, SOV,

Environmental Documents, ROW or

Easements, Plans, Bid documents,

and additional services, if required,

may be negotiated and supplemen-

tal agreements issued, based on the

outcome of the environmental docu-

ment, consultant performance, the

consultant’s proposal, and available

funding. Selection will be on the

basis of the following criteria:

¯Past performance

¯Ability of professional personnel

¯Willingness to meet time and budg-

et requirements

¯Location

¯Recent, current, and projected

workloads of the persons and/or

firms

¯Related experience on similar pro-

jects

¯Project understanding, issues, &

approach

Ward County tentatively plans to

conduct formal interviews the week

of February 24th through the 28th.

Ward County will only consider pro-

posals received at the office of the

Ward County Engineer (900 13th

Street SE, PO Box 5005, Minot, ND

58702-5005) prior to 4:30 P.M.,

February 20, 2020. To view the en-

tire RFP, visit the Ward County web-

site at: www.wardnd.com/highway

under Bid Opening Information. The

County Commissioners of Ward

County reserve the right to reject

any or all proposals, to waive any ir-

regularities and to hold proposals for

a period not to exceed Thirty (30)

days from the date of opening

(February 6-13, 2020)

NOTICE BEFORE

FORECLOSURE

TO:

Peter Kowalczky, Jr.

9206 84th Ave. SE

Minot, ND 58701-2466

Kristin Kowalczyk

9206 84th Ave. SE

Minot, ND 58701-2466

the title owners of the following

described real property:

Lots 15 and 16, Valley Manor

Estates Second Subdivision to

Logan, Ward County, North Dako-

ta

Notice is hereby given that certain

mortgage upon the above-described

property, Peter Paul Kowalczyk JR.

and Kristin Kowalczyk, mortgagor/s,

executed and delivered to Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems,

INC. nominee for Mortgage

Research Center, LLC DBA

Veterans United Home Loans , Mort-

gagee, dated June 12, 2012, and

filed for record in the office of the

Recorder of the County of Ward and

State of North Dakota, June 13,

2012 as Document 2941857. The

mortgage has been or will be as-

signed to the Plaintiff prior to the

commencement of a foreclosure ac-

tion. Said mortgage was given to

secure the payment of $310,028.00,

and interest according to the condi-

tions of a certain promissory note, is

in default.

NOTICE

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Fair Debt Collection Prac-

tices Act, you are advised that un-

less you dispute the validity of the

foregoing debt or any portion thereof

within thirty days after receipt of this

letter, we will assume the debt to be

valid. On the other hand, if the debt

or any portion thereof is disputed,

we will obtain verification of the debt

and will mail you a copy of such ve-

rification. You are also advised that

upon your request within the thirty

day period, we will provide you with

the name and address of your origi-

nal creditor, if different from the

creditor referred to in this Notice.

We are attempting to collect a debt

and any information obtained will be

used for that purpose. At this time,

no attorney with this firm has per-

sonally reviewed the particular cir-

cumstances of your account. How-

ever, if you fail to contact our office,

our client may consider additional

remedies to recover the balance

due. Wells Fargo Bank, NA may

have previously sent you a letter

advising you of possible alternatives

to foreclosure, along with the docu-

ments for you to complete and re-

turn to Wells Fargo Bank, NA to be

evaluated for these alternatives. If

you did not receive or no longer

have the documents, or have not re-

turned all of the documents, please

contact Wells Fargo Bank, NA at:

800-416-1472. Even if you have

previously indicated that you are not

interested in saving your home you

can still be evaluated for alternatives

to foreclosure. The following is a

statement of the sum due for princi-

pal, interest, taxes, insurance,

maintenance, etc., as of January 10,

2020:

Unpaid Principal Balance

$265,382.87

Unpaid Accrued Interest Good

Through 01/10/2020 $5,395.39

Escrow Advance $-157.86

Grand Total $270,640.40

That as of January 10, 2020. The

amount due to cure any default, or

to be due under the terms of the

mortgage, exists in the following

respects:

Payments Due $11,514.66

Grand Total $11,514.66

all of which must be paid BY CERTI-

FIED FUNDS, MADE PAYABLE TO

Wells Fargo Bank, NA and mailed to

the undersigned attorney to cure the

default, plus any accrued interest,

subsequent payments or late

charges which become due and any

further expenses for preservation of

the property which may be ad-

vanced. PLEASE CONTACT THE

UNDERSIGNED FOR THE EXACT

AMOUNT DUE THROUGH A CER-

TAIN DATE. You have the right, in

accordance with the terms of the

mortgage, to cure the default speci-

fied above. You also have the right

to assert in the foreclosure action

that no default exists or any other

defense you may have to said ac-

tion. Notice is further given that if the

total sums in default, together with

interest accrued thereon at the time

of such payment, accrued payments

then due and expenses advanced,

are not paid within thirty (30) days

from the date of mailing or service of

this Notice, the Mortgagee will deem

the whole sum secured by the mort-

gage to be due and payable in full

without further notice. Furthermore,

proceedings will be commenced to

foreclose such mortgage, and in the

event of Sheriff’s sale as provided

by the laws of the State of North

Dakota, the time for redemption

shall be as provided by law, but not

less than sixty (60) days after the

Sheriff’s Sale.

Dated December 30, 2019

MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Office and Post Office Address:

38 Second Avenue East

Dickinson, North Dakota 58601

Tel: (701) 227-1841

Fax: (701) 225-6878

By: /s/Peter Morowski

Peter Morowski, Attorney

ND Bar #07658

If you have previously received a

discharge in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy,

this is not an attempt to collect a

debt against you personally, but only

an attempt to determine your inten-

tion concerning retaining this proper-

ty.

(February 6-13-20, 2020)

NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01741

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

Sean Weeks and Heirs and Devi-

sees of the Estate of Sean Weeks,

and any person in cpossession, and

all persons unknown, claiming any

estate or interest in, or lien or en-

cumbrance upon, the real estate

described in the compaint,

Defendants.

Judgment in the amount of

$116,754.12, having been entered in

favor of Plaintiff and against Defen-

dants, which Judgment was filed

with the Clerk of Courts of Ward

County, North Dakota, on January

13, 2020, for the foreclosure of a

real estate mortgage. Notice is here-

by given pursuant to said Judgment

that the real property described in

the Mortgage dated April 20, 2018,

which Mortgagors, Sean Weeks, ex-

ecuted and delivered to Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems,

Inc. as nominee for Mortgage

Research Center, LLC DBA

Veterans United Home Loans.

South 25 feet of Lot 2 and all of

Lot 3, Block 18, Niederriter’s Plat

to the City of Kenmare, Ward

County, North Dakota. 111 6th

Avenue Northeast, Kenmare, ND

58746

and recorded in the office of the

Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,

North Dakota, on April 23, 2018, In-

strument Number 3017891. Said

Mortgage was assigned to Plaintiff,

its successors or assigns, by As-

signment of Mortgage recorded

June 17, 2019, Instrument Number

3028809 In order to realize the

amount of $116,754.12, as of Janu-

ary 13, 2020, plus interest accruing

thereafter on said amount at the rate

of 4.99000% per year together with

the costs and expenses of sale, will

be sold subject to redemption as

provided by law as one parcel of

land at public auction, subject to the

lien for unpaid real estate taxes and

assessments of Ward County, North

Dakota, and easements and restric-

tions of record, to the highest bidder

for cash under the direction of the

Sheriff of Ward County, North Dako-

ta, at the main entrance of the Ward

County Courthouse located at 315

SE 3rd Street, Minot, North Dakota

58701, on March 4, 2020 (“Sale

Date”), at 10:00 AM. If the sale is set

aside for reason, the Purchaser at

the sale shall be entitled only to a re-

turn of the deposit paid. The pur-

chaser shall have no further

recourse against the Mortgagor, the

Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attor-

ney. DATED this 24th day of Janu-

ary, 2020.

SHERIFF OF WARD COUNTY

For: Robert Roed

By: /s/Jamie Williams

Deputy Sheriff of Ward

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

By: /s/Benjamin J. Mann

Benjamin J. Mann

Attorneys for Plaintiff

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-355-2886

Email: benjamin@hwmlawfirm.com

Bar: 08371

(January 30; February 6-13, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00005

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Yvonne M. Renfandt, 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 Randy Renfandt, per-

sonal representative of the estate,

c/o Howard & Associates, 7 Third

St, SE,Suite 202, Minot, North

Dakota 58701-3916, or filed with the

Court.

Dated this 20th day of January,

2020.

/s/Randy Renfandt

Randy Renfandt

521 18th Street NW

Minot, ND 58703

Judith E. Howard (ID 03482)

Howard & Associates

7 Third St. SE, Suite 202

Minot. ND 58701-3916

(January 23-30; February 6, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00016

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Janice L. Klimpel, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been ap-

pointed co-personal representatives

of the Estate of Janice L. Klimpel.

All persons having claims against

Janice L. Klimpel are required to

present their claims within three (3)

months after the date of the first

publication of this notice or said

claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Michael Klimpel and Susan John-

son, co-personal representatives of

the estate, at P.O. Box 998, Minot,

ND 58702-0998, or filed with the

Court.

Dated this 3rd day of February,

2020.

Michael Klimpel

Co-Personal Representative

Susan Johnson

Co-Personal Representative

Peter B. Hankla (ID #04919)

phankla@mcgeelaw.com

McGEE, HANKLA & BACKES, P.C.

2400 Burdick Expy. E., Suite 100

P.O. Box 998

Minot, ND 58702-0998

(701) 852-2544

Attorneys for:

Co-Personal Representatives

(February 6-13-20, 2020)