ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

City of Minot, North Dakota

Storm Sewer District 123

City Project # 4393

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Minot, North Dakota will

receive sealed Bids for the con-

struction of STORM SEWER DIS-

TRICT 123, at the office of the City

Clerk, 515 Second Avenue SW

(Second Floor), Minot, North Dako-

ta, until 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 14,

2020, at which time all Bids will be

publicly opened and read in the

Council Chambers. All Bids must be

submitted, and all work shall be

done, in full and strict compliance

with: 1. The Plans & Contract Docu-

ments for this project; 2. Any Special

Conditions for this project; 3. The

2019 City of Minot Standard Specifi-

cations and Details. Project bidding

documents are available for exami-

nation and/or $100 purchase Mon-

day through Friday from 8:00 am to

12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at

the office of Ackerman-Estvold,

1907 17th Street SE, Minot ND

58701. Complete digital project bid-

ding documents are available at

www.ackerman-estvold.com/projects

or www.questcdn.com. You may

download the digital plan documents

for $50 by inputting Quest project

#6892543 on the website’s Project

Search page. Please contact

QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or

info@questcdn.com for assistance

in free membership registration,

downloading, and working with this

digital project information. Potential

bidders may contact

Ackerman-Estvold at (701)

837-8737 with any questions. Gen-

erally, the Work covered by the

Plans and Specifications for Storm

Sewer District 123 consists of the

materials, labor, tools, and equip-

ment required for the construction of

storm sewer improvements and the

reconstruction of intersections along

10th Street SW. The Work includes

approximately 5,700 LF of storm

sewer along 10th Street SW, 34th

Avenue SW, 32nd Avenue SW, and

7th Street SW. The Work shall also

include the removal and replace-

ment of about 5,000 LF of curb &

gutter, 9,300 SY of cement stabil-

ized base, 3,800 Ton of asphalt

pavement, and other incidentals as

necessary to complete the project.

Details of the construction are in-

cluded in the Drawings, Project

Manual, and the 2019 City of Minot

Standard Specifications and Details.

All Bids are to be submitted on the

basis of cash payment for the Work

and Materials necessary to complete

the project. Each bid must be ac-

companied by a separate envelope

containing the contractor’s license

and bid security. The bid security

must be in a sum equal to five per-

cent of the full amount of the bid and

must be in the form of a bidder’s

bond. A bidder’s bond must be exe-

cuted by the bidder as principal and

by a surety, conditioned that if the

principal’s bid is accepted and the

contract awarded to the principal,

the principal, within ten days after

notice of the award, shall execute a

contract in accordance with the

terms of the bid and the bid bond

and any condition of the governing

body. A countersignature of a bid

bond is not required under this sec-

tion. If a successful bidder does not

execute a contract within the ten

days allowed, the bidder’s bond

must be forfeited to the Owner and

the project awarded to the next

lowest responsible bidder. Bidders

must be licensed for the full amount

of the bid as required by section

43-07-12 of the North Dakota Centu-

ry Code. No Bid may be read or con-

sidered if it does not fully comply

with the requirements of Section

48-01.2-05 of the North Dakota Cen-

tury Code. The Owner reserves the

right to hold all Bids for 30 days, to

reject any or all Bids, to waive any

informality or irregularity in any Bid,

to accept the Bid deemed in the best

interest of the Owner, and to rebid

the project until a satisfactory bid is

received. There shall be endorsed

upon the outside of the envelope

containing the Bid, the following: 1.

“City of Minot, North Dakota, Storm

Sewer District 123, Project Number

4393”. 2. The name of the person,

firm, corporation, or joint venture

submitting the Bid. 3. The Bidder’s

Contractor’s License or Contractor’s

License Renewal Number. 4. Ack-

nowledgement of the Addenda, if

any. Any deficient Bid received will

be resealed and returned to the

Bidder immediately. Milestone 1 in-

cludes storm sewer and roadway

reconstruction for Sta. 20+91 to

33+00 and 61+50 to 67+00, to

be completed by July 15, 2020. All

work shall be substantially complete

by October 16, 2020. All work shall

be completed and ready for final

payment in accordance with the

General Conditions by October 30,

2020. Should the Contractor fail to

complete its obligations under the

Contract within the time required

herein or within such extra time as

may have been granted by formal

extensions of time approved by the

Owner, there will be deducted from

any amount due to the Contractor

the sum of $1,000 per day for each

and every calendar day that the

completion of the Work is delayed.

The Contractor and his Surety will

be liable for any excess. Such pay-

ment will be as and for liquidated

damages and not as a penalty.

By order of the City Council of the

City of Minot, North Dakota.

Dated this 16th day of March, 2020.

Kelly Matalka, City Clerk

(March 20-27; April 3, 2020)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

2020 WATER MAIN

REPLACEMENT

CITY PROJECT 4493

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Minot (Owner) is re-

questing Bids for the construction of

the following Project:2020 Water

Main Replacement. Bids for the con-

struction of the Project will be re-

ceived at theoffice of the City Clerk

located at 515 Second Avenue SW

(Second Floor), Minot, North Dakota

58701, until Tuesday, March 31,

2020 at 11:00 AM local time. At that

time the Bids received will be public-

ly opened and read. The Project in-

cludes the following Work: Mobiliza-

tion, remove and replace watermain

at 7 locations, remove and replace

bituminous pavement, milling bi-

tuminous pavement, remove and re-

place curb and gutter, open cut re-

placement of watermain, pipe burst

watermain, gate vales, hydrants,

reconnect services, replace ser-

vices, replace curb Stop & box,

storm sewer pipe, catch basin re-

placement, erosion control, seeding

(hydromulch), traffic control, and

other related items. Complete digital

project bidding documents are avail-

able at www.questcdn.com. You

may download the digital plan docu-

ments for $40by inputting eBidDoc

#6876482on the website’s Project

Search page. Please contact

QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or

info@questcdn.com for assistance

in free membership registration,

downloading, and working with this

digital project information. Project

bidding documents are also avail-

able at the Issuing Office – City of

Minot Engineering Department 1025

31st St SE and are available for pur-

chase for $75. Potential bidders may

contact the Assistant City Engineer

at 701-857-4100 with any questions.

Each bid must be accompanied by a

separate envelope containing the

bid security 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 exe-

cuted by the bidder as principal and

by a surety, conditioned that if the

principal’s bid is accepted and the

contract awarded to the principal,

the principal, within ten days after

notice of the award, shall execute a

contract in accordance with the

terms of the bid and the bid bond,

and any condition of the City of

Minot, as required by law. A counter-

signature of a bid bond is not re-

quired. If the City of Minot elects to

award a contract to the lowest

responsible bidder, and the lowest

responsible bidder does not execute

a contract within the ten days al-

lowed, the bidder’s bond must be

forfeited to the City of Minot and the

project awarded to the next lowest

responsible bidder. Each bidder

must possess a valid North Dakota

contractor’s license for the full

amount of their bid, as required by

Section 43-07-07 of the North Dako-

ta Century Code. Each bidder MUST

enclose a copy of their Contractor’s

License or Certificate of Renewal, is-

sued by the North Dakota Secretary

of State, in their bid bond envelope,

and each license must be valid and

dated at least 10 days prior to the

date set for bid opening, as required

under Section 43-07-12 of the North

Dakota Century Code. No bid may

be read or considered if it does not

fully comply with the requirements of

Section 48-01.2-05 of the North

Dakota Century Code, and any de-

ficient bid submitted will be resealed

and returned to the bidder immedi-

ately. All Bids submitted and all

Work completed must be as stipulat-

ed in the Agreement. The City of

Minot reserves the right to hold all

Bids for a period of 30 days after the

date of the bid opening, to reject any

or all Bids, and to waive any infor-

mality or irregularity in any Bid, and

to rebid the project until a satisfac-

tory bid is received. For all further

requirements regarding bid submit-

tal, qualifications, procedures, and

contract award, refer to the Instruc-

tions to Bidders that are included in

the Bidding Documents.

By order of the City Council of the

City of Minot, North Dakota.

Owner:City of Minot

By:Kelly Matalka

Title:City Clerk

Date:March 6, 2020

(March 6-13-20, 2020)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF TIOGA

TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA

NORTHEAST TIOGA RECON-

STRUCTION – PHASE 1

SANITARY SEWER, WATER

MAIN, STORM SEWER AND

STREET IMPROVEMENTS

MOORE PROJECT NO. 21092

General Notice

Owner is requesting Bids for the

construction of the project listed

above. Bids for the construction of

the Project will be received at City

Hall located at 16 1st Street

Northeast, Tioga, ND 58852, until

April 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

At that time the Bids received will be

“publicly” opened and read. The Pro-

ject includes the following Work:

Replacement of the following but not

limited to infrastructure Sanitary

Sewer, Water Main, Storm Sewer,

Curb and Gutter, Asphalt Pavement,

Driveways, Sidewalk. Obtaining the

Bidding Documents. Digital project

bidding documents will be available

at www.mooreengineeringinc.com

by clicking the Bid Information tab,

or at www.questcdn.com. You may

download the complete set of digital

documents for a nonrefundable fee

of $20.00 by locating eBidDoc†

Number 6908137 on the website.

Please contact QuestCDN.com at

952-233-1632 or

info@questcdn.com for assistance

in membership registration, down-

loading and working with this digital

project information.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding

Documents is:

Moore Engineering, Inc.

2080 36th Ave SW, Suite 215,

Minot, ND 58701

Prospective Bidders may examine

the Bidding Documents at the Issu-

ing Office Monday through Friday

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. Partial sets of Bidding Do-

cuments will not be available from

the Issuing Office. Neither Owner

nor Engineer will be responsible for

full or partial sets of Bidding Docu-

ments, including addenda, if any,

obtained from sources other than the

Issuing Office. Each bid must be ac-

companied by a separate envelope

containing a bidder’s bond in a sum

equal to 5% of the full amount of the

bid executed by the bidder as princi-

pal and by a surety, conditioned that

if the principal’s bid is accepted and

a contract is awarded to the princi-

pal, the principal, within ten (10)

days after the notice of the award,

shall execute a contract in accor-

dance with the terms of the bid and

the bid bond, and any conditions of

the City of Tioga, as required by law.

A countersignature of a bid bond is

not required. If the City of Tioga

elects to award a contract to the

lowest responsible bidder, and the

lowest responsible bidder does not

execute a contract within ten (10)

days, the bidder’s bond will be for-

feited to the City of Tioga, and the

City of Tioga may award the project

to the next lowest responsible

bidder. Each bidder must possess a

valid North Dakota contractor’s

license for the full amount of their

bid, as required by N.D.C.C. Å’

43-07-7. Each bidder MUST en-

close a copy of their Contractor’s

License or Certificate of Renewal, is-

sued by the North Dakota Secretary

of State, in their bid bond envelope,

and each license must be valid and

dated at least 10 days prior to the

date set for bid opening, as required

under N.D.C.C. Å’ 43-07-12. The City

of Tioga will not read or consider

any bid that does not fully comply

with the requirements above, or the

requirements of N.D.C.C. Å’

48-01.2-05. The City of Tioga will

reseal any deficient bid submitted

and return it to the bidder immedi-

ately. Instructions to Bidders. For

all further requirements regarding

bid submittal, qualifications, pro-

cedures, and contract award, refer to

the Instructions to Bidders that are

included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: City of Tioga

By: Abby Salinas

Title: Auditor

Date: March 18, 2020

TIOGA TRIBUNE

March 19, 2020 MINOT DAILY

NEWS

(March 20-27; April 3, 2020)

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01195

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

DON K. CALDWELL, et al,

Defendant.

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 February

06, 2020, in Ward County civil case

number 51-2019-CV-01195; on

which day it was adjudged that there

was due and owing the Plaintiff from

the Defendant, Don K. Caldwell, an

unmarried man, together with costs

and disbursements of said action,

the sum of $80,214.23, and by virtue

of a Special 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 Ward

County Courthouse,North Dakota,

on April 29, 2020, at the hour of

10:00 AM(CT) of that dayto 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 16, REARRANGEMENT OF

GREEN VALLEY ADDITION TO

THE CITY OF MINOT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

(Street Address: 218 Souris Dr.,

Minot, ND 58701-5068)

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have

hereunto set my hand and seal the

10th day of March, 2020.

For: Robert Roed

Sheriff of Ward County,

North Dakota

By:/s/ Jamie Williams

Jamie Williams, Deputy Sheriff

Janelle G. Ewing

The Sayer Law Group, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

925 E. 4th St.

Waterloo, IA 50703

(319)234-2530

Attorney ID No.: 08611

generalupdates@sayerlaw.com

(March 20-27; April 3, 2020)

REQUEST FOR BIDS

2020 – 2021 AIRPORT HAYING

AGREEMENT

MINOT INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT

GENERAL

The intent and purpose of this Re-

quest for Bids is to solicit bids from

interested parties seeking to be

responsible for cutting, baling, and

removing hay from designated areas

of the Minot International Airport pro-

perty beginning May 2020 and end-

ing October 31, 2021.

SCOPE OF WORK

The contract will be for cutting, bal-

ing, and removing hay from desig-

nated areas of airport property. The

designated areas equate to approxi-

mately 700 acres; a figure has been

included for reference. The winning

bidder will be responsible for com-

plying with all applicable airfield re-

gulations including access control,

security badge training for all per-

sonnel pending successful back-

ground check results, coordination

with Airport Operations and Air Traff-

ic Control as necessary, and compli-

ance with the airport’s Wildlife Ha-

zard Management Plan (WHMP) (a

copy of which is available, upon re-

quest, from the Airport Operations

Manager). Among other things, the

airport’s WHMP recommends: hay

cutting be done prior to seed produc-

tion; hay not be stored on the airfield

and thus be moved to perimeter

fence lines and removed off premise

after baling; all existing alfalfa crop

be naturally diminished and con-

verted to grass over time; manage

airfield vegetation and agricultural

activity in a manner that poses the

least amount of wildlife attractants. If

the haying contractor wishes to seed

with an approved grass, such seed-

ing will be done at the contractor’s

sole expense and only with the writ-

ten pre-approval of the Airport

Operations Manager.The successful

bidder will be required to provide a

series of bale counts and weigh slips

for hay removed from the airfield;

certified scales must be used for

weighing. Weigh slips and bale

counts must be provided to the air-

port in advance of payment. Pay-

ment will be made within 30 days

after final bale removal for the sea-

son and will only be accepted if

corresponding counts and slips are

received. Airport Operations

reserves to right to perform indepen-

dent bale counts and weighing.

BID SPECIFICATIONS

The bid price shall be expressed in

dollars per ton. The bid price per ton

shall remain the same for any

second or repeated cuttings made at

any point during the contract. Suc-

cessful bidder will be required to

complete a badge application and

criminal history background check

needed for badge issuance; associ-

ated fees will be at the bidder’s own

cost. Successful bidder will also be

required to maintain proper and suf-

ficient insurance to indemnify the

City of Minot/Minot International Air-

port from any injury or damages

which may arise out of successful

bidder’s operation and performance

per the scope of work outlined

above. Limits of the policy shall be

at least $1 Million per occurrence

and $2 Million in the general aggre-

gate. Bids must contain the name

and phone number of the individual

with whom communication can be

made. All submittals must be re-

ceived at the address and by the

date and time specified herein. All

submittal envelopes must be sealed

and clearly marked, “Request for

Bids – Minot International Airport

Haying Services.” The City of Minot

reserves the right to extend the Re-

quest for Bids submittal date for any

reason. The City of Minot reserves

the right, at any time, to reject any

and all submittals, make requests for

new RFBs, and to accept any sub-

mittal and make award of a contract

that is deemed to be in the best in-

terest of the City of Minot and the

Minot International Airport. The City

Clerk of the City of Minot will receive

sealed bids at the City Clerk’s Office

at City Hall (515 2nd Avenue SW,

2nd Floor), Minot, North Dakota, un-

til 11:00 AM on March 24, 2020.

Bids received after this time will be

returned unopened to the bidder.

Bidders are invited to be present at

the opening of the bids 11:00 on

March 24, 2020 in the Council

Chambers.

(March 6-13-20, 2020)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Fort Berthold Housing Authority

is requesting proposals for (32) 2, 3

and 4 bedroom modular homes will

be approximately 1400-1700 square

feet and 16 split entry homes will be

approximately 1000 upper to replace

48 homes on the Fort Berthold Indi-

an Reservation. Proposals must in-

clude complete construction of new

homes hauled and set on new Foun-

dations. Proposals should not in-

clude foundations. Proposals will be

for turn-key homes including, all

stitching and seaming of exterior

and interior, all HVAC, plumbing and

electrical except for electrical tie in,

water and sewer connections. No

proposal for Manufactured homes or

homes built on metal I-beams will be

considered. Deadline for proposal

will be March 29, 2020. For more

detailed information please contact

FBHA.

Contact: Forest Mandan

Cell: 701-421-7272

Office: 701-627-4731 Ext. 228

Email: forest@fbha.org

Contact: Toni Parisien

Cell: 701-421-0479

Office: 701-627-4131 Ext. 240

Email: toni@fbha.org

FBHA has the right to reject any and

all proposals and / or solicitations.

(February 26-27-28-29; March

2-3-4-5-6-7-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-17-18-19-20-21-23-24-25-26-27-28,

2020)

SECTION 00 01 11

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SOURIS RIVER JOINT WATER

RESOURCES BOARD

MOUSE RIVER ENHANCED

FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT

PHASE BU-1B BURLINGTON

BURLINGTON, WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the Souris River Joint Water

Resources Board will receive sealed

Bids for the construction of the

Mouse River Enhanced Flood Pro-

tection Project Phase BU- 1B Bur-

lington, at Burlington City Hall 225

Wallace Street, PO Box 159, Bur-

lington, ND 58722 until 10:00 AM

CST, April 16, 2020, at which time

all Bids will be publicly opened and

read aloud. All Bids must be submit-

ted, and all work shall be done, in

full and strict compliance with the

Plans and Specifications for this

Project. Complete digital project bid-

ding documents are available at

www.questcdn.com. You may down-

load the digital plan documents for

$100 by inputting Quest project

#6558890 on the website’s Project

Search page. Please contact

QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632

or info@questcdn.com for assis-

tance in a free membership registra-

tion, downloading, and working with

this digital project information. An

optional paper set of project docu-

ments is also available for a nonre-

fundable price of $500 per set. Make

checks payable to Barr Engineering

Co. and send to 4300 MarketPointe

Drive, Minneapolis, MN, 55435. Po-

tential bidders may contact Barr En-

gineering Co. at (952) 832-2600 with

any questions. Copies of the docu-

ments are available for viewing at

the following locations during normal

business hours, Monday through Fri-

day, excluding holidays:

Ackerman-Estvold Engineering: 1907

17th Street SE, Minot, ND

Barr Engineering Co.:

234 West Century Avenue,

Bismarck, ND

Barr Engineering Co.:

4300 MarketPointe Drive, Minneap-

olis, MN

A mandatory pre-Bid conference for

interested bidders will be held on

April 2, 2020 at Burlington City Hall

225 Wallace Street, PO Box 159,

Burlington, ND 58722 at 10:00 AM

CST. Any companies/teams/joint

ventures planning to submit a bid for

any Contract No. 1 – 3 must have at

least one representative present at

the mandatory pre-Bid conference.

In general, the Work included in the

Project includes the labor, materials,

tools, and equipment required to

construct MREFPP Phase BU- 1B

Burlington as fully depicted in the

Drawings and Technical Specifica-

tions for the Project. The project is

located within the City of Burlington,

North Dakota. All Bids are to be

submitted on the basis of cash pay-

ment for the Work, and are to be en-

closed in a sealed envelope ad-

dressed to the undersigned Chair-

man, endorsed as required below.

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 (5%) 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

principal’s bid is accepted and the

contract awarded to the principal,

the principal, within ten days after

notice of the award, shall execute a

contract in accordance with the

terms of the Bid and the bid bond

and any condition of the governing

body. A countersignature of a bid

bond is not required. If a successful

bidder does not execute a contract

within the ten days allowed, the

bidder’s bond must be forfeited to

the governing body and the project

awarded to the next lowest responsi-

ble bidder. The bidder must be

licensed for the full amount of the

bid as required by Section 43-07-12

of the North Dakota Century Code.

The outside of the sealed envelope

containing the bid and other required

items shall be endorsed with the fol-

lowing verbiage: 1. “Souris River

Joint Water Resource Board, Mouse

River Enhanced Flood Protection

Project, Phase BU- 1B Burlington” 2

The name of the person, firm, cor-

poration, or joint venture submitting

the Bid. 3. The Bidder’s Contractor’s

License or Contractor’s License

Renewal Number. 4. Acknowledge-

ment of Addenda. No Bid may be

read or considered if it does not fully

comply with the requirements of

Section 48-01.2-05 of the North

Dakota Century Code. Any deficient

Bid received will be resealed and re-

turned to the Bidder immediately.

The Owner reserves the right to hold

all bids for 75 days, to reject any or

all Bids and to waive any informality

or irregularity in any Bid and to ac-

cept the Bid deemed in the best in-

terest of the Owner. The Owner

reserves the right to rebid the project

until a satisfactory Bid is received.

The Work shall be substantially

complete by August 7, 2021. All

Work shall be complete and ready

for final payment in accordance with

the General Conditions by Sep-

tember 25, 2021. Should the Con-

tractor fail to complete its obligations

under the Contract within the time

required herein or within such extra

time as may have been granted by

formal extensions of time approved

by the Owner, there will be deducted

from any amount due to the Con-

tractor the sum of $5,000.00 per day

(with no suspension for winter work)

for each and every calendar day that

the substantial or final completion of

the Work is delayed. The Contractor

and his Surety will be liable for any

excess. Such payment will be as

and for liquidated damages and not

as a penalty.

By order of the Souris River Joint

Water Resources Board,

Dated this March 16, 2020

Souris River Joint Water Resources

Board

David Ashley, Chairman

(March 20-27; April 3, 2020)

SURREY PUBLIC SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO-41

SURREY, NORTH DAKOTA

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD

MEETING

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,

2020

President Ron Aberle called meeting

to order at 5:00 pm. Board

members present Ron Aberle, Dus-

tin Mize, Nicole Wald, Taylor Feller

and Stephanie Munos Also, present

High School Principal Gerding, Ele-

mentary Principal Hansen and Busi-

ness Manager Twila Gantzer. M/S/C

Munos/Waldto approve minutes

from January 13, 2020 regular meet-

ing. Roll call vote, all yes. Superin-

tendent Report: Mr Gerding & Mrs

Hansen reported that one of the

DVR’s has crashed. A bid from

American Cabling System was

presented for $9,885.00. At this

point the system is providing us lim-

ited use. This matter will be tabled.

Mr Gerding was informed by Mr

Gorthy that the elementary computer

lab will need to be upgraded next

year as it will not be compliant for

state & NWA testing. There are 27

computers at approximately $1,500

per computer, so $40,000 per lab.

The board asked Mr Gorthy & Mr

Gerding to put together a computer

rotation schedule and see if there

are any grants available. Business

Manager’s Report: The financial re-

ports were presented. M/S/C

Wald/Munosto approve financial re-

ports as presented and approve pay-

ment of January payroll & benefits in

the amount of $384,970.21. Janu-

ary board bills: General

Fund-$93,268.17; Activity Fund

-$6,938.41; Food – $12,219.60.

Prepaid Check Register: General

Fund-$9,205.77; Activity

Fund-$7,090.57; Food-$43.51. Roll

call vote, all yes. M/S/C

Munos/Feller to approve OE #48-In.

Roll call vote, all yes-Mize abstains.

M/S/C Munos/Feller to approve OE

#49-In. Roll call vote, all yes-Mize

abstains. M/S/C Munos/Feller to ap-

prove OE #50-In. Roll call vote, all

yes-Mize abstains. The boiler in-

surance claim was discussed. Twila

will call & get copies of the boiler in-

spections for the last few years. Mr

Gerding: Mr Gerding asked Ron

Aberle to read a letter of resignation

from Mrs McDermott. M/S/C

Munos/Feller to accept her resigna-

tion. Roll call vote, all yes. The

board thanks Mrs McDermott for her

44 years of service to Surrey

School. Mr Gerding would like to

make Mr Grosz a full time teacher in

the 20/21 school year. M/S/C

Munos/Feller to approve Mr Grosz

being 4/6th-English and

2/6th-Special Education. Roll call

vote, all yes. Mr Grosz would take

his praxis in special education.

M/S/C Feller/Wald to pay the $400

fee for Mr Grosz to take the praxis

test one time. We have had a large

number of students out sick the last

few days. Mr Gerding asks if the

school is really a safe environment

for our students to be in? With the

school days currently on the calen-

dar we would have enough hours

built in and if we took Friday as a no

school day-it would not have to be

made up. M/S/C Feller/Munosfor

Thursday to be optional & no school

on Friday with no penalty to the stu-

dent. Also, there will be no activities

in the school until Monday after-

noon. Roll call vote, yes. Mr Gerd-

ing, Mrs Hansen & Mr Gorthy will

work on the wording and inform

parents. Mr Krueger will contact

other coaches about practice & vol-

leyball camp. District tournament is

still happening at the auditorium. Mr

Gerding will inform the media. Mrs

Hansen: Mrs Hansen asked Ron

Aberle to read a letter of resignation

from Mrs Johnson. M/S/C

Wald/Munos to accept her resigna-

tion. Roll call vote, all yes. The

board thanks her for her 35 years of

service to Surrey School. Unfinished

Business: School Vision Commit-

tee: Mr Voiles, Mr Gerding, Ron

Aberle. Mr Gerding presented Mr

Grosz for the high school teacher,

Mr Gorthy will represent the ancillary

staff. Mrs Hansen has three in-

terested, she will give the elemen-

tary staff person’s name at the next

board meeting. Looking for an ele-

mentary & a high school parent.

They will possibly look at having

something at parent/teacher confer-

ences to get parental involvement

and post on the website. Culture Im-

provement Committee: Taylor Feller

reported that this committee has 11

members. There are 4 high school

teachers 3 elementary teachers, 1

ancillary staff member, the two prin-

cipals and Taylor representing the

board. Their first meeting was

February 6th. They will be sending

a letter of achievement to elemen-

tary students each month so that

eventually each student will receive

a card from their teacher. One stu-

dent grade 7 thru 12 will be recog-

nized each month. They will be

geared toward students that are

more quiet recognizing their

academic excellence. The next

meeting will be March 11th. Four

Day vs Five Day School Week: A

public meeting was held January

29th. Then a public survey was put

on the school website with 184

responses. The survey showed

more high school parents was in

favor than elementary, but the

responses were split 50/50. After

much discussion it was decided to

table the matter. The board would

like to see more information/data

gathered. It may be more feasible

for the 2021/2022 school year. The

board also believes the incoming su-

perintendent should have a voice in

the decision. Ron Aberle, Steph

Munos and Nicole Wald thanked Mr

Gerding & Mrs Hansen for all the

work they did and thinking outside

the box. This item will be added to

the school Vision Committee. Prin-

cipal Job Descriptions: Mr Gerding &

Mrs Hansen looked for job descrip-

tions and could not find any. They

both called a few area schools and

they did not have them either. They

did find a few and shared some

samples with the board. Mr Gerding

did share the superintendent job

description from the ND School

Boards Association. Superintendent

Position 2020/2021: Mr Voiles has

not been in the school for quite

some time. The board feels that we

need an interim superintendent for

the remainder of the 2019/2020

school year. Mrs Hansen has her

credentials and Mr Gerding can

have a plan of study to get his. In Mr

Voiles absence the school needs

someone able to make decisions.

He is entitled to his vacation & sick

leave. After much discussion was

held M/S/C Munos/Fellerto appoint

Mr Gerding as the interim superin-

tendent for the reminder of the

2019/2020 school year. Mr Gerding

will accept the position. Once our

financial situation becomes clearer

the board will try and compensate

Mr Gerding & Mrs Hansen. The

board would like to see Ron reach

out and have a conversation with Mr

Voiles. Mr Gerding & Mrs Hansen

presented their plan for

co-superintendent plan for next year.

The plan would save the school mo-

ney and add a Dean of

Students/Athletic Director with the

Dean of Students handling discip-

line. The board will look over the in-

formation and it will be discussed at

the next board meeting. Audit

Notes: With Mr Voiles being absent

nothing has been looked at in this

area. The business manager and

Mr Gerding will meet to see what

steps can be taken. New Business:

Public Demographic Planning Meet-

ing: The school is required by law to

hold a public meeting to gain public

input between January & June of

every even numbered year. Notice

of this meeting must be published in

the newspaper.

The next regular board meeting will

be Wednesday, March 11th at 5:00

pm. M/S/C Munos/Feller to adjourn.

/s/Twila Gantzer

Twila Gantzer, Business Manager

/s/Ronald Aberle

Ronald Aberle, President

(March 20, 2020)

2020 Township and City

Equalization Meetings

In accordance with North Dakota

Century Code (N.D.C.C.) Å’

57-02-51: Notice of township and

city equalization meetings date,

times, and locations.

Township or City Date

Time Place

Hiddenwood Twp April 1, 2020

3:00 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Lund Twp April 1, 2020

3:45 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Linton Twp April 1, 2020

4:30 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Orlien Twp April 1, 2020

5:15 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Makoti City April 1, 2020

6:00 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Vang Twp April 1, 2020

3:45 p.m. Ryder City Hall

Ryder Twp April 1, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ryder City Hall

Anna Twp April 1, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ryder City Hall

Ryder City April 1, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ryder City Hall

Elmdale Twp April 2, 2020

10:30 a.m. Kenmare City Hall

Kenmare Twp April 2, 2020

11:15 a.m. Kenmare City Hall

Sauk Prarie Twp April 2, 2020

1:15 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Denmark Twp April 2, 2020

2:00 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Spencer Twp April 2, 2020

2:45 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Greenbush Twp April 2, 2020

3:30 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Baden Twp April 2, 2020

4:15 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Kenmare City April 2, 2020

5:00 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Donnybrook City April 2, 2020

6:15 p.m. Donnybrook City Hall

Ree Twp April 2, 2020

6:45 p.m. Donnybrook City Hall

Carpio City April 2, 2020

6:45 p.m. Carpio City Hall

Evergreen Twp April 2, 2020

3:30 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Foxholm Twp April 2, 2020

4:00 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Shealy Twp April 2, 2020

4:30 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Tolgen April 2, 2020

5:00 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Berthold Twp April 2, 2020

5:30 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Carpio Twp April 2, 2020

6:00 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Spring Lake Twp April 2, 2020

4:30 p.m. Douglas Senior Center

Iota Flat Twp April 2, 2020

5:00 p.m. Douglas Senior Center

Cameron Twp April 2, 2020

5:30 p.m. Douglas Senior Center

Douglas City April 2, 2020

6:00 p.m. Douglas Senior Center

Des Lacs City April 6, 2020

5:00 p.m. Des Lacs City Hall

Burlington City April 6, 2020

6:00 p.m. Burlington City Hall

Surrey Twp April 6, 2020

5:30 p.m. Surrey City Hall

Surrey City April 6, 2020

6:00 p.m. Surrey City Hall

Sawyer City April 6, 2020

6:45 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

Newman Twp April 14, 2020

3:30 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

Greely Twp April 14, 2020

4:00 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

Sawyer Twp April 14, 2020

4:30 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

Brillian Twp April 14, 2020

5:00 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

New Prarie Twp April 14, 2020

5:30 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

McKinley Twp April 14, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Burt Twp April 14, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Eureka Twp April 14, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Rolling Green Twp April 14, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Mayland Twp April 14, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

St Mary’s Twp April 14, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Gasman Twp April 15, 2020

4:00 p.m. South Prarie School

Willis Twp April 15, 2020

4:30 p.m. South Prarie School

Freedom Twp April 15, 2020

5:00 p.m. South Prarie School

Hilton Twp April 15, 2020

5:30 p.m. South Prarie School

Torning April 15, 2020

6:00 p.m. South Prarie School

Harrison Twp April 15, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Des Lacs Twp April 15, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Tatman Twp April 15, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Rice Lake Twp April 15, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Maryland Twp April 15, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Waterford Twp April 15, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Margaret Twp April 15, 2020

7:30 p.m. 19103 97th St NEGlenburn

Nedrose Twp April 16, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Burlington Twp April 16, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Afton Twp April 16, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Kirkelie Twp April 16, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Sundre Twp April 16, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

*Each taxpayer has the right to ap-

pear before the appropriate board of

equalization and petition their

current year’s assessment. For

those wishing to petition their valua-

tion please contact the Ward County

Tax Equalization office at

701.857.6430 to be placed on the

agenda for the appropriate meeting.

(March

7-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-17-18-19-20,

2020)