ADVERTISEMENT FOR

CONSTRUCTION BIDS

Separate sealed Bids for construc-

tion of the Snake Creek Pumping

Plant Cable and XFMR Replace-

ment will be received at the office of

Garrison Diversion Conservancy

District, 401 Hwy 281 NE, Carring-

ton, ND 58421, until 2:00 p.m., local

time, on the 29th day of September,

2020, where and at which time they

will be publicly opened and read

aloud.

Bids can be mailed to:

“Snake Creek Pumping Plant Cable

and XFMR Replacement

Project Bid”

Garrison Diversion Conservancy

District

PO Box 140

Carrington, ND 58421

The scope of work will generally

consist of a lump sum bid for the re-

moval and replacement of over

9,000 feet of 15kV Rated Cable, the

installation of an 800A, 277/480V

Rated Generator Docking Station,

and the removal of two (2) 750kVA

Sealed CO2 Gas Insulated

Transformers. One of the removed

transformers will be replaced with

the noted generator docking station

while the other will be replaced with

a 750kVA Dry Type Transformer.

Bid Alternate No. 1 includes a lump

sum bid cost deduct for excluding

the removal of one (1) 750 kVA

Sealed CO2 Gas Insulated

Transformer and excluding the in-

stallation of one (1) 750 kVA Dry

Type Transformer from the Base

Bid. Only the Base Bid or the Base

Bid and Bid Alternate No. 1 will be

awarded:

Contract No. 1. – Electrical Con-

struction Base Bid: Work generally

includes mobilization, bonding, and

insurance; Removal and installation

of approximately 9,000 feet of 15kV

Rated Cable, the installation of an

800A, 277/480V Rated Generator

Docking Station, and the removal of

two (2) 750kVA Sealed CO2 Gas In-

sulated Transformers. One of the

removed transformers will be re-

placed with the noted generator

docking station while the other will

be replaced with a 750kVA Dry Type

Transformer. Work may also in-

clude electrical site work and con-

trols, and miscellaneous related con-

struction, equipment, and appurte-

nances.

Bid Alternate No. 1 to Contract

No. 1. – Electrical Transformer

Deduct: Excludes the removal of

one (1) 750 kVA Sealed CO2 Gas

Insulated Transformer and excludes

the installation of one (1) 750 kVA

Dry Type Transformer and all electri-

cal transformer associated work

from Contract No. 1 – Base Bid.

All Bids shall be prepared according

to the Instruction to Bidders con-

tained within the Project Manual. All

Bidders shall attend the MANDATO-

RY Pre-Bid walkthrough/conference

at the project site on September

22nd, 2020 at 2:00 pm. Each Bid

shall be accompanied by a

separate envelope containing a Bid

Security in the form of a Bidder’s

Bond executed by the Bidder as

principal and by a surety company

authorized to do business in the

State of North Dakota, payable to

the Garrison Diversion Conservancy

District, in a sum equal to five per-

cent (5%) of the full amount of the

Bid. This is to serve as a guarantee

that the successful Bidder will enter

into a Contract within fifteen (15)

days of Notice of Award, in accor-

dance with the terms of the

principal’s Bid and Contractor’s

Bond as required by law and regula-

tions and determinations of Garrison

Diversion Conservancy District, for

the performances of such Work.

Only Bids that are accompanied by

such a Bond will be considered. All

Work shall be performed in accor-

dance with the Bidding Documents

on file in the Office of Garrison

Diversion Conservancy District, Car-

rington, ND, where they may be

seen and examined. Bidders must

be licensed for the full amount of the

Bid as required by North Dakota

Century Code 43-07-12. Each Bid

shall contain a copy of the

Contractor’s license or certificate of

renewal thereof issued by the Secre-

tary of State. All Bids must be sub-

mitted on the Bid Form furnished by

the Engineer. No Bid will be read or

considered that does not fully com-

ply with the above provisions and

other provisions contained within the

Bidding Documents, and any defi-

cient Bid submitted will be returned

to the Bidder unopened. Contracts

shall be awarded on the basis of the

low Bid submitted by a responsible

and responsive Bidder deemed most

favorable to Garrison Diversion’s in-

terest. All Bids shall be contained in

a sealed envelope plainly marked

showing that such envelope con-

tains a Bid for the Project. In addi-

tion, the Bidder shall place upon the

exterior of such envelope the follow-

ing information:

1. Project Name and Work covered

by the Bidder (General).

2.The name of the Bidder.

3.Federal ID Number

4.Separate envelope containing Bid

Bond, a copy of Contractor’s

License or Renewal Certificate, and

proof of insurance.

5.Acknowledgement of all Addenda.

The Garrison Diversion Conservan-

cy District reserves the right to reject

any and all Bids, to waive any infor-

mality in any Bid, to hold all Bids for

a period not to exceed thirty (30)

days from the date of opening Bids,

and to accept the Bid deemed most

favorable to the interest of the Own-

er. After the Bid opening, the Owner

will return Bid Security of all except

the three lowest responsible

Bidders. When a Contract is award-

ed, the remaining unsuccessful

Bidder’s Bonds will be returned.

Complete digital project bidding do-

cuments, pursuant to which labor,

materials, or services must be fur-

nished, are available at

www.AE2S.com or www.questcdn

.com. You may download the digital

plan documents for Thirty Dollars

and No Cents ($30.00) by inputting

Quest project 7273534 on the

website’s Project Search page.

Please contact QuestCDN.com at

952-233-1632 or info@questcdn

.com for assistance in free member-

ship registration, downloading, and

working with this digital project infor-

mation. Copies of the Bidding Docu-

ments may also be seen and exam-

ined at the office of the Engineer,

Advanced Engineering and En-

vironmental Services, Inc., 4170

28th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104. The

Bidding Documents are available in

the form of printed plans and specifi-

cations by request from Advanced

Engineering and Environmental Ser-

vices, Inc., 4170 28th Ave S, Fargo,

ND 58104. The cost is $350.00 for

printed documents, for each set of

Documents obtained. Payment for

Bidding Documents is

NON-REFUNDABLE. All Work

shall be done according to the Bid-

ding Documents. Bidding Docu-

ments may also be examined at the

following locations:

Plans and Specifications are on file

and may be seen and examined at

the following locations:

Advanced Engineering and Environ-

mental Services, Inc.

4170 28th Ave. S

Fargo, ND 58104

Bismarck-Mandan Builders Ex-

change

805 Adobe Trail SE

Mandan, ND 58554

Construction Plans Exchange

215 Airport Rd

Bismarck, ND 58504

Minot Builders Exchange

2424 Burdick Expwy E

Minot, ND 58701

Grand Forks Builders Exshange

3311 South Washington St.

Grand Forks, ND 58201

Fargo Builders Exchange

1010 Page Drive

Fargo, ND 58102

Dated this 3rd day of September

2020.

(September 11-18-25, 2020)

NOTICE

All land owners must have ditches

mowed to a minimum 4 inch stubble

height and a minimum 9 foot mower

width between Sept. 15 – Oct. 1st,

2020. Sundre Township will con-

tract mowing for ditches not com-

pleted by October 1, 2020 and ex-

penses will be levied as taxes

against land owner.

Cari Morey, Sundre Township Clerk

(September 4-5-8-9-10-11-12, 2020)

NOTICE INVITING SEALED PRO-

POSALS (BIDS)

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

THE VALLEY ZONE IMPROVE-

MENTS 3RD STREET TANK

DEMOLITION AND PIPING IM-

PROVEMENTS PROJECT

CITY OF MINOT, WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Minot, North Dakota, in-

vites and will receive sealed propo-

sals (bids) up to the hour of 10:00

a.m., local time, on September

23rd, 2020, for the furnishing to the

City of Minot of all transportation, la-

bor, materials, tools, equipment, ser-

vices, permits, utilities, and other

items necessary to construct said

work, in accordance with the draw-

ings and contract documents on file

in the office of the City Clerk, Minot,

North Dakota. At said time, said pro-

posals will be publicly opened and

read aloud at Council Chambers at

City Hall of the City of Minot, North

Dakota located at 515 2nd Ave SW,

Minot, ND 58701.

Bids shall conform to and be respon-

sive to the Contract Documents for

the work. The Contract Documents

will be available after August 28th,

2020. Copies of the Contract Docu-

ments will be on file and may be ex-

amined by appointment during nor-

mal office hours at the following lo-

cation:

Houston Engineering, Inc.

18 3rd Street SE, Suite 100

Minot, ND 58701-3700

Telephone (701) 852-7931

Fax (701) 858-5655

The scope of work consists of, but is

not limited to, the demolition and re-

moval of an existing 1 MG steel

ground water storage reservoir in-

cluding a pre and post construction

lead-based paint risk assessment,

pump house with underground pump

pit, building foundation, reservoir

gate chambers, overflow pipe

headwall, and underground site pip-

ing and valves; abandonment of ex-

isting water main and overflow pipe

with CLSM; removal of bituminous

and concrete roadway, curb and

gutter, water main, gate valves,

valve manholes, and fire hydrant as-

semblies; installation of 131 LF of 12

inch water main, (4) 12 inch gate

valves, (1) fire hydrant assembly, (1)

hydraulic control valve manhole, bi-

tuminous pavement patch, concrete

pavement patches, curb and gutter;

imported topsoil; seed bed prepara-

tion and seeding with hydro-mulch;

earthwork and site grading; erosion

control; traffic control; with appurte-

nances and incidental items.

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

electronic (pdf) format following re-

ceipt of payment of $40 per set,

nonrefundable, from the following:

Houston Engineering, Inc.

18 3rd Street SE, Suite 100

Minot, ND 58701-3700

The contract documents may also

be viewed free of charge online at

www.houstoneng.com, or down-

loaded for a fee of $25.00. Please

contact Houston Engineering at

701-852-7931 if you have any ques-

tions. The Advertisement for Bids,

Planholders List, Addendums, and

Bid Results will be available from

the “Bid Info” link located on the

Houston Engineering, Inc. web site.

Each bid shall be submitted on a

form furnished as part of the con-

tract documents and must be ac-

companied by a separate envelope

containing a Bidder’s Bond with Ack-

nowledgement 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

City of Minot, North Dakota. The bid

bond shall be executed by the bidder

as principal and by a surety com-

pany authorized to do business in

the State of North Dakota, condi-

tioned 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 accor-

dance with the terms of the bid and

contractor’s performance and pay-

ment bonds as required by law and

the regulations and determinations

of the City of Minot. A bid submitted

without this information properly en-

closed in the bid bond envelope

shall not be read nor considered and

the envelope shall be resealed and

bid returned to the bidder immedi-

ately. Each bid shall be sealed and

delivered to the City of Minot at the

location designated in this notice for

the opening of proposals at or before

the time in this notice provided.

All Bidders shall hold a valid North

Dakota Contractor’s license of the

proper class and shall enclose a

copy of the license or Certificate of

Renewal of the license in the same

envelope as the Bidder’s Bond.

The work is to be substantially com-

pleted and operational by June 1,

2021. Final completion shall be

July 1, 2021.

The City of Minot will award the con-

tract to the lowest responsive and

responsible Bidder. The City of

Minot reserves the right to reject any

and all bids, and to waive any and

all irregularity in any bid.

BY THE ORDER OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA.

Dated: August 17, 2020

/s/ Kelly Matalka

Kelly Matalka, City Clerk

(August 28; September 4-11, 2020)

NOTICE

Shealy Township Fall Road Mowing

All landowners are responsible for

mowing road ditches. It will need to

be done by Oct 1st. If the roads are

not mowed the township will hire it

done & the cost will be added to the

landowner’s taxes. By order of the

Shealy Township supervisors.

June Myers /Clerk

(September 11, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

51-2020-PR-00151

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Rueben Hoffer, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representatives of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the deceased are re-

quired 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 be presented to Lyle Erhardt,

in care of Thomas Law Firm, 114

South Main Street, P.O. Box 2298,

Minot, North Dakota 58702, or filed

with the Court.

Dated this 1st day of September,

2020.

/s/Lyle Erhardt

Lyle Erhardt

c/o THOMAS LAW FIRM

114 South Main Street

P.O. Box 2298

Minot, ND 58702

(September 4-11-18, 2020)

NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS

Hiddenwood Township Ditch Mow-

ing- ALL land owners and/or renters

are required to mow ditches-two

passes- in Hiddenwood Township by

October 3rd, 2020. If the township

hires mowing the cost will be ac-

cessed to your taxes. Anyone sub-

mitting a mowing bid should contact

the township chairman.

Janice J Warner, Clerk

(September 11-16-23, 2020)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR

Engineering Services

North Prairie Regional Water District

(NPRWD), in accordance with the

State Water Commission Funding

requirements, is soliciting a Request

for Qualifications (RFP). The RFQ

will be for engineering design and

construction services for expansion

of the NPRWD system in 2020.

NPRWD may utilize the selected

firm for only this project or may elect

to utilize the selected firm for a

multi-year period for all of its en-

gineering needs.

Respondents are prohibited from

contacting any representative of

NPRWD regarding this RFQ. Any

questions on this RFQ shall be in

writing and will be shared with any

other interested firm. All responses

must be received by 5:00 p.m. Mon-

day, September 28, 2020.

Responses shall include:

1. Written proof that applicant has

been engaged in full-timebusiness

operations, for profit, in its existing

form(whether sole proprietorship,

partnership, joint venture orcorpora-

tion) for not less than five (5) years

prior to thedate of this notice.

2. Applicant’s principle place of busi-

ness of the staff whichwill be pri-

marily involved and the location of

theheadquarters of the firm.

3. The experience and qualifications

of the staff to be assignedto and pri-

marily working on the NPRWD pro-

ject.

4. At least three references with ex-

perience regarding thefirm’s capa-

bilities and past work performance.

5. A listing and description of the

firm’s current and projectedworkload

for the next two (2) years and a nar-

rative on howthe NPRWD project

would be staffed and work allocated.

Conditions of Proposal Considera-

tion:

Points will be awarded for these cri-

teria:

1. Prior experience of applicant in its

present form as engineerfor rural

water systems construction projects

involving notless than $3 million in

construction costs. (maximum of

20points)

2. Prior experience of applicant in its

present form with StateWater Com-

mission and ND State Revolving

Loan Program (Maximumof 25

points.)

3. Professional credentials of the ap-

plicant in its present form(or the

applicant’s key personnel who will

work on thisproject). Points will be

awarded for owners/employees of

theapplicant who have been with the

applicant firm as an owneror

full-time employee for not less than

two (2) years priorto the date of this

notice and only for persons who

arepracticing in the states in which

their principle place ofbusiness is lo-

cated. (maximum of 15 points)

4. Prior experience of applicant in its

present form for NPRWDprojects.

(maximum of 20 points)

5. Work load capacity of the appli-

cant in its present form -ability to

complete the project with existing

staff withinthe required time limits.

Applicant must demonstrate how

andwith what staff it proposes to

perform the project

managementfunctions. Only staff

who are full-time employed by

theapplicant for not less than twelve

(12) months prior to thedate of this

notice will be considered in awarding

pointsunder this criteria, although

applicant may hire otherpersonnel

after selection. (Maximum of 15

points)

6. Location. Preference given to

firms headquartered in NorthDakota.

(maximum of 5 points)

Proposals will be reviewed by

NPRWD with selection based upon

the evaluation of the written propo-

sals. NPRWD may elect to hold in-

terviews with applicants.

One (1) copy of the Proposals shall

be mailed to:

Teresa Sundsbak General Manager

North Prairie Regional Water District

3811 Burdick Expy E Minot, ND

58701-5357

Once the selection process is com-

plete, NPRWD will evaluate fee

structures of the selected engineer

and negotiate an agreement for the

scope of work and services pro-

posed. In the event NPRWD cannot

negotiate an agreement to its satis-

faction, NPRWD reserves the right

to negotiate with other firm(s) who

have responded or to resolicit for

Request for Qualifications.

All costs involved in responding to

this Request for Qualifications are

the responsibility of the firm submit-

ting the Request for Qualifications.

(September 4-11-18, 2020)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

Case No. 51-2019-CV-01128

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Tyler Anderson, Franklin D. Ander-

son and Kathy L. Anderson,

Trustees under the Franklin D.

Anderson Living Trust, dated June

1, 2015,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

Mike C. Meeken; Joseph St. Aubin,

a/k/a Joseph A. St. Aubin; and all

other persons unknown claiming any

estate or interest in, or lien or en-

cumbrance upon, the property

described in the Complaint,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS:

YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE

HEREBY SUMMONED to answer

the Complaint in the above-entitled

action, which Complaint is filed in

the Office of the Clerk of the District

Court of Ward County, North Dako-

ta, and to serve a copy of your

Answer to said Complaint on the un-

dersigned at their offices in the City

of Minot, Ward County, North Dako-

ta, within twenty-one (21) days after

such service of this Summons upon

you, exclusive of the day of such

service; and in case of your failure to

answer or appear, Judgment will be

taken against you by default for the

relief demanded in the Complaint.

The Complaint in this action is to be

filed in the office of the Clerk of

Court of Ward County, North Dako-

ta. The object of the action is to ex-

clude the Defendants from any

estate or interest in or lien or encum-

brance upon the land involved in this

action.

Dated this 28th day of August, 2020.

OLSON & BURNS P.C.

/s/Jessica L. Merchant

Jessica L. Merchant (ID 06169)

Attorneys for Plaintiff

17 First Avenue SE

P. O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

(701) 839-1740

jmerchant@srt.com

NOTICE

This notice is a description of the

real property at issue in the

above-entitled action, which is si-

tuated in the above-named county

and state, to-wit:

Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Less the

Northeasterly 40 feet thereof for

highway, Block 1, Powers 1st Addi-

tion to Donnybrook

This action will be filed in the office

of the Ward County Clerk of Court in

Minot, North Dakota.

Dated this 28th day of August, 2020.

OLSON & BURNS P.C.

/s/Jessica L. Merchant

Jessica L. Merchant (ID 06169)

Attorney for Plaintiff

17 First Avenue SE

P.O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

(701) 839-1740

jmerchant@srt.com

(September 4-11-18, 2020)