ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

City of Flaxton, North Dakota

Flaxton Lead Service

Line Determination

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Flaxton, North Dakota will

receive sealed Bids for the

construction of LEAD SERVICE

LINE DETERMINATION at

Ackerman-Estvold, 1907 17th Street

SE, Minot, North Dakota,until 10:30

AM Monday, December 6, 2021.

All Bids must be submitted, and all

work shall be done, in full and strict

compliance with:

1. The Plans & Contract Documents

for this project;

2. Any Special Conditions for this

project;

Project bidding documents are available

for examination and/or $100

purchase Monday 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 bidding documents are available

at

www.ackermanestvold.com/projects

or www.questcdn.com. You may

download the digital plan documents

for $50 by inputting Quest project

#8066779 on the website’ s Project

Search page. Please contact

QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632or

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.

Generally, the Work covered by the

Plans and Specifications for the

Lead Service Determination project

will consist of the materials, labor,

tools, and equipment required to

verify and document the pipe

material of 73 service lines by

hydrovac excavation within 2′ on

each side of the existing curb stops.

All work shall conform to AWWA

C810-17 Replacement and Flushing

of Lead Service Lines Standard. All

excavation will be backfilled as indicated

on drawings and specification.

The work shall have a final

completion date of July 1, 2022.

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 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

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 section.

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 Century

Code.

Bidders on this work will be required

to comply with Title 40 CFR Part 33-

Participation by Disadvantaged

Business Enterprises in the United

States Environmental Protection

Agency Programs. The requirements

for bidders and contractors

under this regulation concern utilization

of Minority Business Enterprises

(MBE), Women’ s Business Enterprises

(WBE), and Small Business

Enterprises (SBE) and are explained

in the specifications.

The goal for MBE is 2% of the total

dollar value of the project. The goal

for WBE is 3% of the total dollar

value of the project.

Bidders shall demonstrate a good

faith effort to solicit for MBE and

WBE subcontractors. The completed

MBE/WBE Solicitation Information

sheet must be provided in the outer

bid security envelope. Failure to

include this information will result in

the bid not being opened. 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.

Bidders on this work will be required

to comply with the President’ s

Executive Order No. 11246, as

amended.

The requirements for bidders and

contractors under this order are explained

in the specifications.

The Owner reserves the right to hold

all Bids for 45 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 Flaxton, North Dakota,

Lead Service Line Determination”

2. The name of the person, firm, corporation,

or joint venture submitting

the Bid.

3. The Bidder’ s Contractor’ s

L i c e n s e

or Contractor’ s License Renewal

Number.

4. Acknowledgement of the

Addenda, if any.

Any deficient Bid received will be

resealed and returned to the Bidder

immediately.

All work shall be substantially complete

by June 15, 2022. All work

shall be completed and ready for final

payment in accordance with the

General Conditions within 60

calendar days of the substantial

completion dates.

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 $500 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 payment

will be as and for liquidated

damages and not as a penalty.

By order of the City Council of the

City of Flaxton, North Dakota.

Dated this 2nd day of November,

2021.

Amy Ones,

City Auditor

(November 17-24,

December 1, 2021)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SOURIS RIVER JOINT WATER

RESOURCES BOARD

MOUSE RIVER ENHANCED

FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT

PHASE WC-1B Tierrecita Vallejo

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 Protection

Project Phase WC-1B Tierrecita

Vallejo, at Minot City Hall in the

Council Chambers, 515 2nd Avenue

Southwest, Minot, North Dakota

58702 until 10:00 AM CST, Tuesday

December 21, 2021, at which time

all Bids will be publicly opened and

read aloud.

All Bids must be submitted, and all

work shall be done, in full and strict

compliance with the Plans and

Specifications for this Project.

Complete digital project bidding

documents are available at

www.questcdn.com. You may download

the digital plan documents for

$100 by inputting Quest Project

#8072095 on the website’ s Project

Search page. Please contact

QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632

or info@questcdn.com for assistance

in a free membership registration,

downloading, and working with

this digital project information. An

optional paper set of project documents

is also available for a nonrefundable

price of $500 per set. Make

checks payable to Barr Engineering

Co. and send to 234 West Century

Avenue Bismarck, ND 58503. Potential

bidders may contact Barr Engineering

Co. at 800-632-2277 with

any questions. Copies of the documents

are available for viewing at

the following locations during normal

business hours, Monday through Friday,

excluding holidays:

Barr Engineering Co.: 234 West

Century Avenue, Bismarck, ND

Barr Engineering Co.: 4300 Market-

Pointe Drive, Minneapolis, MN

Ackerman-Estvold Engineering:

1907 17th Street SE, Minot, ND

A voluntary pre-bid conference for

interested bidders will be held on

November 30, 2021. Any

companies/teams/joint ventures

planning to submit a bid are encouraged

to have at least one

representative present at the voluntary

pre-Bid conference. The conference

will be hosted on Microsoft

Teams from 10:00 am CST until

11:00 am CST.

Microsoft Teams Link:

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Call in (audio only): (833) 450-1894

United States (Toll-free)

Phone Conference ID: 244 80 835#

The public bid opening will be held

at Minot City Hall on December 21,

2021. The bid opening will be hosted

on Microsoft Teams from 10:00 am

CST until 11:00 am CST.

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Call in (audio only): (833) 450-1894

United States (Toll-free)

Phone Conference ID: 979 176 603#

In general, the Work included in the

Project includes the labor, materials,

tools, and equipment required to

construct MREFPP Phase WC-1B

Tierrecita Vallejo as fully depicted in

the Drawings and Technical Specifications

for the Project. The project is

located within Ward County, North

Dakota.

All Bids are to be submitted on the

basis of cash payment for the Work,

and are to be enclosed in a sealed

envelope addressed to the undersigned

Chairman, 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

m u s t

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 responsible 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 following

verbiage:

1. ” Souris River Joint Water

Resource Board, Mouse River

Enhanced Flood Protection Project,

Phase WC-1B Tierrecita Vallejo”

2. The name of the person, firm, corporation,

or joint venture submitting

the Bid.

3. The Bidder’ s Contractor’ s

L i c e n s e

or Contractor’ s License Renewal

Number.

4. Acknowledgement 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 returned 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 accept

the Bid deemed in the best interest

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 October 28, 2022. All

Work shall be complete and ready

for final payment in accordance with

the General Conditions by November

30, 2022.

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 $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 November 18, 2021

Souris River Joint Water Resources

Board

David Ashley, Chairman

(November 24;

December 1-8,2021)

INVITATION NO: IFB 22-01

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION

INVITATION TO BID

BAS REPLACEMENT

Armed Forces Reserve Center

Wahpeton, North Dakota

An electronic bid dpository will be

utilized for bidding. All bidders must

create an account within

bidexpress.com in order to upload

their bids. REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1.) https://bidexpress.com

2.) In top right hand corner, Click

“Register” button

3.) Complete “My Info”

4.) Click “Register” button

The bid depository (bidexpress.com)

will NOT accept bids submitted later

than 2:00 p.m. on December 9,

2021. Paper, faxed or emailed bids

will NOT be accepted. All technical

questions related to project specifications

and plans must be directed

to the project architect. The deadline

for receipt of technical questions is

no later than December 2, 2021.

A single bid will be accepted for Total

Construction, (IFB 22-01). All

modifications to bid prices must be

made by the individual bidder,

through the utilization of the elec-

P U B L II C N O T II C E S

tronic bid depository at

bidexpress.com. The OWNER is not

responsible for handling or overseeing

last minute modifications to bid

prices. Therefore, faxed or emailed

modifications to bid prices will NOT

be accepted by the OWNER.

Due to COVID 19, the bid opening

will not be open to the public. The

front gate entrance to Fraine Barracks

is closed to the general public.

The bids will be opened at 2:30 p.m.

on December 9, 2021. To listen to

the bid opening, you must call in using

the following ID and PIN

Number:

701-333-2840

ID No. 32076#

Pin No. 32076#

Bidding documents (specs and

plans) may be downloaded through

bidexpress.com or obtained through

local plan rooms. Specs and drawings

will not be available through the

OWNER. If bidders choose to download

through bidexpress.com, an account

must be created in order to

download the bidding documents. In

addition to downloading from ” Bid

Express” , the bidding documents are

on file at plan rooms and builder’ s

exchanges in the following North

Dakota locations: Bismarck; Dickinson,

Fargo, Grand Forks, Mandan,

Minot, Impact Procurement Technical

Assistance Center (Fargo) as

well as Rapid City, SD and the Min-

nesota Builders Exchange in Minneapolis,

Minnesota.

IMPORTANT: Davis-Bacon Wage

Rates are required for this project.

Each bid must be accompanied by 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 conduct business

in North Dakota, in a sum equal to

five percent (5%) of the bidder’ s

highest total bid combination, including

all add alternates to the bid

items; conditioned that if the bid is

accepted and the contract awarded,

the bidder within ten (10) business

days after notice of such award, will

effect and execute a contract in accordance

with the terms of their bid

and provide payment and performance

bonds as required by North

Dakota laws and regulations. A template

entitled ” AIA Document A310,

Bid Bond” , is provided within the

electronic project manual and should

be used to execute the bid guarantee.

In compliance with Section 43-07-12

of the North Dakota Century Code,

each contractor submitting a bid

must upload a copy of their North

Dakota Contractor’ s License or

c e r t i –

ficate of renewal issued by the ND

Secretary of State. Contractors must

be licensed for the highest amount

of their total bid combination including

add alternates; and their ND

Contractor’ s 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

requirement herein for a bid bond

and a ND Contractor’ s License.

B o t h

documents must be uploaded to ” Bid

Express” as attachments to your bid.

A Certificate of Good Standing will

not be accepted in lieu of a North

Dakota Contractor’ s License. No exceptions

will be made to deficient

bids.

The OWNER reserves the right to

hold all legitimate bids for a period of

thirty (30) days following the date

fixed for the bid opening. 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 of

North Dakota for the payment of any

funds until the contract is awarded

and approved by the proper authorities.

In compliance with Section

48-01.2-10 of the North Dakota Century

Code, the successful bidder

(awardee) shall be required to furnish

payment and performance

bonds covering the faithful performance

of the contract award and the

payment of all obligations

thereunder, and all additional obligations

required by the laws of the

State of North Dakota. Each payment

and performance bond shall be

in an amount equal to the full

amount of the contract award. Questions

may be directed to the Office of

the Adjutant General, Contract

Management Branch, Bismarck,

North Dakota, Telephone (701)

333-2068.

DATED: 15 November 2021

OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT

GENERAL

Bismarck, North Dakota

By: /s/ JACKIE A. HUBER

Brigadier General, NDNG

Deputy Adjutant General

Contracting Officer

(November 17-24,

December 1,2021)

NOTICE OF HEARING

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00194

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Sharon Marsden, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representative of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the deceased are required

to present their claims within

three months, 90 days, after the date

of the first publication or mailing of

this notice or the claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to Scott Allan Marsden,

Personal Representative of the

Estate of Sharon Marsden, in care of

Anthony Cooper of Boppre Law

Firm, PLLC, 2151 36th Ave SW,

Suite B, Minot, North Dakota 58701,

or filed with the Court.

Dated this ______ day of November,

2021.

Scott Allan Marsden, Personal

Representative

/s/Anthony Cooper

Anthony Cooper (#09252)

Boppre Law Firm, PLLC

2151 36th Ave SW, Suite B

Minot, ND 58701

Office: 701-852-5224

Fax: 701-852-5229

acooper@bopprelawfirm.com

Attorney for the Petitioner

(December 1-8-15, 2021)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City Council of the City of Minot,

North Dakota, has scheduled a

public hearing for 5:30 p.m.,

Monday, December 6, 2021, in the

City Council Chambers located on

the second floor of City Hall (515

2nd Avenue SW), for the purpose of

considering three Renaissance Zone

applications submitted by Chad

Thompson for a 100% five-year

property tax exemption on

improvements located at 304 4th

Avenue , NW (The McHenry

Addition, Lot #1) by Dakota Apple

Partnership, Little Deep Pasta

Company LLC, and Smorbrod, LLC.

Any interested citizens are

encouraged to attend the meeting

and give comments on the

application.

Jonathan Rosenthal

Economic Development

Administrato

(December 1, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Case No. 51-2021-PR-00172

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Richard Stansberry, a/k/a

Richard C. Stansberry, 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 required

to present their claims within

three (3) months after the date of the

first publication or mailing of this notice

or said claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to Kenneth G. Stansberry,

personal representative of the

above-named estate, in care of

Louser & Zent, P.C., 1111 -31st

Avenue Southwest, Suite C, Minot,

North Dakota 58701, or filed with the

Court.

Dated this 15th day of November,

2021.

/s/Kenneth G. Stansberry

Kenneth G. Stansberry

1655 NW Eagle Bluff Ln.

Bremerton, WA 98311

Diane Louser, (ID #03882)

Louser & Zent, P.C.

1111-31st Avenue Southwest,

Suit C

Minot, ND 58701

Telephone No. (701) 837-4846

Attorneys for the Personal

Representative

(November 24;

December 1-8, 2021)