ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

2022 TRAFFIC SIGNAL

IMPROVEMENT

CITY PROJECT 4600

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Minot (Owner) is request-

ing Bids for the construction of the

following Project: 2022 Traffic Signal

Improvement.

Bids for the construction of the Pro-

ject will be received at the office of

the City Clerk located at 515 Second

Avenue SW (Second Floor), Minot,

North Dakota 58701, until Tuesday,

January 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM local

time. At that time the Bids received

will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following

Work: New traffic signal cabinet,

poles, mast arms, streetlights, signal

heads, pedestrian push buttons, em-

ergency vehicle preemption, pig-

mented imprinted concrete, and oth-

er related items.

Complete digital project bidding do-

cuments are available at

www.questcdn.com. You may down-

load the digital plan documents for

$40 by inputting eBidDoc #8092788

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. 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 re-

quired by Section 43-07-07 of the

North Dakota Century Code. Each

bidder MUST enclose a copy of their

Contractor’s License or Certificate of

Renewal, issued by the North Dako-

ta 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 Centu-

ry Code.

No bid may be read or considered if

it does not fully comply with the re-

quirements of Section 48-01.2-05 of

the North Dakota Century Code, and

any deficient bid submitted will be

resealed and returned to the bidder

immediately.

All Bids submitted and all Work

completed must be as stipulated 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 open-

ing, to reject any or all Bids and to

rebid the project until a satisfactory

bid is received, and to waive any in-

formality or irregularity in any Bid.

For all further requirements regard-

ing bid submittal, qualifications, pro-

cedures, and contract award, refer to

the Instructions 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: Anna Schraeder

Title: Interim City Clerk

Date: December 17, 2021

(December 17-24-31, 2021)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

2022 NUSIANCE ABATEMENT

CITY PROJECT 4671

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Minot (Owner) is re-

questing Bids for the construction of

the following Project:2022 Nuisance

Abatement

Bids for the construction of the Pro-

ject will be received at theoffice of

the City Clerk located at 515 Second

Avenue SW (Second Floor), Minot,

North Dakota 58701, until Tuesday,

February 1, 2022 at 11:00am local

time. At that time the Bids received

will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following

Work:Inert Debris Removal per

TON, Individual Landfill Items per

EA, and other associated items.

Complete digital project bidding do-

cuments are available at

www.questcdn.com. You may down-

load the digital plan documents for

$40by inputting eBidDoc

#8098740on 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 re-

quired by Section 43-07-07 of the

North Dakota Century Code. Each

bidder MUST enclose a copy of their

Contractor’s License or Certificate of

Renewal, issued by the North Dako-

ta 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 Centu-

ry Code.

No bid may be read or considered if

it does not fully comply with the re-

quirements of Section 48-01.2-05 of

the North Dakota Century Code, and

any deficient bid submitted will be

resealed and returned to the bidder

immediately.

All Bids submitted and all Work

completed must be as stipulated in

the Contract.

The City of Minot reserves the right

to hold all Bids for a period of 30

days after the date of the bid open-

ing, to reject any or all Bids and to

rebid the project until a satisfactory

bid is received, and to waive any in-

formality or irregularity in any Bid.

For all further requirements regard-

ing bid submittal, qualifications, pro-

cedures, and contract award, refer to

the Instructions 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: Mikayla McWilliams

Title: City Clerk

Date: January 7, 2022

(January 7-14-21, 2022)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

2022 PAVEMENT MARKINGS

CITY PROJECT 4628

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Minot (Owner) is re-

questing Bids for the construction of

the following Project:2022 Pavement

Markings. Bids for the construction

of the Project will be received at

theoffice of the City Clerk located at

515 Second Avenue SW (Second

Floor), Minot, North Dakota 58701,

until Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at

11:00 AM local time. At that time the

Bids received will be publicly opened

and read. The Project includes the

following Work: Pavement Markings.

Complete digital project bidding do-

cuments are available at

www.questcdn.com. You may down-

load the digital plan documents for

$40by inputting eBidDoc #8102973

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. 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 rebid the project

until a satisfactory bid is received,

and to waive any informality or irre-

gularity in any Bid. For all further re-

quirements regarding bid submittal,

qualifications, procedures, and con-

tract award, refer to the Instructions

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:Mikayla McWilliams

Title:City Clerk

Date:January 7, 2022

(January 7-14-21, 2022)

Minutes of the Board of Ward

County Commissioners

December 21, 2021

The regular meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order by Chairman Rostad at 9:00

AM with Commissioners Anderson,

Fjeldahl, Pietsch, and Weppler

present. Also present were depart-

ment heads Bradley Starnes, Brian

Vangsness, Dana Larsen, Jason

Blowers, Jennifer Wiechmann,

Karen Schultz, Kerrianne Boetcher,

Kristin Kowalczyk, Marisa Haman,

Noreen Barton, Robert Roed, Roza

Larson, and Tammy Terras. Moved

by Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Anderson to approve the

agenda with the following changes:

Regular Bills have a new total of

$779,220.74; addition of 8.5, Jason

Blowers, Information Technology

Director – SRT Contract; and pulling

of 9.J.c. – Appointments of Commis-

sioners and other boards. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Anderson, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to approve Com-

mission Meeting minutes from De-

cember 7, 2021, and Special Meet-

ing minutes from December 9, 2021.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Fjeldahl,

seconded by Comm. Weppler to ap-

prove the regular bills totaling

$779,220.74 and Human Service

Zone direct cost bills totaling

$17,319.67. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Tammy Terras, Hu-

man Resource Director, appeared

and asked Roza Larson to present

Michelle Frey with her 10-year Ser-

vice Award. Paul Olthoff, Jail Com-

mander, appeared for approval and

signature on the Detention Services

Intergovernmental Agreement from

the United States Marshals Service

for the Ward County Juvenile

Center. Moved by Comm. Weppler,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove the agreement and have the

Chairman sign pending review by

our State’s Attorney Roza Larson.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Brian Vangsness, Facility

Management Director, appeared to

request bids for a 2022 pickup with a

possible trade in as well as a dump

trailer. Moved by Fjeldahl, seconded

by Comm. Anderson to authorize

Mr. Vangsness to obtain bids for

both a 2022 pickup and bids for a

dump trailer. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Dana Larsen, High-

way Engineer, appeared regarding

construction engineering for Bridge

Replacement Project

BRO-0051(055). Moved by Comm.

Pietsch, seconded by Comm. Fjel-

dahl to select Bartlett & West to

complete the construction engineer-

ing for the Bridge Replacement Pro-

ject BRO-0051(055) located on the

Ward/McHenry County Line and au-

thorize the Chairman to sign the en-

gineering contracts as presented.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Mr. Larsen presented informa-

tion regarding Minuteman Missile

Complex and Aggregate Surfacing

bids. Moved by Comm. Fjeldahl,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove the resolution to award Aggre-

gate Construction Inc. the contact

for Project ROM-0300(149) and au-

thorize the Chairman of the Board to

sign the construction contracts and

the Cost Participation, Construction,

and Maintenance Agreement. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Human Resource Director Tammy

Terras appeared and spoke to facili-

ties interim duties. Kerrianne

Boetcher, Dana Larsen, Paul Olth-

off, Jason Blowers, Marisa Haman,

and Tammy Terras all stepped up in

various positions to help with the de-

ficit in the Facility Management

Director position. A suggestion of

comp time was given to compensate

the above employees. The person-

nel committee will discuss the above

and bring forth suggestions. Ms.

Terras then reviewed the current

Health Insurance policy regarding in-

surance at the end of employment.

The policy had been adopted in

2018 to provide insurance to any

employee who left the county to be

covered through the end of the

month of which the employee

worked unless it was a retirement

then the employee would be

covered for the following month as

well. Because we are going back to

NDPERS insurance, the policy

needs to be changed to follow

NDCC and NDPERS plan docu-

ments and cover anyone leaving

employment through the month after

the employee has left. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Anderson to approve chang-

ing the policy regarding end of em-

ployment health insurance to ter-

minate the month following separa-

tion of employment. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Fjeldahl to approve the fol-

lowing payroll amendments: R.

Stevenson, Human Resources; D.

Eslinger, Highway. Roll call; all vot-

ed yes; motion carried. Jason

Blowers, Information Technology,

appeared and spoke regarding the

SRT Contracts for the 5×5 circuit,

10×10 circuit, and Admin Wi-Fi.

Moved by Anderson, seconded by

Pietsch to approve signing all three

of the 5-year SRT contracts as

presented. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Auditor/Treasurer

Marisa Haman appeared. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to receive and file

the Department Head meeting

minutes from November 17, 2021.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Domestic Violence Crisis

Center, Lake County Historical So-

ciety, Minot Area Chamber EDC,

Ryder Historical Society, Thomas

Law Firm/Timothy C. Wilhelm Law

Firm Moved by Comm. Pietsch,

seconded by Comm. Anderson to

approve the 2022 Election polling

sites as presented using voting

centers. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried. In regard to the redis-

tricting of precincts, it was decided

to wait to hear from any legislatures

and readdress at the December 29,

2021 meeting. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to approve request for Dupli-

cate Warrant for Casey Visocsky.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Weppler,

seconded by Comm. Anderson to

approve the Corrective Quit Claim

Deed as presented. Roll call; all vot-

ed yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Anderson to approve the

Quit Claim deed for foreclosed pro-

perty redeemed by owner. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Anderson, seconded by

Comm. Weppler to approve 2022

Liquor Licenses for the following:

HOPR, LLC; Pinks Bar and Grill,

LLC; 28 Club, LLC; The Hunters

Den Inc.; M&S Concessions Inc.;

Wildwood Country Club LLC; Super-

pumper, Inc.; Apple Grove 6, LLC.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Weppler,

seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to ap-

prove Raffle Permit for Habitat for

Humanity Northern Lights. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch approve the meeting

dates for the County Commission

and authorize the Chairman to sign

the Notice of Meetings of the Board

of Ward County Commissioners.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Additional board member inter-

view to be scheduled the morning of

December 29, 2021. Moved by

Comm. Anderson, seconded by

Comm. Weppler to approve

Matthew Ruby to the Human Service

Zone Board. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Recess at 10:00 AM.

Meeting reconvened at 10:20 AM

with Vice-Chairman Pietsch, Comm.

Anderson, Comm. Fjeldahl, and

Comm. Weppler present. Interviews

were conducted for Ward County

Board openings as follows: 10:15

AM – Loren Johnson; 10:30 AM –

Lee Novak; 11:00 AM – Matthew

Ruby; 11:20 AM – Jason Zimmer-

man; and 11:40 AM – Jim Mostad.

Comm. Pietsch attended the De-

cember 16, 2021 Planning and Zon-

ing Committee meeting. No action

was taken. At 11:49 AM with no

further business, the meeting was

adjourned.

(January 7, 2022)

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION

FOR ADJUDICATION OF

INTESTACY, APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

AND FOR DETERMINATION OF

HEIRS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00203

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Lloyd Herbert Emmel, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Mitchel L. Emmel has filed herin a

Petition for adjudication of Intestacy,

Appointment of Personal Represen-

tative, and for Determination of Heirs

of the estate of Lloyd Herbert Em-

mel, deceased. Hearing has been

set upon said petition on the 16th

day of February, 2022 at 9:00

o’clock a.m., at the Courtroom of the

above-named Court in the City of

Minot, County of Ward, State of

North Dakota.

Dated january 4, 2022

/s/Mitchel L. Emmel

Mitchel L. Emmel, Petitioner

10665 59th Ave. NW

Kenmare, ND 58746

Peter B. Hankla (ID #04919)

McGEE, HANKLA & BAKES, P.C.

2400 E. Burdick Expy.,

P.O. Box 998

Minot, ND 58702-0998

(701) 852-2544

(January 7-14-21, 2022)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing of an application by

Mr. Austin Hanson for a variance will

be held during the Ward County

Planning Commission meeting on

Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 7:00

pm in Room 106 & 108 of the Ward

County Administration Building, and

during the Ward County Board of

Commissioners meeting February 1,

2022 at 9:00 am in the Commission

Chambers. The purpose of the re-

quest is to be allowed access by

easement on the following described

property:

NW1/4NW1/4 27-154-85, Rolling

Green Township

Persons wishing to be heard on the

proposed variance will have the op-

portunity to address the Planning

Commission during the hearing. In-

formation and input may also be

presented in writing by addressing

the Ward County Planning Com-

mission, PO Box 5005, Minot, ND

58702-5005. All written materials

must reach the Planning Commis-

sion before the end of the hearing.

The text of the application is avail-

able for public inspection in the of-

fice of the Ward County Planning

and Zoning Administrator at the

Ward County Administration Build-

ing (225 3rd St. SE Minot) during

regular business hours. By orders of

the Ward County Planning Com-

mission, this 29th day of December,

2021.

Doug Diedrichsen

Ward County Planning and Zoning

Administrator

(January 7, 2022)

NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE

CIVIL NUMBER: 51-2020-CV-01722

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Plaintiff,

v.

Jean P. Chegwidden; Michael

Chegwidden; Unknown Spouse of

Jean P. Chegwidden; Elda Evenson

Living Trust; Evenson Properties,

L.L.P.; Mitchell B. Evenson; Syn-

chrony Bank; any person in posses-

sion, and all persons unknown,

claiming any estate or interest in, or

lien or encumbrance upon, the real

estate described in the complaint;

any person in possession,

Defendants.

Judgment in the amount of

$232,530.89 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 November

1, 2021, for the foreclosure of a real

estate mortgage. Notice is hereby

given pursuant to said Judgment

that the real property described as:

Lot 2, Clock 3, Valli Hai Addition

to the City of Minot, Ward County

North Dakota. Real Property

address: 1209 12th St. NW, Minot,

ND 58703

The above real property is the sub-

ject of the Mortgage dated June 24,

2013, which Mortgagor, Jean P.

Chegwidden, executed and

delivered to Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc., as Mort-

gagee, as nominee for Mortgage

Research Center, LLC DBA

Veterans United Home Loans, its

successors and assigns, and record-

ed in the office of the Clerk and

Recorder of Ward County, North

Dakota, on June 26, 2013, as Instru-

ment Number 2960023, which is

subject to the entered Judgment.

Said Mortgage was assigned to

Plaintiff, its successors or assigns,

by Assignment of Mortgage record-

ed May 28, 2021, Instrument

Number 3052902 MTGASS. In order

to realize the amount of

$232,530.89, as of November 1,

2021, plus interest accruing

thereafter on said amount at the rate

of 3.37500% 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

3rd Street SE, Minot, North Dakota

58701, on February 9, 2022 (“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 3rd day of January

2022.

SHERIFF OF WARD COUNTY

For:Robert Roed

By:Jamie Williams

Sheriff/Deputy Sheriff of Ward

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

By:Zachary Nesbit

Zachary Nesbit

Attorneys for Plaintiff

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Tel: 801-355-2886

Email: zach@hwmlawfirm.com

Bar: 07552

(January 7-14-21, 2022)

N O T I C E T O B I D D E R S

The City Clerk of the City of Minot

will receive sealed bids at her office

at City Hall until 11:00 a.m. on Tues-

day, January 25, 2022, for furnishing

the City of Minot the following:

“Remote Controlled 60” Rotary

Mower with Tracks”

Project #4638

Specifications and general instruc-

tions to bidders are available in the

Public Works Office at 1025 31st St

SE, on the City of Minot webpage

www.minotnd.orgunder City Clerk

department, or by calling

701-857-4140. The bid envelope

shall be plainly marked:

“Bid for One (1) RC Mower”

Project #4638

The City Council of the City of Minot

reserves the right to reject any or all

bids and to award the contract as it

deems to be in the best interest of

the City of Minot. Each bid must be

accompanied by a bidder’s bond, a

certified check, or a cashier’s check

in the amount of five percent (5%) of

the bid and must be in a separate

envelope marked “bid bond” and at-

tached to the outside of the bid.

Bidders are invited to be present at

the above-mentioned time and place

for the opening of bids.

Mikayla McWilliams

City Clerk

(January 7-14, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00217

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD,

IN DISTRICT COURT NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In the Matter of the Estate of Terri

Lynn Duchsherer, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

James Duchsherer has been ap-

pointed Personal Representative of

the estate of Terri Lynn Duchsherer.

All persons having claims against

the decedent are required to present

their claims within three months after

the date of the first publication of this

notice or their claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to James Duchsherer at

320 16th St. NW, Minot, ND 58703,

Personal Representative of the

estate, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 14th day of December,

2021.

Ashley E. Beall (ID 06589)

Beall Law Office, PLLC

320 16th St. NW

Minot, ND 58703

Attorney for the Personal

Representative

(December 17-24 January 7, 2021)

PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

In The Matter of the Petition for

Name Change of Cassie Welnel

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a

Petition in the above-entitled matter

will be filed with the Clerk of District

Court for Ward County, North

Dakota, requesting an Order

changing the name of Cassie Lynn

Crow Flies High Welnel (current full,

legal name) to Cassie Lynn Crow

Flies High (requested full, legal

name).

Pursuant to N.D.C.C. 32-28-02, thir-

ty days previous nortice of the in-

tended application must be given in

the officail newspaper printed in this

county. You are hereby notified that

thirty days after publication, petition-

er inteds to file a petition requesting

entry of the Court’s Order changing

the name of Cassie Lynn Crow Flies

High Welnel (current full, legal

name) to Cassie Lynn Crow Flies

High (requested full, legal name).

Any objection to granting this name

change must be given in writing to

the address listed below within 30

days of the date of this publication.

The written objection must also be

filed with the Court. If no objections

are given, the Court may respond to

the Petition without further hearing.

Dated this 30th day of December,

2021.

/s/ Cassie Lynn Crow Flies High Welnel

Cassie Crow Flies High Welnel

2220 35th St NW #312

Minot, ND 58703

(January 7, 2022)

SECTION 00 01 11

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SOURIS RIVER JOINT WATER

RESOURCES BOARD

MOUSE RIVER ENHANCED

FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT

PHASE MI-5B.1, EQUIPMENT

STORAGE BUILDING

RELOCATION

MINOT, 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 MI-5B.1,

Equipment Storage Building Reloca-

tion, at Minot City Hall in the Council

Chambers, 515 2nd Avenue

Southwest, Minot, North Dakota,

58702, until 10:00 AM CDT, January

31, 2022, 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

Specification for this Project. Com-

plete digital project bidding docu-

ments are available at

www.questcdn.com. You may down-

load the digital plan documents for

$100.00 by inputting Quest project

#8098185 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. Am

optional paper set of project docu-

ments is also available for a nonre-

fundable price of $500 per set.

Makes checks payable to Houston

Engineering, Inc. and send to 1401

21st Avenue North, Fargo, ND

58102. Potential bidders may con-

tact Rusten Roteliuk at Houston En-

gineering, Inc. at (701) 852-7931, or

by email at

rroteliuk@houstoneng.com, with any

questions. Copies of the documemts

are available for viewing at the fol-

lowing locations during normal busi-

ness hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm,

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays:

Houston Engineering, Inc.

3900 13th Avenue SE

Minot, ND

Houston Engineering, Inc.

1401 21st Avenue North

Fargo, ND

A pre-Bid conference for interested

bidders will be held on January 13,

2022, from 10:00 AM CDT until

11:00 AM CDT. The conference will

be hosted in person at the office of

Houston Engineering at 3900 13th

Avenue SE, Minot, ND and on Mi-

crosoft Teams, and will also be ac-

cessible via a call-in conference line.

All bidders planning on attending

the meeting by Microsoft Teams

shall send an invite request, via

email, with the subject “MI-5B.1

Pre-Bid” to Rusten Roteliuk at

rroteliuk@houstoneng.com prior to

Noon on January 12th, 2022. The

Engineer will also be available, if re-

quested, to meet any prospective

bidders at the project site immedi-

ately following the pre-Bid meeting.

In general, the Work included in the

Project includes the labor, materials,

tools and equipment required to con-

struct MREFPP Phase MI-5B.1

Equipment Storage Building Relo-

cation as fully depicted in the Draw-

ings and Project Manual for the Pro-

ject. The Project is located within

the City of Minot, 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 under-

signed Chairman, endorsed as re-

quired below. 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 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. 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 MI-5B.1 Equipment Storage

Building Relocation”

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.Acknowledgement of Addenda.

A copy of the Bid Bond and Bidder’s

Contractor’s License or Contractor’s

License Renewal shall be included a

separate envelope from the bid. No

Bid may be read or considered if it

does not fully comply with the re-

quirements 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 60 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 re-

ceived. All Work shall be complete

and ready for final payment in accor-

dance with the General Conditions

by July 1, 2022. Should the Contrac-

tor 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 $500 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 its 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 8th Day of December,

2021

Souris River Joint Water

Resources Board

David Ashley, Chairman

(January 7-14-21, 2022)

Special Meeting Minutes of the

Board of Ward County

Commissioners

December 29, 2021

The special meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order by Chairman Rostad at 9:00

AM with Commissioners Anderson,

Fjeldahl, Pietsch, and Weppler

present. Also present were depart-

ment heads Derrill Fick, Emily Burk-

ett, Jason Blowers, Jennifer Wiech-

mann, Kerrianne Boetcher, Kristin

Kowalczyk, Marisa Haman, Noreen

Barton, and Roza Larson. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to approve the regu-

lar bills totaling $366,118.27 and Hu-

man Service Zone direct cost bills

totaling $8,552.21. Roll call; all vot-

ed yes; motion carried. Noreen Bar-

ton, Director of Tax Equalization, ap-

peared and spoke to the Joint

Powers Agreement with the City of

Kenmare. Moved by Pietsch,

seconded by Fjeldahl to approve

signing the Joint Powers Agreement

with Kenmare which will have Ward

County do inspections and building

permits. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried. Auditor/Treasurer Mari-

sa Haman appeared. Moved by

Weppler, seconded by Anderson to

approve signing the Opioid Settle-

ment paperwork to opt in as a parti-

cipant. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried. Moved by Pietsch,

seconded by Fjeldahl to approve the

precinct districts as presented. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Moved by Weppler, seconded by

Fjeldahl to approve the year-end

budget amendments with the only

change being the Park increase

coming out of the 603 Park improve-

ment fund and not the general fund.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Weppler, seconded

by Pietsch to approve the 2022

Liquor License for Veterans of

Foreign Wars. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Moved by Fjel-

dahl, seconded by Weppler to ap-

prove the appointments of Com-

missioners and other boards. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried. At

9:21 AM with no further business,

the meeting was adjourned.

(January 7, 2022)

SUMMONS

Employer Account No. 1510540

IN DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA, COUNTY OF

WARD, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

State of North Dakota by

Workforce Safety & Insurance,

Plaintiff,

v.

A&J Plumbing and Heating LLC,

and Jon Braunstadter, Individually,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS:

You are hereby summoned and re-

quired to appear and defend against

the attached complaint which is

herewith served upon you, by serv-

ing upon the plaintiff an answer

within twenty-one (21) days after the

service of this summons upon you,

exclusive of the date of service. If

you fail to serve an answer, judg-

ment by default will be taken against

you for the relief demanded in the

complaint.

Dated this 9th day of December,

2021.

/s/ Anne Jorgenson Green

Anne Jorgenson Green

Special Assistant Attorney General

State Bar ID No. 05691

Workforce Safety & Insurance

PO Box 5585, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58506-5585

(701) 328-3800/ agreen@nd.gov

Attorney for Plaintiff

(December 17-24 January 7, 2021)