ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

TURTLE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC

UTILITIES COMMISSION

BELCOURT, ND 58503

TMBC WATER SYSTEM

IMPROVEMENTS – MEMBRANE

TREATMENT EXPANSION

CONTRACT 3-2

Sealed Bids for the construction of

the TMBC Water System Improve-

ments – Contract 3-2, Membrane

Treatment Expansion will be re-

ceived, by Turtle Mountain Public

Utilities Commission (TMPUC)at PO

Box 490, Belcourt, ND 58316 orat

the TMPUC office at 1001 Chief Lit-

tle Shell St. NE, Belcourt, ND

58316until 11:00 A.M.local time on

October 8, 2019 at which time the

Bids received will be Publiclyopened

and read. The project includes in-

stalling a 7200 square foot addition

to the existing water treatment plant.

The Work also includes installing an

owner supplied Nanofiltration and

Ultrafiltration system, clean in place

system mechanical process piping

and valves, 50,000 gallon under-

ground break tank, 170,000 gallon

underground reservoir, vertical tur-

bine pumps, modifications to exist-

ing reclaim basin, floor drain system

in existing plant, plant effluent sens-

ing station, waste water pipe, 72″

waste collection manhole, triplex lift

station, pressure sensing stations,

magnetic flow meters, air release

system, air supply system, chemical

feed system, electrical work, remove

and replace power generator, HVAC

System, lighting, VFDs, system in-

terconnection, earthwork, fence and

gate removal and replacement,

gravel surfacing, concrete stoop,

storm drain, catch basin, remove

and replace septic tank and drain-

field, earthwork, erosion control, and

seeding. Bids will be received for a

single prime Contract. Bids shall be

on a lump sum and unit price basis,

indicated in the Bid Form. The Issu-

ing Offices for the Bidding Docu-

ments is: Houston Engineering Inc,

3712 Lockport Street; Bismarck, ND

58503, (701)-323-0200. Prospective

Bidders may examine or obtain

copies of the Bidding Documents at

the Issuing Office on Mondays

through Fridays between the hours

of 8:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M. Bidding Do-

cuments also may be examined at

Houston Engineering Inc, 18 3rd St.

SE Suite 100; Minot, ND 58701;

701-852-7931 or TM Public Utilities,

1001 Chief Little Shell St. NE; Bel-

court, ND 58316 between the hours

of 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Bidding

Documents may be obtained from

the Issuing Office during the hours

indicated above. Bidding Docu-

ments are available electronically

(as portable document format (PDF)

files) for a non-refundable chargeof

$150,including shipping via over-

night express service. Neither Own-

er nor Engineer will be responsible

for full or partial sets of Bidding Do-

cuments, including Addenda if any,

obtained from sources other than the

Issuing Office. Complete digital pro-

ject bidding documents are also

available for download at

www.questcdn.com. You may down-

load digital plan documents for

$35by inputting Quest project

#6516420 on the web site’s Project

Search page. Please contact

QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632

or info@questcdn.com for assis-

tance in free membership registra-

tion, downloading, and working with

this digital project information. Bid

security shall be furnished in accor-

dance with the Instructions to

Bidders. Bidders on this Work are

required to comply with the Turtle

Mountain Tribal Employment Rights

Ordinance (TERO) and must have

or obtain a TERO license prior to the

contract notice to proceed date. A

TERO license is not required at time

of bidding.Current wage scales are

available from the TERO office, PO

Box 900, Highway 5 West, Belcourt,

ND 58316, (701) 477-2660. The ap-

parent successful Bidder, including

subcontractors, shall obtain Tribal

Business Licenses from the TERO

office prior to contract award. TERO

and EPA fees are paid by the owner

and are NOTthe responsibility of the

Contractor. BIDDERS on this work

will be required to comply with Exe-

cutive Orders 11246, as amended,

11458, 11518, 11625, 13201,

13202, and 13208. In the evaluation

of the bids, the Owner may, within

funding limitations, give preference

up to the amount of 5% above the

lowest total bid, to qualified Indian

owned firms. The qualified Indian

owned firms must register with the

local TERO Office prior to the bid

opening. Section 746 of Title VII of

the Consolidated Appropriations Act

of 2017 (Division A – Agriculture,

Rural Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agen-

cies Appropriations Act, 2017) and

subsequent statutes mandating

domestic preference applies an

American Iron and Steel require-

ment to this project. All listed iron

and steel products used in this pro-

ject must be produced in the United

States. The term “iron and steel pro-

ducts” means the following products

made primarily of iron or steel: lined

or unlined pipes and fittings,

manhole covers and other municipal

castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges,

pipe clamps and restraints, valves,

structural steel, reinforced precast

concrete, and construction materi-

als. The de minimis and minor com-

ponents waiver apply to this con-

tract. Any entity with any current,

past or pending litigation or arbitra-

tion with the Tribe may be deemed

unresponsive and the Tribe reserves

the right to reject or accept any con-

tract based upon its sovereign im-

munity.

Owner: Turtle Mountain Public Utili-

ties Commission

By: Kenneth J. Azure

Title: Executive Director

Date: September 10, 2019

(September 26; October 3-7, 2019)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Case No. 51-2019-PR-00134

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Marvin Allen Ness, a/k/a Marvin A.

Ness, a/k/a Marvin Ness, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

personal representative of the above

estate. All persons having claims

against the said deceased are re-

quired to present their claims within

three (3) months after the date of the

first publication or mailing of this no-

tice or said claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to Judith A. Ness, per-

sonal representative of the

above-named estate, in care of

Louser & Zent, P.C., Town & Coun-

try Center, 1015 South Broadway,

Suite 15, Minot, North Dakota

58701, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 19th day of September,

2019.

/s/Judith A. Ness

Judith A. Ness

25600 72nd Street Southwest

Douglas, ND 58735

Brenda M. Zent (ID #04300)

LOUSER & ZENT, P.C.

Town & Country Center

1015 South Broadway, Suite 15

Minot, ND 58701

Telephone No. (701) 837-4846

Attorneys for the Personal

Representative

(September 26; October 3-10, 2019)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00131

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of David

Lee Bruce, 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 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

Ara V. Bruce, personal representa-

tive of the estate, at 406 31st Ave-

nue SE, Lot 435 Minot, ND 58701 or

filed with the Court.

Dated this 13th day of September,

2019.

/s/Ara V. Bruce

Personal Representative

406 31st Avenue SE, Lot 435

Minot, ND 58701

Lynn M. Boughey

P.O. Box 1202

Mandan, ND 58554-1202

701-751-1485

Attorney Lynn Boughey for:

Ara V. Bruce

(September 19-26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Ray Currier, located in mini-storage,

unit #A05 at 4815 N. Broadway,

Minot, ND, will be auctioned to the

highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

Madison Kennon, located in

mini-storage, unit #B03 at 4815 N.

Broadway, Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

Nick Thom, located in mini-storage,

unit #B24 at 4815 N. Broadway,

Minot, ND, will be auctioned to the

highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

Madison Johnson, located in

mini-storage, unit #B26 at 4815 N.

Broadway, Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

David Wessel, located in

mini-storage, unit #C16 at 4815 N.

Broadway, Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

Nick Guttormson, located in

mini-storage, unit #C36 at 4815 N.

Broadway, Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

Cheyanne Ryan, located in

mini-storage, unit #D03 at 4815 N.

Broadway, Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

Richard Osterhaus, located in

mini-storage, unit #E04 at 4815 N.

Broadway, Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

Gary Payne, located in mini-storage,

unit #G05 at 4815 N. Broadway,

Minot, ND, will be auctioned to the

highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:00 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019 items stored by,

Crystal Acosta, located in

mini-storage, unit #H24 at 4815 N.

Broadway, Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:30 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Marc Swanson, located in

mini-storage, unit #04 at 3425 North

Main Street, Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:45 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Dorian Aho, located in mini-storage,

unit #23 at 3401 N., Main Street,

Minot, ND, will be auctioned to the

highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:45 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Jason Frey, located in mini-storage,

unit #24 at 3401 N., Main Street,

Minot, ND, will be auctioned to the

highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 9:45 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Jack Wolfe, located in mini-storage,

unit #26 at 3401 N., Main Street,

Minot, ND, will be auctioned to the

highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 10:15 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Agnieszka Oleksik, located in

mini-storage, unit #A08 at 110 Cen-

tral Avenue E., Minot, ND, will be

auctioned to the highest bidder, all

sales are final, TERMS: CASH

ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 10:15 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

David Cox, located in mini-storage,

unit #B01 at 110 Central Avenue E.,

Minot, ND, will be auctioned to the

highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 10:15 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Mike Perdue, located in

mini-storage, unit #E8 at 110 Central

Avenue E., Minot, ND, will be auc-

tioned to the highest bidder, all sales

are final, TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 10:45 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Nancy Brown, located in

mini-storage, unit #20 at 3600 4th St

SW, Minot, ND, will be auctioned to

the highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 10:45 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Chris Wickman, located in

mini-storage, unit #80 at 3600 4th St

SW, Minot, ND, will be auctioned to

the highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 10:45 AM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Jean Manirakiza, located in

mini-storage, unit #85 at 3600 4th St

SW, Minot, ND, will be auctioned to

the highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERM: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Managed by SMC-839-4200

At 12:00 PM on, THURSDAY, OC-

TOBER 10, 2019, items stored by,

Brittney Cox, located in

mini-storage, unit #01 at 100 2nd St

NW, Surrey, ND, will be auctioned to

the highest bidder, all sales are final,

TERMS: CASH ONLY.

(September 26; October 3, 2019)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES

ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR

REPLACEMENT OF CITY SEWER

LINES

CITY OF WILDROSE, NORTH

DAKOTA

NOTICE TO ENGINEERING AND

CONSULTING FIRMS: Notice is

hereby given by the City of Wildrose,

North Dakota, an equal opportunity

government, that it will receive writ-

ten statements of qualifications to

provide engineering services for the

full or partial replacement of 11,000

feet of existing sewer lines in the

City of Wildrose. The existing lines

were installed in 1952 and are con-

nected to a lift station (2015) and

lagoon (2015). Twenty-six blocks of

line are centered on gravel streets

and five blocks on a paved street.

Communication with the Waste Wa-

ter personnel for the replacement

project is a critical component of the

project. The engineering design por-

tion of this project will begin Sep-

tember 2019 or as soon as possible

and that construction will begin late

fall or early spring and be completed

by fall 2020. Proposals will be sub-

mitted in sealed envelopes plainly

marked “Proposal for the City of Wil-

drose Sewer Replacement” ad-

dressed to the City Auditors Office,

PO Box 664, Wildrose, North Dakota

58795-0664. All sealed proposals

must be received by 4:00 PM Sep-

tember 25. Written Statements,

qualifications, and professional pro-

posals submitted will be evaluated

by the City Council. Qualified candi-

dates will be evaluated based on

their written proposal. No interviews

are planned by the Council. Ques-

tions may be directed to Marlyn

Vatne, Mayor, at 701-641-8806. The

City of Wildrose reserves the right to

accept the proposal the City Council

deems is in the best interests of the

City and to reject any proposals that

the City Councils deems not to be in

the best interests of the City for any

reason.

(September 19-26, 2019)