ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

StARR Demolition & Site

Restoration

Souris River Basin, North Dakota

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the Souris River Joint Water

Resources District will receive

sealed Bids for StARR Demolition &

Site Restoration, in the City Council

Chambers of Minot City Hall, 515

2nd Avenue Southwest, Minot, North

Dakota, 58701, until 11:00am on

Monday, August 3rd, 2019, at which

time the bids will be publicly opened

and read. All Bids must be submit-

ted, 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;

Complete digital project bidding do-

cuments are available at

www.ackerman-estvold.com/pro

jects or www.questcdn.com. You

may download the digital plan docu-

ments for $50 by inputting Quest

project #7198019 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. An op-

tional paper set of project docu-

ments is also available for a nonre-

fundable price of $100 per set. Make

checks payable to

Ackerman-Estvold and send it to

1907 17th Street Southeast, Minot,

ND 58701. Potential bidders may

contact Ackerman-Estvold at (701)

837-8737 with any questions.

Copies of the documents are avail-

able for viewing at the following lo-

cations during normal business

hours of 8:00 am to 4:30pm, Mon-

day through Friday, excluding holi-

days:

Ackerman-Estvold:

1907 17th Street SE, Minot, ND

The general work covered by the

Specifications for the Souris River

Joint Water Resources District –

StARR Demolition and Site Restora-

tion, is the labor, tools, materials and

equipment required for the demoli-

tion of 15 flood damaged structures

at 3 locations in the Souris River

Basin. All Bids are to be submitted

on the basis of cash payment for the

Work and Materials, and are to be

enclosed in a sealed envelope ad-

dressed to the undersigned Chair-

man, accompanied by a separate

envelope containing a Bidder’s Bond

in the sum equal to 5% of the full

amount of the Bid, executed by the

Bidder as Principal, and by a Surety,

conditioned that if the Principal’s Bid

is accepted and the contract award-

ed to the Principal, the Principal,

within ten days after notice of award,

shall execute a Contract in accor-

dance with the terms of the Bid and

Performance and Payment Bonds

as required by the law and the regu-

lation and determinations of the

Souris River Joint Board. Counter-

signature of a Bid Bond is not re-

quired. If a successful bidder does

not execute a contract within the ten

days allowed, the bidder’s bond

must be forfeited to the Souris River

Joint Board and the project will be

awarded to the next lowest responsi-

ble bidder. Bidders shall be licensed

for the full amount of the Bid, as re-

quired by Sections 43-07-05 and

43-07-12 of the North Dakota Cen-

tury Code. Also, a copy of the

Bidder’s Contractor’s License or

License Renewal must be included

in the Bid Bond envelope. No Bid

may be read or considered if it does

not fully comply with the require-

ments of Section 48-01.2-06 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 45 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 Souris River

Joint Board. There shall be en-

dorsed upon the outside of the en-

velope containing the Bid, the follow-

ing:

1.”Souris River Joint Water

Resources District -StARR Demoli-

tion and Site Restoration”

2.The name of the person, firm, cor-

poration, or joint venture submitting

the Bid.

3.Acknowledgement of the Adden-

da.

The Work shall be substantially

complete by October 2nd, 2020. All

Work shall be complete and ready

for final payment in accordance with

the General Conditions by October

26th, 2020. By order of the Souris

River Joint Water Resources Board,

Dated this 9th Day of July 2020

Souris River Joint Water Resources

Board

David Ashley, Chairman

(July 13-20-27, 2020)

CITY OF MINOT REQUESTS FOR

SEALED BIDS

The City of Minot, North Dakota is

requesting sealed bids for salvage-

able items, located within structures

that were purchased by the City

within the footprint of the flood con-

trol project. Items will be sold as-is

with no guarantee or warranty to

their condition or soundness. Each

bid must include either 1) the entire

bid amount or 2) a five (5) percent

bid bond in a separate envelope at-

tached to the bid envelope. Accept-

able will be cashier checks, bidder

bond, or cash. Any outstanding bal-

ance must be paid within five (5)

days of highest bid award. Items are

being sold as a package, not indivi-

dually. The winning bidder acquires

rights to all advertised salvageable

items within the structure at the

designated address. Items must be

removed at winning bidder’s ex-

pense, within 10 business days of

bid award. Items left beyond

timeframe are considered forfeited

and subject to demolition with the

structure. Exceptions require City

approval. Access to structures shall

be coordinated through the City of

Minot Property Maintenance depart-

ment and winning bidder shall en-

sure structure remains secure upon

departure. Debris and/or damage

created by item removal shall be the

winning bidder’s responsibility.

These addresses contain salvage-

able items available for bid, such as

furnaces, cabinets, HVAC, etc.

Address

708 2nd Ave NE

Structures will be open and available

to view on Thursday, July 23, 2020

from 10:00 AM to noon. City staff

will not be present at all structures.

This will be the only viewing oppor-

tunity. All envelopes must be sealed,

and the face of the envelope shall be

clearly marked “City Property for

Sale” with the address of the struc-

ture being bid on. Any bidder may

bid on more than one structure,

however only one bid may be sub-

mitted per envelope and a separate

performance bond is required for

each structure. All bids must be sub-

mitted as follows:

Attn: Finance Department

City of Minot

P.O. Box 5006

Minot, ND 58702

Or hand delivered to:

515 2nd Ave SW

Second Floor

Minot, ND 58701

Bids will be opened on Thursday

July 30th, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the

City Council Chambers at City Hall

(515 2nd Ave SW, Minot, North

Dakota). Any bids received after the

deadline will be returned unopened.

The City of Minot reserves, to itself,

the right to reject any or all bids.

Questions should be addressed to

Technical Support Specialist at

701-837-3637. The City of Minot

promotes fair housing and makes all

programs available regardless of

age, race, color, religion, sex, na-

tional origin, or handicap.

(July 13-20, 2020)

CITY OF MINOT REQUESTS FOR

SEALED BIDS

The City of Minot, North Dakota is

requesting sealed bids for land ac-

quired by the City as part of a Spot

Blight (Zombie Homes) eradication

program. Structures on these pro-

perties have been demolished and

site restored to grade level with

grass. Each bid must also include a

five (5) percent bidders bond in a

separate envelope attached to the

bid envelope. Acceptable will be

cashier checks, bidder bond, or

cash. Any outstanding balance must

be paid within fifteen (15) days of

highest bid award. Pursuant to HUD

rules and regulations, these proper-

ties are being offered for use under

two options which are:

1.Urgent Need National Objective

which means there will be a deed

restriction in perpetuity for use of the

property prohibiting any permanent

structure to be built. There will also

be a requirement that any other type

of improvement to the site will re-

quire approval of the City’s Flood

Plain Manager (examples of accept-

able uses are lawns, landscaping,

gardens) or

2.Low/Moderate Income (LMI) Na-

tional Objective which means there

must be built on the property con-

sistent with Minot’s rules and ordi-

nances a single family home elevat-

ed to one (1) foot above base flood

elevation determined by FEMA and

home must be sold to and occupied

by a LMI qualified purchaser for oc-

cupancy below a price cap set by

HUD and North Dakota at the time

the house is built (cap periodically

changes) with the most recent cap

$294,600.

Land is being offered “as is” condi-

tion as part of this auction. Assess-

ment of the land for property tax and

any related purpose once ownership

is conveyed to the successful bidder

will be based on standards set by

the City Assessor based on use of

the land and/or any improvements

which are authorized. Each bidder

must identify which option is being

chosen for property use if acquired.

Each bidder, by submitting a price

and identifying which use, is agree-

ing to all terms, conditions, and lim-

its for the use of the land that has

been identified. If Option 2 is

chosen, the bidder is agreeing to fol-

low jurisdictional ordinances and

zoning codes. Bidder also agrees to

commence construction within one

year of receiving title and complete

construction for occupancy within 18

months of receipt of title. The bidder

can be a LMI qualified Minot

resident and construct the house for

his or her occupancy. The following

is a list of properties available to the

highest bidder. A minimum bid of

$1,000 is required for all properties,

regardless of whether Option 1 or

Option 2 is chosen.

Addresses of Spot Blight Properties

816 7th Ave NW

1004 3rd Ave NW

Properties may be viewed and in-

spected at any time during the bid

process. If a prospective bidder

chooses to enter any of the sites be-

ing bid, he or she is accepting based

on this notice all liability and respon-

sibility for entering such site or sites.

All envelopes must be sealed, and

the face of the envelope shall be

clearly marked “City Property for

Sale” with the address of the struc-

ture being bid on. Any bidder may

bid on more than one property, how-

ever only one bid may be submitted

per envelope and a separate perfor-

mance bond is required for each

structure. All bids must be submitted

as follows:

Attn: Finance Department

City of Minot

P.O. Box 5006

Minot, ND 58702

Or hand delivered to:

515 2nd Ave SW

Second Floor

Minot, ND 58701

Bids will be opened on Thursday

July 30th, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the

City Council Chambers at City Hall

(515 2nd Ave SW, Minot, North

Dakota). Any bids received after the

deadline will be returned unopened.

The City of Minot reserves, to itself,

the right to reject any or all bids.

Questions should be addressed to

Technical Support Specialist at

701-837-3637. The City of Minot

promotes fair housing and makes all

programs available regardless of

age, race, color, religion, sex, na-

tional origin, or handicap.

(July 13-20, 2020)

CITY OF MINOT REQUESTS FOR

SEALED BIDS

The City of Minot, North Dakota is

requesting sealed bids for struc-

tures, to include homes, for sale that

were purchased by the City within

the footprint of the flood control pro-

ject. Structures will be sold as-is with

no guarantee or warranty to their

condition or soundness. Those

designated with “**” have

lead-based paint or asbestos hazard

information available. Each bid must

include a five (5) percent bid bond in

a separate envelope attached to the

bid envelope. Acceptable will be

cashier checks, bidder bond, or

cash. Any outstanding balance must

be paid within fifteen (15) days of

highest bid award. Land is not in-

cluded as part of this auction. Struc-

tures must be removed and relocat-

ed outside the 2011 flood inundation

area at winning bidder’s expense.

Winning bidder must provide desti-

nation address, obtain any neces-

sary moving permits and coordinate

removal plan through City of Minot

property maintenance within thirty

(30) days of bid opening. Debris

and/or damage created by structure

removal shall be the winning

bidder’s responsibility. Structures

shall be removed from city land with-

ing 90 days from the bid opening.

Exceptions require City approval.

Any desired winterizing must be per-

formed by winning bidder at their

own expense. The City reserves the

right to demolish structures left in

place beyond the deadline. Demoli-

tion of basement/slab is City respon-

sibility. All structures moved must

follow jurisdictional ordinances and

zoning codes in place at the per-

manent location of the structure.

Structures remaining in the City of

Minot’s jurisdictional boundaries re-

quire a certificate of occupancy be

issued within six (6) months of bid.

The following is a list of structures

available to the highest bidder. De-

tached garages and sheds are con-

sidered separate items that require

an independent bid from the home

structure. Home and

commercial-type structures have a

minimum bid based on availability

and assessed tax value. Sheds and

garages have no minimum bid price.

Address

Minimum Bid/Assessed Value

1523 Burdick Expy E – house

no minimum

1523 Burdick Expy E – garage

no minimum

1520 3rd Ave SE – house

$12,150/$81,000

708 2nd Ave NE – blue shed

no minimum

220 16th St SE – garage

no minimum

Structures will be open and available

to view on Thursday, July 23rd,

2020 from 10:00 AM to noon. City

staff will not be present at all struc-

tures. This will be the only viewing

opportunity. All envelopes must be

sealed, and the face of the envelope

shall be clearly marked “City Pro-

perty for Sale” with the address of

the structure being bid on. Any

bidder may bid on more than one

structure, however only one bid may

be submitted per envelope and a

separate performance bond is re-

quired for each structure. All bids

must be submitted as follows:

Attn: Finance Department

City of Minot

P.O. Box 5006

Minot, ND 58702

Or hand delivered to:

515 2nd Ave SW

Second Floor

Minot, ND 58701

Bids will be opened on Thursday,

July 30th, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the

City Council Chambers at City Hall

(515 2nd Ave SW, Minot, North

Dakota). Any bids received after the

deadline will be returned unopened.

The City of Minot reserves, to itself,

the right to reject any or all bids.

Questions should be addressed to

Technical Support Specialist at

701-837-3637. The City of Minot

promotes fair housing and makes all

programs available regardless of

age, race, color, religion, sex, na-

tional origin, or handicap.

(July 13-20, 2020)

INVITATION NO: IFB 20-19

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION

INVITATION TO BID

RANGE TARGET BERM REPAIRS

Modified Record Fire Range

Camp Grafton South

Eddy County, North Dakota

Sealed bids for Range Target Berm

Repairs, Modified Record Fire

Range, Camp Grafton South, Eddy

County, North Dakota will be re-

ceived by the Adjutant General of

the State of North Dakota at Fraine

Barracks, Building 030, Bismarck,

North Dakota, until 2:00 PM, July 30,

2020, and will be opened and public-

ly read that date and hour in the lo-

cation designated. All bids received

after the scheduled opening time will

be returned to the bidders uno-

pened. The deadline for technical

questions from contractors is close

of business on July 23, 2020.

A single bid will be received for Total

Construction work (IFB 20-19).

IMPORTANT: Davis-Bacon Wage

Rates are required for this pro-

ject.

ATTENTION PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES: If you require spe-

cial assistance, please contact the

National Guard ADA Coordinator at

701-333-2296 by July 23, 2020.

Electronic bidding documents

may be requested. Emails must

be accompanied by a copy of

your current North Dakota

Contractor’s License or Certifi-

cate of Renewal and your request

must be written on business

letterhead. No requests will be

acknowledged without receipt of

both documents. Submit request

to ng.nd.ndarng.list.dfe-contract-

management@mail.mil

OWNER

Office of the Adjutant General

Contract Management Branch

P.O. Box 5511

Bismarck, North Dakota

58506-5511

Telephone: (701) 333-2068

Copies of the bidding documents are

on file at the Construction Plans Ex-

change in Bismarck; Builders Ex-

changes in Dickinson, Fargo, Grand

Forks, Mandan, and Minot, North

Dakota; Impact Procurement Techn-

ical Assistance Center, Fargo, North

Dakota, Minnesota Builders Ex-

change in Minneapolis, Minnesota,

and at the office of the Architect.

Each bid shall be submitted in dupli-

cate copy on the forms provided by

the Owner and enclosed in a sealed

opaque envelope upon which there

is disclosed the necessary informa-

tion as required by the Supplemen-

tary Instructions to Bidders. Each bid

shall be accompanied by a separate

sealed opaque envelope containing

a bidder’s bondmade payable to The

Adjutant General, State of North

Dakota, and executed by the bidder

as principle and by a surety com-

pany authorized to do 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; con-

ditioned that if the bidder’s proposal

be accepted and the contract award-

ed to him, he within ten (10) days

after notice of such award, will effect

and execute a contract in accor-

dance with the terms of his bid and a

contractor’s bond as required by law

and the regulations and determina-

tions of the Owner. AIA Document

A310, Bid Bond, is provided in the

electronic project manual and should

be used to execute the bid guaran-

tee. In compliance with Section

43-07-12 of the North Dakota Centu-

ry Code, each contractor submitting

a bid must have a copy of his North

Dakota Contractor’s License or certi-

ficate of renewal thereof issued by

the Secretary of State enclosed in

the bid bond envelope; must be

licensed for the highest amount of

his total bid combination including

add alternates; and such 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 con-

sidered which does not fully comply

with the provisions herein as to bid

bond and contractor license, and

any deficient bid submitted will be

resealed and returned to the bidder

immediately. The Owner reserves

the right to hold all legitimate bids for

a period of thirty (30) days after the

date fixed for the opening thereof. 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

for the payment of any monies until

the contract is awarded and ap-

proved by the proper authorities. In

compliance with Section 48-01.2-10

of the North Dakota Century Code,

the successful bidder shall be re-

quired to furnish payment and per-

formance bonds covering the faithful

performance of the Contract and the

payment of all obligations

thereunder, and all additional obliga-

tions required by the laws of the

State of North Dakota. Each bond

shall be in an amount equal to the

full contract sum.

DATED: 6 July 2020

OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT

GENERAL

Bismarck, North Dakota

By: /s/ JACKIE A. HUBER

Brigadier General, NDNG

Deputy Adjutant General

Contracting Officer

(July 6-13-20, 2020)

INVITATION TO BID

MHA Tribal Administration

Headquarters Bid Package #4

(BP-4A) – Tribal Building and

Government Support Building

Earthwork and Final Cleaning

Re-Bid New Town, ND 58763

Scull Construction Service ND, Inc.

hereinafter referred to as “CMAR”

will be receiving Sealed Bids for

MHA Tribal Administration Head-

quarters – Tribal Building & Govern-

ment Support Building. Emailed bids

will be received by Scull Construc-

tion ATTN: Mike Jangula

mjangula@scullconst.com, unitl 2:00

PM Mountain, July 28, 2020. Bids

will be received for various trades,

include Earthwork and Final Clean-

ing. There will NOT be a pre-bid

meeting for this project in order to

practice social distancing with the

Covid-19 pandemic. However; sub-

contractors are encouraged to visit

the site. To set up a site visit please

contact Don Carlson or Shane Cre-

celius. Bidders will not be able to

visit the site unless pre-scheduled

with Scull Construction. Please bring

PPE such as protective eye wear,

hard hat, and high visibility clothing,

for we will not be able to lend them

out. Don Carlson (605)390-5665,

dcarlson@scullconst.com

Shane Crecelius (605)381-8378,

screcelius@scullconst.com

Upon receipt of an acceptable bid,

the contract will be awarded within

thirty days after the opening of bids

and the written contract executed

within ten days thereafter. Bid docu-

ments will be made available by July

6, 2020 and can be purchased at the

following locations:

Billings Builders Exchange, Billings,

MT; Construction Industry Center,

Rapid City, SD; Northeast Wyoming

Plan, Gillette, WY; Sioux Falls Build-

ers Exchange, Sioux Falls, SD;

Plains Builders Exchange, Sioux

Falls, SD; Fargo-Moorehead Build-

ers Exchange, Fargo, ND; Dickinson

Builders Exchange, Dickinson, ND;

Minot Builders Exchange, Minot,

ND; Bismarck Builders Exchange,

Bismarck, ND

Owner and CMAR reserve the right

to reject any or all bids and to adver-

tise for new bids. Owner and CMAR

reserve the right to waive any infor-

malities or technicalities in the bid-

ding and the right to disregard all

nonconforming, nonresponsive or

conditional bids. Owner and CMAR

reserve the right to reject the bid of

any bidder if determined it would not

be in the best interest of the project

to make an award to that bidder.

The Bid Forms shall request infor-

mation pertaining to the contractor’s

place of business, experience with

similar projects, and information

demonstratiing bidder’s qualifica-

tions for the project, ability to com-

plete the project, and financial ability

to complete the project. In evaluat-

ing bids, the Owner and CMAR will

consider the costs and bidder’s

responsibility, experience, qualifica-

tions, ability to perform the work, re-

liability, and financial ability.

(July 10-11-13-14-15-16-17-18-20-

21-22-23-24-25-27-28, 2020)

Minutes of the Board of Ward

County Commissioners

June 16, 2020

The regular meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order by Chairman Fjeldahl, at 9:00

AM with Commissioners, Rostad,

Walter, Pietsch and Weppler

present. Also present were depart-

ment head Devra Smestad, Dana

Larsen, Jennifer Weichmann, Kerri-

anne Boetcher, Leona Lochthowe,

Melissa Bliss, Roza Larsen, Robert

Roed and Tammy Terras. Moved

by Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Rostad to approve the agen-

da. Roll call; all voted yes; motion

carried. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove the minutes from the regular

commission meeting on June 2,

2020. Roll call; all voted yes; motion

carried. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove the regular bills totaling

$1,665,502.49 and Human Service

Zone direct cost bills totaling

$9,017.69. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Emergency Manage-

ment Director Jennifer Wiechmann

appeared recommending the Com-

mission rescind the COVID-19 Em-

ergency Declaration for Ward Coun-

ty passed on March, 17, 2020.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Pietsch to rescind the

COVID-19 Declaration for Ward

County as recommended by the

Emergency Management Director.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Ms. Wiechmann continued with

a request for the Chairman to sign

the Office of Justice Program Grant

awarded under the OJP funding op-

portunity entitled “BJA FY 20

Coronavirus Emergency Supple-

mental Funding Program,” for per-

sonal protective gear for County first

responders. The approved awarded

amount is $58,008.00. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve the Chair-

man to sign the Office of Justice

Program Grant awarded under the

OJP funding opportunity entitled

“BJA FY 20 Coronavirus Emergency

Supplemental Funding Program.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Building Inspector Leo Schmidt

appeared with a moving permit ap-

plication for Don Carlson. Mr. Carl-

son is requesting to move a home

from Wilton, ND in Mclean County to

Ward County. Moved by Comm.

Walter, seconded by Comm. Rostad

to open the public hearing regarding

a moving permit application for Don

Carlson at 9:13 AM AM. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. No one

from the public spoke for or against

the moving permit. Moved by

Comm. Rostad, seconded by

Comm. Walter to close the public

hearing at 9:14 AM. Roll call; all vot-

ed yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Rostad, seconded by

Comm. Weppler to approve the

moving permit for Don Carlson as

presented. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Sheriff Robert Roed

requested authorization to purchase

Crowd Control gear. The gear re-

quested for purchase is 40

Terminator-X Riot helmets and 20

Riot Shields. The cost of this gear is

$8,480.00 using funds from the As-

set Forfeiture fund. Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to approve the purchase of

Crowd Control gear for Sheriff’s

Department in the amount of

$8,480.00. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Bradley Starnes, the

new Veterans’ Service Officer intro-

duced himself to the Commission.

Mr. Starnes continued with a request

to honor World War II Jim Hillestad

with a gold Ward County Centennial

coin for recognition of his 100th

Birthday and for his service to the

Country and Ward County. Moved

by Comm. Walter, seconded by

Comm. Weppler to approve the

Veteran’s Service Officer’s request

to present a Ward County Centenni-

al coin to Jim Hillestad. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Director

of Tax Equalization Ryan Kam-

rowski appeared with the following

Tax Roll Adjustments for

Commission’s consideration. Moved

by Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Rostad to approve the Tax

Roll Adjustments as presented. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Doug Diedrichsen, Planning and

Zoning Administrator appeared with

additional information requested by

the Commission for the application

from Karma Convenience

Stores/Pinks Properties LLC. Pinks

Properties, LLC is requesting a vari-

ance for property located at Outlot

SWSW Less ROW, Sec 32-157-82,

Tatman Township for a relief from

right of way along County Road 8

south of the property. The applicant

is requesting to build a canopy over

fuel pumps to be installed on the

property. Moved by Comm. Pietsch,

seconded by Comm. Rostad to ap-

prove sending the variance applica-

tion back to the County Planning

and Zoning Commission and to work

with Building Inspector Leo Schmidt

to draft a site plan. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Mr. Diedrichsen

continued with a plat application

from Bob Pritchett for the Commis-

sions consideration. The application

is for a Subdivision Plat for the fol-

lowing described property: Proposed

Plat, of Rice Lake lots 1,2,3,4,5 and

6 lying in Section 10 and 11 of

Township 152, Range 85W. Moved

by Comm. Walter, seconded by

Comm. Weppler to approve the Sub-

division Plat application and include

all staff, Water Board and Highway

Department recommendations. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Dana Larsen, Highway Engineer ap-

peared with a Defense Community

Infrastructure Proposal. The Minot

Air Force Base (MAFB), Tatman

Township and Waterford Township

has been working on a grant propo-

sal to improve 198th Ave NW from

US 83 west two miles to the north

gate road. The MAFB cannot be the

applicant or the owner of the project

and the townships have asked for

assistance with the project. Moved

by Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve Ward

County as the project sponsor for

the Defense Community Infrastruc-

ture Proposal to improve 198th Ave

NW and authorize the County En-

gineer to sign off on the proposal

and grant application. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Assistant

Highway Engineer Travis Schmit ap-

peared with an offer from Robert

Pritchett to purchase Lots 6 and 7 at

Rice Lake for $85,000.00. The

County has the property listed with a

realtor for $125,000.00, based off

$1000.00 per linear foot. Moved by

Comm. Rostad, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to deny the offer and

make a counter offer for full asking

price of $125,000.00. Roll call; all

vote yes; motion carried. Human

Resource Director Tammy Terras

presented the Commission with

three proposals for the County Em-

ployees’ 457 Deferred Comp plan.

Ms. Terras recommended the Coun-

ty use Nationwide as the sole car-

rier. Steve Zarr from Zarr financial

appeared with a timeline for the 20

employees that will need to transi-

tion to Nationwide. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Rostad to approve

Nationwide’s proposal as recom-

mended by Ms. Terras. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Ms. Ter-

ras continued with her recommen-

dations regarding Tax Equalization

Director and County Recorder posi-

tions. Moved by Comm. Pietsch,

seconded by Comm. Walter to ap-

prove scheduling an interview for the

current Chief Deputy Recorder Kris-

tin Kowalczyk for the County

Recorder position. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to approve the

minimum wage increase of $692.27

per pay for Deputy Director of Tax

Equalization Noreen Barton effective

June 22, 2020 until the start date of

a new Tax Equalization Director.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Weppler,

seconded by Comm. Rostad to ap-

prove advertising and accepting ap-

plications for Director of Tax Equali-

zation June 16 through July 14 and

hold interviews July 15-17. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Ms.

Terras updated the Commission on

the County’s Work Force Safety and

Insurance savings. Ward County

Ward County received a Premium

Dividend Credit Refund of

$26,779.48 as part of the Premium

Dividend Credit program. This is due

to aggressive claims management

and safety programs and practices

through the County Employer Group

(CEG) with NDACO. Ward County

also received a safety discount in

the amount of $6,472.74. This was

due to participation in the mandatory

Claims Management and Drug Free

Workplace Training Programs in

2019. The total of $33,252.22 in

credits was received will go back

into our Work Force Safety and In-

surance funds. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to receive and file the infor-

mation provided regarding the Work

Force Safety and Insurance savings.

Ms. Terras last item is a request for

approval for the following payroll

amendments: B. Starnes-Veterans’

Service Office; I. Hanson-Highway

Department; B. McDonald-Highway

Department. Moved by Comm. Ros-

tad, seconded by Comm. Weppler to

approve the payroll amendments as

presented. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Auditor/Treasure

Devra Smestad appeared. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Walter to receive and file the

following correspondence: Facilities

Management- Annual Compliance

Report; Public Service

Commission-Ruso Wind Partners.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Rostad,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to re-

ceive and file the monthly reports in-

cluding financials. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve the Gam-

ing Site Authorization for MSU

Beaver Booster, Inc. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Ms.

Smestad informed the Commission

she spoke to a representative from

the City of Minot regarding the City

Planning and Zoning Commission

and was informed there was a resig-

nation to the Commission for a

representative from Ward County.

The position will be advertised. Ms.

Smestad also gave the Commission

an update regarding the Primary

Election held on June 9, 2020. She

stated 13,041 ballots were counted

with 172 ballots rejected for various

reasons. Chairman Fjeldahl in-

formed the Commission Craig Hash-

barger from Widmer Roel CPA’s will

have the final Audit report complete

by the end of June and would like to

present it to the Commission. Chair-

man Fjeldahl stated tentatively June

23, 2020 is planned for Mr. Hash-

barger to appear and would like the

tour of the Halliburton property and

the Chief Deputy Recorder’s inter-

view to be held the same day. At

11:30 AM with no further business,

the meeting was adjourned.

(July 13, 2020)

Minutes of the Special Meeting of

the Board of Ward County

Commissioners June 23, 2020

The special meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order at 8:36 AM with Commission-

ers Fjeldahl, Walter, Rostad,

Weppler and Pietsch present. Coun-

ty Highway Engineer Dana Larsen

and Assistant Engineer Travis

Schmit gave the Commissioners a

tour of property located at 200 72nd

ST SE Minot. This property is the

proposed future location of the

County Highway Department. Re-

cess at 10:05 AM. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Weppler to reconvened at 10:32 AM.

All voted aye; motion carried. Com-

missioners Fjeldahl, Walter, Rostad,

Weppler and Pietsch were present.

Also present was Human Resource

Director Tammy Terras. Commis-

sioners interviewed Kristin

Kowalczyk for the Office of County

Recorder. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to appoint Kristin Kowalczyk

the County Recorder at a Grade 26,

with a salary of $69,484.58 annually

effective July 1, 2020. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. County

Engineer Dana Larsen arrived and

informed the Commission the final

discussion to purchase the property

located at 200 72nd ST SE Minot

will happen during the next Commis-

sion meeting. Moved by Comm.

Rostad, seconded by Comm. Walter

to open Executive Session at 11:09

AM for the purpose of discussing the

negotiations regarding potential pur-

chase of the Hall Apartments for fu-

ture County Parking. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. In atten-

dance during the Executive session

was Mr. Larsen, State’s Attorney

Roza Larson and Interim

Auditor/Treasurer Marisa Haman.

Moved by Comm. Rostad, seconded

by Comm. Walter to close Executive

Session at 11:49 AM. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to approve and move for-

ward with making the recommended

offer to purchase property discussed

in Executive Session. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. At 10:14

AM with no further business, the

meeting was adjourned.

(July 13, 2020)

Minutes of the Special Meeting of

the Board of Ward County

Commissioners June 25, 2020

The special meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order by Chairman Fjeldahl at 2:00

PM with Commissioners Walter,

Rostad, Weppler and Pietsch

present. Also present were depart-

ment heads Dana Larsen, Devra

Smestad, Jason Blowers, Leona

Lochthowe, Marisa Haman, Roza

Larson, Noreen Barton, Bradley

Starnes and Tammy Terras. Craig

Hashbarger, Widmer Roel CPAs re-

viewed the draft of the Independent

Audit Report and Financials for year

ending December 31, 2019. Mr.

Hashbarger informed the Commis-

sion of his findings and gave them

his recommendations. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Walter to receive and file the

draft of the Independent Audit Re-

port and Financials for year ending

December 31, 2019. Auditor

/Treasurer Devra Smestad ap-

peared. The Commission continued

with a discussion regarding refinanc-

ing of 2013 Sales Tax Bonds and

2015 GO Bonds. Two options were

discussed with a recommendation to

extend the bonds for one year.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Rostad to approve fol-

lowing the recommendation and ex-

tend the 2013 Sales Tax Bonds and

2015 GO Bonds for one year. Roll

call; all voted yes, except Comm.

Pietsch who voted no; motion car-

ried. At 3:40 PM with no further busi-

ness, the meeting was adjourned.

(July 13, 2020)

NOTICE OF HEARING

Case No. 51-2020-CV-00192

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Steve T. Gulbranson, decedent, and

Derinda Gulbranson,

Plaintiffs,

-vs-

F.L. Tompkins, June Tompkins, R.J.

Ulrich, Jr., Gloria Ulrich Alfred L.

Burns and Karen A. Burns, and all

other persons unknown claiming any

estate of interest in, or lien upon, the

property described in the Complaint,

including heirs, devisees, legatees

or personal representatives of any

deceased person.

Defendants.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the

Court will hear the motion for the

summary judgment for the quiet title

action at the Ward County Court-

room at Minot, North Dakota on the

11th day of September, 2020 at

11:00 A.M. or such later time to

which the same may be adjourned,

and at which you may appear or oth-

erwise make objection.

Dated at Minot, North Dakota this

23rd day of June, 2020.

/s/Robert W. Martin ND Bar #04636

Martin Law

Heritage Place

201 Main St. S., Ste 200

Minot, ND 58701-3947

rwmlawyer@hotmail.com

701-852-4837

(June 29; July 6-13, 2020)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held August

4, 2020 regarding Right of Way Va-

cation for the following described

property: Section Line Right of Way

within Pritchett’s Plat to Rice Lake

Lots 1, 2,3, 4 and 5. Section line di-

viding the NW 1/4 of section 11 and

the NE 1/4 of section 10 township

152 range 85 Rice Lake

Township.The hearing will be during

the regular Commission meeting

which beings at 9:00 AM in the

Commission Chambers located at

225 3rs St SE.

(July 13, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00115

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

CORNELIA ST. CROIX, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been appoint-

ed personal representative of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the said deceased

are required to present their claims

within three 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 FLORENCE LUISA

ST. CROIX-HELDE, Personal

Representative of the estate, at

2525 Elk Drive, P.O. Box 1000,

Minot ND 58702-1000, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 23rd day of June, 2020.

/s/Florence Luisa St. Croix-Helde

Florence Luisa St. Croix-Helde

Brent M. Olson – #05593

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

bolson@pringlend.com

Attorneys for: Personal Representa-

tive

(June 29; July 6-13, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00123

IN THE DISTRICT COURT,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD,

NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In the Matter of the Estate of

Cheryl Kabanuk, Deceased

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Leon Huizenga has been appointed

personal representative of the Estate

of Cheryl Kabanuk. All persons hav-

ing claims against Cheryl Kabanuk

are required to present their claims

within three (3) months after the date

of the first publication of this notice

or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Leon Huizenga, personal represen-

tative of the estate, at P.O. Box 998,

Minot, ND 58702-0998, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 25th day of June, 2020.

/s/Leon Huizenga

Leon Huizenga

Personal Representative

(June 29; July6-13, 2020)

SUMMONS

51-2020-DM-00375

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Cristine K. Maine,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Robert D. Maine,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: You are hereby summoned

and required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action

which has been filed with the Clerk

of District Court, Ward County, at

Minot, North Dakota, and to serve a

copy of your answer or other proper

response upon the undersigned at-

torney within twenty-one (21) days

after the completion of service of this

Summons upon you. Service is

complete upon the expiration of fif-

teen (15) days after the date of the

first publication. If you fail to appear

or answer, judgment by default will

be taken against you for the relief

demanded in the Complaint.

Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this

24th day of June, 2020.

THOMAS LAW FIRM

/s/Robert S. Thomas

Robert S. Thomas

Attorney for Plaintiff

114 S. Main Street

P.O. Box 2298

Minot, North Dakota 58702

(701)852-1602

thomaslawyers@gmail.com

(July 6-13-20, 2020)

SUMMONS

51-2020-DM-00374

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Ashley T. Jernigan,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Justin W. Jernigan,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: You are hereby summoned

and required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action

which has been filed with the Clerk

of District Court, Ward County, at

Minot, North Dakota, and to serve a

copy of your answer or other proper

response upon the undersigned at-

torney within twenty-one (21) days

after the completion of service of this

Summons upon you. Service is

complete upon the expiration of fif-

teen (15) days after the date of the

first publication. If you fail to appear

or answer, judgment by default will

be taken against you for the relief

demanded in the Complaint.

Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this

24th day of June, 2020.

THOMAS LAW FIRM

/s/Robert S. Thomas

Robert S. Thomas

Attorney for Plaintiff

114 S. Main Street

P.O. Box 2298

Minot, North Dakota 58702

(701)852-1602

thomaslawyers@gmail.com

(July 6-13-20, 2020)