ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

City Hall Retaining Walls 1 & 2 –

2021 Rebid (4398)

CITY PROJECT 4398

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Minot (Owner) is re-

questing Bids for the construction of

the following Project:City Hall Re-

taining Walls 1 & 2 – 2021 Rebid

(4398). Bids for the construction of

the Project will be received at theof-

fice of the City Clerk located at 515

Second Avenue SW (Second Floor),

Minot, North Dakota, 58702 until 19,

October 2021 at 11:00 am local

time. At that time the Bids received

will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following

Work: Demolition of an existing

grouted rock slope, and installation

of a large block retaining wall (ap-

prox. 200LF), soldier pile retaining

wall with concrete or precast con-

crete façade (approx. 975LF), con-

crete valley gutters and moment

slabs, steel stairs and aluminum

guardrails, water main, asphalt

pavement, parking lot lighting, strip-

ing and landscaping. Complete digi-

tal project bidding documents are

available at www.questcdn.com.

You may download the digital plan

documents for $30 by inputting eBid-

Doc #8027041 on the website’s Pro-

ject 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 – KLJ 300

23rd Ave E, Suite 100, West Fargo,

ND 58078 and are available for pur-

chase for $100. Potential bidders

may contact KLJ at 701-232-5353

with any additional 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 waive any infor-

mality or irregularity in any Bid. For

all further requirements regarding

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: Kelly Matalka

Title: City Clerk

(September 24; October 1-8, 2021)

GENERAL BID SPECIFICATIONS

City of Minot

Retail Liquor Licenses

The City of Minot is soliciting sealed

bids from interested, qualified par-

ties for four (4) retail liquor licenses.

A retail liquor license allows for the

on-sale and/or off-sale of liquor,

beer, and wine. The annual license

fee for a retail liquor license is three

thousand one hundred twenty-five

dollars ($3,125.00) per year. A

minimum bid of $100,000.00 is re-

quired. This is a new license the City

Council may issue as it deems war-

ranted by the change in population

as determined by the official 2020

United States Census. Sealed bids

must be submitted to the City Clerk’s

office at City Hall (515-2nd Avenue

SW, 2nd floor), Minot, North Dakota,

by 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October

26, 2021. The mailing address is:

Minot City Clerk, P.O. Box 5006,

Minot, North Dakota, 58702. Bids re-

ceived after 11:00 a.m. on October

26, 2021 will be returned unopened,

to the bidder. The Bid Opening will

occur at 11:00 am Tuesday, October

26, 2021 at the Council Chambers at

City Hall, 515 2nd Ave SW. Bidders

are welcome be present to observe

the Bid Opening. Interested persons

must meet all of the requirements of

the Minot City Ordinances and North

Dakota state law in order to be

awarded the retail liquor license.

The retail liquor license will be

awarded to the highest, qualified

bidder and is subject to the approval

of the Minot City Council. To submit

a bid for a retail liquor license, the

bidder must submit the following Bid

Materials in a sealed envelope, to

the City Clerk’s Office by 11:00 a.m.

on Tuesday, October 26, 2021:

1.A completed Bid Form;

a.Each bid must be on the form pro-

vided by the City of Minot with these

General Bid Specifications.

b.Each bidder shall bid in

his/her/their own name on

his/her/their behalf or in an official

capacity as an employee or owner of

a company. No bidder shall submit

more than one bid or have any in-

terest in more than one bid.

c.Only individuals intending to con-

duct operations under the retail

liquor license are invited to submit

bids.

d.A successful bidder may not

transfer this retail liquor license to

another person without first having

commenced operations for a period

of twelve (12) months or longer

under the license.

2.Bid Security of 10% of the bid

amount in the form of a certified

check or money order, payable to

the City of Minot;

a.The Bid Security shall be refunded

to unsuccessful bidders, but credited

towards the successful bidder’s pur-

chase price.

b.If the successful bidder voluntarily

rescinds their Bid, the Bid Security

shall be forfeited to the City.

3.A sworn application for a Retail

Liquor License, showing the bidder’s

qualifications and providing the infor-

mation listed in Minot City Ordinance

§ 5-18;

a.As required by 5-18(2), the appli-

cation shall include the street ad-

dress and legal description of the

premises sought to be licensed,

however, the floor plan of the prem-

ises to be licensed may be prelim-

inary in nature at the time of Bid

submission.

b.The successful bidder must submit

a final clear and understandable

floor plan per section 5-18(2), pass

all necessary premises inspections,

and begin operations within twelve

(12) months of being named the

successful bidder by the City Coun-

cil.

c.Failure to submit a final clear and

understandable floor plan, pass all

necessary premises inspections, or

begin operations within twelve (12)

months of being named the suc-

cessful bidder by the City Council

shall result in the license reverting to

the City.

4.A check in the amount of

$3,125.00 in the form of a certified

check or money order, payable to

the City of Minot to cover the annual

Retail Liquor License fee; and

a.The annual fee shall be refunded

to unsuccessful bidders, but credited

towards the successful bidder’s an-

nual Retail Liquor License fee.

5.A stamped return envelope.

a.This envelope will be used by the

City Clerk to return the Bidder’s Bid

Security and annual Retail Liquor

License fees in the event they are

not the high bid.

All bid envelopes must be sealed,

and have the following plainly

marked on the front of the envelope

containing the bid materials: RETAIL

LIQUOR LICENSE. Retail liquor

license applications are available at

the City Clerk’s Office or on the

City’s website. City of Minot’s Code

of Ordinances regarding alcoholic

beverages and licensing are acces-

sible through the City’s website:

https://www.minotnd.org/. City staff

will review and evaluate all bids for

completeness and compliance with

these Bid Specifications and the City

of Minot’s Code of Ordinances. Bids

that do not contain a complete copy

of all Bid Materials will be removed

from consideration. Bidders that do

not qualify for a license under the

City of Minot’s Code of Ordinances

will have their bid removed from

consideration. Following the award

of the retail liquor license(s), the City

Clerk will return checks submitted by

unsuccessful bidders in the return

envelopes submitted with their Bid.

The City Clerk shall submit a recom-

mendation for the bid award to the

City Council for its consideration

within forty-five days of the Bid

Opening. The successful bidder’s

application must be approved by the

City Council before the license may

be issued, except that a license may

be issued, contingent upon submis-

sion of a final clear and understand-

able floor plan per section 5-18(2),

passage of all necessary premises

inspections, and beginning opera-

tions within twelve (12) months of

being named the successful bidder

by the City Council. The City Coun-

cil will deposit the bid security and

annual license fee checks submitted

with the successful bid after the City

Council approves the award of the

Retail Liquor License. Upon the is-

suance of each license, the suc-

cessful bidder must pay the full

amount of the bid and any pro-rated

annual fee. If the successful bidder’s

checks are returned for

non-sufficient funds, the City Council

may offer the license to the next

highest bidder or, in the Council’s

sole discretion, decline to offer the

license to any remaining bidder. The

term of the retail liquor license is-

sued shall commence at the date

and time of its issuance by the City

Council, and shall expire at 11:59

p.m. on December 31, 2021. If the

initial term for the initial license is is-

sued for a term less than one year,

the City may pro-rate the annual fee

submitted with the successful bid

and apply additional license fees to-

wards next year’s license fee, but no

refund will be given if the license is

not used for the entire license term.

The City reserves the right to reject

any and all bids, to waive any infor-

malities in the bidding process or

any bid received, and to accept any

bid which, in sole judgment of the

City Council, is in the City’s best in-

terest. The Bid Form and Ordi-

nances relevant to this process are

attached to these instructions. If you

have further questions, please con-

sult the City Clerk’s office at

858-4750.

Kelly Matalka

City Clerk

(October 1-8-15, 2021)

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-02172

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

The Industrial Commission of North

Dakota, acting as the North Dakota

Housing Finance Agency,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Jamal Cooper, single man; United

States of America acting through the

Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development; and any other person

in possession;

Defendants.

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

by virtue of a judgment and decree

of foreclosure rendered and given in

the District Court in and for the

County of Ward, North Dakota,

North Central Judicial District, en-

tered and docketed in the Office of

the Clerk of said Court on August

19, 2021, in an action wherein The

Industrial Commission of North

Dakota acting as the North Dakota

Housing Finance Agency, was

Plaintiff and Jamal Cooper, single

man; United States of America, act-

ing through the Secretary of Housing

and Urban Development and any

other person in possession; were the

Defendants; on which day it was ad-

judged that there was due and ow-

ing the Plaintiff from the Defendant,

Jamal Cooper, single man; together

with costs and disbursements of

said action, the sum of $171,602.21,

and by virtue of a Special Execution

issued to me by the Clerk of said

Court, I will sell the real property

described in said judgment and

hereafter described to the highest

bidder for cash at public auction at

the front door of the Courthouse in

the City of Minot, County of Ward,

North Dakota, on November 3,

2021, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. of

that day to satisfy the amount due

with accrued costs and interest at

the date of sale, or so much thereof

as the proceeds of said sale applica-

ble thereto will satisfy.

2. The premises to be sold as afore-

said are situated in the County of

Ward, State of North Dakota, and

are more particularly described as

follows:

Lot 2, Lynch’s Second Addition to

the City of Minot, Ward County,

North Dakota.

APN: M1242220000020

(Street Address: 8 9th Avenue SE,

Minot, ND 58701)

Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this

20th day of September, 2021.

Robert Roed

Sheriff of Ward County, North Dako-

ta

By: Lieutenant Jamie Williams

Sarah A. Aaberg (ND ID #08393)

Special Assistant Attorney General

for the

Industrial Commission of North

Dakota acting

as the North Dakota Housing Fi-

nance Agency

Attorney for Plaintiff

720 Main Avenue

Fargo, North Dakota 58103

701.235.8000

sarah@okeeffeattorneys.com

(September 24; October 1-8, 2021)

NOTICE

At 10:00 am on Friday, October 22,

2021 items stored by Brittany Swin-

son- located at 3519 2nd Street NE

Unit 36, Minot, ND, will be auctioned

off to the highest bidder.

All sales are final, terms cash.

(September 1-15, 2021)

NOTICE OF BIDS

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, October 19th, 2021 for furnish-

ing the Minot International Airport

the following:

SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES FOR

AIRPORT PAID PARKING LOTS

Specifications and general instruc-

tions to bidders are available the Air-

port Administration Office located at

305 Airport Road, on the City of

Minot webpage www.minotnd.org

under City Clerk department, or by

calling 701-857-4725.

Interested bidders are invited to at-

tend the Airport’s Snow and Ice

Committee Meeting being held Fri-

day, October 8th, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

in the Airport Conference Room lo-

cated on the second floor of the ter-

minal but attendance is not manda-

tory.

The bid envelope shall be plainly

marked:

“Sealed Bid – Snow Removal Ser-

vices for Airport Paid Parking Lots”

The City of Minot is exempt from

state and federal excise and sales

taxes and no amount for such taxes

are to be included in the bid price.

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 necessary and to be in the

best interest of the City of Minot.

Bidders are invited to be present at

City Hall, 515 2nd Ave SW for the

opening of bids. Bids received after

the bid closing time will be returned.

KELLY MATALKA

City Clerk

(September 24; October 1-8-15,

2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Case No. 51-2021-PR-00149

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Janet Fay Otten, 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 David Otten, personal

representative of the above-named

estate, in care of Louser & Zent,

P.C., 1111 -31st Avenue Southwest,

Suite C, Minot, North Dakota 58701,

or filed with the Court.

Dated this 7th day of September,

2021.

/s/David Otten

David Otten

1335 E. Ardmore Road

Phoenix, AZ 85042

Diane R. Louser (ID #03882)

Louser & Zent, P.C.

1111-31st Avenue Southwest,

Suit C

Minot, ND 58701

Telephone No. (701) 837-4846

Attorneys for the Personal

Representative

(October 1-8-15, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00152

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Ruth V. Lane, 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 months after the date of the

first publication of this notice or said

claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Tony Watterud, AVP Trust Office of

First Western Bank & Trust, person-

al representative of the estate, in

care of Maxson Law Office, P.C., at

320 16th Street NW, Minot, ND

58703, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 14th day of September,

2021.

FIRST WESTERN BANK & TRUST

/s/Tony Watterud

Tony Watterud,

Its: AVP Trust Officer

Personal Representative

Jacob C. Maxson (ID #06747)

MAXSON LAW OFFICE, P.C.

320 16th Street NW

Minot, ND 58703

Attorneys for Personal Representa-

tive

(September 17-24; October 1, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00151

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Lorraine Dahlien, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Douglas L. Dahlien has been ap-

pointed personal representative of

the Estate of Lorraine Dahlien. All

persons having claims against Lor-

raine Dahlien 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 Douglas L. Dahlien,

personal representative of the

estate, at P.O. Box 998, Minot, ND

58702-0998, or filed with the Court.

Dated September 14, 2021.

Douglas L. Dahlien

Personal Representative

(September 17-24; October 1, 2021)

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.

NG Distribution System – Cass

and Richland

Public Convenience & Necessity

Case No. PU-21-386

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

HEARING

September 22, 2021

On September 10, 2021,

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU)

filed an application for a Certificate

of Public Convenience and Necessi-

ty to construct and operate a natural

gas distribution system to portions of

Cass and Richland Counties in

North Dakota.

The issues to be considered in this

matter are:

1. Is there a need for the service?

2. Is MDU technically, financially,

and managerially fit and able to pro-

vide the service?

3. What is the effect on other public

utilities providing similar service?

4. Is the proposed service ade-

quate?

Those interested are invited to com-

ment on the application in writing.

Persons desiring a hearing must file

a written request identifying their in-

terest in the proceeding and the rea-

sons for requesting a hearing. Com-

ments and requests for hearings

must be received by October 22,

2021. If deemed appropriate, the

Commission can determine the

matter without a formal hearing.

For more information contact the

Public Service Commission, State

Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota

58505, 701-328-2400; or Relay

North Dakota 1-800-366-6888 TTY.

If you require any auxiliary aids or

services, such as readers, signers,

or Braille materials please notify the

Commission.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Randy Christmann, Commissioner

Julie Fedorchak, Chair

Brian Kroshus, Commissioner

(October 1, 2021)

SUMMONS

Employer Account No. 1513863

IN DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA, COUNTY OF

WARD, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

State of North Dakota by

Workforce Safety & Insurance,

Plaintiff,

v.

KK Mobile Home Movers LLC, and

Benito Menezes, 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 23rd day of September,

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

(October 1-8-15, 2021)

SUMMONS

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

U.S. Bank National Association,

Plaintiff,

v.

David J. Bushelman; any person in

possession,

Defendants,

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS: To the above-mentioned

Defendants including all persons

unknown, claiming any estate or in-

terest in, or lien or encumbrance

upon, the real estate described

below and in the complaint. You are

hereby summoned and required to

appear and defend against the Com-

plaint in this action, which is here-

with served upon you, by serving

upon the undersigned a copy of an

Answer or other proper response

within twenty-one (21) days after the

service of this Summons upon you,

exclusive of the day of service. If

you fail to do so, Judgment by de-

fault will be taken against you for the

relief demanded in the Complaint.

This Summons and Complaint will

be filed with the Clerk of this Court.

This action relates to the foreclosure

of a mortgage upon the following

described real property in the Coun-

ty of Ward, State of North Dakota:

Lot 1, Nelson’s Rearrangement of

Lots 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and a portion of

Lot 4, Block 2, Suburban Homes

Addition to the City of Minot,

Ward County, North Dakota.

Property Address: 1401 6th Street

Southwest, Minot, ND 58701

The Plaintiff is not seeking a per-

sonal judgment against the

above-named Defendants.

Dated June 21, 2021.

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

/s/ Scott S. Skeen

Attorneys for Plaintiff

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-355-2886

Email: scott@hwmlawfirm.com

ND Bar No.: 09334

(September 17-24; October 1, 2021)