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)

AMENDED SUMMONS

CIVIL NUMBER: 51-2019-CV-01696

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Caliber Home Loans, Inc.,

Plaintiff,

v.

Lyle J. Ulledahl and The Heirs and

Devisees of the Estate of Lyle J. Ul-

ledahl and Unknown Spouse of Lyle

J. Ulledahl and James R. Munson

and all persons unknown, claiming

any estate or interest in, or lien or

encumbrance upon, the real estate

described in the complaint, and any

person in possession,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

DEFENDANTS:

1. To the above-mentioned Defen-

dants including all persons unk-

nown, claiming any estate or interest

in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the

real estate described in the com-

plaint.

2. You are hereby summoned and

required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action,

which is herewith 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 Sum-

mons upon you, exclusive of the day

of service.

3. If you fail to do so, Judgment by

default will be taken against you for

the relief demanded in the Com-

plaint.

4. This Summons and Complaint will

be filed with the Clerk of this Court.

5. This action relates to the foreclo-

sure of a mortgage upon the follow-

ing described real property in the

County of Ward, State of North

Dakota:

Land situated in the City of Minot in

the County of Ward in the State of

ND

Lot 87, Elmwood, an Addition to the

City of Minot, Ward County, North

Dakota.

Property Address: 1801 6th Avenue

SE, Minot, ND 58701

6. The Plaintiff is not seeking a per-

sonal judgment against the

above-named Defendants.

Dated this 24th day of November,

2021

/s/ Zachary Nesbit

Zachary Nesbit

376 East 400 South, Suite 300 Salt

Lake City, UT 84111

Tel: 801-355-2886

Email: zach@hwmlawfirm.com

Bar Number: 07552

HWM: ND10264

(December 3-10-17, 2021)

LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL

DISTRICT #161

Berthold and North Shore Plaza

Schools

Lewis and Clark Special School

Board Meeting

November 8, 2021

The regular meeting of the Lewis

and Clark School Board was called

to order at 7:02 pm in the Berthold

School gymnasium. Board members

present were Erickson, Pank,

Brown, Deaver, Schilla, Lauten-

schlager and Schepp. Also present

were Superintendent Ritteman, Prin-

cipal Gerding, Principal Jenkins,

Principal Hochhalter, AD Eric Knut-

son, AD Rudolph and Business

Manager Lindahl.

53 guests were present. A sign in

sheet was provided for all guests to

enter names.

Motion was made by Deaver/Schilla

to approve the agenda with an addi-

tion by Erickson to add two speak-

ers. All yes. MC.

President Erickson read the ground

rules for speakers and guests.

The School Board item 11a (Volley-

ball Discussion) was moved to the

beginning of the meeting with the

added speakers starting the discus-

sion.

Speaker #1 was Adam Lee of Plaza,

ND. Topic was regarding the co-op

of sports – does not want to see full

co-op of all sports nor complete

separation. Spoke about participa-

tion numbers and being competitive.

He would like a 3rd option with foot-

ball in Berthold; basketball and vol-

leyball separate; and baseball, track

and softball kept as they currently

are. Questions were asked by

school board members and discus-

sion held with Mr. Lee.

Speaker #2 was Candice Asmund-

son of Berthold, ND. Topic was re-

garding the co-op of sports – shared

information on when the schools

came together as 1 district 18 years

ago and how a dissolution is not le-

gal. Would like to move on from this

argument. Stated the AD’s and ad-

ministration make decisions on pro-

grams and parents can decide from

there if they want their kids to partici-

pate. No questions from the school

board members.

Discussion was held on survey

results from 2 surveys. The first sur-

vey was regarding volleyball and the

second survey was regarding the

sports co-op. In regards to the vol-

leyball survey, a majority of the

votes were to separate volleyball so

each school has their own team.

In regards to the sports co-op sur-

vey, 80% of the people want to dis-

solve the current sports co-op.

Superintendent Ritteman spoke on

survey results addressing the two

options on the survey, sports philo-

sophy, and participation numbers.

His recommendation is to split the

sports co-op as that is the best op-

tion looking down the road, but will

support whatever decision the

school board makes. Lauten-

schlager spoke on the history of the

district and the reasons the schools

became one district. At the time,

Plaza School

Lewis and Clark School Board

Minutes – Page 2 – November 8,

2021 had low enrollment numbers

and financial struggles. The schools

came together to ensure there was

still a district. The school board at

that time tried to have 1 mascot and

1 united district, but was then sued

all the way to the Supreme Court.

Discussion continued looking at

sports participation numbers; unity;

why co-op with other schools in

sports where our district would have

enough numbers if we were togeth-

er; NDHSAA’s awareness of this

discussion; and the fact that it is not

legal to split the district organization.

Schilla had a pros and cons list he

shared regarding the sports co-op.

Deaver spoke on the results of the

survey with specifically 80% wanting

to split the sports co-op. Motion

made by Deaver/Schepp to split all

athletic co-ops within the Lewis &

Clark School district. Discussion

was held. Lautenschlager does not

see what this decision will solve. Er-

ickson replied that this issue can’t

keep coming back year after year.

On roll call vote: Schepp – Yes; Pank

– Yes; Deaver – Yes; Erickson – Yes;

Brown – No; Schilla – No; Lauten-

schlager – No. Motion carried 4-3.

Break taken at 8:10 p.m. Recon-

vened at 8:24 p.m. in the board

room.

Motion was made by Schepp/Brown

to approve the minutes of the Oc-

tober 11, 2021 regular board meet-

ing. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Pank/Deaver

to approve the minutes of the Oc-

tober 27, 2021 special board meet-

ing. All yes. MC.

The following general and building

fund bills were presented:

American Express-Blue 4,455.81

Aramark 933.44

Batteries and Bulbs 307.08 Capital

One 90.29

Farmers Union Oil 4,882.82 City of

Berthold 992.80

Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch 7,025.60

Dakota Truck & Farm Svc VOID

Eckroth Music 17.98 ETSystems Inc

124.00

Enerbase Coop 5,502.57 Janis

Gerding 50.00

Great Western Network 42,650.00

HA Thompson 1,269.75

Harlow’s Bus Sales 259.24 Dawna

Helfrich 125.00

Kelly Hochhalter 73.99 Stephanie

Hochhalter 80.98

Trina Howell 43.82 Information Tech

Dept 212.04

Innovative Office 31.93 Ivers Plumb-

ing & Sprinkler 150.00

JW Pepper & Son 473.90 Jamie Kok

113.00

Tammy Lindahl 40.49 Mac’s

Hardware 84.69

Marco Technologies 150.00 Market-

place Food 40.11

Mathcounts Foundation 90.00 Me-

nards – Minot 1,035.54

Minot Plumbing & Heating 250.00

Montana Dakota Utilities 2,978.89

Morelli’s 74.20 NAPA Auto Parts

73.96

Don Neshem 90.28 North Prairie

Rural Water 974.02

Aaron Ogrodnick 77.24 Otter Tail

4,207.92

Ramkota Hotel & Conf. 219.98 RDA

Systems 276.00

Paul Rudolph 84.61 Really Good

Stuff 15.47

Reservation Telephone 697.46

Scholatic Testing Svc 131.97

School Specialty 176.21 Signs To-

day 2,949.36

Lewis and Clark School Board

Minutes – Page 3 – November 8,

2021

Share Corp 211.90 Stein’s Inc

770.67

Emily Taylor 100.00 Teacher Inno-

vations 11.25

The Computer Store 1,205.00 The

Minot Daily News 225.94

Widmer Roel 500.00 Xcel Energy

37.85

Hartley’s School Buses 62,038.10

ND Attorney General 41.25

Horace Mann LTD 789.60 Compan-

ion Life Dental 15.00

BASYS 105.73 Horace Mann Flex

12.00

First Intl Bank & Trust 65.40

Total November Payroll –

$465,354.95 Total November Gen-

eral Fund 150,714.13

Total November Building Fund 0.00

Total November Debt Service Fund

0.00

The board and administration re-

viewed the bills and financial reports

for the district and activity accounts.

Ritteman discussed Title funds and

how the state recommends combin-

ing all to Title V. All will be used to-

wards ITV. Motion to approve bills,

district and activity reports by

Brown/Schilla. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Deaver/Schilla

to approve the October 2021 hot

lunch report. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Brown/Schepp

to approve the non-tuition agree-

ment for one student to attend New

Town School from the Lewis &

Clark-NSP for the 2021-22 year. All

yes. MC.

Motion was made by

Lautenschlager/Deaver to approve

the open enrollment application for

one student to attend New Town

from Lewis & Clark – NSP starting

2022-23. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the non-tuition agreement

for one student to attend Lewis &

Clark-NSP from the Parshall School

district for the 2021-22 year. All yes.

MC.

Motion was made by

Lautenschlager/Deaver to approve

the open enrollment application for

one student to attend Lewis & Clark

– NSP from the Parshall School dis-

trict starting 2022-23. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Deaver/Brown

to approve the non-tuition agree-

ment for one student to attend Lewis

& Clark-NSP from the Stanley

School district for the 2021-22 year.

All yes. MC.

Motion was made by

Brown/Lautenschlager to approve

the open enrollment application for

one student to attend Lewis & Clark

– NSP from the Stanley School dis-

trict starting 2022-23. All yes. MC.

No policy changes were made.

No AD report was given.

Superintendent Ritteman received a

signed contract for an additional

counselor. This position will be

100% time at the NSP school. Mo-

tion by Deaver/Pank to hire Melissa

Ryan for Lewis and Clark-NSP

Counselor for 2022-23. All yes. MC.

Superintendent Ritteman discussed

out of district bus stops. There will

no longer be funding for these miles.

The plan is to eliminate 2 extra stops

at Parshall and

New Town.

Lewis and Clark School Board

Minutes – Page 4 – November 8,

2021

Discussion held on the changes.

These changes will go into effect on

November 29, 2021 and will affect

15 out of district students.

Superintendent Ritteman discussed

the school food delivery issue.

CashWa Distributing is no longer

servicing schools statewide. Howev-

er, they have decided to continue to

deliver to both North Shore Plaza

and Berthold schools for the rest of

this year.

Superintendent Ritteman addressed

the Attorney General open records

request. An email was sent from

Ritteman to the AG’s office question-

ing the confidentiality of the petition

as this is not believed to be a part of

the “working papers” as noted on the

ND State Auditors website. The At-

torney Generals recommendation to

this inquiry is to go through state

representatives. Once the petition is

turned in to the State Auditors Office

by the petitioners, the school district

will receive an engagement letter. At

that time the school district can sub-

mit an open records request to ex-

amine the petition. The petition can

be circulated for 180 days prior to

submitting it to the State Auditors of-

fice, so a timeframe of when an en-

gagement letter will be received is

unknown.

Ritteman pointed out that the school

district has an audit completed every

year which is in compliance with the

law that states an audit must be

done at least every 2 years. The au-

dit requested by the petitioners will

be in addition to the annual audit

and may cost an additional $30,000

which will need to be paid by the

school district.

Discussion was held on the petition,

financial implications of the addition-

al audit, and consequences of the

stigma of a petitioned audit.

Activity bus design options were dis-

cussed. Consensus from the board

to choose designs #3 and #4. The

district will pay up front for the cost,

but will pay back with fundraising

money. Taxpayer dollars will not be

used to pay this cost.

Principal report was given by Princi-

pal Jenkins.

NDSBA Convention was October

28th & 29th in Bismarck. Erickson,

Pank, Brown and Ritteman attend-

ed. Discussion was held on speak-

ers.

Superintendent Evaluation was con-

ducted. Motion by Brown/Deaver to

approve the Superintendent Evalua-

tion as completed. All yes. MC.

Motion to adjourn by Deaver at 9:52

p.m.

Tammy Lindahl

Recording Business Manager

(December 17, 2021)

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 4, 2021, for furnishing

the City of Minot the following:

“Eight (8) 4 x 4 Pickups”

Project # 4635

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.org under City Clerk

department, or by calling

701-857-4140.

The bid envelope shall be plainly

marked:

“Bid for City Vehicles”

Project # 4635

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.

Bidders are invited to be present at

the City Clerk office, 515 2nd Ave.

SW for the opening of bids.

City Clerk

(December 17, 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)

SECTION 00 01 11

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SOURIS RIVER JOINT WATER

RESOURCES BOARD

MOUSE RIVER ENHANCED

FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT

PHASE MI-4B, MAPLE DIVERSION

RAW WATER 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-4B, Maple

Diversion Raw Water Relocation, at

Minot City Hall in the Council

Chambers, 515 2nd Avenue

Southwest, Minot, North Dakota,

58702, until 10:00 AM CDT, January

18, 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

Specifications 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

#8086864 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. An

optional paper set of project docu-

ments is also available for a nonre-

fundable price of $500 per set. Make

checks payable to Houston En-

gineering, Inc. and send to 1401

21st Avenue North, Fargo, ND

58102. Potential bidders may con-

tact Joe Reiter at Houston Engineer-

ing, Inc. at (701) 852-7931, or by

email at jreiter@houstoneng.com,

with any questions. Copies of the

documents are available for viewing

at the following locations during nor-

mal business 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 mandatory pre-Bid conference for

interested bidders will be held on

January 4, 2022, from 10:00 AM

CDT until 11:00 AM CDT. The

conference will be hosted on Micro-

soft Teams, and will also be acces-

sible via a call-in conference line. All

bidders planning on attending the

meeting shall send an invite request,

via email, with the subject “MI-4B

Pre-Bid” to Joe Reiter at

jreiter@houstoneng.com prior to

Noon on January 3rd, 2022. Invites

shall be sent to the sending email

address of the request. Prospective

prime bidders are required to have

at least one representative present

at the pre-bid conference. Atten-

dance will only be taken once by the

Engineer at the beginning of the

conference. All prime bidders listed

on the attendance sheet will be eligi-

ble to bid the project. Bidders that

are not listed on the attendance

sheet shall not be eligible to bid the

project as prime bidders. The En-

gineer will also be available, if re-

quested, to meet any prospective

bidders at the project site on Janu-

ary 4, 2022, at 2:00 PM CDT.

In general, the Work included in the

Project includes the labor, materials,

tools and equipment required to con-

struct MREFPP Phase MI-4B Maple

Diversion Raw Water Relocation as

fully depicted in the Drawings and

Project Manual for the Project. 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-4B Maple Diversion Raw

Water 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 ac-

cept the Bid deemed in the best in-

terest of the Owner. The Owner

reserves the right to rebid the project

until a satisfactory Bid is received.

The Work shall be substantially

complete by November 1, 2022. All

Work shall be complete and ready

for final payment in accordance with

the General Conditions by June 1,

2023.

Should the Contractor fail to com-

plete its obligations under the Con-

tract within the time required herein

or within such extra time as may

have been granted by formal exten-

sions of time approved by the Own-

er, there will be deducted from any

amount due to the Contractor the

sum of $900 per day (with no

suspension for winter work) for each

and every calendar day that the sub-

stantial or final completion of the

Work is delayed. The Contractor and

its Surety will be liable for any ex-

cess. 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 18th Day of June, 2021

Souris River Joint Water

Resources Board

David Ashley, Chairman

(December 17-24-31, 2021)

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)