ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SOURIS RIVER JOINT WATER

RESOURCES BOARD

MOUSE RIVER ENHANCED

FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT

PHASE BU-1E BURLINGTON

BRUNELLE HOME RAISE

BURLINGTON, 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 BU-1E Bur-

lington Brunelle Home Raise at the

office of Ackerman-Estvold, 1907

17th Street SE, Minot, North Dakota,

58701, until 11:00 AM CDT, Mon-

day, May 2, 2022, at which time all

Bids will be publicly opened and

read aloud. All Bids must be submit-

ted, and all work shall be done, in

full and strict compliance with the

Plans and Technical Specifications

for this Project. Complete digital pro-

ject bidding documents are available

at www.questcdn.com. You may

download the digital plan documents

for $50 by inputting Quest project

#8167465 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 $50 per set. Make

checks payable to

Ackerman-Estvold and send to 1907

17th Street SE Minot, ND, 58701.

Potential bidders may contact

Ackerman-Estvold at (701)

837-8737 with any questions. In

general, the Work included in the

Project includes the labor, materials,

tools and equipment required to re-

move a residential home from its

foundation, demolish existing foun-

dation, bring fill material to raise lot,

construct a residential foundation,

install residential services, move a

residential house back onto the

foundation, and other items as fully

depicted in the Drawings and Techn-

ical Specifications. All Bids are to be

submitted on the basis of cash pay-

ment for the Work and are to be en-

closed in a sealed envelope ad-

dressed tot the undersigned Chair-

man, accompanied by a separate

envelope containing the contractor’s

license and bid security. The bid

security must be in a sum equal to

five percent (5%) of the full amount

of the Bid and must in the form of a

bidder’s bond. A bidder’s bond must

be executed by the bidder as princi-

pal and by a surety, conditioned that

if the principal’s bid is accepted and

the contract awarded to the princi-

pal, the principal, within ten days

after notice of the award, shall exe-

cute a contract in accordance with

the terms of the Bid and the bid

bond and any condition of 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 bis

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.“Bid Enclosed”

2.”Souris River Joint Water

Resources Board, MREFPP –

Phase BU-1E “Brunelle Home

Raise”

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

poration, or joint venture submitting

the Bid.

4.Acknowledgement of Addenda.

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 30 days,

to reject any or all Bids and to waive

any informality or irregularity in any

Bid and to accept the Bid deemed in

the best interest of the Owner. The

Owner reserves the right to rebid the

project until a satisfactory Bid is re-

ceived. The work shall be substan-

tially complete by August 31st, 2022.

All work shall be complete and ready

for final payment in accordance with

the General Conditions by Sep-

tember 30, 2022. Should the Con-

tractor fail to complete its obligations

under the Contract within the time

required herein or within such extra

time as may have been granted by

formal extensions of time approved

by the Owner, there will be deducted

from any amount due to the Con-

tractor the sum of $1,500.00 per day

for each and every calendar day that

the Work is delayed. The Contractor

and his Surety will be liable for any

excess. Such payment will be as

and for liquidated damages and not

as a penalty.

By order of the Souris River Joint

Water Resources Board,

Dated this 7th Day of April 2022

Souris River Joint Water Resources

Board

David Ashley, Chairman

(April 11-18-25, 2022)

Des Lacs Fire Protection District,

Annual Meeting is on April 25th, 100

S. Main St in Des Lacs. Meal at 6

pm With meeting and elections to

follow. call 701-720-3330 with any

questions.

Secretary, Danica Schaefer

(April 11, 18, 2022)

NOTICE

Berthold Twp. Tax Equalization

Meeting. The meeting will be held

on April 21, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. at the

Ward County Administration Build-

ing, Room 108. Please attend this

meeting if you want to petition your

current years assessment

Wesley Hagen, clerk

(April 11-19, 2022)

NOTICE

The U.S. Department of

Agriculture’s Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS),

Plant Protection and Quarantine, is

making available to the public an en-

vironmental assessment for Federal

involvement in the North Dakota

Rangeland Grasshopper and Mor-

mon Cricket Suppression Program.

Persons wishing to obtain a copy of

the document[s] can visit the APHIS

website at https://www.aphis.usda.

gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth

/plant-pest-and-disease-programs

/ea/grasshopper-cricket-ea

/grasshopper-cricket-by-state or

contact Don Anderson, USDA-

APHIS-PPQ, at 3509 Miriam Ave.

Suite A, Bismarck ND 58501, (701)

355-3362. Inquiries should request

the Environmental Assessment for

the North Dakota Rangeland

Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket

Suppression Program, March 18,

2022. Persons wishing to comment

on the document[s] should send the

comments to the above address[es]

by May 20, 2022.

(April 18, 2022)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2022-PR-00050

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the matter of the Estate of

ALMA E. KNUTSON, 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 or mailing of this no-

tice or said claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to VICKI ACKERMAN,

personal representative of the

estate, at 2525 Elk Drive, PO Box

1000, Minot, ND 58702-1000, or

filed with the Court.

Dated on 28th day of March, 2022.

/s/Vicki Ackerman

Vicki Ackerman

Matthew H. Olson – #06182

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P. C.

2525 Elk Drive

PO Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

molson@pringlend.com

Attorneys for :

Personal Representative

(April 4, 11, 18, 2022)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2022-PR-00065

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Susan H. Stewart, 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 John D.

Stewart, personal representative of

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

ND 58702-0998, or filed with the

Court.

Dated this 7th day of April, 2022.

John D. Stewart

Personal Representative

(April 11, 18, 25, 2022)

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

COUNTY OF WARD

IN DISTRICT COURT

NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

State of North Dakota, by and

through the Office of State Tax

Commissioner,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Travis S. Fisher,

Defendant.

Civil No. 51-2022-CV-00474

SUMMONS

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED

DEFENDANT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

and required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action,

which is herewith served upon you

and has been filed with the Clerk of

the District Court in the county in

which this action is commenced, by

serving upon the undersigned with

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 default

will be taken against you for the re-

lief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated this 11th day of April, 2022, at

Bismarck, North Dakota.

/s/ Charles Dendy

Charles Dendy

(State Bar Board Id. 05877)

Special Assistant Attorney General

Office of State Tax Commissioner

600 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0599

(701)328-2776

Fax (701) 328-3700

Email cdendy@nd.gov

Attorney for Plaintiff

(April 18, 25, May 2, 2022)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2022-CV-00434

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF WARD NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Kevin A. Cory,

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 is herewith served upon you,

by serving on the undersigned an

Answer or other proper response

within twenty-one days after service

of this Summons upon you, ex-

clusive of the day of service. If you

fail to do so, judgment by default will

be taken against you for the relief

demanded in the complaint.

Dated March 31, 2022.

/s/ Christopher A. Carlson Christo-

pher A. Carlson (id #03378) PO Box

1097

Bismarck ND 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(April 4, 11, 18, 2022)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2022-CV-00435

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF WARD NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Sara Klawitter,

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 is herewith served upon you,

by serving on the undersigned an

Answer or other proper response

within twenty-one days after service

of this Summons upon you, ex-

clusive of the day of service. If you

fail to do so, judgment by default will

be taken against you for the relief

demanded in the complaint.

Dated March 31, 2022.

/s/ Christopher A. Carlson

Christopher A. Carlson (id #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck ND 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(April 4, 11, 18, 2022)