ATTENTION ALL

PROPERTY OWNERS

CITY OF MINOT

NOTICE TO CUT TALL WEEDS OR GRASS

Property owners in the City of Minot

are required to mow weeds or grass,

before they exceed 8 inches tall,

under Chapter 22 (Nuisances) of the

City of Minot Code of Ordinances. If

the tall weeds or grass on a property

is determined to be in excess of 8

inches tall, such weeds or grass

must be cut within 48 hours. Other-

wise, the City of Minot will arrange

for cutting; and the cost of such work

will be assessed against the proper-

ty. No further notice to individual

property owners is required under

Chapter 22. Any questions regarding

tall weeds or grass cutting pro-

cedures should be directed to the

Public Works Department at

857-4140.

(June 1-15, 2020)

INVITATION NO: IFB 20-16

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

IFB 20-17

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION

IFB 20-18

TOTAL COMBINED

CONSTRUCTION

INVITATION TO BID

BUILDING REMODEL

Bldg. 400

Fraine Barracks

Bismarck, North Dakota

Sealed bids for Building Remodel,

Bldg. 400, Fraine Barracks,

Bismarck, 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, June

25, 2020, and will be opened and

publicly read that date and hour in

the location designated. All bids re-

ceived after the scheduled opening

time will be returned to the bidders

unopened. The deadline for techni-

cal questions from contractors is

close of business on June 18, 2020.

Bidders may submit separate bids

for General Construction work (IFB

20-16) and/or Electrical Construction

work (IFB 20-17). In addition, the Of-

fice of the Adjutant General will al-

low the submission of a Total Com-

bined Construction Bid (single

prime) for the complete project (IFB

20-18). In compliance with NDCC

48-01.2-06, the combined bid (from

a single prime) will not be accepted

unless that bid is lower than the

combined total of the lowest respon-

sible, multiple bids for the project.

IMPORTANT: Davis-Bacon Wage

Rates are required for this project.

ATTENTION PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES: If you require special

assistance, please contact the Na-

tional Guard ADA Coordinator at

701-333-2296 by June 18, 2020.

Electronic bidding documents may

be requested. Requests must be

written on your company letterhead

and each request for bidding docu-

ments must be accompanied by a

current North Dakota Contractor’s

License or Certificate of Renewal.

Electronic copies of the bidding do-

cuments may be requested by

emailing janet.m.lang2.civ@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 bond made 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: 1 June 2020

OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT

GENERAL

Bismarck, North Dakota

By: /s/ JACKIE A. HUBER

Brigadier General, NDNG

Deputy Adjutant General

Contracting Officer

(June 1-8-15, 2020)

NOTICE OF HEARING ON

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF

NAME

IN DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF

WARD, STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

RYLAN MICHAEL LOFTUS,

Petitioner.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that a

Petition for Name Change

(“Petition”) in the above- entitled

matter will be filed with the Clerk of

District Court for Ward County,

North Dakota, requesting an Order

changing the name of Rylan Michael

Loftus to Rylan Michael Steele. Pur-

suant to N.D.C.C. 32-29-02, thirty

(30) days previous notice of the in-

tended Petition must be given in the

official newspaper printed in this

county. You are hereby notified that

thirty (30) days after this publication,

the Petition will be filed. Any objec-

tion to granting this name change

must be given in writing to the ad-

dress below within thirty (30) days of

this publication. The written objec-

tion must also be filed with the

Court. If no objections are made, the

Court may respond to the Petition

without further hearing.

Dated this 10th day of June, 2020.

/s/Rheider W. McCormick

Rheider W. McCormick

(ND ID #08870)

McGee, Hankla & Backes, P.C.

2400 E. Burdick Expy., Suite 100

P.O. Box 998

Minot, ND 58702-0998

Phone: (701)852-2544

Fax: (701)838-4724

E-mail: rmccormick@mcgeelaw.com

Attorney for Petitioner

(June 15, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00097

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Susan C. Melton, 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 required 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

Dusty Melton, Personal Represen-

tative of the Estate of Susan C. Mel-

ton, c/o Olson & Burns P.C., P. O.

Box 1180, Minot, ND 58702-1180,

or filed with the Court.

Dated this 2nd day of June, 2020.

/s/Dusty Melton

Dusty Melton

OLSON & BURNS P.C.

Jessica L. Merchant (ID No. 06169)

P.O. Box 1180

Minot, North Dakota 58702-1180

jmerchant@srt.com

Attorneys for Personal

Representative

(June 8-15-22, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00066

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Casey Wayne Ward, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Mark Westereng has been appoint-

ed Personal Representative of the

estate of Casey Wayne Ward. 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 Mark Westereng, c/o

Temanson Law Firm, PO Box 1057,

Minot, ND 58702, Personal

Representative of the estate, or filed

with the Court.

Dated this 28th day of May, 2020.

/s/Mark Westereng

Mark Westereng

Personal Representative

Paul A. Temanson (04468)

Temanson Law Firm

PO Box 1057

Minot, ND 58702

Attorney for the Personal Represen-

tative

(June 8-15-22, 2020)

Request for Bid

The Fort Berthold Housing Authority

is requesting bids for concrete drive-

ways, sidewalks, front door landings

and patios for 30 homes on the Fort

Berthold Indian Reservation. Bids

will include removal of old concrete/

asphalt and placement of new con-

crete. Deadline for bids will be June

26, 2020. For more detailed informa-

tion please contact FBHA.

CONTACT: FOREST MANDAN

Cell: 701-421-7272

Office: 701-627-4731 Ext 228

Email: forest@fbha.org

CONTACT: TONI PARISIEN

Cell: 701-421-0479

Office: 701-627-4731 Ext 240

Email: tonip@fbha.org

FBHA has the right to reject any and

all proposals and/or solicitations

(June 6-8-9-10-11-12-13-

15-16-17-18-19-20-22-23-

24-25-26, 2020)

Request For Proposal

Roosevelt- Custer Regional Council

is an economic development group

which serves Adams, Billings, Bow-

man, Dunn, Hettinger, Slope, and

Stark Coun-ties in southwestern

North Dakota. The regional council

administers revolving loan funds

and grants. The council is request-

ing proposals to pro-vide administra-

tive services on a contract basis.

The contract will involve a maximum

of 2080 hours per year, with a

current budget of some $85,000.

Firms or individuals submitting a

proposal should have expertise in

administrative processes and pro-

cedures.

For additional information:

Roosevelt – Custer Regional Council

387 15th St W #247

Dickinson, ND 58601

701.483.1241

rcrc@ndsupernet.com

Proposal deadline: June 30, 2020.

(June 8-15, 2020)

Souris River Joint Board Request

for Sealed Bids

The Souris River Joint Board is re-

questing sealed bids for furnishing

the Souris River Joint Board with the

following: One (1) All- Terrain Slope

Mower. Specifications and general

instructions to bidders are available

at Ackerman- Estvold 1907 17th

Street SE or on

www.mouseriverplan.com. Potential

bidders may contact Ackerman- Est-

vold at (701) 837-8737 with any

questions or

info@mouseriverplan.com. All en-

velopes shall be sealed and the face

of the envelope shall be clearly

marked SRJB -One (1) All-Terrain

Slope Mower. Each bid must be ac-

companied by a bidder’s bond, a

certified check, or a cashier’s check

in the amount of five percent (5%) of

the bid and must be in a separate

envelope marked “bid bond” and at-

tached to the bid. All bids must be

submitted as follows, via mail or in

person:

Ackerman-Estvold

Attn: Nathan Amick

1907 17th Street SE

Minot, ND 58701

Bids shall be opened on Monday,

June 29, 2020 at 4p.m. in the confer-

ence room at Ackerman- Estvold,

1907 17th St SE, Minot ND. Any

bids received after the deadline will

be returned unopened. By order of

the Souris River Joint Water

Resource Board.

Dated this 4th day of June 2020.

David Ashley,

Chairman

(June 8-15-22, 2020)

SUMMONS

Case No. 51-2019-CV-01953

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BOBBIE J. TORRENCE

216 Tanker Trail Unit 2329

Minot, ND 58704,

Defendant.

COMES NOW PLAINTIFF IN THE

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO

THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS: 1.You are hereby sum-

moned to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action,

which has been filed with the Clerk

of court and is herewith served upon

you, by serving upon the under-

signed a copy of an Answer or other

property response within twenty-one

(21) days after service of this Sum-

mons upon you, exclusive of the day

of service. If you fail to do so, Judg-

ment by default will be taken against

you for the relief demanded in the

Complaint.

/s/Janelle G. Ewing

Janelle G. Ewing

The Sayer Law Group, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

925 E. 4th St.

Waterloo, IA 50703

(319) 234-2530

Attorney ID No.: 08611

generalupdates@sayerlaw.com

(June 1-8-15, 2020)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2020-CV-00760

IN DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD

Jeffrey A. Testa,

Plaintiff,

v.

Robert J. Testa and all other per-

sons unknown claiming any estate

or interest in or lien or encumbrance

upon the real property described in

the Complaint, whether as heirs,

legatees, devisees, creditors, or oth-

erwise,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-

MONED and required to serve upon

Plaintiff’s attorney and Answer to the

Complaint which is herewith served

upon you and filed with the Clerk of

District Court for Ward County within

twenty-one (21) days after service of

this Summons upon you, exclusive

of the day of service. If you fail to do

so, judgement by default will be tak-

en against you for the relief demand-

ed in the Complaint.

NOTICE

The above-entitled action relates to

the following described real property

located in Ward County, North

Dakota, to-wit:

Township 156 North, Range 81

West of the 5th P.M. Section 36:

NE1/4. The object of this action is to

obtain a partition of the property.

Dated this 22nd day of May, 2020.

/s/Ashley K. Champ

Ashley K. Champ (ND #07987)

Anderson, Bottrell, Sanden &

Thompson

4132 30th Ave S, Suite 100

PO Box 10247

Fargo, ND 58104-0247

(701) 235-3300

achamp@andersonbottrell.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

(June 1-8-15, 2020)