Minot Public School District #1

Special School Board Meeting

August 25, 2020

Members Present

Jim Rostad

Bonny Berryman

Mike Gessner

Laura Mihalick

Miranda Schuler

Members Absent

The Special Board Meeting was

called to order by President Rostad

at 12:00 P.M.

Moved by Mihalick, seconded by

Gessner, to approve 2020-2021

New Teacher Report #7.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

The meeting adjourned at 12:03

p.m.

Scott Moum, Business Manager

Jim Rostad, President

(September 4, 2020)

NOTICE

All land owners must have ditches

mowed to a minimum 4 inch stubble

height and a minimum 9 foot mower

width between Sept. 15 – Oct. 1st,

2020. Sundre Township will con-

tract mowing for ditches not com-

pleted by October 1, 2020 and ex-

penses will be levied as taxes

against land owner.

Cari Morey, Sundre Township Clerk

(September 4-5-8-9-10-11-12, 2020)

NOTICE INVITING SEALED PRO-

POSALS (BIDS)

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

THE VALLEY ZONE IMPROVE-

MENTS 3RD STREET TANK

DEMOLITION AND PIPING IM-

PROVEMENTS PROJECT

CITY OF MINOT, WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City of Minot, North Dakota, in-

vites and will receive sealed propo-

sals (bids) up to the hour of 10:00

a.m., local time, on September

23rd, 2020, for the furnishing to the

City of Minot of all transportation, la-

bor, materials, tools, equipment, ser-

vices, permits, utilities, and other

items necessary to construct said

work, in accordance with the draw-

ings and contract documents on file

in the office of the City Clerk, Minot,

North Dakota. At said time, said pro-

posals will be publicly opened and

read aloud at Council Chambers at

City Hall of the City of Minot, North

Dakota located at 515 2nd Ave SW,

Minot, ND 58701.

Bids shall conform to and be respon-

sive to the Contract Documents for

the work. The Contract Documents

will be available after August 28th,

2020. Copies of the Contract Docu-

ments will be on file and may be ex-

amined by appointment during nor-

mal office hours at the following lo-

cation:

Houston Engineering, Inc.

18 3rd Street SE, Suite 100

Minot, ND 58701-3700

Telephone (701) 852-7931

Fax (701) 858-5655

The scope of work consists of, but is

not limited to, the demolition and re-

moval of an existing 1 MG steel

ground water storage reservoir in-

cluding a pre and post construction

lead-based paint risk assessment,

pump house with underground pump

pit, building foundation, reservoir

gate chambers, overflow pipe

headwall, and underground site pip-

ing and valves; abandonment of ex-

isting water main and overflow pipe

with CLSM; removal of bituminous

and concrete roadway, curb and

gutter, water main, gate valves,

valve manholes, and fire hydrant as-

semblies; installation of 131 LF of 12

inch water main, (4) 12 inch gate

valves, (1) fire hydrant assembly, (1)

hydraulic control valve manhole, bi-

tuminous pavement patch, concrete

pavement patches, curb and gutter;

imported topsoil; seed bed prepara-

tion and seeding with hydro-mulch;

earthwork and site grading; erosion

control; traffic control; with appurte-

nances and incidental items.

Printed copies of plans and specifi-

cations may be obtained following

receipt of payment of $500.00 per

set, non-refundable, or a CD may

be obtained with the documents in

electronic (pdf) format following re-

ceipt of payment of $40 per set,

nonrefundable, from the following:

Houston Engineering, Inc.

18 3rd Street SE, Suite 100

Minot, ND 58701-3700

The contract documents may also

be viewed free of charge online at

www.houstoneng.com, or down-

loaded for a fee of $25.00. Please

contact Houston Engineering at

701-852-7931 if you have any ques-

tions. The Advertisement for Bids,

Planholders List, Addendums, and

Bid Results will be available from

the “Bid Info” link located on the

Houston Engineering, Inc. web site.

Each bid shall be submitted on a

form furnished as part of the con-

tract documents and must be ac-

companied by a separate envelope

containing a Bidder’s Bond with Ack-

nowledgement of Surety in an

amount not less than 5% of the full

amount of the bid made payable to

the order of or for the benefit of the

City of Minot, North Dakota. The bid

bond shall be executed by the bidder

as principal and by a surety com-

pany authorized to do business in

the State of North Dakota, condi-

tioned that if the principal’s Bid be

accepted and the contract awarded

to the principal, within ten (10) days

after Notice of Award, the Principal

shall execute a contract in accor-

dance with the terms of the bid and

contractor’s performance and pay-

ment bonds as required by law and

the regulations and determinations

of the City of Minot. A bid submitted

without this information properly en-

closed in the bid bond envelope

shall not be read nor considered and

the envelope shall be resealed and

bid returned to the bidder immedi-

ately. Each bid shall be sealed and

delivered to the City of Minot at the

location designated in this notice for

the opening of proposals at or before

the time in this notice provided.

All Bidders shall hold a valid North

Dakota Contractor’s license of the

proper class and shall enclose a

copy of the license or Certificate of

Renewal of the license in the same

envelope as the Bidder’s Bond.

The work is to be substantially com-

pleted and operational by June 1,

2021. Final completion shall be

July 1, 2021.

The City of Minot will award the con-

tract to the lowest responsive and

responsible Bidder. The City of

Minot reserves the right to reject any

and all bids, and to waive any and

all irregularity in any bid.

BY THE ORDER OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA.

Dated: August 17, 2020

/s/ Kelly Matalka

Kelly Matalka, City Clerk

(August 28; September 4-11, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

51-2020-PR-00151

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Rueben Hoffer, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representatives of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the 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 be presented to Lyle Erhardt,

in care of Thomas Law Firm, 114

South Main Street, P.O. Box 2298,

Minot, North Dakota 58702, or filed

with the Court.

Dated this 1st day of September,

2020.

/s/Lyle Erhardt

Lyle Erhardt

c/o THOMAS LAW FIRM

114 South Main Street

P.O. Box 2298

Minot, ND 58702

(September 4-11-18, 2020)

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR

Engineering Services

North Prairie Regional Water District

(NPRWD), in accordance with the

State Water Commission Funding

requirements, is soliciting a Request

for Qualifications (RFP). The RFQ

will be for engineering design and

construction services for expansion

of the NPRWD system in 2020.

NPRWD may utilize the selected

firm for only this project or may elect

to utilize the selected firm for a

multi-year period for all of its en-

gineering needs.

Respondents are prohibited from

contacting any representative of

NPRWD regarding this RFQ. Any

questions on this RFQ shall be in

writing and will be shared with any

other interested firm. All responses

must be received by 5:00 p.m. Mon-

day, September 28, 2020.

Responses shall include:

1. Written proof that applicant has

been engaged in full-timebusiness

operations, for profit, in its existing

form(whether sole proprietorship,

partnership, joint venture orcorpora-

tion) for not less than five (5) years

prior to thedate of this notice.

2. Applicant’s principle place of busi-

ness of the staff whichwill be pri-

marily involved and the location of

theheadquarters of the firm.

3. The experience and qualifications

of the staff to be assignedto and pri-

marily working on the NPRWD pro-

ject.

4. At least three references with ex-

perience regarding thefirm’s capa-

bilities and past work performance.

5. A listing and description of the

firm’s current and projectedworkload

for the next two (2) years and a nar-

rative on howthe NPRWD project

would be staffed and work allocated.

Conditions of Proposal Considera-

tion:

Points will be awarded for these cri-

teria:

1. Prior experience of applicant in its

present form as engineerfor rural

water systems construction projects

involving notless than $3 million in

construction costs. (maximum of

20points)

2. Prior experience of applicant in its

present form with StateWater Com-

mission and ND State Revolving

Loan Program (Maximumof 25

points.)

3. Professional credentials of the ap-

plicant in its present form(or the

applicant’s key personnel who will

work on thisproject). Points will be

awarded for owners/employees of

theapplicant who have been with the

applicant firm as an owneror

full-time employee for not less than

two (2) years priorto the date of this

notice and only for persons who

arepracticing in the states in which

their principle place ofbusiness is lo-

cated. (maximum of 15 points)

4. Prior experience of applicant in its

present form for NPRWDprojects.

(maximum of 20 points)

5. Work load capacity of the appli-

cant in its present form -ability to

complete the project with existing

staff withinthe required time limits.

Applicant must demonstrate how

andwith what staff it proposes to

perform the project

managementfunctions. Only staff

who are full-time employed by

theapplicant for not less than twelve

(12) months prior to thedate of this

notice will be considered in awarding

pointsunder this criteria, although

applicant may hire otherpersonnel

after selection. (Maximum of 15

points)

6. Location. Preference given to

firms headquartered in NorthDakota.

(maximum of 5 points)

Proposals will be reviewed by

NPRWD with selection based upon

the evaluation of the written propo-

sals. NPRWD may elect to hold in-

terviews with applicants.

One (1) copy of the Proposals shall

be mailed to:

Teresa Sundsbak General Manager

North Prairie Regional Water District

3811 Burdick Expy E Minot, ND

58701-5357

Once the selection process is com-

plete, NPRWD will evaluate fee

structures of the selected engineer

and negotiate an agreement for the

scope of work and services pro-

posed. In the event NPRWD cannot

negotiate an agreement to its satis-

faction, NPRWD reserves the right

to negotiate with other firm(s) who

have responded or to resolicit for

Request for Qualifications.

All costs involved in responding to

this Request for Qualifications are

the responsibility of the firm submit-

ting the Request for Qualifications.

(September 4-11-18, 2020)

REQUEST FOR QUOTES

The City of Minot Public Works

Department is seeking interested

parties to be responsible for shred-

ding all trees, brush and tires re-

ceived at the City of Minot Landfill.

In order to be considered, quotations

shall be submitted to the Assistant

Public Works Director of the City of

Minot at PO Box 5006, Minot, ND

58702. The quotation envelope

shall be clearly marked “Request for

Quotes for City of Minot Landfill

Shredding Services – Project #4560”

and delivered by Tuesday, Sep-

tember 15, 2020.

Specifications and general instruc-

tions to bidders are available in the

Public Works Office at 1025 31st St.

SE. by contacting Public Works at

701-857-4140 or on the City’s web-

site at www.minotnd.org under City

Clerk Department. Questions can

be directed to Josh Kraft at

701-857-4140.

Kelly Matalka

City Clerk

(September 4, 2020)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

Case No. 51-2019-CV-01128

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Tyler Anderson, Franklin D. Ander-

son and Kathy L. Anderson,

Trustees under the Franklin D.

Anderson Living Trust, dated June

1, 2015,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

Mike C. Meeken; Joseph St. Aubin,

a/k/a Joseph A. St. Aubin; and all

other persons unknown claiming any

estate or interest in, or lien or en-

cumbrance upon, the property

described in the Complaint,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS:

YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE

HEREBY SUMMONED to answer

the Complaint in the above-entitled

action, which Complaint is filed in

the Office of the Clerk of the District

Court of Ward County, North Dako-

ta, and to serve a copy of your

Answer to said Complaint on the un-

dersigned at their offices in the City

of Minot, Ward County, North Dako-

ta, within twenty-one (21) days after

such service of this Summons upon

you, exclusive of the day of such

service; and in case of your failure to

answer or appear, Judgment will be

taken against you by default for the

relief demanded in the Complaint.

The Complaint in this action is to be

filed in the office of the Clerk of

Court of Ward County, North Dako-

ta. The object of the action is to ex-

clude the Defendants from any

estate or interest in or lien or encum-

brance upon the land involved in this

action.

Dated this 28th day of August, 2020.

OLSON & BURNS P.C.

/s/Jessica L. Merchant

Jessica L. Merchant (ID 06169)

Attorneys for Plaintiff

17 First Avenue SE

P. O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

(701) 839-1740

jmerchant@srt.com

NOTICE

This notice is a description of the

real property at issue in the

above-entitled action, which is si-

tuated in the above-named county

and state, to-wit:

Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Less the

Northeasterly 40 feet thereof for

highway, Block 1, Powers 1st Addi-

tion to Donnybrook

This action will be filed in the office

of the Ward County Clerk of Court in

Minot, North Dakota.

Dated this 28th day of August, 2020.

OLSON & BURNS P.C.

/s/Jessica L. Merchant

Jessica L. Merchant (ID 06169)

Attorney for Plaintiff

17 First Avenue SE

P.O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

(701) 839-1740

jmerchant@srt.com

(September 4-11-18, 2020)