ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROJECT:

Turtle Lake – Mercer Public

School Re-Roof

250 2nd Ave West

Turtle Lake, North Dakota

OWNER:

Turtle Lake – Mercer Public School

Attention: Mrs. Sheila Schlafmann

P.O. Box 160

Turtle Lake, ND 58575

1. Scope of work consists of demo

existing roof at the original school

building to allow for additional roof

insulation and a new fully adhered

EPDM roof system. Alternate 1

scope of work includes prepping

lower roof (only) of existing gymnasi-

um addition to receive cover board

and fully adhered EPDM roof sys-

tem. All project work to be complet-

ed by August 1, 2021.

2. Bidding Documents may be ob-

tained from the office of Wild | Crg at

500 2nd Avenue North, Suite 514,

Fargo, North Dakota 58102 and ex-

amined at the following locations un-

til Bid opening:

¯ North Dakota Builders Exchanges:

Bismarck-Mandan, Minot, Fargo-

Moorhead, Grand Forks. Minnesota

Builders Exchange. South Dakota

Builders Exchanges: Sioux Falls,

Aberdeen.

¯ Copies of the Bid Documents may

be obtained from the Architects of-

fice, upon payment of a $50.00 re-

fundable check made out to Turtle

Lake – Mercer Public School. Depo-

sits will be refunded once docu-

ments are returned to the Architect

in good condition within 14 days

after bid opening.

¯A pre-bid walk-through is available

upon request.

3. Sealed bids for the Turtle Lake –

Mercer Public School Re-Roof will

be received at the School Adminis-

tration Office located at 250 2nd Ave

West or P.O. Box 160, Turtle Lake,

North Dakota 58575 until 3:00 PM

local time on Thursday, February 18,

2021 at which time they will be

opened and publicly read.

4. Each Bid submitted shall consist

of two separate sealed envelopes,

attached together, with each en-

velope clearly marked, one envelope

marked “Bid Security Bond” and one

envelope marked “Bid”, the

contractor’s name, the project name,

and Thursday, February 18, 2021.

The Bidder’s Security Bond must be

in a sum equal to five percent (5%)

of the full amount of the Bid includ-

ing add alternates made out to the

Turtle Lake – Mercer Public School

and executed by the bidder as prin-

cipal and by a surety company au-

thorized to do business in North

Dakota. If the principal’s bid is ac-

cepted 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 ten days allowed,

the bidder’s bond must be forfeited

to the governing body and the pro-

ject awarded to the next lowest

bidder.

5. Each Bidder shall hold a current

and valid North Dakota Contractor’s

License of the proper class issued

by the Secretary of State to cover

the highest amount of their bid as

approved by Section 43 07 12 of

North Dakota Century Code in effect

for a least ten days prior to bid open-

ing. Enclose a copy of the license or

certificate of renewal of the license

in the envelope marked “Bid Securi-

ty Bond”.

6. Each Bidder shall submit in the

second envelope, clearly marked

“Bid”, the Bid Form supplied with the

Bidding Documents. On the outside

of the envelope marked “Bid”, bidder

shall acknowledge receipt of all ad-

denda.

7. Bid submittals which do not fully

comply with the instructions in this

advertisement will be resealed and

returned to the bidder. Turtle Lake –

Mercer Public School reserves the

right to reject any or all bids, and to

waive any informalities until a satis-

factory bid is received.

8. A Performance-Payment Bond

will be required equal to the price

stated in the contract with a condi-

tion to be void if the contractor and

all subcontractors fully perform all

terms, conditions, and provisions of

the contract and pay all bills or

claims on account of labor per-

formed and any supplies, and ma-

terials furnished and used in the per-

formance of the contract, including

all demands of the subcontractors.

(January 28; February 4-11, 2021)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SECTION 00 1113

MSU SUMMER THEATRE

RENOVATION

BID PACKAGE #2

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

Owner: Minot State University Ad-

vancement Office

Sealed proposals for Construction of

the MSU Summer Theatre Renova-

tion – Bid Package 2 will be re-

ceived by the MINOT STATE

UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT OF-

FICE in the Westlie Room at the

Student Union on the Campus of

Minot State University, 500 Universi-

ty Avenue West in Minot, ND, until

2:00 PM local time on Thursday,

February 25, 2021, when bids will be

opened and read aloud.

The Information to Bidders, Form of

Bid, Form of Contract, Form of

Performance-Payment Bond, Draw-

ings, Specifications, addenda, and

other contract documents as

prepared by JLG Architects may be

examined at the following places:

The office of JLG Architects, Minot,

North Dakota; the Builders Ex-

changes in Fargo-Moorhead, Grand

Forks, Bismarck-Mandan, Bismarck,

Minot, and Dickinson, North Dakota;

Minneapolis/St. Paul, St. Cloud,

Minnesota and Sioux Falls, South

Dakota; Billings, Montana; Con-

struction Connect and McGraw

Hill/FWDodge.

Bid Documents are available to

Prime bidders at the offices of JLG

Architects, Minot, ND. Digital copies

are available at no charge. Physical

copies can be printed upon request,

at bidder expense.

Each bid must be 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 of the full

amount of the bid and must be in the

form of a bidder’s bond. A bidder’s

bond must be executed by the

bidder as principal and by a surety,

conditioned that if the principals bid

is accepted and the contract award-

ed 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, the bid bond, and any conditions

of the governing body. Bids shall

comply with North Dakota Century

Code Chapter Section 48-01.2 as

amended. If a successful bidder

does not execute a contract within

the time allowed, the bidder’s bond

shall be forfeited to the governing

body and the project awarded to the

next lowest responsible bidder.

No bidder may withdraw their bid

within 30 days after the actual date

of the opening thereof. The Bid

Bond of the three lowest Bidders for

each contract will be retained until

the contract has been awarded and

executed, but no longer than thirty

(30) days after the date of the Bid.

All Bidders shall hold a valid North

Dakota Contractor’s license of the

proper class for the full amount of

the bid as required by North Dakota

Law Section 43-07-05 and Section

43-07-12 and shall enclose a copy

of the license or Certificate of

Renewal of the license in the same

envelope as the Bidder’s Bond. A

Contractor shall be the holder of a

license at least ten days prior to the

date set for receiving Bids to be a

qualified Bidder.

No bid will be read or considered

which does not fully comply with the

above requirements as to bond and

licenses, and any deficient bid sub-

mitted must be resealed and re-

turned to the bidder immediately.

Bids shall be in accordance with and

submitted on the Bid form supplied

within the Bid Documents. Failure to

do so may result in rejection of the

Bid. The Owner reserves the right to

reject any and all bids and to waive

any formalities therein and rebid the

project until a satisfactory bid is re-

ceived.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at

Minot State University on Tuesday,

February 16, 2021, at 10:00 AM lo-

cal time.

(February 4-11-18, 2021)

Minot Public School District #1

Regular School Board Meeting

February 4, 2021

Members Present

Jim Rostad

Bonny Berryman

Mike Gessner

Laura Mihalick

Miranda Schuler

Members Absent

The Regular Board Meeting was

called to order by President Rostad

at 4:00 P.M.

Superintendent Dr. Mark Vollmer

gave the board an update on CO-

VID-19.

Secondary Assistant Superintendent

Kim Slotsve updated the board on

staffing in the secondary schools,

noting that we will be advertising

early for hard to fill positions.

Moved by Mihalick, seconded by

Schuler, to approve the Consent

Agenda to include the January 7,

2021, Regular Meeting and the

Financial Reports to include the

January Accounts Payable in the

amount of $1,405,914.12.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Superintendent Vollmer gave the

board a presentation on the pro-

posed revisions to the MPS Rein-

tegration Plan. Moved by Berryman,

seconded by Gessner, to approve

the updated Reintegration Plan as

presented.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Ryan Monson CPA, Brady, Martz

and Associates, P.C., gave the

board a report on the Minot Public

School District Audit for the

2019-2020 school year. The school

received a clean opinion from the

auditors. Moved by Berryman,

seconded by Mihalick, to approve

the June 30, 2020 audit as present-

ed.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Gessner, seconded by

Schuler, to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Leslie

Barney effective the end of the

2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Berryman, seconded by

Mihalick, to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Johnet

Christianson effective the end of the

2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Gessner, seconded by

Mihalick, to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Jesse

Cook effective the end of the

2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Mihalick, seconded by

Gessner, to approve a letter of resig-

nation from Lacey Eckmann effec-

tive the end of the 2020-2021 school

year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Berryman, seconded by

Gessner, to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Angeli-

na Edison effective the end of the

June 2020-2021 summer school

session.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Mihalick, seconded by

Gessner, to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Lerri

Giffey effective the end of the

2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Berryman, seconded by

Gessner, to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Cen-

tral Campus Assistant Principal

Charles Kranz effective June 30,

2021.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Schuler, seconded by

Mihalick, to approve a letter of resig-

nation effective February 9, 2021

due to spouse’s military transfer and

a request for waiver of liquidated

damages from Karissa Maynard.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Schuler, seconded by

Mihalick to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Willi-

am McCann effective the end of the

2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Mihalick, seconded by

Schuler to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Susan

Packulak effective the end of the

2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Berryman, seconded by

Mihalick, to approve a letter of resig-

nation effective March 5, 2021 due

to spouse’s military transfer and a

request for waiver of liquidated dam-

ages from Chloe Ralle.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Schuler, seconded by

Mihalick to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from James

Ritchie effective the end of the

2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Mihalick, seconded by

Berryman, to approve a letter of

resignation from Nolan Spooner ef-

fective the end of the 2020-2021

school year.

Moved by Berryman, seconded by

Mihalick, to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Robin

Ventsch-Fiddler effective the end of

the 2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Schuler, seconded by

Berryman, to approve a letter of

resignation due to retirement from

Hoeven Elementary Principal Joy

Walker effective the end her

2020-2021 contract.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Mihalick, seconded by

Schuler to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Susan

Zimbelman effective the end of the

2020-2021 school year.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Berryman, seconded by

Gessner, to approve resignations

from the 6th hour contract assign-

ments from the following teachers:

Amanda Anderson, Cher Baggett,

Tania Balas, Leslie Barney, Sarah

Beckedahl, Ben Berg, Jayme

Bernsten, Jordan Boehm, Michelle

Borkhuis, Joan Braun, Susan

Brekke, Marjorie Bubach, Trisha

Carlson, Jerry Danielson, Jami De-

Cent, Scott DeLorme, Michael

DeLorme, Alicia DeMakis, Sara

Deutsch, Lacey Eckmann, Troy

Enga, Scott Evanoff, Kari Francis,

Michael Frank, Heather Fritch, Chad

Gifford, Shane Hannegrefs, Julie

Haro, Ashley Harvey, Doreen Har-

vey, Ray Helseth, Shanna

Iverson-Fried, Melissa Johannes,

David Johnson, David Johnson,

Lindsay Kerzmann, Madison Kop-

pinger, Todd Larson, JorDan Law-

son, Nicole Lundgren, Mitch Meyer,

Terri Niess, Alyssa Palmer, Eric

Pearson, Amanda Porter, Gabe

Rauschenberger, Alora Robertson,

Diana Schroeder, Sarah Seney,

Phillip Shirek, Kaitlyn Sivertson,

Mandy Smith, Dave Stanley, Allison

Steele, Matt Stephens, Tracey

Strand, Miranda Styborski, Aimee

Swartwout, Matt Swenson, Lilly Tay-

lor, Milos Velimirovich, Blake Vetter,

Cassie Vetter, Scott Weston, Dean

Winczewski and Lisa Wolf

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Gessner, seconded by

Berryman, to approve the

2020-2021 New Teacher Report

#13.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Gessner, seconded by

Schuler,to approve the 2021-2022

service agreement, including adden-

dums 1 & 2, between the Minot Pub-

lic School District #1 and the Minot

Air Force Base Public School Dis-

trict #160.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

Moved by Berryman, seconded by

Mihalick, to approve the 2021-2022

Head Start and Early Head Start

Grant application as presented by

Head Start Director Karen Knowles.

Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”

President Rostad appointed himself,

Laura Mihalick, Kim Slotsve, Jared

Edwards, Scott Moum and Mark

Vollmer to the selection committee

for the Architectural RFQ.

The board set Tuesday, February 16

at 12:00 p.m. as the date and time

for a special meeting.

The next regularly scheduled school

board meeting is set for March 4,

2021 at 4:00 p.m.

The Regular Meeting adjourned at

5:14 P.M.

Scott Moum, Business Manager

Jim Rostad, President

These minutes are not approved un-

til the next regular board meeting.

Bills List can be found on this link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folder

s/1IOOzjoAG6uzAbGHzGrL3L9tiL4

WzkrHh?usp=sharing

(February 11, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Case No. 51-2021-PR-00007

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Heidi Flagstad, 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 Chantel Southam, per-

sonal representative of the

above-named estate, in care of

Louser & Zent, P.C., Town & Coun-

try Center, 1015 South Broadway,

Suite 15, Minot, North Dakota

58701, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 25th day of January,

2021.

/s/Chantel Southam

Chantel Southam

P.O. Box 23

Mohall, ND 58761

Brenda M. Zent (ID#04300)

LOUSER & ZENT, P.C.

Town & Country Center

1015 South Broadway – Suite 15

Minot, ND 58701

Telephone No. (701) 837-4846

Attorneys for the Personal

Representative

(February 4-11-18, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

51-2021-PR-0016

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

OF DUANE C. BAUMGARTNER,

DECEASED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representative 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 Jolene K.

Baumgartner, 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 28th day of January,

2021.

/s/Jolene K. Baumgartner

Jolene K. Baumgartner

c/o THOMAS LAW FIRM

114 South Main Street

P.O. Box 2298

Minot, North Dakota 58702

(February 4-11-18, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00017

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Elizabeth Jean Aga, a/k/a

Elizabeth J. Aga, a/k/a Betty J.

Aga, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been appoint-

ed co-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 or mailing of this

notice or said claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to ALAN WAYNE AGA,

ROGER LOWE AGA, and CAROL

JEAN MATHWICH, Co-Personal

Representatives of the estate, at

2525 Elk Drive, P.O. Box 1000,

Minot ND 58702-1000, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 28th day of January,

2021.

/s/Alan Wayne Aga

Alan Wayne Aga

/s/Roger Lowe Aga

Roger Lowe Aga

/s/Carol Jean Mathwich

Carol Jean Mathwich

Brent M. Olson – #05593

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

bolson@pringlend.com

Attorneys for: Co-Personal

Representatives

(February 4-11-18, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00010

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Selma Beatrice Hopkins, a/k/a

Selma B. Hopkins f/k/a Selma B.

Linrud, 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 Lyle O. Linrud, Person-

al Representative of the estate, at

2525 Elk Drive, P.O. Box 1000,

Minot, ND 58702-1000, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 29th day of January,

2021.

/s/Lyle O. Linrud

Lyle O. Linrud

Matthew H. Olson – #06182

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

molson@pringlend.com

Attorneys for: Personal

Representative

(February 4-11-18, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

PROBATE NO. 51-2021-PR-00002

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of FRED

W. MAERCKLEIN, a/k/a F.W.

MAERCKLEIN, 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 MARK W. MAERCK-

LEIN, Personal Representative of

the estate, at 2525 Elk Drive, P.O.

Box 1000, Minot, ND 58702-1000, or

filed with the Court.

Dated this 29th day of January,

2021.

/s/ Mark W. Maercklein

Mark W. Maercklein

Brent M. Olson – #05593

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

bolson@pringlend.com

(February 4-11-18, 2021)