ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

COUNTY PROJECT CENTERLINE

AND EDGELINE WATER BASE

PAVEMENT MARKING 2021

WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

Notice is hereby given that the

County Commissioners of the Coun-

ty of Ward, North Dakota, will re-

ceive sealed bids for Pavement

Marking of approximately 274.94

Miles of County Roads.

For this project bids will ONLY be re-

ceived and accepted via the online

electronic bid service through

QuestCDN.com. All bids must be

submitted by 2:00 P.M., Wednes-

day, March 3rd, 2021.

All bids must be submitted, and all

work shall be done in full compliance

with the approved plans and specifi-

cations for road and bridge construc-

tion now on file in the Office of the

Ward County Engineer.

Copies of the plans, specifications

and proposal forms may be obtained

at the Ward County Highway

Department, 200 72nd St SE Minot,

North Dakota, 58701, upon receipt

of a non-refundable fee of $100.00

for each set of documents, or on

QuestCDN (#7558622) to Qualified

Contractors (registered contractors)

with the North Dakota Department of

Transportation.

The work consists of the following

approximate quantities:

SPEC., CODE, DESCRIPTION,

UNIT, TOTAL

762, 1104, Pvmt MK Painted 4IN

Line (Centerline), LF, 980,186

762, 1105, Pvmt MK Painted 4IN

Line (Edgeline), LF, 2,850,365

762, 1108, Pvmt MK Painted 8IN

Line, LF, 200

All bids are to be submitted on the

basis of cash payment for the work

and materials, electronic bidding, ac-

companied by a bidder’s bond in the

amount of five (5) percent of the total

bid, executed by the bidder as prin-

cipal, and by a surety company au-

thorized to do business in the State

of North Dakota, as a guarantee that

the bidder will do business in the

State of North Dakota, as a guaran-

tee that the bidder will enter into a

contract for performance of such

work in case the contract is awarded

to him.

All bid security shall comply with

Section 11-11-28 and amendments

thereto of the North Dakota Century

Code. In the event NDCC Section

11-11-28 is deemed not to be appli-

cable as a matter of law, then in the

alternative, the Ward County Com-

mission applies its discretionary

power to apply NDCC Section

11-11-28 and all bid security shall

comply fully.

All bidders must be licensed for the

highest amount of their bids, as pro-

vided by Section 3-07-05 of the

North Dakota Century Code.

The Contractor shall give (10) days’

notice prior to starting any construc-

tion work and shall complete the

project no later than July 1st, 2021.

The County Commissioners of Ward

County reserve the right to reject

any or all bids, to waive any irregu-

larities and to hold bids for a period

not to exceed thirty (30) days from

the date of opening.

(February 16-23, 2021)

Minot Park District Call for Bids

Bid – Golf Simulator

Notice is hereby given that sealed

bids will be received by Jarrod A. Ol-

son, Director of Operations, at the

Minot Park District Office, 420 3rd

Ave SW, PO Box 538, Minot, ND

58702, until 2pm March 11th, 2021

at which times bids will be opened

and read for furnishing to the Board

of Park Commissioners.

Envelope containing the bid shall be

plainly marked on the outside – “Bid

– Golf Simulator”

Copies of Specifications may be ob-

tained from the Park District Office

at above address or at

www.minotparks.com

The Board of Park Commissioners

reserves the right to reject any and

all bids, waive any irregularities

therein, and to award the contract as

they deem to be the best interest of

the Minot Park District.

Bidders are invited to be present at

the above-mentioned time and place

for the opening of the bids. Bids will

be presented to the Minot Park

Board on March 16th at 6:30pm at

the Minot Park Board February

Meeting.

Technical Questions Contact – Scott

Collins-Director of Recreation & Risk

Management – scott@minotparks.

com or 701-857-4136

*Delivery will be coordinated with

Scott Collins-Director of Recreation

& Risk Management

Jarrod A. Olson

Director of Operations

Minot Park District

jarrod@minotparks.com

(701) 857-4136 Office

(701) 833-7021 Cell

(February 23; March 2-9, 2021)

NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT

OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

PUBLIC NOTICE OF OPPORTUN-

ITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT

PERMIT FOR A SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT FACILITY UNDER

THE NORTH DAKOTA SOLID

WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES

FACILITY NAME: Bottineau – Per-

mit 0152

APPLICANT: City of Bottineau

115 W. 6th St.

Bottineau, ND 58318

BACKGROUND:

On May 11, 2018, the North Dakota

Department of Environmental Quali-

ty (Department) received a permit

application for the renewal for the

City of Bottineau’s inert waste land-

fill.

The City of Bottineau currently owns

and operates an inert waste landfill,

regulated under Permit 0152 on ap-

proximately 39.88 acres located in

the SE1/4 of Section 24, Township

162 North, Range 76 West in Bot-

tineau, North Dakota. The City of

Bottineau is proposing to renew their

permit to continue accepting inert

waste. The facility was first permit-

ted with a special use disposal per-

mit in 1993. All putrescible wastes or

municipal solid wastes (MSW) are

managed at the city of Bottineau’s

transfer station (Permit 0018). The

MSW is compacted and hauled to

Waste Management’s McDaniel

MSW Landfill located near Sawyer,

ND.

The Department believes that a per-

mit which meets the requirements of

the North Dakota Solid Waste

Management Rules and is protective

of human health and the environ-

ment can be issued to the City of

Bottineau and has prepared a Draft

Permit for public review and com-

ment.

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND HEAR-

ING

As required by Section

33.1-20-03.1-03 of the North Dakota

Administrative Code, the Draft Per-

mit will be available for public review

and comment for thirty (30) days fol-

lowing publication of the Public No-

tice. The public comment period be-

gins February 23, 2021 and ends

March 24, 2021. During that period,

any interested person may submit

written comments and request a

public hearing by stating the nature

of the specific issues to be raised. A

fifteen (15) day notice will be provid-

ed before any hearing is scheduled.

The North Dakota Department of

Environmental Quality will consider

all comments prior to taking any ac-

tion on the permit. Comments,

questions and written communica-

tion should be directed to:

Charles R. Hyatt, Director

North Dakota Department of En-

vironmental Quality

Division of Waste Management

918 East Divide Avenue, 3rd Floor

Bismarck, ND 58501-1947

Comments may also be sent via

e-mail to solidwaste@nd.gov.

The Draft Permit and Permit Appli-

cation are available for review during

the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, at the North

Dakota Department of Environmen-

tal Quality, Division of Waste

Management, 918 East Divide Ave-

nue, 3rd Floor, Bismarck, ND. A

copy of this Public Notice is also on

the Department’s website at:

https://deq.nd.gov/PublicNotice.aspx

Anyone requiring special access or

accommodations to review the Draft

Permit may contact the Department

at 701-328-5166.

(February 23, 2021)

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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, March, 16th 2021 for a sub

grade concrete trench rescue prop.

Specifications/Information

Specifications and general instruc-

tion to bidders are available at the

Fire Department Office 2111 10th

Street SW or on the City of Minot

webpage www.minotnd.org under

City Clerk Department. Bidders can

also call Captain, Austin Burns at

701-857-4740 for further information

and specifications.

The bid envelope shall be marked:

“Bid for Trench Training Prop”

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. Each bid must be

accompanied by a bidder’s bond, a

certified check, or a cashier’s check

in the amount of five percent (5%) of

the bid. This bond must be in a

separate envelope marked “bid

bond” and attached to the bid. Bids

must include an estimated project

completion date.

Bidders are invited to be present at

the bid opening held at 11:00 a.m.

on Tuesday, March 16th

(February 16-23; March 2, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-24

IN THE DISTRICT COURT,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In the Matter of the Estate of

Raymond Sharkey, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Robert R. Sharkey and Laura L.

Rowell have been appointed co-

personal representatives of the

Estate of Raymond Sharkey. All per-

sons having claims against Ray-

mond Sharkey are required to

present their claims within three (3)

months after the date of the first

publication of this notice or said

claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Robert R. Sharkey and Laura L.

Rowell, co-personal representatives

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

Minot, ND 58702-0998, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 4th day of February,

2021.

/s/Robert R. Sharkey

Robert R. Sharkey,

Co-Personal Representative

/s/Laura L. Rowell

Laura L. Rowell,

Co-Personal Representative

(February 9-16-23, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00031

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Myrtle Beaudoin, 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 Matthew H. Olson, at-

torney for the personal represntative

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

Box 1000, Minot, ND 58702-1000, or

filed with the Court.

Dated this 11th day of February,

2021.

/s/Steven K. Beaudoin

Steven K. Beaudoin

Personal Representative

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 16-23; March 2, 2021)

ORDER TERMINATING

PARENTAL RIGHTS

(Revised for Publication)

File No. 51-2019-JV-00192

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN JUVENILE

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

IN THE INTEREST OF N.D.,

MINOR CHILD

State of North Dakota,

Petitioner,

vs.

N.D., child,

Levi Hillestad, father,

Respondents.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPON-

DENT LEVI HILLESTAD

A petition to Terminate Parental

Rights of Levi Hillestad was heard

by the Court on January 4, 2021.

The Respondent parent, Levi Hilles-

tad was not present at said hearing.

That the Court found based on the

file and the testimony and evidence

that Levi Hillestad, father, should be

forever deprived of all parental rights

with reference to N.D.

Based on the foregoing the Court

entered an ORDER TO TER-

MINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS that

Levi Hillestad, be and hereby

deprived of all parental rights with

reference to said child and the rela-

tionship of parent and child between

the child and natural father is hereby

forever terminated.

Dated at Minot, North Dakota this

10th day of February, 2021.

BY THE COURT:

/s/Connie S. Portscheller

Connie S. Portscheller

Judicial Referee

(February 16-23; March 2, 2021)

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Otter Tail Power Company

2021 LED Street and Area Light-

ing Dusk to Dawn

Tariff and Rates

Case No. PU-21-76

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

HEARING

February 17, 2021

On February 3, 2021, Otter Tail

Power Company (OTP) filed

changes to section 11.07 of its out-

door street and area lighting tariffs.

OTP requests approval of new

decorative outdoor lighting options

and tariff language clarification

changes. OTP also proposes new

lighting rates for primary metered

customers.

The issues to consider in this

proceeding are:

1. Are the proposed tariff revisions

just and reasonable?

2. Do the proposed rates comply

with the tariff?

3. Are the proposed rates just and

reasonable?

Those interested are invited to com-

ment on the application in writing.

Persons desiring a hearing must file

a written request identifying their in-

terest in the proceeding and the rea-

sons for requesting a hearing. Com-

ments and requests for hearing must

be received by March 22, 2021. If

deemed appropriate, the Commis-

sion can determine the matter

without a hearing.

For more information contact the

Public Service Commission, State

Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota

58505, 701-328-2400 or Relay North

Dakota 1-800-366-6888 TTY. If you

require any auxiliary aids or ser-

vices, such as readers, signers, or

Braille materials, please notify the

Commission 24 hours in advance.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Randy Christmann, Commissioner

Julie Fedorchak, Chair

Brian Kroshus, Commissioner

(February 23, 2021)

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Reservation Telephone Coopera-

tive

Designated Eligible Carrier Ex-

pansion

Application

Case No. PU-21-78

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

HEARING

February 17, 2021

On February 3, 2021, Reservation

Telephone Cooperative (RTC) filed,

as a non-incumbent local exchange

carrier, an application for designa-

tion as an eligible telecommunica-

tions carrier (ETC) for the purpose of

receiving Federal Communications

Commission’s Rural Digital Oppor-

tunity Fund Phase I funding in

Federal Communications Commis-

sion (FCC) specified census blocks

in rural areas of North Dakota. The

FCC requires that RTC be designat-

ed as an ETC by June 7, 2021.

The issues to be considered in this

matter are:

1. Is the applicant qualified under the

Telecommunications Act of 1996,

Section 214(e) for designation as an

ETC eligible to receive federal

universal service funding?

2. What ETC universal service sup-

port area should be designated?

3. Is designation of the applicant as

an ETC in the public interest?

Those interested are invited to com-

ment on the application in writing.

Persons desiring a hearing must file

a written request identifying their in-

terest in the proceeding and the rea-

sons for requesting a hearing. Com-

ments and requests for hearings

must be received by March 29,

2021. If deemed appropriate, the

Commission can determine the

matter without a formal hearing.

For more information contact the

Public Service Commission, State

Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota

58505, 701-328-2400; or Relay

North Dakota 1-800-366-6888 TTY.

If you require any auxiliary aids or

services, such as readers, signers,

or Braille materials please notify the

Commission.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Randy Christmann, Commissioner

Julie Fedorchak, Chair

Brian Kroshus, Commissioner

(February 23, 2021)