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District No. 301J

Budget

Hearing Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District No. 301J will hold a public budget hearing to review the 2022-2023 budget at 5:00 p.m. June 27, 2022. Regular board meeting to follow.

This meeting will be available via ZOOM.

B. Paul Turner

Superintendent

Grand Coulee Dam

School District No. 301J

(Publish June 15 and 22, 2022)

Public Notice

Town of

Coulee Dam

NOTICE OF COUNCIL

MEETING

CONTINUATION

To the citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, Washington, the Town Council of the Town of Coulee Dam, Washington has adjourned the June 22, 2022 Regular Council Meeting to Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

Stefani Bowden,

Clerk/Treasurer

(Publish June 15, 2022)

Nespelem School District #014

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by Nespelem School District #014 for the Nespelem Elementary School Site Repairs and Improvements in Nespelem, Washington.

Bids are due on or before 12:00 PM PDT on Tuesday July 12, 2022. Bids received after this time will not be considered. Bids shall be delivered to:

Dr. Effie Dean

Superintendent

229 Schoolhouse Loop Road

PO Box 291

Nespelem. WA, 99155

Sealed bids may be delivered by certified US mail or courier. Telephonic, fax, or email bids will not be accepted or opened. Bids will be opened and read publicly (aloud) by the Owner immediately following the hour as set above; Prime bidders are welcome to attend the bid opening.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting and walk through will be conducted at 2:00 PM PDT, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 the site, 229 Schoolhouse Loop Road, Nespelem.

Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with Project Bidding and Construction Document requirements and shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Cashier’s Check made payable to Nespelem School District, in the amount of not less than (5%) of the total amount of the Base Bid and (any) Alternates. Performance and Payment Bond for 100% of the Contract will be required as a condition of entering into a contract.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Work of Project is defined by the Contract Documents and consists of the following:

Contract A: Emergency Repairs consisting of demolition of and replacement of sidewalks on south side of building; construction of stormwater swales; installation of gutters and downspouts.

Contract B: installation of new ADA accessible parking places on south side of building to include relocation of flagpole, fire hydrant, limited demolition of existing improvements, and new sidewalks, ADA ramps, new asphalt and pavement markings

and other Work indicated in the Contract Documents.

The work of this contract will be awarded as a single contract. The Contract Sum will be the total of Contract A (Emergency Repairs) and Contract B (ADA Improvements). General terms and conditions of both Contracts, including completions dates, etc., will be identical, and work at the sites may be pursued, in effect, as a single project, but the costs of the work under each Contract must be kept strictly separate.

Wages on this project ARE subject to Washington State Prevailing Wage rates in affect at the time of bid for Okanogan County. Apprenticeship participation may be required. Colville Tribal TERO rules will apply

All contracts for this Project (including all subcontracts) exceeding $10,000 shall contain a provision requiring compliance with Executive Order 11246, entitled, “Equal Employment Opportunity” as amended by Executive Order 11375 as supplemented with Department of Labor regulations (41CFR part 60).

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Bidding Documents as prepared by Forte Architects, Inc., including Instructions to Bidders, Form of Agreement, General Requirements, Drawings and Specifications entitled, Nespelem Elementary School Site Repairs and Improvements, dated June 14, 2022 are available at http://www.fortearchitectsplanroom.com, and Bidders may down load digital files at no cost upon registering there. For any questions regarding the plan room, please contact Auron K. at 509-747-2964. Bidders may purchase printed documents, at bidder’s expense, by selecting the “Order” option, or at various construction councils and builder association plan centers, a list of which is available from the office of the Architect, FORTE ARCHITECTS, INC, 240 North Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801, (509) 293 5566.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bidders must be properly licensed under the laws governing their respective trades and be able to obtain insurance and bonds required for the Work. A Performance Bond, separate Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Insurance in a form acceptable to Owner will be required of the successful Bidder.

In addition to bid price the successful low bidder will be evaluated by Owner according to the following criteria:

• Proper license under the laws governing

their respective trade(s).

• Capacity to provide adequate Performance Bond,

Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Insurance

in a form acceptable to Owner.

• Adequate financial resources, work-in-hand

capacity, adequate organization, and acceptable

past performance.

The Owner intends (but is not bound) to award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, provided the bid has been submitted in accordance with the requirements stated herein and the bidder is deemed qualified as stated above. The Owner has the right to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid or bids received, and to accept the bid, which is in its sole judgment, is in its own best interest. No bidder shall assume or consider itself under contract after the submittal of bids until a bidder has been accepted by the Owner, and an agreement has been fully executed.

By order of:

Board of Directors

Nespelem School District #014

Business Enterprises (MBE and WBE) are encouraged to participate.

Nespelem School District #404 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, disability, mental or familial status, or any other legally protected status.

Nespelem School District #404 is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

(Publish June 15 and 22, 2022)