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Budget Workshop

Special Council Meeting

Town of Coulee Dam

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Budget Workshops will be held at the Coulee Dam Town Hall, 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam Washington, October 26, November 2 and November 16, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.

Stefani Bowden

Clerk/Treasurer

(Publish October 19, 2022)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

TOWN OF COULEE DAM

WEST COULEE DAM LIFT STATION

General Notice

Town of Coulee Dam (Owner) is requesting Bids for construction of the West Coulee Dam Lift Station Project. Bids for construction of the Project will be received by the Owner via electronic submission only, until 1:00 PM, Tuesday November 8, 2022 local time. Bids will be opened and read aloud virtually via the following link:

meet.google.com/ppf-zxqh-myz

You can also dial in using your phone:

(US)+1 224-707-1355 PIN: 826 273 464#

A bid summary will be issued after opening, emailed to all bidders and posted on the Varela website.

The Project includes reconstruction of the Town of Coulee Dam’s West Coulee Dam Lift Station. Major elements of work generally include: temporary bypass pumping, demolition of existing facilities, new precast concrete wet well and valve vault, duplex submersible pump system, retrofitting of existing concrete Imhoff tank, electrical and controls, new backup generator, piping and valving, connection to existing force main, earthwork, site improvements and surface restoration, and associated work.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

The BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined at the Issuing Office:

1. Varela Engineering & Management, 601 W. Mallon Ave., Suite A, Spokane, WA 99201

2. Visit http://www.varelaplanroom.com under “Public Jobs”. Prospective bidders may view digital files at no cost.

To Bid the project, Bidder shall download a full set of the BIDDING DOCUMENTS from http://www.varelaplanroom.com under “Public Jobs” and shall be on the Plan Holders List. Bids shall be submitted electronically via the Varela Plan Room website and in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Additional bid acceptance and contract award provisions are specified in the Contract Documents.

For additional information regarding this project, contact Peter Cowger, P.E. at Varela Engineering & Management at (509) 328-6066 or pcowger@varela-engr.com

Instructions to Bidders

For other requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders and other documents that are included in the Bidding Documents.

American Iron and Steel

Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials.

The following waivers apply to this Contract: De Minimis, Minor Components, Pig iron and direct reduced iron

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Town of Coulee Dam

By: Bob Poch

Title: Mayor

(Publish October 19 and 26, 2022)

Notice of General Election

Okanogan County, State of Washington

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

A General Election will be held in the below mentioned districts for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or rejection the following.

Advisory Vote No. 39, Advisory Vote No. 40, US Senator, US Representative Congressional District 4, Secretary of State(unexpired), State Senator Legislative District 7, State Representative Legislative District 7 Position 1, State Representative Legislative District 7 Position 2, Supreme Court Justice Position 1, Supreme Court Justice Position 5, Supreme Court Justice Position 6, Okanogan County Assessor, Okanogan County Auditor, Okanogan County Clerk, Okanogan County Coroner, Okanogan County Commissioner District 3, Okanogan County Prosecuting Attorney(short & full term), Okanogan County Sheriff, Okanogan County Treasurer, Okanogan County Superior Court Judge Position 2(unexpired term), Okanogan County District Court Judge Position 1(short & full term), Okanogan County District Court Judge Position 2

Methow Valley Emergency Medical Service District, Special Election – Proposition 1-Emergency Medical Care and Ambulance Services- 10 Year Levy, Town of Winthrop- Proposition 1-Emergency Medical Care and Ambulance Services- 10 Year Levy, Grand Coulee School District No. 301-Educational Programs and Operations Levy, Tonasket School District No. 404- Educational Programs and Operations Levy, Oroville School District No. 410- Educational Programs and Operations Levy.

The registration deadline for online registrations, mail-in registrations and transfers is October 31, 2022. Any qualified elector who is not registered to vote in the State of Washington may register to vote in person at the Auditor’s Office up to and including November 8, 2022.

You can register or obtain registration forms at the Auditor’s Office, on line at http://www.vote.wa.gov, and Department of Licensing.

The Okanogan County Auditor’s Office, 149 3rd Ave N, Room 104, at the County Courthouse, will be open so voters may obtain replacement ballots, drop off voted ballots, obtain provisional ballots, and use the Accessible Voting Units, at the following times.

Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

On Election Day only, November 8th, 2022 - 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM.

Drop boxes are in 12 locations around the county.

Okanogan - Okanogan County Courthouse Auditor’s Office, 149 3rd Ave N, room 104

Oroville - Police Station- 1105 Main St.

Tonasket - City Hall/Library Complex, 209 S Whitcomb Ave.

Omak - Police Station, 8 N Ash

Omak - 12 Tribes casino parking lot, 28968 Highway 97

Pateros - 180 Pateros Mall in parking lot

Brewster - Library, 108 S 3rd Ave

Twisp - Twisp City Hall, 118 S Glover St

Winthrop - Big Red Barn, 51 Hwy 20

Coulee Dam - Coulee Dam City Hall, 300 Lincoln Ave

Nespelem - Lucy F. Covington Tribal Government Center, 21 Colville St.

Riverside - Town Hall, 101 1st Street, Riverside

Drop boxes will close at 8:00PM on Election Day

Voters needing additional information or assistance with voter registration forms or voting may call (509) 422-7240. Voters unable to use the mail-in ballot may use the Accessible Voting Unit available at the County Auditor’s Office.

Ballots require no postage and must be postmarked by the day of the election. Check with your local Post Office for deadlines to have your ballot postmarked properly.

For additional information on the election or regarding voter registration.

vote.wa.gov

Okanogancounty.org/auditor/elections

Local newspaper, radio, and TV

http://www.pdc.wa.gov

Meetings of the Okanogan County Canvassing Board are open, public meetings and shall be continued until the activities for which the following meetings are held have been completed. Canvass Board meetings are held in the Okanogan County Auditor’s Office, 149 3rd Ave N, Room 104, at the County Courthouse, in Okanogan.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 11:00 AM, Monday November 21, 2022 at 11:00 AM to determine the status of any provisional or challenged ballots

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM to canvass the votes cast and certify the election

This notice is in accordance with RCW 29A.52.

Dated at Okanogan, Washington this 6th day of September, 2022.

Cari Hall, Okanogan County Auditor and Ex-Officio Supervisor of Elections

Jamie Groomes, Chief Deputy/Elections Administrator

(Publish October 19, 2022)

The Grand Coulee Dam School District hereby calls for bids for the following items:

Wrestling Matts fair condition

14’ Wide X 40’ Long—42 Square

30’ Competition Circle

(other side has practice circles)

Bus 08-2 Year: 2009

Make: Blue Bird -In-operable, needs new engine, body and interior are in fair condition

Bus 1-09

Year: 2010

Make: Blue Bird In-operable, needs new engine, body and interior are in fair condition

Text Books

- Misc. Prentice Hall Literature books

- Misc. Great Source Readers Handbooks

-Spelling Connections 2-B Grade 8

-Misc. Readers Handbooks

Bids can be sent to: Grand Coulee Dam SD, 110 Stevens Ave., Coulee Dam, WA 99116.

-Please state “bids” on the envelope

-Bids will be opened on October 26th

For more information contact Nancy Kuiper at nkuiper@gcdsd.org - 633-1442 or Paul Turner at pturner@gcdsd.org - 633-2143.