Legals February 26, 2017

No. 24282 INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for the Sand Shed Project. The project primarily consists of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to construct an approximately 3,800 square foot shed for the storage of sand and other aggregates. Plans and specifications can be examined beginning MONDAY, February 20, 2017, through QuestCDN. QuestCDN is easily accessed using the City of Kalispell website at: http://www.kalispell.com/clerk/projects_bids_proposals.php. In the left-hand navigation click on the project title, a page will open which will allow you to either view or download the plans and view or print the plan holders list. For this project we will be accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Electronic plan download and electronic bidding shall be completed through QuestCDN for a fee of $20.00. To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement. For electronic bids, scanned copies of electronic bid documents will be accepted. Construction of the Sand Shed Project shall be performed by a Contractor who is registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. The Contractor shall be properly registered at the time of submitting the Bid. Any bidder wishing further information may obtain the same from the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Phone 406-758-7720. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall Lower Level Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:30 PM on Thursday, March 9, 2017. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:30 PM on Thursday, March 9, 2017 in the Main Level City Hall Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 15, 2016. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, City Clerk February 19, 26, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24290 INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive bids for the Peterson Alley Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project. The project primarily consists of furnishing labor, materials and equipment required to replace existing sewer main with approximately 600 linear feet of eight (8) inch SDR 35 PVC sewer main. Also included in the project is; sanitary sewer manholes, sanitary sewer service connections, paved surface restoration, concrete restoration and landscape restoration, and other appurtenances as required. Bidding documents may be examined at the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Plans and specifications may also be examined beginning Monday, February 27, 2017, through QuestCDN. The City of Kalispell portal to QuestCDN is located on the City of Kalispell website at http://www.kalispell.com/clerk/projects_bids_proposals.php . Click on the project title. A page will open which allows free viewing of the project and plan holders list. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Electronic plan download and electronic bidding can be completed through QuestCDN for a fee of $20.00. To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement. For electronic bids, scans of required electronic bid documents will be accepted. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall Lower Level Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 at 2:30 PM on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:30 PM on Thursday, March 23, 2017. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:30 PM on Thursday, March 23, 2017 in the Main Level City Hall Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 15, 2016. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, City Clerk February 26, and March 12, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24291 INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive bids for Sidewalk and Curbing Construction for the Year Ending December 31, 2017. The project primarily consists of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to remove and replace, or construction concrete sidewalk, curbing, gutters, driveway approaches and restorative landscaping. Bidding documents may be examined at the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Plans and specifications can also be examined beginning MONDAY, February 27th, 2017, through QuestCDN. QuestCDN is located using the City of Kalispell website at: http://www.kalispell.com/clerk/projects_bids_proposals.php. In the left-hand navigation click on the project title, a page will open which will allow you to either view or download the plans and view or print the plan holders list. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Electronic plan download and electronic bidding can be completed through QuestCDN for a fee of $20.00. To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement. For electronic bids, scans of required electronic bid documents will be accepted. Any bidder wishing further information may obtain the same from the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Phone 406-758-7720. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 3:00 PM on Thursday, March 23, 2017. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM on Thursday, March 23, 2017 in the Main Level City Hall Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 15, 2016. Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, City Clerk & Communications Manager February 26, and March 12, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24304 CITY OF KALISPELL REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS WATER AND WASTEWATER COLLECTION FACILITY PLAN UPDATES & WATER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS The City of Kalispell seeks to procure a qualified professional consulting engineer to complete an update of the 2008 Water and Wastewater Collection Facility Plan and provide professional engineering services including analysis, design, and construction engineering for water infrastructure improvements for a new well, transmission main, and water tower as designated in the water facility update. The full request for qualifications and anticipated scope of work can be found on the city website at www.kalispell.com under Bids & Proposals, Open Bids, Proposals, Request for Qualifications. Questions pertaining to the selection process should be directed to Susie Turner, Public Works Director, at (406) 758-7852 or sturner@kalispell.com. The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be received by the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, (PO Box 1997, 59903) Kalispell, Montana, by 5:00 p.m. local time, March 20, 2017. A pre-submittal conference will be held March 6, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Lower Level Conference Room, at City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. February 26, and March 12, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24294 NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE OF PUBLIC ROADWAY NO. 497 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Viewers have reported to the Board of Flathead County Commissioners on the discontinuance of that certain public roadway in Flathead County, Montana described as follows: The North 33-feet of First Ave South between Mountain Drive and Flathead Road, adjacent to Lots 13-24, Block 1, Hungry Horse, in the NW1/4, Section 8, Township 30 North, Range 19 West, Flathead County, MT. Notice is hereby given to the petitioners or landowners, as disclosed by the last assessment roll of Flathead County, owning land abutting the roadway described above and being considered for abandonment. The hearing on this petition for abandonment is set for Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the Commissioners' Chambers, located on the third floor of the County Courthouse at 800 South Main in Kalispell, Montana. For further information, please call (406) 758-5537. DATED this 21st day of February, 2017. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Gary D. Krueger Gary D. Krueger, Chairperson February 26, and March 5, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24301 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING KALISPELL CITY PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING COMMISSION March 14, 2017 The regular meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Tuesday March 14, 2017, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Kalispell City Council Chambers, Kalispell City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell. The planning board will hold a public hearing and take public comments on the agenda item listed below: 1. File # KZC-17-01 - A request from the Kalispell City Planning Department to rezone a portion of the Core Area from B-4 (Central Business) and B-5 (Industrial Business) to B-3 (Core Area Business). The B-3 Zoning District was created specifically for properties within the Core Area Plan Boundary and the subject properties are located within the heart of that area. Rezoning of the subject properties from B-4 and B-5 to B-3 reflects the goals and policies of the Core Area Plan. The boundaries of the zone change include 45 property ownerships and encompasses an area bounded on the north by the center line of U.S. Hwy 2 (Idaho Street), on the west by the centerline of 5th Avenue West North, on the south by the center line of West Center Street and on the east by the centerline of U.S. Hwy 93 (Main Street), located within the SE4 of Section 7, Township 28N, Range 21W, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Documents pertaining to the agenda item are on file for public inspection at the Kalispell Planning Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901, and are available for public review during regular office hours. In addition, information on the agenda item is posted on our website at www.kalispell.com/planning under "Planning Board Agenda & Staff Reports". Interested persons are encouraged to attend the hearings and present their views and concerns to the Board. Written comments may be submitted to the Kalispell Planning Department at the above address, prior to the date of the hearing or work session, or you may call us at (406) 758-7940, or e-mail us at planning@kalispell.com for additional information. /s/Thomas R. Jentz/ma Thomas R. Jentz Planning & Building Director February 26, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24286 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. MT-17-04 Montana Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality Certification In Accordance With Section 401 of the Clean Water Act For The 2017 Nationwide Permits in Montana February 14, 2017 APPLICANT NAME: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Montana Regulatory Office WATERWAY: Waters in the State of Montana Interested parties are hereby notified that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has received an application to perform work in waters of the United States as described below. DEQ has reviewed the work pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), with applicable provisions of the State water quality standards and has made a tentative determination to issue 401 Certification with Conditions. Parts A-E constitutes the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) tentative Section 401 Water Quality Certification position on the subject Nationwide Permits. A. Certification DEQ is granting Section 401 Water Quality Certification (certification) for Nationwide Permits 1, 2, 4-11, 15-22, 24-27, 28-36, 38-44 and 46-51. B. Special Conditions for Specific Nationwide Permits 1) DEQ is granting certification for Nationwide Permits #3, #14, and #23 with the following additional condition: DEQ Water Protection Bureau-Discharge Permitting Program must be notified by the permittee within 48 hours of commencement of the regulated activity. Notification must be sent to DEQWPBPublicComments@mt.gov. Notification shall include at minimum (a) the permittee name, (b) the project name, (c) the Nationwide Permit used for the project, (d) the Township, Range and Section, and (e) the project or regulated activity location in decimal latitude and longitude to the millionth degree (six significant figures to the right of the decimal point). 2) DEQ is granting certification of Nationwide Permit #12 (utility line activities) for projects where a static or vibratory plow is used and for projects where Horizontal Directional Drilling technology is implemented and no permanent impacts to State waters will occur. For all other projects that qualify under this Nationwide Permit, DEQ denies certification. 3) DEQ is granting certification of Nationwide Permit #13 (bank stabilization), Nationwide Permit #37 (emergency watershed protection and rehabilitation), and Nationwide Permit #45 (repair of uplands damaged by discrete events) for all projects equal to or less than 300 linear feet. C. Waiver Nationwide Permit 54 (living shorelines) is waived as this Nationwide Permit only applies to coastal shorelines and the Great Lakes. D. Denial Nationwide Permit #51 (land based renewable energy generation facilities), and Nationwide Permit #52 (water based energy renewable energy generation facilities). Nationwide #53 (removal of low head dams) is denied for the five year cycle so that DEQ can determine if the application of this new Nationwide Permit has detrimental effects on water quality. E. General Conditions for Nationwide Permits The following general conditions apply to all certified Nationwide Permits as provided in A and B above. 1) This certification does not authorize the placement or construction of septic/leach systems or other sewage treatment facilities in wetlands. 2) This certification does not authorize construction of dams, except for aquatic restoration projects and temporary dams associated with construction activity. 3) This certification requires that materials used in stream bank or shore stabilization projects adhere to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's December 5, 2000 guidelines for materials for stream bank stabilization. Tires may not be used to stabilize any banks in state waters. 4) This certification requires that all equipment be inspected for oil, gas, diesel, anti-freeze, hydraulic fluid and other petroleum leaks. Equipment cannot continue operating in or near the water if a leak is discovered. All such leaks will be properly repaired prior to equipment being allowed on the project. Leaks that occur after the equipment is moved to the project site will be fixed that same day or the next day or be removed from the project area. If equipment is to be operated in or near water, a spill containment kit shall be available at the project site. 5) This certification requires that all permittees shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incorporate and construct design features that eliminate bridge deck run-off containing sediment, salt, or other pollutants from discharging directly into state water. To the extent practicable, bridge deck discharge, should be directed to a detention basin of unspecified size prior to discharge into state waters. 6) This certification requires that riprap projects, to the extent practicable, avoid the use of geotextile fabric as riprap bedding material. To the extent practicable, riprap voids shall incorporate approximately 30-50% fines/soil and dormant plant material and/or root-stock. F. Reopener Clause DEQ reserves the right to add or alter terms and conditions as appropriate to carry out its responsibilities with respect to water quality throughout the five year Nationwide Permit Cycle. February 26, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24302 INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids will be received until the closing time of 2:00 p.m. on MARCH 15, 2017, and will be publicly opened and read aloud in the offices of the Architecture & Engineering Division, 1520 East Sixth Avenue, P. O. Box 200103, Helena MT 59620-0103 for: MISSOULA COLLEGE - AV EQUIPMENT, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, MISSOULA, MONTANA, A/E #27-07-03-01. Bids shall be submitted on the form provided within the Contract Documents. Contract documents may be obtained at the offices of: CTA ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS 306 RAILROAD AVE STE 104 MISSOULA MT 59802 406 728-9522 cell 406 850-3318 krisg@ctagroup.com A refundable deposit of $100.00 is required for each plan set. A PRE-BID WALK-THROUGH IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017, at 10:00 A.M. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD MEET IN THE MAIN LOBBY OF MISSOULA COLLEGE, 1205 EAST BROADWAY, IN MISSOULA. ATTENDANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security meeting the requirements of the state of Montana in the amount of 10% of the total bid. After award, the successful bidder must furnish an approved Performance Security and a Labor & Material Payment Security each in the amount of 100% of the contract. No bidder may withdraw his bid for at least thirty (30) calendar days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids except as noted in the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any and all irregularities or informalities and the right to determine what constitutes any and all irregularities or informalities. ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF MONTANA February 26 and March 5, 12, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24288 NOTICE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of School District No. 89 (Smith Valley), Flathead County (the "District"), that pursuant to a resolution duly adopted at a meeting of the Board on January 10, 2017, a special election of the registered voters of the District will be held by mail ballot election on March 28, 2017 for the purpose of voting on the question of whether the Board may sell and issue general obligation school building bonds of the District in one or more series in the total principal amount of up to Six Million and No/100 Dollars ($6,000,000.00), for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of designing, constructing, renovating, expanding, equipping, and furnishing improvements to the Smith Valley school campus, including constructing new classrooms, student support spaces, administration space, and a multipurpose room/gymnasium; re-purposing space in the existing gymnasium and in the main classroom building into student support classrooms and a cafeteria area; building new playground areas; acquiring real property contiguous to the Smith Valley school campus and building thereon a new parking lot and additional playground areas and for future expansion of school facilities; site improvements and related improvements; and paying costs associated with the sale and issuance of the bonds. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates to be determined at the time of sale and be payable semiannually during a term of not more than twenty (20) years. The election will be conducted by the District solely by mail ballot. Ballots will be mailed to all eligible registered voters in the District on March 9, 2017, and must be returned by each voter, by mail or in person to the District Clerk, Smith Valley Elementary, 2901 Highway 2 West, Kalispell, MT 59901. On Election Day, March 28, 2017, the only places for deposit of voted ballots will be the District Clerk's Office, Smith Valley Elementary, 2901 Highway 2 West, Kalispell, Montana, which will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and all ballots must be in the District Clerk's Office by 8:00 p.m. in order to be counted. All ballots will be counted on March 28, 2017, in accordance with Montana law with the results, if known, expected to be released after 8:00 p.m. on that day. A qualified voter who will be absent from the School District during the time the election is being conducted may: (a) vote in person in the office of the District Clerk as soon as the ballots are available and until noon on March 8, 2017; or (b) make a written request prior to noon on March 8, 2017, signed by the applicant and addressed to the office of the District Clerk requesting the ballot be mailed to an address other than that which appears on the registration records. All ballots to be mailed will be mailed no later than March 9, 2017. An elector may obtain a replacement ballot if his ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the elector by personally appearing at the office of the District Clerk and by: (a) signing an affidavit form stating the reason for the request for replacement; and (b) if the reason given for replacement is "spoiled ballot," by returning the spoiled ballot to the office of the District Clerk. Ballots may be returned in person at the place of deposit listed above, or returned by mail. If returning by mail, please use the then-prevailing first-class-postage price or one Forever Stamp. Postmark date does not apply; ballots returned by mail must be received by the 8:00 p.m. Election Day deadline to be counted. Please note, all electors, as defined in MCA 20-20-301, are those who reside within the School District and are registered to vote by the close of registration on February 27, 2017. For electors who miss the close of registration deadline, late registration is available through the office of the County Election Administrator until noon on March 27, 2017, and will resume on Election Day, March 28, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. DATED this 10th day of January, 2017. /s/Serina Nelson District Clerk February 26, and March 5, 12, 2017 MNAXLP