Legals June 20, 2018

No. 25464 SECTION 00100 INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for construction of Nucleus Ave Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project will be received by City of Columbia Falls at the office of City of Columbia Falls City Council Chambers 130 6th Street West, until 3:00 PM local time on July 10, 2018, and then publicly opened and read aloud. All sealed Bids shall be address to the City Manager, 130 6th Street West, Room A, Columbia Falls, MT, 59912 and titled Nucleus Ave Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project. The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following major items: Pedestrian safety improvements at the intersections of Nucleus Ave at 6th Street, Nucleus Ave at 7th Street, and 6th Street East at 1st Ave East. Construction will include removal of existing concrete and asphalt, placing new concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, stormwater improvements and incidental asphalt paving and landscaping. The project consists of three (3) bid schedules for the work. The Contract Documents consisting of half-size Drawings and Project Manual may be viewed or obtained by either electronic documents on-line, or a hard copy at the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., . Only firms obtaining documents by these methods will be placed on the Planholders List. Complete electronic Project Plans, Project Specifications, and Bid Proposal Packet are available at the Morrison-Maierle, Inc. website "www.m-m.net" by clicking on the "Project Bidding" tab, then "Browse Current Projects" and selecting this project from the project list which will direct you to the QuestCDN website. Documents can only be viewed and cannot be downloaded or printed without purchasing. To purchase and download the project documents in pdf format, click "Download Project PDF" and sign on to QuestCDN.com. Plan documents and the Bid Proposal Packet can be downloaded for a fee of $30.00. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or email "info@questcdn.com" for assistance in the free membership registration, downloading documents, and working with this digital project information. A hard copy set of project documents may be obtained from the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., for a non-refundable price of $100.00 for each complete set shipped by standard delivery. Payment of an additional $25.00 is required for express mail. In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations: City of Columbia Falls, Public Works Department and the offices of the consulting engineer, Morrison-Maierle, Inc., at 125 Schoolhouse Loop, Kalispell, Montana; Montana Plan Exchanges at Montanabid.com. There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the office of City of Columbia Falls, Public Works Department, at 2:00 PM o'clock on June 26, 2018. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged to attend. A tour of the project site(s) will be conducted after the meeting. CONTRACTOR(s) and any of the CONTRACTOR's subcontractors doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. Forms for registration can also be obtained online at MT.Contractor.Com. CONTRACTOR's are not required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project, but must have registered prior to execution of the Construction Agreement. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR(s) or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of the state of Montana in accordance with the schedule of Montana Prevailing Wage Rates established by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry included in the Project Manual. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond payable to City of Columbia Falls, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Construction Performance Bond and a Construction Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above. The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60), and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the City of Columbia Falls. The CONTRACTOR(s) is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Published at Columbia Falls, Montana this 18 day of June, 2018 /s/ Susan Nicosia City Manager 130 6th Street West Columbia Falls, Montana 59912 June 20, July 1, 2018 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 25468 CALL FOR BIDS Notice is herby given that the Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, will receive bids for the purchase of four (4) new, crew-cab, short-box pickup trucks and five (5) mid-sized sport utility vehicles (SUVs). All vehicles will be white in color. Bids must include the delivery cost to Kalispell, Montana. Specifications for the pickups and SUVs are available at the Flathead County Commissioners' Office, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, MT, at the Flathead County Sheriff's Office, 920 South Main, Suite 100, Kalispell, MT, and online at https://flathead.mt.gov/commissioner. Each bidder much deposit with the bid a security in the amount of $5,000.00 to secure the bidder's express covenant that if the bidder is awarded the contract, the bidder will, within ten (10) days, enter into a formal contract for the purchase and sale of said units. Bid security shall be payable to Flathead County and shall be in the form of lawful money of the United States: a cashier's check, certified check, bank money order, bank draft, or bid bond executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in Montana. The bidder shall include with his bid the form of contract to be signed. The terms of said contract, including maintenance and warranty provisions, will be considered in determining the bid which best serves Flathead County's interests. The County reserves the right to negotiate terms of said contracts excluding prices contained therein. All sealed bids, plainly marked "SEALED BID - SHERIFF'S PATROL VEHICLES" must be in the hands of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana 59901, on or before 8:45AM on Monday, July 2, 2018. Bids will be opened and read at 9:00AM that morning in the Commissioners' Chambers, Third Floor, County Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. The award of bid will be made solely by the issuance of a letter of award to the successful bidder by the Board of Flathead County Commissioners. Flathead County reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to waive any irregularities which are deemed to be in the best interest of the County. Dated this 18th day of June, 2017. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman June 20, 27, 2018 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 25469 LEGAL NOTICE Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) proposes to renovate 49 acres of the Foys Bend Fisheries Conservation Area's (FCA) existing hay fields back to productive alfalfa hay. Field renovation will restore agricultural productivity, reduce noxious weed encroachment, provide forage for wildlife, and reduce property management costs. To achieve renovation at no cost to the department, FWP will lease hay fields to a local grower who, over a 4-year period, will transition fields back into productive alfalfa hay fields. The Foys Bend FCA is located east of Kalispell on the Flathead River, about four miles downstream from the Old Steel Bridge in Flathead County (T28N, R21W, portions of Sections 26, 34 & 35). The lease opportunity will be publicly advertised and lessee selected through a competitive bid process. Copies of the draft EA are available at the FWP office, 490 N. Meridian Rd., Kalispell; Montana State Library, 1515 E 6th Ave., Helena; FWP State Headquarters, 1420 E 6th Ave., Helena; the FWP website at http://fwp.mt.gov/news/publicNotices/environmentalAssessments/restorationAndRehab/pn_0158.html; and available for viewing at local libraries. The draft EA is out for a 3-week public review through July 13, 2018. Mail comments to Nancy Ivy, FWP, 490 N Meridian Road, Kalispell, MT 59901, or email to nivy@mt.gov. Contact person: Franz Ingelfinger, Restoration Ecologist, FWP, 490 N Meridian Road, Kalispell, MT 59901, (406) 751-4580, fingelfinger@mt.gov. June 20, 24, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________