Legals for December, 10 2023

NO. 29938 INVITATION TO BID KALISPELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEAD MITIGATION PROJECT Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for construction of the Kalispell Public Schools Lead Mitigation Project will be received by the office of the Kalispell Public Schools at the office of 233 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901 until 3:00 p.m. local time on Friday, December 22, 2023. ONLY BIDS RECEIVED AT THE DISTRICT’S OFFICE WILL BE CONSIDERED. Facsimile Bids will not be considered. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on the same day at the same location. All Bids will be taken under advisement with final approval coming from the Board of Trustees of Kalispell Public Schools. All Sealed Bids must be plainly marked, “Kalispell Public Schools Lead Mitigation Project” All Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form found in the Specifications and signed by an officer or a person duly authorized to sign Bids. All Bids shall be valid for a period of 60 days after the bid date. The project is anticipated to take place from late-January of 2024 through mid-September of 2025. The project generally consists of removing portions of the existing domestic water systems at two separate locations (Elrod Elementary School and Flathead High School) and replacing the removed piping/fixtures with new piping/fixtures. The project consists of removing areas of the architectural finishes needed to access the existing water plumbing, removing the piping and fixtures as shown on the drawings, replacing with new piping/fixtures, and restoring architectural finishes that were removed or damaged during the work. Bid Schedule I – Elrod Elementary Bid Schedule II – Flathead High School Bidders may submit a bid for both, or a single schedule of their choosing. If submitting a bid on a specific schedule, the schedule must be completed in full for that schedule according to these Instructions to Bidders and Project Requirements. The District reserves the right to award separate schedules to separate Contractors based on the low bid for each individual Bid Schedule. Beginning on December 3, 2023, complete electronic Project Plans and Specifications are available at the Morrison-Maierle, Inc. website “www.m-m.net” by clicking on the “Project” tab, then click “View Our Current Projects Bidding,” then click “View our current projects bidding page” 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 can be downloaded for a fee of $50.00. 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. Hard copies of the Project Plans and Specifications are not available for purchase. Prospective Bidders must purchase contract documents and access the bid form through QuestCDN. All addendums will be issued through QuestCDN. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to review and acknowledge all addendums prior to submitting a bid.  At 3:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, there will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the offices of Morrison-Maierle Inc. at 172 Timberwolf Parkway in Kalispell, MT 59901. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged to attend in person. A tour of the project site(s) will be conducted after the meeting. All bidding questions shall be directed to Morrison-Maierle, Inc., Kevin Ireland, at (406) 751-5861 or email to kireland@m-m.net. A bid may not be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above. All Bids must include a Bid Security of ten percent (10%) of the maximum Bid price in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, bank money order, bank draft or Bid Bond payable to Kalispell Public Schools, executed by an acceptable surety. A one-hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond and a separate Payment Bond will be required upon award of the contract.    Montana Tax & Wage Rates:  1. A 1% Montana Gross Receipts Tax is applicable to this Project.  2. The Montana State Prevailing Wage Rates and Davis Bacon Wage Rates are applicable to this Project.    Each Contractor will be required to have a certificate of registration from the Employment Relations Division of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry in the proper classification.  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) days and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid(s) which are in the best interest of the Kalispell Public Schools. Late Bids will not be opened.  Business Services 233 1st Avenue East  Kalispell, MT 59901 Dec. 3, 10, 17, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 29944 NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT The City of Kalispell Floodplain Administrator has received the following Floodplain Development Permit application: A request was submitted by Water and Environmental Technologies (WET) on behalf of Sean Andrachick of SS&TT Holdings, LLC for a floodplain development permit to do work within the flood fringe of the Zone AE with Floodway flood hazard area associated with West Spring Creek. The applicant proposes to excavate and backfill an area of approximately 8,550 square feet with a total excavation volume of 2,850 cubic yards. Approximately 800 square feet of material within the 100-year floodplain would need to be excavated and backfilled in order to complete the petroleum cleanup project that began in 2019. The site is located at 1000 W Idaho Street, Kalispell, Montana, and is more particularly described as: Tract 1 Lot 1 of Stanley Addition No. 42, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and recorder of Flathead County, Montana. EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion conveyed to the Montana Department of Transportation in Bargain and Sale Deed recorded on November 21, 2000 as Document No. 200032610080, records of Flathead County, Montana. Lot 1 of Retracement Certificate of Survey No. 15218.   A more precise map and description of the proposal is available for review at the City of Kalispell Planning Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana. Written or oral comments concerning the above request should be directed to the Floodplain Administrator, City of Kalispell, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901, (406) 758-7940. Comments will be received through Wednesday, December 20, 2023. In the event of substantial comment or protest to the issuance of the permit, the Kalispell Floodplain Administrator may hold a public hearing to determine whether the permit shall be issued. /s/Jarod Nygren/KB Jarod Nygren Floodplain Administrator City of Kalispell Dec. 10, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 29946 Montana Department of Transportation Notice of Sale of Real Estate NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Montana Department of Transportation will sell at public auction, with reserve, to the highest bidder, the following described real estate: A tract of land in the SW¼NW¼ of Section 1, and the SE¼NE¼ of Section 2, Township 27 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana, as shown by the shaded area on the exhibit, consisting of 1 page attached hereto and made a part hereof, containing an area of 10.23 acres, more or less. The auction will be held beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 8, 2024 in Conference Rooms A & B on the second floor of the Earl Bennett Building (Flathead City-County Health Department), 1035 1st Ave W., Kalispell, Montana 59901. Terms: 10% down payment by check at auction. The auction is complete when the auctioneer announces that the down payment has been paid. The appraised value of this land is $521,750.00. Under statutory restrictions, the State cannot accept any bid under 90% of the appraised value. The property is being sold AS IS. Sale will be conducted pursuant to the Montana Code Annotated. Additional information and a copy of the “Detailed Terms and Conditions” of the sale may be obtained from the Real Estate Services Section, Right-of-Way Bureau, Jenna Bousman, Montana Department of Transportation, 2701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 201001, Helena, Montana, 59620-1001, phone (406) 444-9272 or TTY 1-800-335-7592 for the hearing impaired or MDT’s website at https://www.mdt.mt.gov/business/real_estate.shtml. Dec. 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31, 2023 and Jan. 3, 7, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 29949 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST ISSUANCE OF ONE NEW Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Beer and Wine Gaming Restricted License OLD SOUL, LLC (Nathan Stanton, Owner(s)) has applied for one new Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Beer and Wine Gaming Restricted License No. 07-937-2346-311 to be operated at THE PATIO, 204 Wisconsin Ave, Whitefish, County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location County, residents of adjoining Montana counties, and residents of adjoining counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207(4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor’s full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number 07-937-2346-311 and the applicant’s name OLD SOUL, LLC; (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor’s signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protest grounds? The protest may be based on the applicant’s qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405, MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include: (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before December 27, 2023. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Whitefish. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing’s time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester’s hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester’s letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Lisa Patzer, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-4332 or LPatzer@mt.gov. Dec. 10, 17, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________