Legals for February, 12 2023

No. 29148 The City of Whitefish Fire Department is accepting proposals to design and construct a Fire Pumper for the City of Whitefish Fire Department. It is not the intent of the City of Whitefish to favor one vendor; however, we do, from time to time, rely on one or more vendors’ help in writing specifications. We will accept all reasonable bids with reasonable exceptions clearly noted, and all bids will be given consideration.   Bids will be opened on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. MST. Bids should be submitted in a sealed envelope to the Whitefish City Clerk Michelle Howke, 418 E 2nd Street, Whitefish, Montana 59937. Each envelope shall be   plainly marked: “Bid- WFD Pumper”. Envelopes must also include the bidder’s company name.   The City of Whitefish reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals, to waive technicalities or informalities, and to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Whitefish Fire Department.   Bids shall include:   - detailed specifications for proposed pumper,  - drawings of proposed pumper,  - total cost for proposed pumper,  - the build schedule for proposed pumper.  No bid shall be valid unless signed.   No bid shall be accepted by FAX or e-mail.   The scope-of-work for the project is available on the City of   Whitefish website,http://www.cityofwhitefish.org/bids.aspx. If you have any questions, please e-mail Fire Chief Joe Page at jpage@cityofwhitefish.org.  January 29, February 12, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29162 INVITATION TO BID The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for the 2023 Asphalt Material project. The project primarily consists of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to furnishing plant mix asphalt materials to supply the City of Kalispell for scheduled street maintenance and improvement projects. Projects range from small utility patches, requiring less than two tons of asphalt hot mix, to mill and overlay projects requiring several hundred tons. Bid also includes item for disposal of asphalt. City costs for travel time and fuel will be considered in the evaluation of the bids received. Plans and specifications may be examined beginning Monday, January 30, 2023, through QuestCDN. Full bidding instructions and the City of Kalispell portal to QuestCDN is located at https://kalispell.com/bids.aspx. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. A Pre-Bid Meeting will not be held. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 2:30 PM. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Hall First Floor 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 15th, 2022. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, APR, City Clerk & Communications Manager January 29, February 12, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29163 INVITATION TO BID The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for the 2023 Milling and Paving Project. The project includes furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to mill city streets, taper mill city streets, reconstruct city streets, or mill and overlay city streets. Projects are located throughout the incorporated limits of the City of Kalispell and work is completed on an as needed basis with the issuance of work orders. The Contractor will begin work within 20 days of issuance of a work order and will invoice the City for completed work. Once work begins on any individual work order, work shall continue on-site until the work is complete, unless otherwise approved. The contractor shall reach final completion of all work orders no later than October 31, 2023. Plans and specifications may be examined beginning Monday, January 30, 2023, through QuestCDN. Full bidding instructions and the City of Kalispell portal to QuestCDN is located at https://kalispell.com/bids.aspx. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall Frist Floor Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 at 2:30 PM on Wednesday February 15th, 2023. Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:35 PM on February 22nd, 2023. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Hall First Floor 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 15th, 2022. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, APR, City Clerk & Communications Manager January 29, February 12, 2023 MNAXLP  __________________________

No. 29168 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on May 30, 2023, at 11:00 AM at the East door of the Flathead County Justice Center located at 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, the following described real property situated in Flathead County, State of Montana: Lot 10, Block 261 of Kalispell Townsite Company’s Addition Number Eight to Kalispell, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Clerk & Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. More commonly known as 1219 7th Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901. Allison Jones and Cody Perrin, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Fidelity National Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as designated nominee for Glacier Bank, beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by the Deed of Trust dated on May 4, 2020, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Flathead County, State of Montana, on May 4, 2020, as Instrument No. 202000011359, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Assignment Dated: November 8, 2022 Assignment Recorded: November 9, 2022 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 202200028426 All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Flathead County, Montana. Jason J. Henderson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, State of Montana, on December 29, 2022, as Instrument No. 202200031046, of Official Records.  The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to the Grantor(s) failure to make monthly payments beginning August 1, 2022, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable.  The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $193,787.13, interest in the sum of $3,930.15, escrow advances of $763.95, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $741.38 for a total amount owing of $199,222.61, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced.  The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor.  If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.  Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any.  Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation.  The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale.  The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks).  The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards.  The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale.  The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees.  In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled.   The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason.  In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.  If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.  This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.  Dated this 11th day of January, 2023. Jason J. Henderson Substitute Trustee 38 2nd Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. MT21077 January 29, February 5, 12, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29170 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS  The Blackfeet Nation is hereby soliciting Statement of Qualifications for various engineering projects on the Blackfeet Reservation. For the full RFQ contact Don White, Director, Steve Pollock, Project Manager, or Toni Grant with the Blackfeet Tribal Transportation Program at (406) 338-7445. Blackfeet Nation, P.O. Box 850, All Chiefs Park, Browning, Montana 59417. Proposals will be received before 3:00 P.M. February 24, 2023. January 29, February 5, 12, 19, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29185 INVITATION TO BID The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive bids for the Conrad Mansion Roof Replacement. The impetus of this project is to replace the roofing and associated appurtenances on the historic building which were damaged by hail with like materials, matching the historic nature and character of the original construction, but also installing components in compliance with current building codes. The project includes furnishing all labor, materials and equipment required to remove and dispose of the existing cedar shingle roof and installing a new cedar shingle roof to current building codes. Also included in the project are other miscellaneous items including sheathing; roofing felt, ice and water barrier, ventilation, exhaust, and piping penetrations; flashing, drip edge, custom skylight, and restoration of the building and landscaping if damaged during construction. The original shingles were taper sawn cedar shingles and will need to be replaced with taper sawn #1 blue label cedar shingles. Standard cedar shakes will not be considered an equivalent material. Full bidding instructions and the portal to QuestCDN where the plans and specifications may be examined beginning Sunday, February 5, 2023 is located on the City of Kalispell website at https://kalispell.com/bids.aspx. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held in the First Floor Conference Room, 201 1st Ave East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 at 2:00pm on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 23, 2023. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 1st Ave. East, Kalispell 59901. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, City Clerk & Communications Manager February 5, 12, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29195 CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT The City of Columbia Falls is considering the issuance of a Floodplain Development Permit for the item addressed below.   Application of a Floodplain Development Permit: A request by Big Sky Investments CFALLS LLC for floodplain development permit to construct a portion of the stormwater infrastructure for Garnier Heights Subdivision in the 100-year floodplain of Garnier Creek.  The encroachment involves 6,900 square feet cut and fill to produce the stormwater ponds for the subdivision. The property is located at 375 N. Hilltop Road in Columbia Falls and is further described as Assessor’s Tract 2 (A portion of Tract 1 of COS 14679) in Section 7, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County. Persons wanting to comments shall do so on or before February 27, 2023. Written comment may be sent to Columbia Falls City Hall, Attention: Susan Nicosia, City Manager, 130 6th Street West, Room A, Columbia Falls, MT 59912. For more information call Eric Mulcahy, Columbia Falls City Planner at 755-6481. DATED this 7th day of February, 2023. Susan Nicosia Susan Nicosia, CPA, MPA, City Manager February 12, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29196 SURPLUS PROPERTY RESOLUTION February 8, 2023 SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSAL Bigfork Elementary School District No. 38 Bigfork High School District No. 38 Flathead and Lake Counties Bigfork, Montana 59911 WHEREAS, the trustees of Bigfork Elementary & High School District No. 38 declared surplus property at a business meeting on February 8, 2023;  WHEREAS, the surplus property includes a 2007 Bluebird bus with approximately 115,000 miles, a 2010 Bluebird bus with approximately 110,000 miles and seven bus bench seats.    WHEREAS, the items will be replaced and are no longer needed by the District; WHEREAS, the District would like to dispose of the items;  THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the 2007 Bluebird bus, the 2010 Bluebird bus and the bench seats will be disposed of after Monday, February 27, 2023.   Approved by the Board of Trustees of Bigfork Elementary and High School District No. 38, Flathead and Lake Counties, on February 8, 2023 at a regular meeting held in the Bigfork High School library. February 12, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29200 PUBLIC NOTICE The minutes of the proceedings for the Flathead County Board of Commissioners for the period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending January 31, 2023 are available for public review and are published online at https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/commissioners-office/current-minutes.   Individual requests for personal copies will be accepted by the Clerk of the Board, Flathead County Courthouse, 800 S Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana. Minutes for the month of January 2023 are approved this 2nd day of February, 2023. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Brad W. Abell                Brad W. Abell, Chairman By: /s/ Debbie Pierson Debbie Pierson, Clerk & Recorder February 12, 2023    MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29201 PUBLIC NOTICE The Flathead County Board of Commissioners approved payroll and claims for payment in the amount of $5,828,202.62 for the period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending January 31, 2023.   The full and complete claim list is available for public view in the Finance Office, Flathead County Courthouse, 800 S Main, Room 214, Kalispell, Montana or online at https://flathead.mt.gov/finance/. Individual requests for personal copies will be accepted by the Finance Office. Claims for the month of January 2023 are approved this 2nd day of February, 2023. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Brad W. Abell                Brad W. Abell, Chairman By: /s/ Debbie Pierson Debbie Pierson, Clerk & Recorder  February 12, 2023   MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29202 INVITATION TO BID The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for Sidewalk and Curbing Construction for the Year Ending December 31, 2023. The project primarily consist of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to remove and replace, or construct concrete sidewalk, curbing, gutters, driveway approaches and restorative seeding. Plans and specifications may be examined beginning February 13, 2023, through QuestCDN. The City of Kalispell portal to QuestCDN and full bidding instructions is located on the City of Kalispell website at https://kalispell.com/bids.aspx. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. No Pre bid meeting will be held for this project. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 3:15 PM on Wednesday March 8, 2023. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901, at 3:15 PM on Wednesday March 8, 2023. Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 15, 2022. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, City Clerk & Communications Manager February 12, 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________