Legals for February, 19 2023

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. 29203 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 Tuesday, March 21, 2023, and then publicly opened and read aloud. The project is anticipated to take place from early-June of 2023 through mid-September of 2023. The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following major items: removing portions of the existing domestic water systems at three separate locations (Flathead High School, Glacier High School, and Hedges 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 - Flathead High School Bid Schedule II - Glacier High School Bid Schedule III – Hedges Elementary School Bidders may submit a bid for all three, two, 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. Complete electronic Project Plans and Specifications are available at the Morrison- Maierle, Inc. website “www.m-m.net” by clicking on the “Contact Us” tab, then click “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 $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. 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, February 28, 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. A bid may not 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) days and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid(s) which are in the best interest of the Kalispell Public Schools. Publication dates: February 19, 2023; February 26, 2023; and March 5, 2023. Published in the Daily Interlake, and the Helena Independent Record. February 19, 26, March 5, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29209 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FLATHEAD COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT The Flathead County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on the items listed below on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, beginning at 6:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Conference Room of the South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Suite 200, Kalispell, Montana. 1. A request from Douglas Adams for a Conditional Use Permit for a ‘Cemetery’ to allow for a family cemetery on property located at 214 Rusty Spur Trail in Whitefish, MT. The property is located within the Haskill Basin Estates Zoning District and is zoned AG-20 (Agricultural). The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 20.19 acres that can legally be described as Parcel B of Certificate of Survey No. 15047 in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 31 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. All decisions made by the Board of Adjustment are considered final actions. Interested parties are encouraged to attend the meeting to make their views or concerns known to the Board. Written comments are strongly encouraged and should be received by the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office, no later than 5:00 pm, March 7, 2023. Information and documents pertaining to the above requests are on file in the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office, 40 11 th Street West, Ste 220 Kalispell, MT 59901, and may be reviewed during regular office hours, or you may call (406) 751- 8200 for more information. Please note agenda items are subject to change without notice. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the Planning & Zoning Office at 751-8200 or TTY (800) 335-7592, or call Montana Relay at 711. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Erik K Mack, AICP ® Planning Director February 19, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29210 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FLATHEAD COUNTY PLANNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING The Flathead County Planning Board will hold their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, beginning at 6:00 PM in the 2 nd floor conference room of the South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana. During this meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing to consider the agenda items described below and make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners who will take final action. 1. A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of Alicia C Gower, for property within the Evergreen Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on a parcel of land located at 590 Addison Square, near Kalispell, MT, from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-1 (Suburban Residential). The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 10 acres that can legally be described as follows: A tract of land situated, lying and being in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Known as Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 10261. 2. A zone change request from Dennis Serov, with technical assistance from Sands Surveying Inc., for property within the Lower Side Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on a parcel of land located at 26 Sunrise Drive, near Kalispell, MT, from R-2 (One Family Limited Residential) to B-2 (General Business). The total acreage involved is approximately 1.26 acres that can legally be described as Lot 27 of Lot 27 and Well Site of the Amended Plat of Lots 26 and 27 of Sunrise Terrace No. 2, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk & Recorder of Flathead County, Montana in Section 2, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 3. A request from Jim McIntyre, for preliminary plat approval of Whitefish Ridge Estates Subdivision, a proposal to create 18 lots, (17 residential lots and 1 dry commercial lot) on 382.4 acres. The proposed lots would be served by individual septic systems and wells. The property is located off Highway 93 W and can legally be described as Tracts 1C and 3A and Lot 1 of Subdivision 111 in the East Half of Section 24, Township 31 North, Range 23 West, and the Southeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 31 North, Range 23 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 4. A request from Justin & Stephanie Breck, with technical assistance from Sands Surveying, Inc., for preliminary plat approval of Amended Plat Lot 3 of Homes on a Thousand Hills, a proposal to create three (3) residential lots on 20.07 acres. The proposed lots would be served by individual and shared wells and individual septic systems. The property is located at 251 & 253 Shepherd Trail near Kalispell, MT and can legally be described as Lot 3 of Homes on a Thousand Hills in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 29 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. This item will be reviewed by the West Valley Land Use Advisory Committee on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 @ 6:00 pm in the library of the West Valley Elementary School, 2290 Farm to Market Road, Kalispell, MT. 5. A request from Robert L. Spoklie, with technical assistant from Sands Surveying, Inc. and 406 Engineering, for preliminary plat approval of Fire Hall No. 2 Subdivision, a proposal to create seven (7) residential lots on 10.78 acres. The proposed lots would be served by three shared wells, and one individual well, and individual septic systems. The property is located on Fire Hall Lane, near Columbia Falls, MT and can legally be described as Tract 1 of the Amended Plat of Lot 1 of Firehall Subdivision in the NW¼SE¼ of Section 21, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Documents and maps pertaining to these agenda items are on file for public inspection in the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Ste. 220 in Kalispell. All decisions made by the Planning Board are considered recommendations and will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for final action. Please check the County Commissioners page of the County website, http://flathead.mt.gov/commissioner , or contact the Commissioners’ office for the scheduled date and time of a particular item. Interested persons are encouraged to attend the hearing and make their views and concerns known to the Board. For additional information contact the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office at (406) 751-8200. Written comments are strongly encouraged to be submitted and should be received by the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office no later than March 8, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m. Please note agenda items are subject to change without notice. Any modifications to agenda items will be posted on the county website, http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/events.php Please note agenda items are subject to change without notice. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office at 406-751-8200 or TTY (800) 335-7592, or call Montana Relay at 711. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Erik K. Mack, AICP Planning Director February 19, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29212 CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, will receive bids on TWO (2) NEW CAB & CHASSIS DIESEL PLOW TRUCKS, minimum 60,000 GVWR. Specifications may be obtained from the Flathead County Road Department, 1249 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901. Delivery/shipping will be F.O.B. to the Flathead County Shop at 1249 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, Montana, 59901, within ninety (90) days of the signing of a contract for purchase. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, a bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of his bid 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 unit. 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 or bank draft issued by a Montana bank, or a bid bond executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in Montana. The form of contract and the bid form to be signed are on file and may be obtained at the County Commissioners’ Office, located on the third floor of the old courthouse in Kalispell, Montana. The bidder shall include with his bid a contract form to be executed by the parties. Flathead County reserves the right to negotiate the terms of said proposed contract (excluding prices contained therein) and to consider the terms of said proposed contract, including warranty provisions, in determining the award of bid. All sealed bids, plainly marked “60,000 GVWR Diesel Trucks”, 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 March 6, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Bids will be opened and read the following morning. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept the bid deemed to be in the best interest of Flathead County. The award of a bid will be made solely by the issuance of a letter of award to the successful bidder by the Office of the Flathead County Clerk and Recorder. Dated this 14th day of February, 2023. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By:/s/Brad W. Abell Brad W. Abell, Chairman February 19, 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29213 CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, will receive bids on ONE (1) NEW CAB & CHASSIS DIESEL PLOW TRUCKS, minimum 41,000 GVWR. Specifications may be obtained from the Flathead County Road Department, 1249 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901. Delivery/shipping will be F.O.B. to the Flathead County Shop at 1249 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, Montana, 59901, within ninety (90) days of the signing of a contract for purchase. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, a bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of his bid 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 unit. 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 or bank draft issued by a Montana bank, or a bid bond executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in Montana. The form of contract and the bid form to be signed are on file and may be obtained at the County Commissioners’ Office, located on the third floor of the old courthouse in Kalispell, Montana. The bidder shall include with his bid a contract form to be executed by the parties. Flathead County reserves the right to negotiate the terms of said proposed contract (excluding prices contained therein) and to consider the terms of said proposed contract, including warranty provisions, in determining the award of bid. All sealed bids, plainly marked “41,000 GVWR Diesel Trucks”, 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 March 6, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Bids will be opened and read the following morning. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept the bid deemed to be in the best interest of Flathead County. The award of a bid will be made solely by the issuance of a letter of award to the successful bidder by the Office of the Flathead County Clerk and Recorder. Dated this 14th day of February, 2023. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Brad W. Abell Brad W. Abell, Chairman February 19, 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29215 Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Jessica Rae Vergin: Jessica Rae Vergin, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-23-100 AMY EDDY Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Jessica Rae Vergin to Jessica Rae Seltmann. The hearing will be on 03/21/2023 at 8:30 a.m. The hearing will be at the Justice Center in Flathead County. Date:02/02/2023 PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court BY: /s/ Brittney Colacino Deputy Clerk of Court February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29216 INVITATION TO BID The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for the 2023 Kalispell Tank and Wells Project. The project primarily consists of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to complete the following wells and/or building construction: Schedule 1: Sheepherder Tank Control Valve Building is to be located on West Spring Creek Road between Two Mile Drive and Three Mile Drive in Kalispell, MT. Schedule 2: Utility Lot 2; 1 MG Elevated Storage Tank and Well includes the construction of a 1 MG elevated tank, well building, and the completion of Utility Lot 2 Well. Utility Lot 2 is located adjacent to and east of US Highway 93 approximately 0.60-miles north of Rose Crossing in Kalispell, MT. Schedule 2 includes two (2) additive alternates for the water main connection, only one of which will be awarded. Schedule 3: Utility Lot 3; Four Mile Drive Water Well includes construction of a well building and well completion of the Utility Lot 3 Well. Utility Lot 3 is located adjacent to and south of Four Mile Drive approximately 0.50-miles west of Stillwater Road in Kalispell, MT. Schedule 4: North Main Well includes construction of a well building and well completion of the North Main Well. The North Main Well site is located adjacent to North Main Street near the entrance of the Buffalo Hills Golf Course in Kalispell, MT. Bidding documents may be examined at the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Plans and specifications may also be examined beginning Sunday February 19, 2023, through QuestCDN. Full bidding instructions and The City of Kalispell portal to QuestCDN is located on the City 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 City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 23, 2023. All bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Aimee Brunckhorst, City Clerk & Communications Manager  February 19, 26, March 12, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29217 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 406 Engineering, Inc. on behalf of 30 Appleway, LLC for a floodplain development permit to do work within the flood fringe and floodway. The owners wish to construct a foundation drain outlet pipe, a 12” storm water detention outlet pipe and portions of a continuous sidewalk through the flood fringe (Zone AE) of Spring Creek. The proposed outlets will discharge within the floodway area and the majority of the work will be within the flood fringe and have insignificant effects on backwater and diversion flows. The site is located at 1280 Highway 2 West, Kalispell, Montana, and is more particularly described as Tract 1A, situated lying and being in the south half of the southeast quarter of Section 12, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 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 Thursday, March 2, 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. February 19, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29219 NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT The Flathead County Floodplain Administrator has received the following Floodplain Development Permit applications: FDP-23-01 A request by 406 Engineering, Inc. on behalf of William and Carson Sneed, for the placement of a floating dock and riprap for bank stabilization within the 100-year floodplain of Church Slough. The subject property is located at 2403 Lower Valley Road in Kalispell and can legally be described as Tract 3CA and 3CB in Section 31, Township 28 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The complete application may be viewed at our office. Written or oral comments concerning the above requests should be directed to the Floodplain Administrator at the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office, South Campus Building, 40 11 TH Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana 59901, (406) 751- 8200. Comments should be received by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Erik K. Mack, AICP ® Planning Director Flathead County Planning & Zoning February 19, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________