Legals for December, 4 2024

NO. 30784 Montana Department of Transportation Notice of Sale of Real Estate NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Montana Department of Transportation will sell at a public auction online, with reserve, to the highest bidder, the following described real estate: A tract of land in US Government Lot 4 in the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 1, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.,M., Flathead County, Montana, as shown by the shaded area on the exhibit, consisting of 2 pages attached hereto and made a part hereof, containing an area of 21.26 acres, more or less. SUBJECT TO all rights of ingress and egress over and across the limited access as effected through the Access Control Resolution # 200428208180 & 201000003450 for highway projects NH- 5-3(60)109 and MT 15(76), approved by the Transportation Commission and filed with the Clerk and Recorder’s Office of Flathead County, Montana. It is expressly intended and agreed that these reservations, burdens, and restrictions shall run with the land and shall forever bind the Grantee, their successors, and assigns. The public online auction can be found at the following link and will be begin at “ 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2024,” and close at “4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.” https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/mtre,mt/list/current?orgid=1017600 Terms: 10% down payment by wire transfer ONLY to MDT within 3 days of a notification as the successful bid. The appraised value of this land is $1,594,500.00. Under statutory restrictions, the State cannot accept any bid under 90% of the appraised value. The property is being sold AS IS. The 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 MDT 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. https://mdt.mt.gov/business/real-estate.aspx Nov. 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, and Dec. 1, 4, 8, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 30837 SECTION 00100 INVITATION TO BID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Flathead County Water District No. 1 - Evergreen (“District” and “Owner”) invites sealed Bids for construction of the Evergreen Lift Station 19 Improvements (“Project”). The District will receive such Bids electronically ONLY via QuestCDN until 11:30 am local time (MT) on December 9, 2024. The bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud via virtual meeting at the following link: Bid Opening Meeting Link Virtual: Meeting ID 269 753 469 687, Passcode: jPY2zz Call In (audio only): +1 309-644-4427, Phone ID: 386 793 760# The District requires bidders submit electronic bids as prescribed on the Engineer’s electronic bidding site, www.questcdn.com or Evergreen QuestCDN project portal.  SCOPE OF WORK. The Project includes, without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant Work necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described as follows: The work generally consists of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to construct a new lift station, concrete wet well/emergency storage basin and site utility work necessary to support the new lift station. Work will be bid and awarded according to the following bid schedules: Base Bid – Site Work and Buried Utilities: Construct approximately 653 lineal feet of gravity sewer main ranging in size from 8-inches to 21-inches; 425 lineal feet of 14-inch force main; eight manholes; diversion structure; 225 lineal feet of 8-inch water main; and a variety of valves, hydrants, and fittings. Base Bid work also includes site grading, dewatering, bypass pumping, and construction of gravel driving surfaces. Additive No. 1 – Lift Station 19 Concrete Wet Well and Emergency Storage: Construct a 160,000-gallon cast-in-place, dual chambered concrete tank to function as a wet well and emergency storage basin; concrete valve vault; and concrete meter vault. Additive No. 1 work also includes site grading around the new structure and dewatering during construction.   Additive No. 2 – Lift Station Construction – Pumps, Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls: Construct a new lift station building complete with electrical, mechanical, and controls; install three (3) submersible pumps in wet well; install meter, piping, and fittings in meter vault; install valves, piping and fittings in valve vault; and install new electrical service, 250 kW generator, and transfer switch. Additive No. 3 – Service Road Grading and Paving: Finish grade existing service road into site with crushed base course and asphalt surfacing. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the District Engineer. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS. This Invitation to Bid will be governed by the following tentative schedule. All dates are subject to change at the discretion of the District. EVENT DATE TIME Invitation to Bid Released By November 3, 2024 N/A Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory) November 12, 2024 1:30 pm MT Final Questions Due November 27, 2024 By 5:00 pm MT Responses to Questions Released By December 5, 2024 N/A Bids Due & Bid Opening December 9, 2024 By 11:30 am MT OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS. Prospective Bidders must purchase contract documents through QuestCDN. QuestCDN is a web-based platform for construction project advertisements, bid documents distribution and plan holder lists. Prospective bidders will need the seven-digit QuestCDN project number (#9367792) to locate the job on the QuestCDN website search page. Bids will not be accepted from any prospective bidder who has not purchased contract documents through QuestCDN. There is a non-refundable fee to download the project documents and an additional non-refundable fee to bid the project. PRE-BID MEETING AND SITE VISIT. There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference held in-person at the Evergreen Water District (108 Cooperative Way, Kalispell, MT 59901) and virtually via Microsoft Teams at 1:30 pm local time (MT) on November 12, 2024, at the following link or by contacting either Mark Bellon of IMEG (Mark.A.Bellon@imegcorp.com) or Jeff Walla of the Evergreen Water District (jwalla@evergreenwaterdistrict.com) for invitation:  Pre-Bid Meeting Link Virtual: Meeting ID 262 021 752 337, Passcode: mNQsH9 Call In (audio only): +1 309-644-4427, Phone ID: 169 512 70# After the pre-bid meeting, site visit(s) will follow. No virtual meeting will be provided for the site visit. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION. Contractor and any of the Contractor’s Subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, PO Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena MT 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling (406) 444-7734. Contractor shall also be required to register with SAM.gov and provide proof of registration to the Owner prior to the award of the contract. PREVAILING/DAVIS BACON WAGES. All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractor or Subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at the higher rates as required by State of Montana Prevailing Wages and Federal Davis Bacon Wages. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. BONDS. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to Flathead County Water District No. 1, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and 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. FUNDING: This project is funded in part or in whole with grant/loan funding from a combination of State Revolving Fund (SRF) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The award of the project will be contingent upon receiving funding and award concurrence from SRF and ARPA. BIDDING PROCESS. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the bids specified above, unless otherwise noted in the Instructions to Bidders. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days or outlined in the Bid Form, whichever greater, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid that is in the best interest of the Owner. Flathead County Water District No. 1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Publication Dates: December 4, 2024 Published in the Daily Inter Lake. December 4, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________