schools
VHS Forestry Program
Update
The Vernonia High School
Forestry Program is moving for-
ward and is on schedule to begin
classes in the fall of 2011. The
program will be under the direction
of instructor Byron Brown, who
worked in the logging industry
before becoming a teacher several
years ago. According to Brown the
course will be very hands on and
interactive and will provide many
opportunities for the community to
be involved.
“I’ve been given the re-
sponsibility of developing the
curriculum and designing and
teaching the forestry class,” ex-
plains Brown. “I’ve been talking
to Julie Woodward from Oregon
Forest Resource Institute (OFRI)
and Amy Grotta, OSU Extension
Forestry Educator, and the Oregon
Department of Education about
what should be in the curriculum,
and what resources are available.
The Northwest Center for Sustain-
able Resources, OSU College of
Forestry and OFRI have provided
curriculum materials for the class-
room. I’ve also had help from
Jeff Skirvin, forestry instructor at
Knappa High School, and have
visited KHS to see first-hand what
they’re doing.”
Brown says he is working
to develop projects in coordina-
tion with the Upper Nehalem Wa-
tershed Council in the Bear Creek
watershed in Vernonia. Longview
Timber Company has allowed the
school access to the watershed and
has also committed to helping in
any way they can. In addition, the
Forestry Program is planning some
projects in conjunction with Han-
cock Forest Management.
Brown and the new program has re-
ceived a lot of support from Mark
Standley, of Log-Safe, Inc. who is
helping with resources, contacts
and fundraisers. His son, Mark
Standley, Jr. of Bighorn Logging,
has generously donated $5,000 to
the program to help get it started.
Other local logging companies will
also be involved.
Brown says field trips are
being planned to the World Forest-
ry Center and the Tillamook Forest
Center, lumber mills, logging sites,
fish hatcheries and seedling nurs-
eries. Transportation to many of
these will be paid for by OFRI.
“We will have a need for
volunteers from the community,
especially seniors with a back-
ground in the wood products in-
dustry,” says Brown. “I could use
some supervisory help with our
field work. Guest speakers with
specialized or historical knowl-
edge would be a big help. Like all
volunteers they will have to be ap-
proved by the school district.”
Anyone who would like
to volunteer can contact Brown by
e-mail at bbrown@vernonia.k12.
or.us or Aaron Miller, Principal at
Washington Grade School.
2011
The scope of work for this bid package
includes, but is not limited to, furnish and
installation of the Landscaping for the new
Vernonia K-12 School in Vernonia Oregon. It
is anticipated that part of this work on site will
commence in September 2011 and must reach
Final Completion no later than April 12th, 2012.
Beginning on July 12th, 2011, bid documents
may be examined at the offices of P&C or
obtained electronically by contacting Rosanna
Williamson at P&C Construction (503.665-
0165 or rosanna@builtbypandc.com. Bidders
must ask specifically for documents titled
“VERNONIA K-12 SCHOOL – ADDENDUM#13
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS”. The
landscaping bid should not include any of the
irrigation shown on sheets L501, L502, L503
& L504. There will be no irrigation on this
project. The bid shall include two separate
pricing line items. The first pricing line item will
include sheets L400 thru L404 which covers
the entire project. The second pricing line item
will cover Alternate #5 sheets L405 thru L408
which is a portion of the entire project. Bidders
will be responsible for bidding sheets L600
thru L605 that are applicable to your scope of
work. All bidders shall include the placement
of topsoil from the onsite stockpile. Include
soil amendments as called for in the project
specifications.
All bidders must be able to furnish payment
and performance bonds covering the faithful
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Club Med Health Careers
Program at Vernonia High School
This spring 22 juniors and seniors
from Vernonia High School attended the
Oregon Pacific Area Health Education health
careers program Club Med. These students
met afternoons in April, May and June to
learn about a variety of health careers. Each
meeting provided students with information
about health occupations and also provided
students with hands on activities including
learning to use a stethoscope and blood
pressure monitor.
In June, students were provided with
a field trip to Medical Teams International
exhibit in Tualatin to learn about the work
health care provider volunteers do both in
Oregon and worldwide. Students learned
about health conditions in Africa, Bosnia,
and Mexico. After the field trip, students
completed a service learning project raising
$100 for medications that will be delivered
to a clinic in Oaxaca Mexico. The students
also put together 30 hygiene kits that included
soap, a comb, wash clothes, tooth paste and
tooth brushes. These supplies will go to an
elementary school in Oaxaca.
Club Med will take place again in the
spring of 2012 at Vernonia High School. For
information contact Karen Bondley at 541-
557-6459 or email to kbondley@charter.net.
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New Vernonia K-12 School
REQUEST FOR BID
Bid Package Six (BP-6): Landscaping
Bids Due 2:00 pm PST, August 4, 2011
Bids for the “VERNONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
– LANDSCAPING: BID PACKAGE SIX (BP-
6)” will be received by the Construction
Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC), P&C
Construction, 2133 NW York St, Portland,
OR 97210 by the time and date listed above.
Faxed bids will be accepted. Questions
regarding the proposal shall be in writing and
directed to Kevin McCall at P&C Construction
by fax (503.667.2565) or e-mail kmccall@
builtbypandc.com. Late bids will not be
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performance of the subcontract and the
payment for all obligations arising hereunder
should such bonds be requested by P&C. P&C
reserves the right to reject any proposer not
capable of securing said bonds.
This is Davis-Bacon Job. Subcontractor will
pay weekly (no exceptions) and will pay the
higher labor rate between BOLI (April, 2010),
or Davis-Bacon (OR100038 MOD 7 REVISED
08/27/10 OR38). Therefore, subcontractor
agrees to meet all guidelines and regulations
set forth and in accordance with governing
authorities. NOTE: Certified payroll reports
must be submitted to contractor as a condition
for payment. Subcontractor is required
to submit originally signed (ink signature)
certified payroll. All bidders must be registered
with the Construction Contractors Board
and in compliance with all other licensing
requirements at the time of submission of their
bids.
P&C Construction, on behalf of the School
District, reserves the right to: reject any
and all proposals; reject any proposal not
in compliance with the bidding procedures
and requirements; reject for good cause any
proposal that would be in the public’s best
interest to do so; and waive minor irregularities
in any or all proposals. There will be no public
opening of bids.
P&C Construction is an equal opportunity
employer and is actively seeking proposals
from minority, women, disadvantaged, and
emerging small business enterprises.
A sample P&C subcontract is included in the
bid documents. Therefore, subcontractors
must clearly make note of any exceptions to
the subcontract prior to bid due date and time.
P&C will consider and exceptions taken to the
P&C subcontract when analyzing bids and
making a selection for the firm that will perform
the work outlined in the bid package.
