Page 10 Portland Obaerver, October 29,1981
CITY OF PORTLAND
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed proposals will be received in Room 412, City Hell, Portend, Oregon
97204 for items detailed herein until 2:00 P.M . on the dates indicated.
Plans snd specifications may be obtained at the above address. For addi
tional information telephone buyer at number listed.
When Bid Surety is required, proposals shall be accompanied by a certified
check, cashier's check or a bid bond, payable to the City of Portland for an
amount not less than ten percent (10% ) of the aggregate amount of the bid
as guaranty that the bid shall be irrevocable for the period specified in the
proposal Said bond to be forfeited as fixed and liquidated damages should
the bidder seek to revoke his offer for any reason not authorized by law and
not consented to by City within the irrevocable penod, or neglect or refuse
to enter into contract and provide a suitable bond for the faithful perform
ance of the contract, in the event the sari contract is awarded to him.
N ON-DISCRIM INATION: No proposal or bid will be considered unless the
bidder is certified as an EEO Affirmative Action Employer as prescribed by
Chapter 3.100 of the Code of the City of Portland. All bidders not currently
certified should file the required documentation with the Contract Compli
ance Division, Room 209, City Hall. 1220 S W Fifth Avenue, Portland, Ore
gon 97204, 248-4096, at least five (5) days prior to the Bid Opening. Failure
to achieve certification by the Bid Opening Date and Time shall result in the
return of your Bid Unopened.
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Advertisement For Bids
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Bid No. 82-488A
Notice is hereby given that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Dis
trict of Oregon (Tri-M at) will receive sealed bid proposals until 3:00 p.m.
Pacific Standard Time on November 26, 1981, at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue in
the Planning and Development Division, Third Floor, Conference Room
"D," Portland, Oregon 97202, Attention: Contract Specialist. Bids will be
opened at that time for:
Notice Is hereby given that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Dis
trict of Oregon (Tri-Met) will receive sealed bid proposals until 2:00 p.m. Pa
cific Standard Time on November 24,1981, at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue in the
Planning and Development Division, Third Floor, Conference Room " D ,"
Portland, Oregon 97202, Attention: Contract Specialist. Bids will be opened
at that time for:
Renovation of Room 132 into a Dispatch Center. Project includes remov
al of flooring, construction of partitions and raised flooring, plus other
finishing.
Succesful contractor will be required to comply with all the applicable Equal
Opportunity laws and regulations.
All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller
General's list of ineligible contractors.
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon will not dis
criminate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin, in consid
eration for contract award.
The bid documents, including specifications, conditions, and rules for bid
ding, may be obtained from Ann McFarlane, Contracts Section phone-
238-4802
TR I-C O U N TY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
DESCRIPTION
BID OPENING DATE
Furnishing Parking M eter Coinage Collection. For
more information call Maxine Albright, Buyer, 248-
4003. 10% Bid Surety Required.
11/03/81
Labor, Material Er Equipment for Portland Civic Sta
dium Renovation. For more information call Carlton
Chayer, Ass t Purchasing M gr., 248-5374. 10% Bid
Surety Required. Special Prequalification Required.
11/19/81
Furnishing An Estimated (44) 1982 Mid Size Police
Patrol Sedans. For more information call Duane Gul
lixson, Buyer 248-4004. 10% Bid Surety Required.
Furnish Estimated 10 Sub-Compact Sedan;
Furnish Estimated 30 Compact Sedan. For informa
tion call Duane Gullixson, Buyer, 248-4004. 10% Bid
Surety Required.
DISTRICT OF OREGON
John R. Post
Director, Engineering and Contracts
Janitorial maintenance service of the kiosks, shelters and bus stop signs
on the Portland Mall.
Successful contractor will be required to comply w ith all the applicable
Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller
General's list of ineligible contractors.
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon will not dis
criminate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin, in con
sideration for contract award.
The bid docum ents, including specifications, conditions, and rules for
bidding, may be obtained from Ann McFarlane, Contracts Section, Phone:
238 4802
TRI COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT OF OREGON
John R Post
Director, Engineering and Contracts
Date: October 29, 1961
Date: October 29, 1981
11/03/81
Advertisement for Bids
Bid No. 82470A
Notice is hereby given that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Dis
trict of Oregon (Tri-Met) will receive sealed bid proposals until 1:00 p.m. Pa
cific Standard Time on November 25, 1981, at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue in the
Planning and Development Division, Third Floor, Conference Room " D ,"
Portland, Oregon 97202, Attention: Contract Specialist. Bids will be opened
at that time for:
11/10/81
Repair and maintenance of the overhead bus doors at Tri-Met's Powell
Blvd. facility. Work will comprise complete repair of all bus doors and
an annual contract to keep the doors in a well maintained operable
condition on a time and materials basis.
Advertisement For Bid
Notice is hereby given that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Dis
trict of Oregon (Tri-Met) will receive sealed bid proposals until 2:00 p.m Pa
cific Standard Time on November 25. 1981. at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, in
the Planning and Development Division, Third Floor, Conference Room
D, " Portland, Oregon, 97202, Attention: Contract Specialist. Bids will be
opened at that time for:
Successful contractor will be required to comply w ith all the applicable
Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller
General's list of ineligible contractors.
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon will not dis
criminate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin, in consid
eration for contract award.
Procurement of air-assisted rear door actuators for Tri-Met buses manu
factured by Vapor Corporation.
Successful contractor will be required to comply w ith all the applicable
Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
The bid docum ents, including specifications, conditions, and rules for
bidding, may be obtained from Ann McFarlane, Contracte Section phone
238-4802.
All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller
General's list of ineligible contractors.
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT OF OREGON
John R. Post
Director, Engineering and Contracts
Date: October 29, 1981
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon will not dis
criminate with regard to race, coior, creed, sex or national origin, in consid
eration for contract award.
The bid documents, including specifications, conditions, and rules for
bidding, may be obtained from Ann McFarlane, Contracts Section, Phone:
238-4802.
Resolution
AUTHORIZING THE TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGON (TRI-MET) TO
INCREASE THE MBE/FBE GOALS FOR ALL SUPPLIER/
VENDOR CONTRACTS AS A PART OF THE MINORITY
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE POLICY
WHEREAS, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
(Tri-Met) has established and MBE policy as of August 13, 1979; and
WHEREAS, the U .S. Department of Transportation has promulgated rules
requiring grantee agencies to establish Minority Business Enterprise goals
as a part of their Minority Business Enterprise programs (49 CFR Part 23 46
Federal Register 21171, March 31, 1980), and
WHEREAS, Tri-Met is committed to a continuing effort to contribute to the
development of minority businesses in this community, and will extend its
M H t efforts to insure the maximum opportunity of minority entrepreneurs
and female owned firms to participate in Tri Met proiects and procurement
N OW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1.
That Tri Met establishes an overall goal of 8% MBE participation and
1 % FBE participation for all supplier/vendor contracts; and
2.
That Tri Met will continue to review its MBE program annually to de
termine if M BE/FBE goals and dollar amounts are necessary and ad
visable given the experience of the preceding year, the availability
and capability of MBEs/FBEs, snd given the anticipated volume and
nature of business anticipated by Tri-Met in the coming year; and
That increase of the MBE/FBE goal in the supplier/vendor area adds
to the existing MBE policy adopted by the Tri Met Board of Directors,
the policy guidelines of which govern its implementation and admin
istration.
Gerard K. Drummond
President
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT OF OREGON
John R. Post
Director, Engineering and Contractsf
Date: October 29, 1981
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w ill lack (he am ount o f food re-
uired for no rm al body develop
m ent. The forecast fo r food con-
umption in the Central African na
tions is of 20 per cent under the min
imum levels. One fourth o f the peo
ple in Third World countries will go
hungry.
The w id e n in g gap
Never before has the gap between
the developed and the underde
veloped nations been so great. The
developed countries, w ith 25 per
cent o f the world’s population, have
83 per cent o f the world’s Gross N a
tional Produce; they consume 75 per
cent o f the energy and 70 per cent of
the grains; they own 92 per cent o f
the w o rld ’ s industries and 95 per
cent o f technological resources; they
use 89 per cent o f the world’s educa
tional resources.
The w o rld ’ s pop ulatio n is 4400
million, 75 per cent o f which lives in
underdeveloped countries. By the
year 2000 the p o p u latio n w ill be
6400 million. M ore than 90 per cent
o f that growth will take place in the
underdeveloped world. By 2000 the
average Gross National Product will
have risen 53 per cent above the
1975 level. In the developed coun
tries it will rise to $8500, while in the
underdeveloped nations it w ill re
main at less than $590. That is to say
that in the next 20 years the wide
gap between the developed and un
derdeveloped nations w ill have
doubled.
The d ete rio ratin g state o f the
economy in the U .S. and other de
veloped countries has a devastating
effect on the Third W orld. The U.S.
government has aggravated the cri
sis by raising interest rates. This
raises the cost o f money in the U.S.
domestic economy, with the idea of
The present situation in the underdeveloped world is:
Undernourished (hungry)
570 million
Illiterate adults
800 million
Totally lacking medical care
1500 million
Annual income under $90
1300 million
Life expectancy under 60
1700 million
Living in unfit housing
1030 million
Children not in school
250 million
Unemployed
1103 million
limiting inflation. The favorable in
terest rates a ttrac t money from
abroad, drawing o ff the monetary
resources o f the nations o f Western
Europe and undermining their econ
omies.
This has weakened the com peti
tors, caused a devaluation o f their
currencies, and made imported U.S.
technology and oil more expensive,
while lowering the prices U.S. buy
ers must pay for European goods.
Third W orld countries also feel the
drain o f their convertible foreign
currency attracted to U .S . banks,
while those banks in turn raise to
untenable limits the amounts to be
paid for servicing the growing debt
o f the underdeveloped countries.
The d eb t g row s
The foreign debt o f the T h ird
W orld is over $500 billion and in
creasing. Between 1970 and 1980 the
debt grew at an average o f 21 per
cent per year. In 1979 interest alone
came Io $44.2 billion.
The growing dependence o f the
Third W orld countries’ economies
on the industrialized countries exac
erbates the negative effects the pres
ent trade terms have on them. P ri
vate banking and international f i
nancial in stitu tio ns play a m ajo r
role in the process o f deterioration
and then, together w ith a greater
opening o f those countries to econ
om ic, financial and technological
penetration by transnational c o r
porations, has led them to financial
paralysis with no way out. The rela
tions o f trade prices coupled with
the freezing or depression o f the
prices o f raw materials and products
from underdeveloped nations, the
increasing prices o f m anufactured
goods and services from developed
countries, the high interest rates,
lim ited foreign financing sources
and inflation have led the underde
veloped w orld in to an unprece
dented abyss o f indebtedness, im
poverishment, dependence and eco
nomic asphyxia.
U .S . offers "b o o tstra p s "
als in underdeveloped countries
durin g that period am ounted to
$100 b illio n, or $2.40 for every $1
invested. U .S . p ro fits were even
higher, $4.50 for every dollar invest
ed.
IM F , the World Bank and the Gen
eral Agreem ent on T a riffs and
Trade. The developing nations have
the m a jo rity in the U .N . General
Assembly.
C o nferen ce called
It was these vast differences in the
distribution o f the world’s resources
and the resulting human suffering
that led to the Cancún Conference
last week in Mexico. The conference
was called last year by a group o f
world leaders led by W illie Brandt,
form er West Germ an C hancellor.
H is report endorsed most o f the
Third W o rld ’ s call for a large in
crease in aid, a rise in the prices o f
raw materials exported by poor na
tions, and a larger T h ird W o rld
voice in the International Monetary
Fund (IM F ) and World Bank.
The U.S. response to the demand
o f the T h ird W o rld fo r a “ New
Economic O rd er’ ’ is incentives for
private investment— investment in
surance, loan breaks and co-finan
cing deals with m ulti-lateral devel
What ths future holds
opment banks. Negotiations will be
channeled through the U .S .-c o n
There is sharp disagreement over
tro lle d In te rn a tio n a l M o n e ta ry the results o f the conference. There
Fund and W o rld B ank. The U .S . was agreement to continue discus
will offer aid based on political and sions through the U nited Nations,
but there was no agreement on what
strategic alliances, not on need.
R ealistically, p rivate enterprise the next step will be.
has not been the answer to develop
The U.S. stuck to its “ bootstrap’’
ment in the T h ird W o rld . From
approach, offering to help underde
1970-1978 the multinational corpor
veloped nations help themselves
ations invested $42.2 billion in the
through investment by the multina
Third W orld, with U .S. investments
tio n al c o rp o ra tio n s . T he U .S ,
totaling $8.7 billion. In contrast, the
Britain and West Germany insisted
profits obtained by the multination-
that no U .N . action undermine the
The Third World and its support
ers like Canada, Austria and France
continue to hope that talks will be
set up under the U .N . Prime M inis
ter Pierre Elliott Trudeau o f Canada
said, “ There is a consensus to
launch global n eg o tiatio n s,” and
that is movement. He added, “ I
would not say this is a solid step for
ward.’ ’
President M il,e ra n d o f France
said, “ The developing countries
want the General Assembly to have
full control while certain industrial
countries wan, to safeguard their
strength through the IM F , W o rld
Bank and G A T T .”
Muhammed Bcdjaoui, A lgeria’s
delegate to the U N ., called R ea
gan’s position “ unfortunate.”
T h iid W o rld leaders had hoped
that at a minim um the conference
would agree to se, up a new world
bank to finance energy exploration
— a move opposed by the U .S .,
which fears private oil companies
could be pushed out. Mitterand said
flatly, “ The energy sector will be set
u p .’ ’ A lexander H aig said, “ W e
pointed out we d o n ’ t think this is
the time for such a thing.”