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I Pag« 12 Portland Obaarvar, August 31,1963 Invitation to Bid Request for Proposal DEPA RTM ENT OF PUBLIC W O R KS DEPA RTM ENT OF GENERAL SERVICES M ARKET SEG M EN TA TIO N A N D PO TENTIAL S T U D Y . PHASE II FOR THE REHABILITATION OF A S A N IT A R Y SEWER IN W IN TER STREET NE A N D ALLEY EAST OF CAPITOL STREET BELMONT TO M ILL CREEK Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Purchasing Agent, City Hell, Salem, Oregon, until but not after 11:00 a .m ., Local Time on Septem ber 14, 1983, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Council Chambers, Civic Center. 566 Liberty Street SE, Salem, Oregon, for REHABILITATION OF A S A N ITA R Y SEWER IN W IN TER STREET NE ANO ALLEY EAST OF CAPITOL STREET. BELM ONT TO M ILL CREEK. The proposed work consists of: the installation of 1601 lineal feet of 13.38 inch O .D . P.E. linear pipe and the removal and replacement of 449 lineal feet of 8 inch sanitary sewer pipe and appurtenances. Plans, specifications and other bid documents may be inspected and ob tained at the office of the City of Salem, Department of Public Works, 566 Liberty Street SE, Room 336, Salem, Oregon. The bidder shall not file the book of "Standard Construction Specifications" with his bid. Notice is hereby given that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-M et I w « receive proposals until 2:00 p .m .. Pacific Daylight Time on September 23, 1883, St 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue. Engineer ing and Contracts. Third Floor, Portland. Oregon 97202. Proposals win be evaluated subsequent to the above time and date for: P e a c e tim e re g is tra tio n fo r th e d ra ft Is co n tin u in g . Due to the short time available to file for defermenu/exemptions after induction notices arc sent, young men are urged to seek more inform ation and to begin to prepare Conscientious Objector claims now. M ore inform ation is available from the Fellowship o f Reconciliation and the Northwest D raft Counseling Center at 238-0603. Market Segmentation and Potential Study. Phase II, No. 84-541N The successful proposer shall be required to comply with all the applicable Equal Opportunity and MBE lews and regulations. All proposers shall be required to certify that they are not on the Comptrol ler General's list of ineligible contractors. The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon does not discriminate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin The Request for Proposal may be obtained from the Engineering and Con tracts. Phone: (503) 239-6486. TRI CO UN TY M ETRO POLITAN TR A N SPO R TA TIO N D ISTR IC T OF OREGON Bids shall be made on the forms furnished by the City, addressed, and mailed or delivered to the City Purchasing Agent, City Hell, Salem. Oregon, in a sealed envelope plainly marked "B ID ON REH ABILITATION OF A SA N ITA R Y SEWER IN W IN TER STREET NE A N D ALLEY EAST OF CAPITOL STREET, BELMONT STREET TO MILL CREEK." John R. Post, Director Engineering and Contracts Date: 8 /3 1 /8 3 A surety bond, cashier's check or certified check of the bidder, made payable to the City of Salem, in the amount of ten percent (10% ) of the bid must accompany each bid as security. Bid security of all save the three lowest bidders will be returned following the bid opening; all bid security will be refunded upon execution of the contract by the successful bidder. No bid will be received or considered by the City of Salem unless the bid contains a statement by the bidder that the provisions of ORS 279.360 shail be included in his contract. No bid shall be received from any bidder who has not filed a prequalification statement with the City Purchasing Supervisor, 1340 20th Street SE, Salem, Oregon, 97302, on or before September 6. 1983. Upon City approval of the submitted prequalification application, tha bidder will re ceive a valid proposal lor bidding purposes. Prequalification class: "S ew er." Bid No : 2517 Bid Opening: September 14. 1983 Patricia Wolfe, City Recorder Request for Letters of Qualification PRELIM INARY ENGINEERING FOR THE SUNSET LIGHT RAIL PROJECT No 84 544N Notice is hereby given that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Dis trict of Oregon (Tri M et) will receive Requests for Letters of Qualification until 3:00 p .m ., Pacific Daylight Time on 22 September 1983, at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Engineering and Contracts Department. Tblrd Floor, Portland, Oregon 97202, Attention: J o h n « Post;W iSctb»VF)dp«»alei4iUbeevalMat ed subsequent to the above time and date for- PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING FOR THE SUNSET LIGHT RAIL PROJECT Scope of W ork shall include: route design, station design, systems engi neering and scheduling. The successful proposer shall be required to comply with all the applicable Equal Opportunity and MBE laws and regulations. All proposers shall be required to certify that they are not on the Comptrol ler General's list of ineligible contractors. The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon does not discriminate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin. The Request for Letters of Qualifications may be obtained from the Engi neering and Contracts Department, Phone: 1503) 239 6466 TRI CO UNTY M ETRO POLITAN TR AN SPO R TA TIO N D ISTR IC T OF OREGON John R. Post. Director Engineering and Contracts Advertisement for Bids The CITY OF ST. HELENS invites bids for the following: Labor and equipment for replacement of existing 10" watermain with 12" ductile iron pipe Protect length will be approximately 766 feet of 12" ductile iron pipe, 90 feet of 6" ductile iron pipe, and 35 feet of 8" ductile iron pipe. Project also includes reconnection of 21 water service lines (% " , 1", 2", and 4"). installation of 2 new fire hydrants, and installation of all other associated valves, tees, fittings and hardware. Contractor shall furnish all 6 ", 8". and 12" ductile iron pipe, associated tees, and thrust block con crete. City will provide all other materials. Detailed specifications will be available from the City Administrator on Sep tember 1, 1983 There is a 15 00 non refundable charge for copies of the bid proposal, specifications and plans. An additional charge will be added to cover postage costs, if mailed. Bids must be sealed and submitted in writing to contracting officer by the time of the public opening which is 4:00 p .m ., September 14. 1983. Pre qualifications requests are not desired or necessary but must be received by 4:00 p.m ., September 12. 1983, if submitted. The CITY OF ST. HELENS intend to award contract to low bidder who complies with bid requirements and specifications. A bid bond and a perfor mance bond will be required A City business license is also required for doing business in the City. The CITY OF ST. HELENS is an Equal Opportu nity Employer. Rosaline L Mallory City Administrator CITY OF ST HELENS City Hall 266 Strand Street P O. Box 278 St. Helens. Oregon 97061 More bids on Page 11 Telephone (5031 397 6272 Black History book controversy (Continued fro m page I col. 6) said his references w e i. not very comprehensive. "W h en you identi fied the sources in the bibliography, you didn’t provide me with a whole lot of inform ation such as the volume number and page,” Stuart reacted by stating that he used the narrative form o f research which, he said, “ You don't have to put a page number dow n.” Another inaccuracy found by Harris included, "Rosa Parks got o ff the bus in Little Rock, A rkan sas.” Historically and factually, Rosa Parks boarded and got o ff the bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Stuart agreed that was a mistake. " I t was corrected in the other edi tio n ." Stuart’s main defense during this verbal interaction in Portland was that corrections were made in “ the third edition.” But a parent in the audience, Lawrence C lark, asked Stuart, “ You alluded to a second . pdjyon W hal edition are we In i” Stuart answered he was 'Ssell over the third edition___ W e found some errors in the second and as I recall we found three or fo u r.” However, a call to the publisher in Phoenix, Arizona at Phoenix Books, clarified what edition Stuart was promoting. Publisher Boye De Mente stated, "T here is only one edition so far. The second edition is being worked on. The very earliest the second edition will come out is at the end of this year.” De Mente said Phoenix Books was aware o f the mistakes in Stuart's book. He called some o f them "g larin g.” W e rushed out a first edition in order to get started on the marketing program. It is taking us a little longer to do the re visions because o f all the other pres sures that we have.” When asked why his company promoted a book with errors in dates, locations and names, De Mente answered, " W e felt that with all the errors brought to the atten tion o f the people concerned, the book was still valuable enough to go ahead and sell. The book fills a valuable need in all communities. "T here is also a financial reason involved. W e are small enough where we couldn't take a loss once the errors were caught.” De Mente also said no historians were brought in to review the book. "T h e first edition was brought out much sooner than it should have been." Among the errors in "Black History and Achievements in Am erica" are: "Roy Fanner headed the Congress o f Racial Equality.” James Farmer headed C O R E . "Louis Armstrong wrote 'A in ’t Misbehavin’ . ” In truth. Fats W aller wrote “ A in 't Misbehavin’ . ” "M arcus Garvey organized the Black Steamship L in e ." It was the Black Star Line. " In 1963, Nkrum ah organized the African Unity O rganization.” It was the Organization o f African Unity. Among the errors in definition are: “ Black movies like ‘The W ater melon Man* and 'Cotton Comes to " It it always with tha bail intantiont that the worst work it dona " Oscar Wilde H arlem ,' showed Blacks as respon sible characters.” "Lin co ln freed the slaves at the Gettysburg Address in 1863.” “ Ethiopia is in West Africa and Senegal is in East A fric a .” "Colonialism was first and fore most a political instrument.” Stuart left out the economics of colonialism which many historians believe is just as important — i f not more so. Kamau Anderson, a civil engineer and consultant on Black History for Portland Black Schools, questioned Stuart about the lack o f any refer ence made to M alcolm X . " I n my wildest imagination, I cannot under stand how you can give an overview o f the struggle without including Malcolm X . How can you talk about the 1960s without Malcolm X? He was one o f our most im por tant heroes o f that decade." Karlton Stuart said he made a judgment call by excluding M alcolm X and others. As these and other mistakes were being pointed out to Stuart, he became increasingly hos tile in his mannerism, especially toward Joyce Harris. "L o o k , young lady. I told you there were 24 mistakes and we corrected them !" Rev. Garlington stated, " I really have no axe to grind with you. Any new book that comes out that shows Black history and achievements I applaud. But one o f the things we have dealt with in the Black com munity was the misrepresentation of our history by whites. We don’t have to put up with that by Blacks. It becomes far more important that a Black historian be certain o f the facts. " W e commend your desire to write our history, but I cannot sign my name and endorse this book with over six dozen mistakes. T o the extent tha> I have influence in the Portland Public Schools I would oppose them using this book in its present fo rm .” Garlington then calmly walked up to the front o f the church and placed the book on the table next to where Stuart was standing. Stuart responded, " I f you come along with a book that brings out the facts then it has constructive objective value. This book in its present form received endorsements from the Superintendents o f Educa tion in Arizona, Pennsylvania and other states.” But from the audience a state ment came. " I don't think there is a white superintendent who has the background to know that H . Rap Brown was Ray Brown as indicated in the book. They couldn't have cri tiqued this book without some knowledge or background in Black history.” I I I I I I I I I » I I M a íllo I I I I Billy E ck atln e. In te rn a tio n a lly fa m o u s jazx a rtis t, will open this year's Artquake a day early on Thursday, Sept. 8, 8:00 p .m ., at the Masonic Temple, 1119 S .W . Park. Shirley Nanette will open. Tickets are S I0 and $20 at Meier A Frank stores and the Artquake office, 227- AR TS. Artquake will continue on Sept. 9, 10 and I I in the South Park Blocks. Boise N e ig h b o rh o o d Im p ro v e m e n t A s so ciatio n meets on Sept. 6, 7 p .m ., Albina Youth Opportunity School, 3710 N . Mississippi. Com missioner M ike Lindberg is the guest speaker. N o rth P o rtlan d C itizen s C o m m itte e meets Sept. 6, 7:30 p .m ., Neighbors N orth, 7508 N . Hereford. North Portland delegates to Com munity Action Agency o f Portland w ill discuss funding cuts to North Comm unity Action Council. D iab ete s an d Your Eyes, a fre e c o m m u n ity e d u c a tio n p ro g ram , will be offered by Good Samaritan Hospital, T h u n ., Sept. 8, 6:30 to 8:00 p .m ., in the Nursing Education Building, 2235 N .W . Northrup St. Free parking is available in the adjacent Devers Eye Clinic lot. Call 229- 7205 or 229-7561 for info. P o rtlan d S ch o ol B oard meets Sept. 8, 7:30 p .m ., Blanchard Center, 501 N . Dixon. " L a w E n fo rc e m e n t C h a lle n g e " ILEC IV ) is being held at Camp Withycombe, Clackamas, Oregon from Sept. 2-4. Portland Police officers and members o f the Portland Police Bureau's Law Enforcement Program will participate. Any Portland area youths, ages 16-21 years, who would be interested in joining the Law Enforcement Explorer Program should contact M r. David Howe at 226-3423. A Red Cross B aby C e re Class is being offered for parents o f infants through the first year o f life on the following Thursdays: Sept. I , 8, IS and 22 from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m . at the Chapter Services Center, 3835 SW Kelly St. Cost is $5. Call 243-3272 to pre-register. T h a 6th A n n u a l “ xtlo n e l C lo w n . M im e , P u p p e t an d D a n c e M in is try W o rk s h o p will be held Sept. 2-5 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 N .E . Hancock. Registration will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday the 2nd, with the first workshops at 3:30. Some childcare is avail able. Call 297-3846 or 287-1289 for info. Free blood pressure checks every Friday are offered by Providence Medical Center from 9 a.m . to 12 noon, and 1 to 3 p.m . in the Primary Care Clinic at the medical center, 4805 N .E . Glisan St. No appointment is needed. Call 230-1111, ext. 5002 for info. A n o u tp a tie n t alc o h o lism tre a tm e n t p ro g ra m is offered to the public on a year-round basis by the Providence Medical Center. The five- week program includes both individual and group counselling. Call Bill Salmon, Program Director, at 230-6119. M o s t classes a t PC C C ascad e ca m p u s w ill b eg in th e w e e k o f Sep tem ber 2B. and registration is n o w u n d e rw a y a t 706 N . Klllings- w o rth . For schedules or to register, call 283-2541. W alt T ilfo rd , „Vice-President o f the Phoenix Urban Lebgue and a history teacher M id he pointed out to Stuart the mistakes in the book before mass circulation. "K a rl told me that they already started running several thousand copies. He said the errors will be corrected in a later edition.” T ilfo rd also said, "O verall, it is alright to use as a resource book. He was trying to get the community col leges to use it as a textbook, but I told him we couldn't because it didn’t have enough depth.” Tilfo rd agreed with Joyce Harris about the incomplete bibliography and called it "inconclusive.” "H ow ever, there is enough general inform ation in the book so you can talk about it .” Don A lfo rd , Recruiting C oordi nator for the Phoenix O .I.C ., stood by his endorsement o f the book. “ It was heralded as a fine example o f a collection o f inform ation. Now , there were a few mistakes, but not enough to bring about this contro versy.” A researcher from the National O .I.C . office in Philadelphia, who declined to be identified, said she had read the book. "B u t I didn't read it from the standpoint o f a true history book. I read it for just the general inform ation that was includ ed.” Because o f deadline pressure, we could not determine if Stuart was a member o f the National O .I.C . board or if the National Board en dorsed the book. D r. Ann Taylor, from Scottsdale Comm unity College near Phoenix, said "T h e book is generally what the author says it is. There were some mistakes — some major and some minor. I don't think the mis takes are critical.” It was later stated by a source in Phoenix that Dr. Taylor put the workbook to Portland’s largest black-owned newspaper. gether that accompanied the book. Stuart said the mistakes in his book were being blown out o f pro portion by the audience in Portland. "1 have never had this type o f forum before and I have traveled across the country. I didn't like the manner and approach that was used. The reason why questions are controlled is to avoid arguments." Kamau Anderson pointed out to Stuart that arguing occurred because Stuart kept interrupting the members in the audience who questioned him. One concern brought up by W ally Scales was that the book received endorsements from local ministers like Rev. John Jackson and Bishop H .B . Daniels. Bishop Daniels said, "Stuart came by the church and his talk sounded good. I just signed a piece o f paper. It was in my haste and my busy schedule I didn't go through it.” Daniels said Stuart's connections with the national O .I.C . office gave Stuart more credibility than a thorough reading o f the book deserved. Rev. Jackson could not be reached for his comments. Another parent in the audience at Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church said, in light o f the discus sion and the way Stuart handled the observations made about his book, she would not buy it. Dorena Puscas stated, "A s you have noticed, I ’ m white and my son is both Black and white. I want him to have the knowledge o f both races so he can take the best and become a better person. I can't, with a clear con science, give my son this book and tell him that 'this is your history.* How can you bring this book to the public for sale? 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