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    Page 12...The Portland Observer..July 15,1992
Portland Observer
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CLASSIFIEDS
Document 00020
Addendum No. 1
Springwater Trail Corridor
Handicap Accessible
Interpretive Stations and Paths
Project No. 7049
Bid Opening: Thursday, July 16,1992
11:00 A.M. P.D.T.
Owner: City of Gresham. Oregon
Landscape Architect: The Office of Robert Perron
The following revisions to the Plans and Specifications for the
project shall hereby become a part of Part II Special Provisions
of the Contract Documents. The bidder shall make reference to
this Addendum on page 3 of the Proposal.
Item #1 - Change:
The last sentence of the text on Sheet L-
12 reads “The tracks were removed in
1991, as part of the development of the
Springwater Trail Corridor."
Should Read: ‘T he tracks and ties were removed by the
railroad company in 1991 to be salvaged
for other uses.”
Item #2 - Add:
The “Johnson Creek CORRIDOR” logo in
the upper left corner of each of the 14
signage panels. Locate the logo to the
right of the 40 Mile Loop logo.
The vegetation shall be colored green; the fish shall be silver;
w ater lines superimposed over the fish shall be light blue; the
remaining water lines shall be a darker blue; color for “Johnson
Creek" and the solid background around "CORRIDOR” will be
determined. This copy of the logo is for reference only. A PMT
original is available for the contractor's use; the work “CORRI­
DOR” on a solid background will need to be added to the original.
Item #3 -
Copies of the "SPRINGWATER TRAIL
CORRIDOR" and “40 MILE LOOP” logos
are enclosed for clarification purposes.
Advertisement For Bids
The Port Of Portland
Rlvergate Industrial district
Smith And Bybee Lakes
Outfall Control Structure
Sealed bids for the Rlvergate Industrial District, Smith and Bybee
Lakes, Outfall control structure, will be received at the office of the
Manager, contracts and Procurement, of The Port of Portland,
700 N E Multnomah Street, 15th floor, Portland, Oregon, (mail­
ing address: Post Office Box 3529, Portland, Oregon. 97208)
until, but not after, 2 p.m. August 5,1992, and thereafter publicly
opened and read.
Description of Work:
Construct lake outfall control structure and slope protec
tion. W ork includes steel and concrete fabrication, grad­
ing. rip rap, metal screening, and seeding.
A prebid conference will be held on W ednesday, July 22,
1992, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 15 P in the Port
offices, 700 N.E. Multnomah, Portland, Oregon, to dis­
cuss all phases of the work.
Please direct technical questions to the Project Engineer,
Stan Snyder, (503) 731-7312.
Bids must be on the bid form which will be provided to prospective
bidders and must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's
checkdrawn on a United States bank or a bid bond payable to The
Port of Portland in an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the
total amount bid.
Prequalification is not required for this work.
The drawings and the contract manual may be examined at Port
offices. Copies may be obtained by prospective bidders at no cost
from Contracts and Procurement (address above).
No bid will be received or considered unless it contains a
statement by the bidder as a part of the bid that the provisions of
ORS 279.350 (regarding prevailing wage rates) are to be com­
plied with.
No bid will be received or considered unless the bidder is
registered with the State of Oregon Construction Contractors
Board, pursuant to ORS 701.055 (1), prior to submitting a bid
(Reference Articles 10,12, and 13 in the Instructions to Bidders.)
A license for asbestos work under ORS 468A.720 is not required
By Phillip W. Kidby, Landscape Architect
City of Gresham Parks & Recreation Division
Date July 13,1992
for this work.
Bidders are required to state whether or not the bidder is a
resident bidder, as defined in ORS 279.029. (Reference Article 3
in the Instructions to Bidders.)
I Bids may be rejected if not in compliance with bidding procedures
and requirements. Any or all bids may be rejected if in the public
interest to do so.
The Port Of Portland
Ron Stempel
Manager
C ontracts and Procurem ent
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
Crime Prevention Specialist
The Crime Prevention Specialist develops and implements programs
related to crime issues in the twelve (12) inner Northeast Portland
neighborhoods. The purpose of the Neighborhood Crime Prevention
Program is to increase citizen involvement in crime prevention to reduce
crime and the fear of crime. The Crime Prevention Specialist works for
the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) and is supervised by
the Crime Prevention Coordinator. This position is for forty (40) hours per
week with some evening and weekend meetings.
Responsibilities
• Work with the Crime Prevention Coordinator to develop and
maintain interaction between neighborhood associations and
crime prevention efforts.
• Work with citizen groups to: Develop neighborhood crime preven­
tion goals, objectives and strategies; Access neighborhood crime
prevention needs; 'Provide anti-crime education through work­
shops, newsletters, and neighborhood meetings.
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Port of Portland
Career Opportunities
Communications Dispatcher
Aviation/PDX Communications
Closing Date: July 17,1992
If interested and qualified, apply in person at the Port of Portland
Employment Office, 700 NE Multnomah, 14th floor. Applicants residing
outside the Portland metropolitan area ad physically disable applicants
may request application materials by calling (503) 731-7400.
Preemployment drug screening is required. All applications must be
received by 5 p.m. on the closing date.
Information about career opportunities with the Port can be obtained by
calling the Job Hotline at (503) 731-7480
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Provide assistance to citizens concerned with drug and gang
activity.
Provide other crime prevention assistance to citizens as directed
by a citizen based Public Safety Action Committee, Northeast
Coalition of Neighborhoods Board, or the Crime Prevention
Coordinator.
Port of Portland
Career Opportunities
Loss Prevention Manager
Human Resources/Risk Department
Closing Date: July 17,1992
If interested and qualified, apply in person at the Port of Portland
Employment Office, 700 NE Multnomah, 14th floor. Applicants residing
outside the Portland metropolitan area and physically disabled appli­
cants may request application materials by calling (503) 731-7400.
Preemployment drug screening is required. All applications must be
received by 5 p.m. on the closing date.
Work in cooperation with city-wide Neighborhood Crime Preven­
tion Programs and the Portland Police Bureau's Community
Policing Program.
Maintaincrimepreventionrecords, monitor and evaluate projects, ,
write reports.
Knowledge and Skills Required
• Demonstrated skills in community crime prevention methods and
strategies.
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Ability to work with diverse groups of people.
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Familiarity of Inner Northeast Neighborhoods.
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Demonstrated skill in community organizing.
Skill in volunteer training, including public speaking and materials
preparation
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Skill in short and long range planning, prioritizing and coordinating
of neighborhood projects.
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Skill in oral and written communications.
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Demonstrated skills in evaluation, monitoring and documentation
of neighborhood data and crime statistics.
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Ability to work as a team member, both within the organization and
in the community.
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Computer skills with word processing and data-base manage­
ment Macintosh preferable
Port of Portland
Information about career opportunities with the Port can be obtained by
calling the Job Hotline at (503) 731-7480.
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Salary: $12.57 per hour. Health benefits available after six (6) months.
Security checks will be required of all finalists. Applications due on
Monday, July 27,1992, 5:00 p.m., at:
Port of Portland
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Notice Of Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Tri-
County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met)
at 3:30 P.M., W ednesday. July 29,1992. at the Portland Building,
1120 SW 5th Avenue, Second Floor, Meeting Room C, for the
purpose of considering a project for which federal assistance
under Section 3 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964,
as am ended, is being sought.
The project under consideration is the W estside Light Rail
Project. A hearing on the original grant application for the project
was held on July 31,1991. Since that time the scope of the project
has been revised: (1) to include a financial plan which requires
$515 million of federal Section 3 assistance, (2) to eliminate of
defer some project elements (for inclusion if project savings occur
or if additional funding becomes available), (3) to add $13.5M for
system-related elements, and (4) to specify low-floor light rail
vehicles. Following are descriptions of these scope changes:
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b) Ruby Junction Yard and Facility Improvements -
this project provides LRV yard storage for addi­
tional LRVs that will layup overnight at Ruby
Junction, as well as providing maintenance-of-
way and non-revenue vehicle maintenance facili­
ties to support the eastside-westside light rail
system. (Total cost: $6,381,000).
3. Low-floor light rail vehicles (LFLRVs) - the original
application included 39 westside and eastside high-
floor light rail vehicles. In order to provide maximum
accessibility for the elderly and disabled, Tri-Met has
elected to procure approxim ately 32 LFLRVs.
A discussion of displacem ent of persons, families and busi­
nesses is included in the Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the original project and in environmental analyses for the
revised project and system-related elements.
This project is in conformance with comprehensive land use and
transportation planning in the area and is program med in the
region’s Transportation Improvement Program.
The financial plan for the project contem plates a future amend­
ment for final design and construction of the extension from 185th
Avenue to Hillsboro upon completion of alternatives analysis,
selection of a preferred alternative and completion of all environ­
ment requirements pursuantto the National Environmental Policy
Act.
A statement of Tri-M et’s charter bus service is available for
inspection at the Tri-Met Administration offices.
Tri-Met will no be engaging in school bus operations.
Private transportation enterprise will not be directly affected by
the project.
At the hearing, Tri-M et will afford opportunity for interested
persons or agencies to be heard with respect to the social,
economic and environmental aspect of the project.
A copy of the draft grant application for the proposed project, a
Final Environmental Impact Statement and environmental analy­
ses for the revised W estside Light Rail Project and system-
related elements, and a transit development plan for the area are
currently available for public inspection at the W estside Light Rail
Project Office, 710 NE Holladay S t., Portland, OR 97232. Contact
the W estside Light Rail Project Comm unity Affairs Department at
239-2150 for more information.
A person requesting an interpreter for the hearing impaired shall
give Tri-Met at least 48 hours notice of the request by contacting
Tri-Met 238-4952 or TDD 238-5811, Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuck Wilson
Project Director
Westside Light Rail Project
Sub-Contracting Opportunities
Cal Trans SOL #15700 Due 8-7-92, Changeable Message
Signs for State of California. Sub-Contracting Opportunities
Available for Small, Minority, Women and Veteran owned
companies as suppliers of the following:
Port of Portland
Career Opportunities
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Electronic Components
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Wire
Administrative Coor Jinator/Clerk
Human Resources Department
Closing Date: July 17,1992
If interested and qualified, apply in person at the Port of Portland
Employment Office, 700 NE Multnomah, 14th floor. Applicants resid­
ing outside the Portland metropolitan area and physically disabled
applicants may request application materials by calling (503) 731-
7400. Preemployment drug screening is required All applications
must be received by 5 p.m. on the closing date.
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Freight Hauling
Port of Portland
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1. Project Scope reduction items totalling $37M - these
are elements that were included in the August 1991
project definition that are recommended for deferral
due to federal funding constraints. The list of deferred
items was developed through a lengthy process be­
ginning in 1991 with value engineering and continuing
through a series of m eetings with the Technical Advi­
sory Committee and Project Management Group. A
complete list and description of these items is avail­
able through the W estside Light Rail Community
Affairs Department (see below).
2. System-related elements added to the project de­
scription:
a) Double-tracking of eastside Line Section 1 from
Ruby Junction to Cleveland Ave. -this project is
needed to avoid reduction in light rail transit (LRT)
on-time performance, and maintain the current
peak-hour LRT service level between Ruby Junc­
tion and Cleveland Terminal when additional light
rail vehicles (LRVs) are placed into service on the
Banfield LRT and when the W estside line be­
comes operational. (Total cost: $10,513,000)
P.C. Boards
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Must apply in person No telephone calls please.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ei Bids/Sub-Bids
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Information about career opportunities with the Port can be obtained
by calling the Job Hotline at (503) 731-7480.
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
4815 NE 7th Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
z: Advertising
w Employment
• Silk Screen
These materials and services shall be supplied to Signal
Control Companies Distributor and the prime contractor,
Severina's Aviation and Fuel. Interested parties should con­
tact Melissa at (503) 371-1032 Phone, (503) 364-8938 Fax
Sincerely,
Clint Phillips
Vice President of
Manufacturing and Operations
Signal Control Company
Deadline for classifieds is Friday at 5pm
Fax:288-0015