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    December 20. 2006
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BIDS Brandon’s story: The Ultimate Rebound
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON
Bid No:
Bid Title:
Closing Date
Est. Range:
Page B5
B07-9108
NE SANDY BLVD AT NE 207TH AVENUE
January 16. 2007
$ 180.000 to 220.000
Pre-Qualification Required in class(es) of:
Electrical/lllum ination
Traffic Signalization/
Sealed bids will be received until, but not after, 2:00 PM on the
closing date, by M ultnom ah County Central Procurem ent and
Contract Adm inistration (CPCA), 501 SE Haw thorne Blvd., Suite
400, Portland, OR 97214. Bids will be opened and read after
2:15 PM the sam e day.
Plans and S pecifications are ' 1 with CPCA and copies may be
obtained from the above address for a $10.00 non-refundable
fee by CHECK OR MONEY ORDER ONLY. Plans and Specifications WILL
NOT BE MAILED within the Metropolitan, Tri-County or Clark County areas
Go to the CPCA w eb address at h ttp://w w w .m ultcopurch.org for
additional inform ation and any available dow nload s.
PRE-QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDER may be required pursuant to the
M ultnom ah County Public C ontract Review Board Rule 49-0220.
See Specifications for project classes of work. Prequalification
applications shall be subm itted through CPCA, 501 SE Hawthorne
Blvd., S uite 400, Portland, O regon 97214, (5 03 ) 98875111.
Applications m ay be obtained at our office or can be dow nloaded
from our website at http://www.m ultcopurch.org. Pre-qualification
applications m ust be received by, or postm arked to, CPCA no later
than 10 days prior to the bid closin g d a te .
from Metro
wants to help educate the commu­
nity about the value o f a good diet.
He says it's a disease that affects
African Americans at a higher rate
than most.
Today, Hoggans is the co-team
captain of the PCC Panthers and
does his intimidating on the bas­
ketball court. Even though he never
has played organized basketball
before joining the team, he felt he
could contribute defense and re­
bounding as well as provide leader­
ship.
"My job is to be an inspiration to
the team and help maximize their
potential,” he said.
Many people would He bitter
after a stay in prison, but Hoggans
Kwanzaa at
Matt Dishman
Area residents are invited to
enjoy the heritage and culture
of the African American obser­
vance Kwanzaa on Tuesday,
Dec. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Matt
Dishman Community Center,
isn't. Besides his big smile and posi­
Last year, the PCC men's basket­ ranked 12th in their conference, its
tive demeanor, he is reflective about ball team tied the school record for highest known ranking ever.
his incarceration.
the second m ost w ins in the
To keep up with the men's and
"It was the best thing that ever program's history with 14 victories. women's basketball teams, visit the
happened to me,” he said. "It got The school record is 15 wins in a college’s website pcc.edu/about/
me away front the life. I just had to season. At one point, PCC was athletics.
see all of the other inmates around
me and there were the worst of the
worst in there, killers and rapists. I
decided pretty quickly that that
wasn’t what I wanted my life to be
about. I didn't w ant tocom e out and
be that stereotypical ex-convict."
PCC's basketball teams are com­
posed of students throughout the
district, with both teams now based
at the brand new athletic complex
on the Cascade Campus. The new
facility offers amenities and an in­
It's never too soon to think
novative style that will entertain
about refinancing.
this year and well into the future.
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Free Kwanzaa youth work­
shops in cooking, jewelry mak­
ing, African dance, rap, black
hairstyling and more are of­
fered Dec. 27-29 at 1 pm. and
2:45 p.m. at Friends of the
C hildren, 65 N. Stanton.
For information, call 503-961-
5349.
PRE-QUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS DUE: January 6,2007
All bidders m ust com ply with the requirem ents of the prevailing
wage law in ORS 279C 800-870, or the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C.
276(a)) if applicable. Details of com pliance are available from
CPCA, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 400, Portland, OR 97214,
(503) 988-5111.
No bid will be considered unless bidder is registered with the
Construction Contractors Board as required by ORS 701.055 or
licensed by the State Landscape Contractors Board as required by
ORS 671.530.
No bid will be considered unless accom panied by a surety bond,
certified check, or a cashiers check payable to M ultnomah County
for the am ount equal to ten percent (10% ) of the aggregate bid.
M ultnom ah County reserves the right to reject any bid not in
com pliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and
requirem ents, and to re je ct any or all bids o r to cancel the
solicitation if M ultnom ah County finds it is in the public interest to
do so.
Gail Rubin, M anager
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C e n tra l P ro c u re m e n t a n d C o n tra c t
Adm inistration
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 400
Portland, Or 97214
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