December 20. 2006 Œl’1' ^Jnrtlanb ODhserucr B i D S /S U B BIDS Brandon’s story: The Ultimate Rebound continued 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. 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