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The
February 2, 2011
Portland Observer Black History Month
Black Pioneers Host Celebration
Commemorating
local histories,
contributions
celebrating Black History Month dinner and program begin at 7:15
and Oregon’s African American p.m.
history at the organization’s annual
The guest speaker is Rodney J.
fundraising Gala Celebration to be Reynolds, founder, publisher, and
held on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 7:15 chief executive officer of American
p.m. at the Salem Conference Cen­ Legacy, the premier magazine of
Oregon Northwest Black Pio­ ter, 200 Commercial Street SE.
African-American history and cul­
neers chairperson Willie Richardson
The red carpet event will feature ture.
invites the community to join in a social hour beginning at 6 p.m. and
A reception for Reynolds will be
prior to the event. American Legacy
Magazine, in its 2010 Fall Edition
announced its annual American
Heritage Awards of which Oregon
Northwest Black Pioneers was a
recipient.
The program will also present its
REQUEST FOR BIDS
annual awards as follows: Pillars of
METRO PARKS & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES and MERC
Leadership and Service, former First
BLOCK 26 PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT: IRRIGATION AND
Lady Mary Oberst; Trailblazer
LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION
Award, Charles Jordan; The “Or-
RFB 11-1838
B ids
The Parks and Environmental Services Department of Metro, a
metropolitan service district organized under the laws of the State
of Oregon and the Metro Charter, located at 600 NE Grand Avenue,
Portland, OR 97232, is hereby requesting sealed bids for Block 26
Plaza Redevelopment: Irrigation and Landscape Installation on
behalf of the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission.
DEADLINE
Rodney J. Reynolds
egon First” Award; Carrie Halsell
W ard; O rg an izatio n al G iving,
Willamette University; and three
educational scholarship recipients
Black History Month events at
REED COLLEGE
www . reed . edu / b h m / index . html
Sealed bids are due no later than 2:00 p.m., February 23,2011 in
Metro’s business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR
97232-2736, Attention: Julie Hoffman, Procurement Analyst, RFB
11-1838.
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
PRE BID MEETING
PERFORMANCE: FEBRUARY 5
A voluntary Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled for February 11,2011 at
2:00 p.m. at 600 N.E. Grand Avenue, Room 370, Portland, OR
97232-2736.
7 3 0 P.M., ELIOT HALL CHAPEL
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 0FTHE WORK
Work consists of installation of irrigation and landscape as part of
construction of a new plaza facility located at 834 NE Martin Luther
King Boulevard Portland, Oregon. The work includes all labor,
equipment, and materials required to install all components of the
provided design. This Scope of Work is a part of an overall Block 26
Plaza Redevelopment Project for which Metro is acting as its own
General Contractor.
All bidders submitting a bid for public Improvements over $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 Bidders
certify that they will pay and comply with the minimum prevailing wage
requirements o f 0RS2 79C.8 0 0 -2 79C.8 7 0 and I f applicable 4 0 U.S. C.276a.
will be announced.
Oregon Northwest Black Pio­
neers is nonprofit group whose
purpose is to recognize and com ­
m em orate the contributions o f
pioneering A frican-A m ericans in
the historical developm ent of Or­
egon and W ashington and to edu­
cate O regonians about the his­
tory o f A frican-A m ericans in the
Northw est.
The cost for the gala is $40 per
person and $20 to attend the private
reception. Proceeds will benefit the
organization’s scholars and schol­
arship programs.
For tickets and information, con­
tact Willie Richardson at 503-540-
4063 -
or
v isit
oregonnorthwestblackpioneers.org.
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Events are free and open to the public.
Reed Celebrates Black History Month 2011
For more than 30 years, the Ethnic Heritage
Ensemble has carried on the African American
tradition of percussive jazz from a distinctly
Midwest-Chicago perspective. The ensemble
features the talents of three internationally
renowned musicians: Dr. Kahil El’Zabar,
percussionist, composer, and a prolific jazz
innovator; Ernest Dawkins, a premier jazz
saxophonist and composer; and Corey Wilkes,
trumpet, an artist in residence and board member with the Jazz Institute of Chicago.
Annette Gordon-Reed
LECTURE: FEBRUARY 19, 7 :3 0 P.M ., KAUL AUDITO RIUM
Annette Gordon-Reed, a professor of law at New York Law School since 1992 and winner of the 2009 Pulitzer
Prize in History for her book The Hemingses o f Monticello: An American Family (W.W. Norton, 2008), is
recognized as one of our country’s most distinguished presidential scholars.
WHERETO FIND DOCUMENTS
Bidding documents can be viewed and downloaded at Precision
Im a g e s, 900 SE Sandy, P o rtla n d OR, 503-274-2 030,
www.precisionimages.com or by making an appointment with Julie
H o ffm a n ,
P ro cu re m e n t
A n a lys t,
5 0 3 -7 9 7 -1 6 4 8 ,
julie.hoffman@oregometro.gov.
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Manning Marable
LECTURE: FEBRUARY 2 6 , 7 :3 0 P.M ., KAUL AUDITO RIUM
Manning Marable is the M. Moran Weston and Black Alumni Council Professor of African-American Studies
and professor of history and public affairs at Columbia University. He was founding director of African
American Studies at Columbia from 1993 to 2003. Since 2002, he has directed Columbia’s Center for
Contemporary Black History.
Metro may accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or
waive irregularities not affecting substantial rights if such action is
deemed in the public interest.
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Metro extends equal opportunity to all persons and specifically
encourages minority, women-owned and emerging small businesses
to access and participate in this and all Metro projects, programs
and services. Metro Code provisions2 .0 4 .1 0 0 and2 0 0 require all Bidders
to follow and document a specific good faith outreach effort to State-
certified Minority, Emerging and Women-owned Businesses. Certification
ofgood faith compliance and a declaration of any actual utilization pursuant
To Place Your
Classified Advertisement
to both programs are required a t the time o f Bid Opening.
Metro and its contractors will not discriminate against any person(s),
employee or applicant for employment based on race, creed, color,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical
handicap, political affiliation or martial status. Metro fully complies
with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and
regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or
to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see www.oregonmetro.gov.
Contact:
Phone: 503-288-0033
Fax: 503-288-0015
e-mail: classifieds@portlandobserver.com
503/777-7755