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May 16, 2012 Çortlanh (Obstruer Page 17 C lassifieds /B ids To Place Your Classified Advertisement Contact: Phone: 503-288-0033 Fax: 503-288-0015 e-mail: classifieds @portlandobserver.com Portland Community College's Automotive Service Technology Program on the Sylvania campus in southwest Portland wants to be a regional training center for hybrid or electric cars. Training Center for Green Cars c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 12 normally and do the repairs knowl edgeably and safely." The college has invested approxi mately $350,000 in hybrid and elec tric equipment such as the purchase of 10 hybrid cars plus tools; built a hybrid mock-up for students to learn on; offered continuing education training to fleet and industry techs; and integrated findings into the cur riculum. In Septem ber 2010, PCC re ceived a federal grant of $200,000 from the Small Business A dm inis tration to establish green jobs or advance the green skill set of workers in industry and make them more marketable. Josh Miller, 30, of southeast Port land, is in his first term in the Auto motive Service Technology Pro gram, pursuing a childhood dream of working on cars. He said the automotive repair field is changing and new technicians need those green skills. "I don't think you can work in this field and not know how to work on a hybrid vehicle at some point in your career," M iller said. "Hybrid work is very new and unfamiliar, but I’m interested in getting further into it. I think these skills are very mar ketable. This is definitely needed. It seems like this is where everything is going." Houser said students with hy brid repair skills will be in demand. "W ith new fuel econom y stan dards com ing, the most effective way for car m anufacturers to meet them is to build some version of a hybrid," H ouser said. "People have a big investm ent in those cars and they want to keep them longer." Sub Bids Requested Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus Building 7-Phase 1 Hillsboro, Oregon DEMOLITION Bid Date: June 7, 2012 2:00 p.m. t=I EQUAL HOUSING O P P O R T U N IT Y Uptown Tower 712 SW St. Clair Avenue Portland, Oregon 97205 Rhone: 503-248-9645 TTY: 1-800-735-2900 (S Wheelchair Accessible Affordable housing for Seniors and Disabled may be available at this time. Income restrictions apply. If affordable units are not available at this time, qualified applicants will be placed on a waiting list. Guardian Management LLC is an equal opportunity provider. For contracting opportunities with the City of Portland, visit the Procurement Services website at: http://www.portlandonline.com/omf/purchasing c o n n e c t w it h u s v ífílír City of Portland Procurement Services Contact receiving bids: Natasha Montgomery r*' F O R T IS k T j --------------------- C O N S T R U C T IO N IN C . 1705 SW Taylor Street, Suite 200 Portland OR 97205 Phone: 503-459-4477 Fax: 503-459-4478 OR CCB#155766 We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub bids from minority, women, disadvantaged, and emerging small business enterprises. All bidders must comply with the most recent requirements of Affirmative Action Requirements and Prevailing Wage Law in ORS 279.348-365. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Rockwood Station Apartments Deck, Siding, and Window Replacement JOB NO. RWS Deck 02 Sealed bids will be received at Guardian Management LLC, 710 NW 14th Avenue, 2nd floor, Portland, OR 97209, until 5:00 pm, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The basic work consists of site work and extensive exterior remodeling at the Rockwood Station Apartments. Work at the property includes: Deck, railing, siding, and window replacements. Bid Documents will be available May 14, 2012 at ARC, 1431 NW 17th Avenue, Portland, OR. 97209, phone: (503) 227-3424, www.e-arc.com. The winning bid will be awarded based on lowest cost. Attendance of bidders is encouraged at a pre-bid tour of the project commencing at Rockwood Station Apartments, 19100 E. Burnside, Gresham, Oregon 97233 at 10:00 am, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in the com m unity room. Questions posed during the tour, not addressed in the documents, will be answered by addendum. Guardian Management LLC, project manager, has an aspirational goal of 20% of DBE/MBE/WBE/ESB participation in the execution of this project. Therefore, non-D/M/W/ESB prime contractors will be required to submit proof showing that good faith efforts have been made to contract with D/M/W/ESB subcontractors. This contract is for a public work subject to the BOLI prevailing wage decision. Guardian Management LLC may reject any bid not in compliance with the prescribed bidding procedures and requirements and may reject any or all bids and waive all informalities if, in the judgment of Guardian Management L L C , it is in the public interest to do so. Questions regarding this project should be directed to Lynn Blankenship at 503-352-5374. Guardian Management LLC 1120 SW Fifth Avenue Room 750 Portland Oregon 97204 503-823-6855 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS METRO OREGON CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL RFP 13-2115 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 97232-2736, is requesting sealed proposals for development, financing, design, construction and operating of a privately-owned and operated convention hotel adjacent to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Proposals will be due no later than 5:00 p.m., July 11, 2012 in Metro's business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736 Attention: Tim Collier, RFP 13-2115. Metro’s goal is to select the best qualified development team to develop, own and operate a large convention hotel which provides a minimum of 500 rooms in a room block agreement for convention marketing purposes. The hotel project must include: 1) national hotel corporation • (or “flag") fam iliar to national meeting planners; 2) meeting, ballroom, food and beverage services and patron am enities appropriate for a convention hotel; and 3) a solid financial proposal for the construction and operation of the project. The RFP describes these and other goals and requirements of the project. To register for this RFP, contact ARC-Oregon’s Document Control Department (email: pdx.planwell@e-arc.com. phone: 503-227- 3424) or place an order for prints or digital files and you will automatically be placed on the list of bidders. Proposers may also obtain a free instant download of the RFP and documents in PDF format from the ARC website. 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. 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 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.
