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Bids/classifieds Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, seeks Director- Major Gifts and Planned Giving to administer and super- vise a year-round Individual Giving program. Info: www.unitedway-pdx.org. Cover letter and resume to employment@unitedway-pdx.org. Job #200. Closes 1/16/11. Equal Opportunity Employer. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Request For A Finding Of Equivalent Facilitation Low Floor Light Rail Vehicles Equipped With Bridge Plates For Level Boarding 1-5-11 Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project Columbia River Crossing Project Notice is hereby given that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) will hold a pub- lic hearing regarding its intent to request a finding of equivalent facilitation for the bridge plates of its new low floor light rail vehicles. The public hearing will be held at the following time and location: United Way of the Columbia-Willamette seeks Accountant to provide support to the Director of Accounting to ensure integrity of the GL, and to research and resolve operational issues related to AR and third- party processors. Info: www.unitedway-pdx.org. Cover letter and resume to employment@unitedway-pdx.org. Job #100. Closes 1/9/11. Equal Opportunity Employer. January 19, 2011 Noon-1:30 p.m. Portland Building 1120 SW Fifth Avenue Room C (second floor) 1-5-11 TriMet is taking public comments in accordance with 49 CFR 37.7 regarding its intent to request a finding of equivalent facilitation (an alternative design or technolo- gy which provides substantially equivalent or greater access) for an alternate method of compliance with 49 CFR 38.83(c)(4), which requires each side of a light rail vehicle bridge plate to have barriers at least two inches high. In 1994, the Federal Transit Administration issued a finding of equivalent facilitation allowing all bridge plates on TriMet light rail vehicles to be designed and constructed without side barriers. TriMet intends to request that it be allowed to continue constructing bridge plates without side barriers. Any interested party may appear at the hearing and present public comments on this issue. REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE Persons who need sign language interpretation or other communication aids should contact TriMet Community Affairs 503-962-2150, TTY 503-962-8058, at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. Sellwood Bridge Replacement Construction Manager/General Contractor 1-5-11 Kuney/Balfour Beatty, JV is preparing a proposal for the referenced project and is seeking expressions of interest from all companies, especially Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, and Emerging Small Businesses (M/W/ESB) that would like to be involved in the project and kept informed of the process. w w w. t h e s ka n n e r . c o m w w w. t h e s ka n n e r . c o m w w w. t h e s ka n n e r . c o m The Sellwood Bridge Replacement project will be com- plex and will require balancing many interests. www. theskanner. com This process will require an interactive and collaborative team to meet several key objectives: 1) tracking cost and time effectively; 2) replacing the bridge at least cost; 3) management of risk; 4) minimizing impacts to the envi- ronment, traffic flow and adjacent communities; 5) utiliz- ing innovative value engineering; 6) implementing sus- tainable practices; and 7) maximizing diverse participa- tion. We want to hear from you before January 6, 2011 if your firm can help us achieve these goals. Our contact infor- mation: Max J. Kuney Co. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. 120 North Ralph St. 2333 Courage Drive, Suite C Spokane, WA 99202 Fairfield, CA 94533 888-MJK-0811 707-427-8900 maxkuney@maxkuney.com estimating.wr@bbiius.com Some of the tasks available for participation: a. Design assistance and review during the pre-construc- tion phase. b. Community and business outreach before and during construction. c. Estimating the work. d. Cost and schedule control. e. Maximize opportunities for D/M/W/ESB firms, local businesses and workers, and reporting. f. Supplying materials and subcontracting work. g. Implementing sustainable practices. The two phases of work and approximate timeframes are: Final design, Pre-construction services and Submitting Bids: April 2011 thru March 2012 Construction pkg 1: In-Water Work and Foundations: July 2012 thru October 2012 Construction pkg 2: Bridge Structure: July 2012 thru November 2016 Construction pkg 3: Westside/Hwy 43 Interchange: July 2012 thru November 2016 We anticipate opportunities for subcontractors, profes- sional services, and material or equipment suppliers throughout the life of the project. Requests for proposals, qualifications, bids and quotes will be on-going as need- ed. Please contact Kuney or Balfour Beatty and let us know about your expertise and we will contact you after the project is awarded in April 2011. Thank you. 1-5-11 january 5, 2011 The Portland and Seattle Skanner page 7
