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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 INVITATION TO BID Rosie Contract for Head Start food service and delivery, as fol- lows: Breakfast, lunch. p.m. snack, approx 800 students, infant to 5 years, approx 176 service days/year at 22 delivery points. Mail or hand deliver sealed bids to: Lisa Kennedy, Albina Head Start, 3417 NE 7th Avenue Port- land, OR 97212 Bid opening on July 14th closing on August 11, 2014. Public opening, reading of bids at 4:00 p.m., August 15,2014. Interested parties please call Anna H Petrov, RD at 503-521-6687, for details of con- tract or questions. PROVIDE CONTACT INFO OUTSIDE BID ENVELOPE continued from page 7 yours will not be yours. KW: Well, I applaud you for overcoming so many obstacles. After all, the odds of making it in Hollywood are long enough for some- one coming from a privileged background. RP: I hear you, since the odds were supposedly great. But you know what? I knew I was going to be successful from day one. From day one. That’s why it throws me whenever someone says it was such a fluke that I was successful. KW: The Judyth Piazza question: What key quality do you believe all success- ful people share? RP: I would say tenacity and perseverance. You have to be like a dog with a bone. You can’t just let it go. And number one is belief. You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audac- ity to be great. KW: The Harriet Pakula- Teweles question: With so many classic films being redone, is there a remake you’d like to star in? RP: Wow! No one’s ever asked me that question. I wouldn’t try it, but the only one that popped into my head is A Woman Under the Influence, the John Cas- savetes film starring his wife Gena Rowlands. Her depiction of mental illness frightened me. Her perform- ance shocked me, because it was so simple. continued from page 6 Persecuted (PG-13 for violence and mature themes) Fugitive road KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see? RP: Me! I see me, and the reali- ty of me gets clearer as I get older, and I’m loving it. KW: The Ling-Ju Yen question: What is your earli- est childhood memory? RP: The crib, the peach bedspread, and the French doors at my aunt’s house when I was 2. Movies and directed by Michael Gondry, about a wealthy bachelor (Romain Duris) who marries a young woman (Audrey Tautou) after a whirlwind romance only to learn that she’s suf- fering from a rare illness caused by a flower that’s growing in one of her lungs. Featuring Omar Sy, Gad Elmaleh, Charlotte Le Bon and Aissa Maiga. (In French and English with subtitles) KW: Is there any question no one ever asks you, that you wish someone would? RP: No, I can’t think of any- thing, although that question is probably out there. thriller about a popular tele- vangelist (James Remar) who ends up on the run after being framed for murder by a vindictive politician (Bruce Davison) with reli- gious reform at the top of his agenda. With Dean Stockwell, former Senator Fred Thompson and Fox TV’s Gretchen Carlson. Video Games: The Movie (Unrated) Joystick documentary chronicling the history of seminal com- puter games from creation to consumption. SUB-BIDS REQUESTED AND OUTREACH EVENTS Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives (PCRI) requests sub bids from all interested firms including minority owned businesses to perform capital improvements at 130 PCRI-owned scat- tered-site affordable rental homes in Portland. Scopes of work vary by property and may include exterior painting, roof replacement, landscaping and concrete work. ALL BIDDERS MUST ATTEND A MANDATORY OUTREACH EVENT Informational Outreach Events: July 21 8:30am at OAME, 4313 N Vancouver Ave Portland OR July 23 8:30am at PCRI, 6239 NE MLK Jr Blvd Portland OR Bids Due: Thursday, July 31st at 2:00pm Please RSVP and for questions call Suzanne at (503) 408.1405 or email suzanne@zuniga-arch.com Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives pro- vides affordable, scattered-site single and multi-family housing and associated resident servic- es tailored to achieve family stability, self-sufficiency and wealth creation. 7-16-14 KW: What is your favorite dish to cook? RP: Pollo guisado, it’s a Puerto Rican-style chicken stew. 7-16-14 EQUITY AND DIVERSITY PROGRAM MANAGER The City of Portland Police Bureau is accepting applica- tions for an Equity and Diversity Program Manager. The Equity and Diversity Program Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and integration of best practices, resources and trends to increase diversity, equity, empowerment, inclusion and cultural proficiency in the organization. Salary, $6701-$8924/monthly. View full details at www.portlandoregon.gov/jobs. 7-16-14 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Rosie Perez HAZARDOUS ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY POLICY AND PROCEDURES KW: The Mike Pittman question: What was your best career decision? RP: To go to college. KW: The bookworm Troy Johnson question: What was the last book you read? RP: “White Girls” by Hilton Als. Blown away! Read the rest online at www.theskanner.com EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY CONTRACTS SPECIALIST Seeking an Early Learning Community Contracts Spe- cialist, responsible for developing and implementing a grant management process and protocols that build trust and community capacity, and support UWCW’s mission of breaking the cycle of childhood poverty in our commu- nity, specifically for grants received to support the work of Early Learning Multnomah. Primary responsibilities include relationship-building, grant coordination, data management, and report preparation. 3+ years nonprofit and project coordination experience, including nonprofit fiscal processes and grants management; BA degree; or a comparable combination of experience and education. Knowledge of early childhood and K-3 education, and/or a willingness to learn. Experience with state- and feder- al-level grants in writing, implementing, and tracking. Hiring Range of $35,859 to $43,031, DOE. For a full job description, and to apply, click here: https://uwofcw.hua.mytalentlink.hrdpt.com/hrsmart/ats/P osting/view/49. Position closes 7/20/14 or when filled. 7-16-14 INVITATION FOR BIDS The Vancouver Housing Authority is receiving bids for Project “201407– Pinewood Terrace Exterior Upgrades” until 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the VHA Community Room at 2500 Main St., Vancouver WA 98660. Work consists of, but not limited to, replacement of siding, sealing and weather proofing, roofing, gutters, painting, playground installation and sidewalk replace- ment at one apartment building located at 1509 Kauffman Ave., Vancouver WA 98660. Funding is partially provided through City of Vancouver HUD funds. The contract will require weekly certified payrolls, the payment of the higher of federal Davis Bacon wages or State Prevailing and shall be subject to the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Washington State Labor and Industries will also require filing of Intents and Affidavits. Bid documents will be at J2 Blueprint in Vancouver, j2b.com, 360-696-1861 and other local plan center. Updates posted on the VHA website at www.vhausa.com under bids/rfp’s. The Vancouver Housing Authority is an equal employ- ment opportunity employer and offers economic opportunities for low and very low income persons (Sec- tion 3). 7-16-14 Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) is requesting propos- als from qualified firms to perform a hazardous assessment in THA’s workplace and assist in developing a safety and accident prevention plan for all THA employees, all in accordance with Federal, State and local laws and regulations. Obtaining the RFP: To obtain a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) package, please go to our website at www.tacomahousing.org, under Doing Business with THA, Real Estate Management and Housing Services. You will fill out a form with all your contact information and submit. Once you have submitted the form, you will be taken to a link to download the document. If you have trouble downloading the document, please email me at yginoulis@tacomahousing.org. Proposal Deadline: All firms interested in providing a proposal submission shall prepare and present their pro- posal on or before Thursday, July 31, 2014, 2:00 PM PST. All firms shall submit their proposal in strict accor- dance with the requirements of this Request for Proposals (RFP) to be considered responsive. Those firms making a submittal not in accordance with the requirements and format of this proposal may be deemed non‐responsive. All submitted proposals shall be evaluated for responsiveness to the requirements of the RFP. Those proposals deemed nonresponsive shall be eliminated from further consideration. No faxed or electric proposals will be accepted. Pre‐Proposal Meeting: A pre‐submittal meeting will be held one day only on Thursday, July 17 2014 at 10:00 AM. The pre‐submittal meeting is not necessary; howev- er, it is encouraged that you attend as there will be important proposal submission information that will be discussed. The pre‐submittal meeting will be held at the Bay Terrace administrative office of Tacoma Housing Authority, located at 2550 South G Street, Tacoma, WA 98405. For directions, please call Yvonne Ginoulis at (253) 207‐4439. Questions: Any questions must be received in writing via email or fax, by Tuesday, July 22, 2014 2014 at 1:00 PM to yginoulis@tacomahousing.org or faxed at (253) 301‐0311. An addendum will be issued, if necessary. No questions will be answered or considered after the above stated date and time. M/WBE Participation: Particular attention is called to the provisions for WMBE and Equal Opportunity. The enter- prise must be certified by the State of Washington Office of Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises or other means of certification. Businesses who qualify for both WBE and MBE may only be used once to meet the goals. Equal Opportunity: THA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It does not discriminate and does not do busi- ness with others who discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, familial status, disability, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation or gender identity in the employment or provision of servic- es. THA is a Public Housing Agency and does not operate under the guidelines stipulated for Indian Hous- ing Authorities. No proposal holder may withdraw their proposal within 60 days after the actual date of opening thereof. Rights Reserved: THA reserves the right to waive any informality or any irregularities in proposals, and/or to reject any and all proposals. Respondents submitting proposals to the RFP must not be debarred, suspended or otherwise prohibited from professional practice by any Federal, State or Local Agency. 7-16-14 July 16, 2014 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 11
