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October 19, 2016 The Skanner Page 11 Bids & Classii ed Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Richards cont’d from pg 7 of that, especially Sun- day dinners! The second source of inspiration stemmed from a heart- break. In 2007, I lost my 8-year old nephew Giovanni to meningitis. That loss let a hole in the heart of our entire family. Over the years, I thought long and hard about a way to help keep his memory alive. Of course, we had pictures of the time we spent together, but that just didn’t seem to be enough. As I would replay mo- ments of our time to- gether in my mind, I kept i nding myself thinking back to conversations we had over the years, and I fondly remembered one conversation in par- ticular which had to do with food and culture. Giovanni was a very imaginative child and decided he wouldn’t eat his grandma’s rice and beans because the beans looked like rocks to him. That casual conversation ultimately led to the me writing “Rice & Rocks,” a children’s picture book in my nephew’s memory. KW: What message do you want kids to take away from the tale? SLR: While memorial- izing Giovanni was the original intent of “Rice & Rocks,” it was designed to do much more. “Rice & Rocks” is also a story that teaches kids about cul- tural diversity and the importance of learning about their own heritag- es. I think it is import- ant for children to have knowledge about their culture and heritage as it will give them a sense of self, pride and owner- ship of their own story. How powerful would that be for a child to have that git , a foundation for them to stand on, being able to identify who they are for themselves and not letting someone de- i ne it for them? KW: Where did you come up with the idea of Jasper, a talking parrot from the Congo? SLR: Giovanni actually owned a bird. He loved birds! In this story, I created Jasper, a parrot from the Congo, as a way to acknowledge Africa in the story. Jasper is quite a character and kids that read the story love him! I hope that will pique their curiosity to learn more about him and, ultimate- ly, more about Africa. that it it’s a mix of child, adult and animal chat- ter? SLR: Here is the funny truth. We grew up with animals in our family as pets: dogs, cats, birds and i sh. We would all talk to them, and engage them in our conversations. So, for me and perhaps every other pet lover out there, it is normal to talk to your pets. They understand and respond in their own way. It was pretty easy to weave Jas- per into the dialogue. Read the rest of the interview at TheSkanner.com Community Business Directory ADVERTISING Placing an ad is easy at TheSkanner.com HEALTH Dr. Marcelitte Failla Chiropractic Physician Motor Vehicle Accidents Headaches Back Pain & Shoulder Pain To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com or go to www.TheSkanner.com and click on the “Ads” menu EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CALL TAKER Salary: $22.09 - $28.74/hour Close Date: Monday, 10/24/16 The Emergency Communications Call Taker is the fi rst contact point with the public and is responsible for oper- ating telephone and computer equipment to receive and record requests for police, fi re, and emergency medical service; determining the nature and location of service required. Please visit our website to see the complete announcement and instructions to apply at www.portlan- doregon.gov/jobs The City if an Equal Opportunity Em- ployer. RIGHT OF WAY AGENT III $32.68 - $41.73 Hourly CLOSING: 10/31/16 04:30 PM The Right-of-Way Agent III is responsible for negotiating with property owners to acquire easements, dedications, and property for public projects or use applying Federal and State acquisition guidelines and providing lead work direction to professional right-of-way acquisition staff. Duties include preparing budget estimates for acquisition projects and monitoring and maintaining records on the fi nancial status and progress of work. To apply, please visit www.portlandoregon.gov/jobs. 10-19-16 3237 METRO Communities of Color Research and Communication 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 proposals for Communities of Color research and communication. Selected contractor(s) will work with Metro staff, stakeholders and a community ad- visory group to research and create a set of recommen- dations for messages and outreach tactics that provide communities of color equitable access to transportation options, recycling and garbage information, parks ser- vices and other information, services and facilities pro- vided by Metro. Contractor(s) will devise research frame- work, implement research plan, provide communications recommendations and implement two pilot projects based on those recommendations. Sealed proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. Novem- ber 3, 2016 in Metro’s business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736, Attention: Julie Hoff- man, Procurement Analyst, RFP 3237. Solicitation docu- ments can be viewed and downloaded from the Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) at http://or- pin.oregon.gov/open.dll/ Metro may accept or reject any or all proposals, 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 spe- cifi cally encourages minority, women-owned and emerg- ing 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, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, reli- gion, disability, political affiliation or marital 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. Multnomah County Health Depart- ment Headquarters Project Structural Steel INSURANCE Bid Date: Nov. 15, 2016 at 2:00 PM Structural Steel Furnish and Install. A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on October 27, 2016 at 1:00PM at the JE Dunn Office. Bid Documents are available electronically at the following FTP site: Address: ftp.jedunn.com Username: hdhq | Password: 13083700-2016 10-19-16 INVITATION FOR BIDS KITSAP TRANSIT K.T. No. 16-550 Purchase of Factory Remanufactured Engines Cummins Diesel Kitsap Transit, the public transportation provider in Kitsap County is requesting bids for the purchase of factory re- manufactured engines (Cummins Diesel). Kitsap Transit reserves the right to reject any and all bids without cause and to waive any informalities or irregu- larities. Mailed or hand-delivered sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. PST on November 2, 2016 at Kitsap Transit’s main administration office, 60 Washington Ave., Suite 200, Bremerton, WA 98337. Kitsap Transit in accordance with Title VI of the Civ- il Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat., 252.42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations De- partment of Transportation, subtitle A, of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the DOT issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifi es all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any con- tract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disad- vantaged business enterprises will be afforded full op- portunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration for an award. 10-19-16 ADVERTISEMENT CITY OF HILLSBORO Public Works Facilities & Fleet Division Invitation to Bid (ITB) - Public Improvement Hillsboro Community Senior Center Improve- ments No. FFD-43 Bids due and Bid Closing Date and Time: November 17, 2016 2:00 p.m. Fiert Tier Subcontractor Disclosure due: Not later than November 17, 2016 4:00 p.m. The City of Hillsboro seeks sealed bids from qualifi ed fi rms able to provide: Construction serves to provide an interior remodel of the Hillsboro Community Senior Center. Work includes the main kitchen remodel and expansion, relocation of the gift shop, remodel work to the lobby/lounge area modifi - cations to the existing mechanical, plumbing and electri- cal systems. Interior work also includes new fl ooring, new painting and new casework. There is no pre-qualifi cation process for this ITB. Mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 3:00 p.m. on November 1, 2016 at the Hillsboro Community Senior Center 750 SE 8th Ave. Hillsboro, OR 97123 Late bids will be rejected as non-responsive. Sealed bids will be received by Toni Plunkett, Program & Support Manager at Hillsboro Civic Center, 150 E. Main Street - Fifth Floor Reception Desk, Hillsboro, OR 97123. A public bid opening will be held at this location at 2:15. Questions anout this ITB may be directed to the Contact: Karl Dinger - Email: karl.dinger@hillsboro-oregon.gov Toni Plunkett Email: toni.plunkett@hillsboro-oregon.gov Phone: 503-681-6400 ITB documents may be obtained ORPINat http://orpin.or- egon.gov/open.dll/welcome . Hard copy ITB documents maybe viewd at 150 E. Main Street-Fifth Floor, Hillsboro, ORegon 97123 Contact Kyle Boehnlein with any questions: Kyle Boehnlein Kyle.Boehnlein@JEDunn.com (503) 972-6181 The project described in this ITB is being funded in whole or in part with funding from the U.S. Department of Hous- ing and Urban Development through the Washington County Office of Community Development CDBG pro- gram, Minority business enterprises(MBE) and women business enterprises (WBE) contractors and Section 3 businessess are encouraged to submit a bid. 424 NW 14th Ave Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-978-0800 *Project MWESB goals are 20%* JE Dunn is an equal opportunity employer. KW: How did you settle on the dialogue, given This is a trainee position for journey level emergency communications dispatchers from other jurisdictions who have gained the skills via training and employment in order to effectively perform dispatching work in the fi eld of emergency communications, with the exception of fi re dispatch. Please visit our website to apply at www.port- landoregon.gov/jobs. The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Copies of the Invitation for Bids may be obtained by con- tacting Kitsap Transit at 360-478-6220, or at 60 Washing- ton Ave., Suite 200, Bremerton, WA 98337, by email from ktpurchasing@kitsaptransit.com. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SUB-BIDS REQUESTED 503-228-6140 Salary: $24.36 - $31.69/hour Close Date: Monday, 10/24/16 10-19-16 10-19-16 3539 N. Williams Ave Portland, OR 97227 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS LATERAL POLICE DISPATCHER TRAINEE 10-1916 This project is a public work subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq), Federal Department of La- bor Prevailing Wages, as well as State of Oregon Re- vised Statute 279c.800 through ORS 279c.870. Contrac- tor shall pay the higher of the applicable state or Federal prevailing rate of wage. 10-19-16
