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CHICAGO (AP) — Three Chicago police officers were
indicted on charges that they conspired to cover up
and lie about what happened when a white police offi-
cer shot a Black teenager 16 times, prompting outrage
when a video of the shooting was finally released.
The indictment handed down Tuesday alleges that
one current and two former officers lied about the
events of Oct. 20, 2014, when Officer Jason Van Dyke
killed Laquan McDonald.
The officers’ version of events contradicts what can
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
3369 METRO
Southwest Corridor Equitable Development
Strategy
Metro, a metropolitan service district organized under the
laws of the State of Oregon and the Metro Charter, locat-
ed at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736,
is requesting proposals for Southwest Corridor Equitable
Development Strategy. Metro is seeking proposals from
qualified firms to assist Metro Planning Staff to develop
a strategy to address current and future housing, em-
ployment, and education needs as the Southwest Cor-
ridor (Portland, Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood and greater
Washington County) grows and as transit investment
influences that growth. A voluntary pre-proposal confer-
ence will be held at 600 N.E. Grand Avenue, Portland,
Oregon, in the Metro Council Chamber on Friday, June
30, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Interested proposers and subcon-
tractors are encouraged to attend the conference in order
to gain information about the RFP requirements. Sealed
proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. July 20, 2017 in
Metro’s business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Port-
land, OR 97232-2736, Attention: Julie Hoffman, Procure-
ment Analyst, RFP 3369. Solicitation documents can be
viewed and downloaded from the Oregon Procurement
Information Network (ORPIN) at http://orpin.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 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 per-
son(s), employee or applicant for employment based on
race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age,
religion, 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.
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SUB-BIDS REQUESTED
UO Oregon Hall – BP 1B
Mechanical Backbone
AP PHOTO/G-JUN YAM
3 Chicago Officers Accused of Lying
About Teen’s Shooting
Special prosecutor Patricia Brown-Holmes speaks during a news
conference Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in Chicago. Brown-Holmes
announced that three Chicago police officers have been indicted on
felony charges that they conspired to cover up the actions of a white
police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
be seen on police dashcam video, in which the teen-
ager spins after he was shot and falls to the ground —
seemingly incapacitated — as the officer continues to
fire shot after shot into his body. The indictment fur-
ther alleges that officers lied when they said McDon-
ald ignored Van Dyke’s verbal commands and that
one of the officers signed off on a report that claimed
the other two officers were, in fact, victims of an at-
tack by McDonald.
“The co-conspirators created police reports in the
critical early hours and days following the killing
of Laquan McDonald that contained important false
information,” says the indictment in which the three
are charged with felony counts of obstruction of jus-
tice, official misconduct and conspiracy.
The indictments mark the latest chapter in what
has been one of the most troubling events in the his-
tory of a police force dogged by allegations of racism,
brutality and the protection of officers who brutalize
African Americans. The video sparked massive pro-
tests, cost the police superintendent his job and left
the city scrambling to implement reforms to regain
shattered public trust.
GOP ‘Obamacare’ Repeal Teeters
After Senate Shelves Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party’s
long-promised repeal of “Obamacare” stands in limbo
after Senate GOP leaders, short of support, abruptly
shelved a vote on legislation to fulfill the promise.
The surprise development leaves the legislation’s
fate uncertain while raising new doubts about wheth-
er President Donald Trump will ever make good on
his many promises to erase his predecessor’s signa-
ture legislative achievement.
SUB-BIDS REQUESTED
1585 E. 13th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97403
Bid Date: July 12, 2017 @3:00PM
Job Walk: Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting (for Bid-
ders) @ 9:00AM on Friday, 6/30/2017. Meet at UO
Oregon Hall, Outside the main building entrance on
the south side.
Questions Due @ 3:00PM on 7/5/2017
Multnomah County
Central Courthouse
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell an-
nounced the delay Tuesday after it became clear the
votes weren’t there to advance the legislation past key
procedural hurdles. Trump immediately invited Sen-
ate Republicans to the White House, but the message
he delivered to them before reporters were ushered
out of the room was not entirely hopeful.
“This will be great if we get it done, and if we don’t
get it done it’s just going to be something that we’re
not going to like, and that’s OK and I understand that
very well,” he told the senators, who surrounded him
at tables arranged in a giant square in the East Room.
Most wore grim expressions.
In the private meeting that followed, said Sen. Mar-
co Rubio of Florida, the president spoke of “the costs
of failure, what it would mean to not get it done — the
view that we would wind up in a situation where the
markets will collapse and Republicans will be blamed
for it and then potentially have to fight off an effort to
expand to single payer at some point.”
Venezuela: Helicopter Strafes Court
in ‘Terrorist Attack’
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A police helicopter
fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court and Interior
Ministry in what President Nicolas Maduro said was
a thwarted “terrorist attack” aimed at ousting him
from power.
The confusing exchange, which is bound to ratch-
et up tensions in a country already paralyzed by
months of deadly anti-government protests, took
place as Maduro was speaking live on state television
Tuesday. He later said the helicopter had fired on the
pro-government court with grenades, one of which
didn’t go off, helping avoid any loss of life.
Adding to the intrigue, pictures of a blue police
helicopter carrying an anti-government banner ap-
peared on social media around the same time as a
video in which an alleged police pilot, identified as
Oscar Perez, called for a rebellion against Maduro’s
“tyranny” as part of a coalition of members of the
country’s security forces. Authorities said they were
still searching for the man.
“We have two choices: be judged tomorrow by our
conscience and the people or begin today to free our-
selves from this corrupt government,” the man said
while reading from a statement with four people
dressed in military fatigues, ski masks and carrying
what looked like assault rifles standing behind him.
Many of Maduro’s opponents took to social media
to accuse the president of orchestrating an elaborate
ruse to justify a crackdown against Venezuelans
seeking to block his plans to rewrite the constitution.
Venezuela has been roiled by anti-government pro-
tests the past three months that have left at least 75
people dead and hundreds injured.
SUB-BIDS REQUESTED
UO Collier House Parking / JSMA
Portland, Oregon
Johnson Lane (Between Johnson Hall
& Collier House)
Eugene, OR 97403
Bid Package #7:
Specialties & Painting
Request for Proposals from
Qualified and State of Oregon
Certified M/W/ESB/SDVBE ONLY
Fortis Construction is seeking proposals for the Uni-
versity of Oregon (UO) Hall Renovations. The proj-
ect is owned by the UO and located at 1585 E 13th
Ave Eugene, OR 97403. Fortis is the Construction
Manager / General Contractor for the University of
Oregon (UO).
Pre-Bid Meeting: June 28, 10:00am
Bid Packages: Demolition, Fire Protection, Plumb-
ing, Mechanical, Electrical
Bids Due: July 19, 2:00pm
Bid Date: July 17, 2017 @2:00PM
Job Walk: No Meeting
Construction starts August 7, 2017 & Substantial
Completion September 25th, 2017
The Project consists of the construction of a parking
lot and associated sitework, JSMA street work and
landscape.
Bid Documents:
www.hoffmancorp.com/subcontractors
1705 SW Taylor Street, Suite 200
Portland OR 97205
Contact accepting bids: Natasha Carroll Natasha
Carroll@fortisconstruction.com
Phone: 503-459-4477
Fax: 503-459-4478
OR CCB#155766
Bid documents are available for review at the Fortis
office and at local plan centers.
1705 SW Taylor Street, Suite 200
Portland OR 97205
805 SW Broadway, Suite 2100
Portland, OR 97205
Contact accepting bids: Andy Schreck
andy.schreck@fortisconstruction.com
Phone (503) 221-8811
Bid Fax (503) 221-8888
BIDS@hoffmancorp.com
Phone: 503-459-4477
Fax: 503-459-4478
OR CCB#28417 / LIC HOFFMCC164NC
Bid documents are available for review at the Fortis
office and at local plan centers.
OR CCB#155766
We are an equal opportunity employer and request
sub bids from minority, women, disadvantaged, and
emerging small business enterprises.
Hoffman is an equal opportunity employer and re-
quests sub-bids from all interested firms including
disadvantaged, minority, women, disabled veterans
and emerging small business enterprises
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We are an equal opportunity employer and request
sub bids from minority, women, disadvantaged, and
emerging small business enterprises.
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