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October 31, 2018 The Skanner Portland & Seattle Page 7 Bids & Classified Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Shange cont’d from pg 5 sleep in the early morn- ing of Oct. 27. Memorial information / details will follow at a later date,” her Twitter account an- nounced. Shange, who turned 70 on Oct. 18, had suffered multiple strokes over the last few years. She died in her sleep. “I write for young girls of color, for girls who don’t even exist yet, so that there is something there for them when they arrive,” Shange once said. “Zake was a woman of extravagance and flour- ish, and she left quickly without suffering,” said her sister Ifa Bayeza, who was also a writer. “It’s a huge loss for the world. I don’t think there’s a day on the planet when there’s not a young wom- an who discovers herself through the words of my sister,” she added. Her death is a “a major shift in the cosmos,” said Sarah Bellamy said on Oct. 27. “Ntozake Shange invited us to marvel at the resiliency and power that women of color har- ness in order to survive a hostile world. She invit- ed us to practice the ritu- al of loving ourselves.” “R.I.P. Ntozake Shange ( # Fo r C ol o re d G i rl s) # Yo u A r e B r o a d w a y - Black you will forever be remembered and eternally etched in our minds as The Lady in Or- ange, a prolific poet, an amazing playwright, and the Black feminist we all aspire to be. Well done,” a tweet from the Broadway in Black twitter account read. Shange was also the author of the novels Sas- safrass, Cypress & Indi- go, Liliane, and Betsey Brown, a novel about a Black girl who runs away from home. Shange was also awarded a Guggen- heim Foundation fel- lowship an in April 2016, Barnard College an- nounced the acquisition of Shange’s papers. But her most celebrat- ed and famous work, was the 20-part poem depict- ing the lives of women of color. The poem was Community Business Directory INSURANCE To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com or go to www.TheSkanner.com and click on the “Ads” menu made into the stage play and a published book in 1977. In 2010, Tyler Per- ry made her work into a film entitled a “For Col- ored Girls.” The recent book by Donna Brazile, Yolan- da Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore, and Veronica Chambers, entitled “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics,” was a play on the famous work by Shange. EDUCATION MANAGER Mt Hood Community College’s Head Start and Early Head Start is seeking to fill the position of Education Manager, responsible for the management of child devel- opment services for both programs providing guidance and information on current best practices about early childhood care and education. MHCC Head Start offers generous benefits for employees and offers several op- portunities for advancement. More information and to ap- ply, visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mhcc. Contact Anne at anne.blumenauer@mhcc.edu or (503) 491-6142 with any questions. 10-24,31-18 SUB-BIDS REQUESTED State of Oregon Data Center Upgrade 530 Airport Rd SE, Salem, OR 97301 Bid Date: Nov. 16, 2018, 12:00 p.m. Job Walk: Due to security requirements job walks will be conduction upon request after approval. Any request must be made by November 6th, 2018 12:00PM. Construction scheduled to start February 26, 2019 & ends September 11, 2019. FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MANAGER Clark College is currently accepting applications for a Facilities Maintenance Manager. This full-time exempt position reports to the Director of Facilities Services and is responsible for managing the installation, operation, repair, maintenance and alteration of College equipment, infrastructure and building systems and ensuring that the college’s facilities are maintained appropriately to meet programmatic and operational needs in compliance with state, federal and local codes and regulations. Required application materials must be completed and submitted online by 3 p.m., November 1, 2018 [EXTENDED DEAD- LINE] 10-31-18 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS University of Oregon – Klamath Hall Third Floor BP #1 – Lab Equipment University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Bid Due: Nov. 13, 2018 by 1:00 p.m. Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC, serving as the Con- struction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) for the University of Oregon is soliciting bids for the construction of the University of Oregon Klam- ath Hall Third Floor in Eugene, Oregon. Terms and conditions of the bid are outlined in Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC (CM/GC) “Invitation to Bid”, dated Oc- tober 15, 2018, attached to and made a part of the Contract Documents. Bids will be received at the offices of: Power and mechanical upgrades to the existing op- erating state data center with new acoustical ceil- ings and custom hot aisle containment on the data floor. *** Please submit sealed bids in writing on the proj- ect specific Fortis bid form to the Fortis Construction Office at 1705 SW Taylor Street, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97205 for consideration*** *** All site work trades will be required to pass CJIS Security requirements*** 1705 SW Taylor Street, Suite 200 Portland OR 97205 Contact accepting bids: Jeff Butler jeff.butler@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. We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub bids from minority, women, disadvantaged, and emerging small business enterprises. 10-31-18 Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC, (CM/GC) 125 Lawrence Street Eugene, Oregon 97401 Or by email to jillian.mcmahon@lewisbuilds. com or tanner.perrine@lewisbuilds.com until 1:00 p.m. PDT, November 13, 2018 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Proposals shall be clearly marked “University of Oregon – Klamath Hall Third Floor: Bid Package #___” The total building construction cost is projected to be approximately $15 million. The scope of work for Bid Package #1 includes Lab Equipment. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for all bid- ders will be held on October 24th at 2:30 pm at the jobsite location of 1370 Franklin Boulevard., Eugene, OR 97403. Contract Documents and the Invitation to Bid may be reviewed at the following locations beginning Octo- ber 15th: Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC (CM/GC)/Port- land, OR; Daily Journal Plan Center/Portland, OR; Eugene Builders Exchange/Eugene, OR; Oregon Contractors Plan Center/Clackamas, OR; Oregon Assoc. of Minority Enterprises/Portland, OR; Salem Contractors Exchange/Salem, OR; S.W Washington Contractors Association/Vancouver, OR. Contract Documents may be purchased (non-re- fundable) in its entirety or in part from Precision Im- ages, (503) 274-2030. Drawings and bidding documents are avail- able online through the following Lewis FTP site: https://lewisbuilds.exavault.com/share/view/192tk- 2covhmxx Affordable efficient security just for you! 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Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC (CM/GC) is committed to taking affirmative action to encourage and facil- itate the participation of minority, women-owned, and emerging small business enterprises (M/W/ ESBE) in State projects and encourage Subcon- tractors to provide similar opportunities for their subcontractors / vendors. LEASE CRUTCHER LEWIS, LLC, (CM/GC) Tanner Perrine 10-24,31-18
