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August 21, 2024 The Skanner Portland & Seattle Page 5 Bids & Classified To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com or go to www.TheSkanner.com and click on the “Ads” menu. The Obamas Rock Democratic Convention in Chicago By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, the Obamas took center stage and delivered electrifying speeches that reverber- ated through the United Center in Chicago. The convention, already energized by a capaci- ty crowd in Milwaukee where Vice President Kamala Harris spoke during a rally, reached new heights as the for- mer First Lady and for- mer President rallied Democrats with their powerful words. Michelle Obama took the stage before her hus- band in Chicago, imme- diately captivating the audience. “Something wonderfully magical is in the air, isn’t it? I’m SEI talking about the conta- gious power of hope,” she declared as the United Center enthusiastically rocked. “America, hope is making a comeback. Kamala Harris is one of the most qualified people to ever seek the office of president. And she is dig- nified.” Obama didn’t shy away from addressing the twice-impeached and 34-times convicted felon and former President Donald Trump direct- ly. “For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us,” she remarked. “His limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threat- ened by the existence of two hardworking and highly educated, success- ful people who happen to be Black. Who wants to tell him that job he’s seeking just might be one of those Black jobs?” she asked, eliciting raucous applause from the crowd. cont’d from pg 3 ways. “Our programming has been stretching because we just got into afford- able housing,” he said. “We have Alberta Alive, we’re going to have four projects on Alberta, over 150 units – you can’t do well in school if your homelife isn’t great, so we’re providing home, housing, energy, rental assistance to enrich fam- ilies’ lives. “But it’s only in Mult- nomah County right now. So how do we stretch to Washington County and offer services, in-person and virtually? Then how do we stretch to Clacka- mas County? Those are very reachable spaces. Then once we get into those places, how do we touch the entire state? It would be programmatic growth, technical assis- tance to other organiza- tions so that they know how to do this successful- ly – we don’t think we’re the only people that can do it. It’s about, how do we partner with other organizations as well to provide services that can stretch beyond just one organization’s capabili- ty?” As Aldridge leads the organization in its next chapter, he says it is key to amplify the organiza- tions’ many success sto- ries as a way of getting the word out to other Black Oregonians who could benefit. And just as important, Aldridge said, will be keeping up with emerging technolo- gies. “Technology has been traditionally something the African American community has em- braced slowly,” he said, “but as an organization, if we are the hub of a community, we need to be ahead of the curve, so that we’re constantly ex- posing our community to what’s possible. Some- times technology can be an enabler to opportu- nity, and so a lot of our beginning, intermediate and long-term goals are surrounded with us just being a more tech-centric organization, and that’s what we can expose kids, family and community to.” For more information, visit https://www.selfen- hancement.org. She continued to dis- mantle Trump’s rhetoric, particularly his attempts to question the blackness of Harris and other Dem- ocrats. “No one has a mo- PUBLIC POSTING DOCUMENT FOR: CM/GC SERVICES The University of Oregon, Design and Construction of- fice, a department within Campus Planning and Facilities Management, is soliciting Proposals for CM/GC Services associated with the following: Project Name: 1700 Millrace Interior Renovation Proj- ects Project Description: 1700 Millrace office building is a newly acquired building by the University of Oregon. The approximately 76,000 gross SF office building built in 2011, will have a mix allocation of university adminis- trative space and outside tenant leases. Four separate University of Oregon administrative departments will be relocated to the 1700 Millrace building. The Interior Renovation Projects encompasses tenant improvements and renovations of an approximately 60,000 square-foot on 3 floors of the 4-floor building. A separate area will be REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS METRO PARKS AND NATURE Deconstructing Dominant Culture Training and Facilitated Conflict Resolution RFP 4349 The Parks and Nature Department of Metro, a metro- politan 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 hereby requesting sealed proposals for Deconstructing Domi- nant Culture Training and Facilitated Conflict Resolution. DEADLINE, NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON DESIGNATED FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS Sealed proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m., Sep- tember 10, 2024, at BidLocker, https://bidlocker.us/de- tails/4394. PRE PROPOSAL MEETING A voluntary pre-proposal conference for all potential con- tractors is scheduled on August 22, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83701897899. Inter- ested sub-contractors are also invited. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK Metro is seeking proposals from qualified firms to per- form the following services and to deliver the products described: • Provide a robust and challenging training series (6-10 weeks) on understanding and dismantling dominant cul- ture. • Provide training for affinity cohorts, including cohorts of white-identifying, BIPOC-identifying, biracial/multi- racial-identifying staff, and other self-identifying groups as needed. Build psychological safety within cohorts in preparation for courageous conversations among co- horts. • Provide trainings in a group setting as well as potential individual ses- sions. • Build curriculum or use existing curriculum that aligns with previous de- constructing dominant culture training provided to members of the Parks and Nature department. Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday nopoly on what it means to be an American, no one,” Obama declared. Read more at TheSkanner.com renovated for a university shared training space on the first floor. Project Budget: $2.7 million Proposed GMP Range: $1.3-1.6 million Submission Date and Time: 2:00pm PST, Tuesday September 10, 2024 Pre-Proposal: Pre-Proposal meeting set for 2:00pm PST, Tuesday August 27, 2024 - Design and Construc- tion Conference Room, 1295 Franklin Blvd. (North of Franklin on Onyx Street; Second Floor, large silver ware- house) RFQ Posting Location: http://pcs.uoregon.edu/content/ business-opportunities For complete details and contact information, please refer to the “1700 Millrace Interior Renovation Projects RFP posted at the above link. 8-21-2024 • Provide in-person and virtual facilitated conflict resolu- tion for members of the department in both peerto-peer and supervisor-to-supervisee relationships. • Provide structure to build towards positive integrated affinity group conversations and work teams. • Coordinate with the Equity and Justice team to identify training gaps which can be addressed in the future. WHERE TO FIND DOCUMENTS RFP documents can be viewed and downloaded from BidLocker at https://bidlocker.us/details/4394. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 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- cifically encourages minority, women-owned, emerging small businesses and service disabled veteran owned businesses to access and participate in this and all Metro projects, programs and services. Metro Local Contract Review Board Rules require all Bidders to follow and document a specific outreach effort to State-certified Mi- nority, Emerging. Women-owned and Service Disabled Veteran owned Businesses. Certification of good faith compliance and a declaration of any actual utilization pursuant to both programs are required at the time of Bid Opening. 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, religion, disability, political affiliation or marital sta- tus. Metro fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all pro- grams and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see www.oregonmetro.gov. 8-21-2024
