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march 15, 2014
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Notice to Interested Persons
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUALIFICATIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR SERVICES
CMI North Apartments
Project
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
Owner
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority (GRTHA) is seeking
Request for Proposals/Qualifications from licensed and qualified
general contractors for the development of new family housing for
low-income Tribal members. The project will include five apartment
buildings with four apartments each and will include all site work
and infrastructure construction.
Submitted photo
Kathleen George, executive director of Spirit Mountain Community
Fund, was one of 2 Oregon nonprofit women leaders featured in
an exhibit in Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Artist Theresa Weil created
the collection of portraits of female leaders in the hopes of inspiring
young Oregon women about career options that are open to them.
The exhibit, “because She Cares – Portraying 2 Oregon nonProfit
Women Leaders,” debuted at the state Capitol Galleria with Secretary
of State Kate brown delivering the keynote address. George said the
portrait was created from a photograph she submitted to the artist.
”Just painting them would have been the obvious way to approach
this project,” Weil says on the website www.becauseshecares.
org. “but i thought the effort i put into these should be a greater
reflection of the deep dedication of each of these women … so i have
spent many months, meticulously creating each one using only cut
paper. As the project came together, i thought of the interviews i had
done with them, their openness and how hard they work doing what
they love. i didn’t want to take the easy way out in delivering that
message. Hopefully, these portraits will make them proud. These
women work every day, with just one purpose: to make life a little
easier for those who need their help!”
Or 130 bridge work
to begin April 1
PACIFIC CITY - Work will begin April 1 on painting three heavily rusted
bridges over the Nestucca River on OR 130 (Little Nestucca Highway),
between state Highway 22 and U.S. 101. Construction is expected to take
approximately two months per bridge.
The $1.5 million project will require complete closure of the bridges, one
at a time, beginning with the western-most span at milepost 5.11. Local
travelers and residents may access their properties along OR 130, up to
either side of the affected bridge.
Signs will be placed to indicate which bridge is closed and advance
notification and detour signs will be provided to help motorists plan for
added travel time and alternative routes.
The protective paint on the bridges, which were built in the early 1950s,
is oxidizing and cracking, and portions of the steel trusses lack paint
altogether. The repainting will keep the structures from deteriorating to
the point of needing to replace them. The bridges have not been painted
since the 1970s.
To get an update on current road conditions throughout Oregon, visit
www.tripcheck.com on the Internet. n
Project Location
The CMI North Apartments Project will be developed in unincor-
porated Grand Ronde in Yamhill County, Oregon, on a 31.3-acre
Tribal trust parcel referred to as the Smith Tract and more generally
described as T6S, R8W W.M. TL 4700. The project site is bounded
by Tyee Road to the south, Highway 22 to the north and privately
owned land to the east and west.
Interested persons wishing to receive a copy of the Request for Pro-
posals/Qualifications, please send an electronic request for a RFP/Q
packet to: Erika Price, erikap@cascadedesign.net with a cc to Jesse
White, jesse.white@grandronde.org.
Sealed proposals must be received at the Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde Tribal Governance Center located at 9615 Grand Ronde
Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 before, 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 25,
2014. Proposals may be submitted electronically via e-mail to Jesse.
White@grandronde.org with hard copies to follow no later than 24
hours of the due date and time.
Additional information regarding this request may be obtained by
submitting electronic written requests to Erika Price at erikap@cas-
cadedesign.net, or by calling 503-652-9090. Questions and answers
will be e-mailed to all proposers. n
Free online learning source
The information includes:
Everyday life
Math and money
Computer training
Online classes
Work and career information
Check it out at www.gcflearnfree.org n
Grand Ronde Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program
The Grand Ronde Tribe is
operating its own Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) to assist
Grand Ronde Tribal member
households with energy
payments (utility bills,
firewood, etc.), energy
emergencies and weatherization
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(e.g. furnace repairs). Income
eligible households within Polk, Yamhill,
Marion, Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas counties with a
Grand Ronde Tribal member are eligible to apply. CTGR members in
these counties need to contact Grand Ronde to receive assistance
instead of from the community action agency in their area. Grand
Ronde’s program enables more CTGR members to be served than
would otherwise have been possible.
If you are interested in obtaining services contact Social Services at
1-800-242-8196 for energy assistance and the Grand Ronde Tribal
Housing Authority at 503-879-2405 for weatherization. The Tribe’s
LIHEAP program also serves all income eligible Indians on Grand
Ronde Reservation or trust land.
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