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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 14, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID MORROW COUNTY – LEXINGTON AIRPORT APRON CONSTRUC- TION AND RECONFIG- URATION A.I.P. PROJECT No. 3-41- 0034-008 Sealed bids for the Lexing- ton Airport – Apron Con- struction and Reconfigu- ration, A.I.P. Project No. 3-41-0034-008 will be re- ceived by Morrow County Public Works at the Public Works Office, 365 West Highway 74, Lexington, Oregon 97839, until the bid closing time of 2:00PM, on the 13th day of July 2017, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. Bidders shall submit the required first-tier sub- contractor disclosure form within two working hours of the bid closing time. Bidders whose bids and/or disclosure statements are received after the stated times will be considered non-responsive and their bids will not be consid- ered. The scope of work being considered is: 1. Apron Paving (7,150 SY) The Contract Documents for the above project may be examined at the Mor- row County Public Works Department on working days, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Copies of said documents may be obtained at a cost of $100.00 per set from: • Century West En- gineering Corp.; 1020 SW Emkay Drive, Ste. 100; Bend, OR 97702; (541) 322-8962 Documents will be promptly sent upon re- ceipt of $100.00 per hard copy set, or $50 for elec- tronic files in pdf format to cover the document fee and postage/handling (The document costs also ap- ply to Plan Centers). The cost of the documents is non-refundable, and the documents need not be returned. Technical ques- tions shall be directed to Tom Headley, Century West Engineering Corpo- ration, (541) 322-8962. Contractors must be quali- fied in accordance with the applicable parts of ORS 279C in order to enter into a contract with Mor- row County Public Works. Morrow County Public Works will only consider contractors who are able to demonstrate prior expe- rience with similar work. Morrow County Public Works may investigate to determine the qualifica- tions of the bidders as part of the evaluation of the bids. Bidders must submit qualification statements in accordance with the terms of Subsection 20-02 of the specifications with their Proposal. Proposals sub- mitted without qualifica- tion statements will not be accepted. Contractor licensing under ORS 468A.720 for asbes- tos abatement is not a re- quirement of this project. No bid shall be considered unless the bidder is reg- istered with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board or licensed by the State Landscape Contrac- tors Board as required by ORS 671.530. This contract will be fund- ed, in part, by a grant from the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration. As such it will be subject to federal requirements. These in- clude, but are not limited to: • Buy American Preferences; • Foreign Trade Re- strictions; • Prevailing Wage Rates. All labor shall be paid no less than the mini- mum wage rates estab- lished by the US Secretary of Labor (Davis Bacon) or the State of Oregon (BOLI) whichever is greater. • Affirmative Ac- tion Requirements; • Government wide Debarment and Suspen- sion Provisions; and • Government wide Requirements for Drug- free workplace Require- ments. All applicable federal pro- visions are given in the specifications under FAA Required Provisions. Morrow County Public Works, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d- 4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disad- vantaged business enter- prises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to sub- mit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in con- sideration for an award. In accordance with fed- eral requirements, Mor- row County Public Works has determined that this contract has limited sub- contracting opportunities that would be suitable for DBE participation. How- ever, Bidder’s are encour- aged to seek opportunities for DBE participation and to include DBE’s in their bids. Based on the 9th Circuit Court Decision in Western States Paving Company v. Washington State Depart- ment of Transportation, Morrow County Public Works has determined that it is appropriate to use a race/gender neutral goal. Morrow County Public Works encourages all bid- ders to take active race/ gender neutral steps to in- clude DBE’s in this con- tract. Race/gender neutral steps include: unbundling large contracts, subcon- tracting work the prime contractor may self-per- form, providing bonding or financing assistance, providing technical assis- tance, etc. This contract can be awarded without the lowest responsive bid- der meeting the goal or demonstrating good faith effort to meet the goal. Each prospective bidder is requested to attend a non- mandatory pre-bid meet- ing to be held at 2:00PM, local time on the 29th day of June 2017, at the airport. At this meeting, questions concerning the Contract Documents and the proposed work will be discussed. Answers and clarifications will be in the form of written addenda to the contract and will be emailed or faxed to all plan holders. Proposals must be sub- mitted on the prescribed forms and must be ac- companied by certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond executed in favor of Morrow County Public Works in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount bid. Each Bidder must supply all informa- tion required by the bid documents and specifica- tions. The successful bid- der will be required to fur- nish a performance bond and payment bond, each in the full amount of the con- tract price. Morrow County Public Works reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregulari- ties, and to accept the bid deemed in the best interest of Morrow County Public Works. Morrow County Public Works may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding by Morrow County Public Works that it is in the pub- lic interest to do so. MORROW COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS Published: June 14, 2017 Affidavit PUBLIC NOTICE The Morrow County here- by announces its fiscal years 2018 through 2020 goal of 4.2% for Disadvan- taged Business Enterprise (DBE) airport construction Contracts. The proposed goals and rationale is available for inspection be- tween 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at Morrow County Courthouse, 100 S. Court St. Heppner, OR 97836 for 30 days from the date of this publication. Comments on the DBE goal will be accepted for 30 days from the date of this publication and can be sent to the following: Morrow County Sandi Pointer Courthouse, 100 S Court Street, Heppner, OR 97836 sputman@co.morrow.or.us AND Federal Aviation Adminis- tration Northwest Moun- tain Regional Office Office of Civil Rights Staff Sonia Cruz 1601 Lind Ave, S.W., Suite 250 Renton, WA 98057-3356 Contract Goals Morrow County will use contract goals to meet any portion of the overall goal that the recipient does not project being able to meet using RN means. Con- tract goals are established so that, over the period to which the overall goal ap- plies, they will cumula- tively result in meeting any portion of the recipient’s overall goal that is not pro- jected to be met through the use of RN means. Morrow County will es- tablish contract goals only on those DOT-assisted contracts that have sub- contracting possibilities. It need not establish a con- tract goal on every such contract, and the size of the contract goals will be adapted to the circumstanc- es of each such contract (e.g., type and location of work and availability of DBE’s to perform the par- ticular type of work). We will express our con- tract goals as a percentage of the Federal share of a DOT-assisted contract. Published: June 14, 2017 Affidavit PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the budget committee of the City of Ione, Morrow County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 will be held at Ione City Hall 385 W. 2nd St., Ione, OR. The meeting will take place on the 13th day of June, 2016 at 7:00 PM. If a second meeting is neces- sary, it will be held at the same location on the 27th day of June, 2106 at 6:30 PM. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to re- ceive public comment on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after June 8, 2016 at Ione City Hall, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the budget committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. Published: June 7 and 14, 2017. Affidavit We know your business makes our business. Take us along, too. BEO Mobile for Apple & Android Member FDIC beobank.com PAY DISPUTE -Continued from PAGE ONE wages,” the agency said. The city could also have been liable for additional days’ wages for as long as the employee remains unpaid up to a maximum of 30 days. Cutsforth said that could have meant possibly an additional $6,000 if she had pursued it, however, adding that she didn’t feel the city’s action was “will- ful.” In confirming that the issue was resolved Cutsforth said, “I would never purposefully do any damage to the city,” but added that she shouldn’t have had to go through this (the complaint) but didn’t know any other way to re- ceive the vacation pay she was owed. “I want it to be behind us now, and for all of us to move forward in a positive way,” she told the Gazette-Times. At Monday’s meet- ing the council had voted to move $5,000 from the general fund to the payroll account, and to transfer $3,300 from the general fund to the legal fees ac- count. No reason was given for the transfers at that time. Later Monday night the council held an executive session “to consult with legal counsel regarding legal rights and duties for litigation or for litigation likely to be filed.” Fol- lowing the executive ses- sion, which is closed to the public, the council came back into open session and voted unanimously to have the city’s auditor, Barnett and Moro, do a five-year audit of the city’s payroll system and expenses. It was estimated the audit will cost the city between $2,000 and $2,500. Historical society plans trip to Fort Walla Walla Frenchtown trip also in the works A Morrow County His- torical Society-sponsored trip to visit the historic Fort Walla Walla military outpost in Walla Walla, WA is planned for this Friday, June 16. The bus will de- part Heppner at 8 a.m. and return about 5 p.m. Admission to Fort Walla Walla is $8, and par- ticipants are asked to bring their own lunch and bever- age (no alcohol please). Driver tipping is a private matter, and is appreciated but not required. The sign-up sheet is located in the office at Saint Patrick’s Senior Center in Heppner. Questions? Call Dave DeMayo at 541-676- 8017. MCHS also would like to coordinate a carpool for those interested in attending the Jean Baptiste Day cel- ebration at the Frenchtown site in Walla Walla on June 24. The group will depart at 8 a.m. The return time is to be determined. If inter- ested, call 541-676-8017 by June 20. Free ASL classes to be held in Heppner American Sign Lan- guage lessons begin this Friday, June 16, at Sweet Productions Restaurant and Bakery in Heppner. Classes will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and will run through Aug. 11. The course is free of charge, but a book will be required. The course will be taught by Lalia Workman, a deaf member of the Hep- pner community. Workman attended Gallaudet Univer- sity, a leading university for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. All are invited, but chil- dren need to be at least 10 years of age and able to sit and learn for the full class times. Service animals only are permitted. Contact Jodi Segraves at 541-626-1440 for more information and to sign up for the classes. CITY COUNCIL -Continued from PAGE ONE Bedortha to the Heppner sheep 4-H fair projects, one horse permit and a seven- chicken no rooster permit. Animals are allowed within the city limits; however, homeowners must obtain a permit from the city to keep them. The council held a pub- lic hearing and then voted unanimously to adopt the 2017-18 city budget for the amount of $3,451,969. The budget will require a tax rate of $10.6209 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. In other action the coun- cil voted to appoint Judi Hall, Kathie McGowan, Kathi Dickenson, JoyceKay Hollomon, Peggy Fishburn, Jeanne Daly and Teresa Housing Authority Board. In other business the council gave its blessing to having local artist Ju- die Laughlin paint the city bench in front of Murray’s Drug. Her idea is to paint Arbuckle Moutain, Penland Lake and Willow Creek Road with cows, etc. The beautification committee had earlier approved the idea and suggested that other local artists may be interested in painting other benches around town. The city crew will move the bench to the shop to be stripped down, painted and receive several coats of protectant before putting it back on the sidewalk. FFA members raise money for DC trip Four local FFA stu- dents are among those who will attend the Washington Leadership Conference this summer in Washington, D.C. The four students that have been chosen to go are Cami VanArsdale, Keegan Gibbs, Tresslyn McCurry and Tyler Carter. The purpose of this conference is to teach stu- dents to become better leaders in their school and within their community as they grow. The students are look- ing for opportunities to earn money to assist them on the journey. Anyone who has odd jobs they can do to earn a little money to help afford the trip, please contact Beth Dickenson at 541-980-8677.