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The INDEPENDENT, November 6, 2003
Park Service seeks local contractors
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Having fun while making people laugh was the goal of the
staff at Wauna Federal Credit Union’s Vernonia branch on
Halloween day. Fanciful decorations also converted teller’s
windows into a paradise for mice.
Demand for natural gas may lead
to higher prices for consumers
Demand for natural gas is in
creasing in Oregon and around
the country, which may lead to
higher prices this winter. Parts
of the country could also expe
rience problems with supply,
according to the U.S. Depart
ment of Energy.
Supply problems are not an
ticipated in the Pacific North
west, but price increases are
expected. Natural gas ac
counts for about 19 percent of
the energy used in Oregon.
"Natural gas is used for
home heating, generating elec
tricity and keeping Oregon's in
dustries running," says Michael
Grainey, director of the Oregon
Office of Energy. "Conserving
all forms of energy can help
protect Oregonians from price
shocks. There are ways our of
fice can help, from no-cost en
ergy saving ideas to tax credits
for investments in conserva
tion."
Oregon has about 627,000
natural gas customers. It's es
timated that about 38 percent
of the natural gas delivered to
Oregon produces electricity, 32
percent is industrial use, 13
percent is commercial use and
17 percent is residential use.
Oregon receives natural gas
from Wyoming, Colorado, New
Mexico, British Columbia and
Alberta. The three natural gas
utilities in Oregon are North
west Natural, Avista Corpora
tion and Cascade Natural Gas.
“We can all play a role in re
ducing energy consumption,”
Grainey says. “Conservation
will not only help ease the pres
sure on the natural gas supply,
but will save consumers energy
and money.”
Some ideas for saving ener
gy include replacing furnace fil
ters, sealing leaking duct work,
using a programmable thermo
stat, installing compact fluores
cent lights and washing clothes
in cold water. More information
on conservation, renewable en
ergy and tax credits can be
found on the Oregon Office of
Energy Web site at www.ener-
gy.state.or.us
rehabilitated for visitor facilities.
Facility construction will include
1,600 square foot shuttle shel
ter and concrete plaza, vault
toilet, roadways and a 70-vehi-
cle parking lots, power and
telephone utilities and site im
provements.
‘This construction project is
a key element of the Lewis and
Clark Shuttle System and is a
terrific example of how the Bi
centennial
Commemoration
can provide a lasting legacy for
the community.” said Chip
Jenkins, Superintendent of Fort
Clatsop National Memorial.
“We hope the contractors in the
region will consider this oppor
tunity to be part of the Lewis
and Clark Bicentennial.”
The solicitation has been is
sued electronically on the Fed
eral Business Opportunities
website,
<www://fedbizops.
gov> and Department of Interi
or’s National Business Center,
(NBC) web site, <http://ideas
ec.nbc.gov>. The solicitation
number is N8000040909. All
solicitation materials can be
downloaded from these web
The National Park Service is
accepting proposals from quali
fied contractors for construction
of the Netul Landing Shuttle
Facilities at Fort Clatsop Na
tional Memorial in Astoria. The
estimated range of construction
is between $750,000 and
$1,500,000. Contract comple
tion will be June 1, 2004. The
solicitation is a competitive ne
gotiation contract, with contrac
tor qualifications and price pro
posal equally considered for
contract award purposes. This
solicitation is a small business
set-aside project targeting pro
spective contractors with aver
age revenues the last three
years of less than $28.5 million.
The Netul Landing, a trans
portation stop connecting Lewis
and Clark sites, will become the
park entry point and visitor ac
cess shuttle stop to Fort Clat
sop during the Lewis and Clark
Bicentennial. Netul Landing, lo
cated 1-mile south of the Fort
Clatsop visitor center along
Fort Clatsop Road and the
Lewis and Clark River, is a for
mer log sorting deck that will be
Update on Lewis &
Clark Bridge project
The speed limit across the
bridge has been reduced from
35 mph to 25 mph. This will be
in effect until further notice.
Full Bridge Closures*:
• Thursday, Nov. 6, 9:30 p.m. to
5:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7.
• Sunday, Nov. 9, 9:30 p.m. to
5:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10.
• 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, to
5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11.
• 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, to
5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12.
• 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
12, to 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13.
• 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13,
to 5:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14.
D o n 't G e t T a k e n
f o r a R id e
If your credit history is less than perfect or if you
haven't
established
credit, d on 't
fall
prey
to
lenders prom ising auto loans to anyone— good
credit or not. These lenders may give you a loan,
but yo u'll pay a steep price. The finance rates
they charge often are considerably higher than
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¿f you're not sure
you can get an
Contact numbers for
Lewis & Clark Bridge
- Toll Free Lewis & Clark Bridge
Deck Replacement Project Hot
line: 1-866-427-4630
- Project Web Page: (Follow the
Project Update link to the
monthly calendar)
www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/lewi
sclarkbridge
- Lewis & Clark Bridge Deck Re
placement Project E-mail: lewis
clarkbridge@wsdot.wa.gov
- Highway Advisory Radios:
• Kelso, WAAM 1580
• Rainier, OR AM 530
sites. No paper copies will be
issued by the National Park
Service. All responsible small
businesses may submit an offer
that will be considered. Solicita
tion proposals are due to the
National Park Service Center
office, located in Denver Col
orado, on November 20, 2003.
Contractors Seeking Addi
tional information, should call
Nancy Gertler, Contract Spe
cialist, 303-969-2229, or email:
Nancy Gertler@nps.gov
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