LEGAL NOTICE
Methow Valley School District No. 350 will hold a public hearing on the budget for the 2015-2016 General Fund, Transportation Vehicle Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Debt Service Fund and ASB Fund at the Board of Directors meeting in the district office at 6:30pm on Wednesdays, June 24, 2015. Any person may appear and be heard for or against any part of said budget. A copy of the budget is available for review at the superintendent’s office. Tom Venable, Superintendent of Schools.
Published in the Methow Valley News June 10 and 17, 2015.
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Twisp – Request for Statement of Qualifications
The Town of Twisp solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in Civil and Structural Design. Consultants will be considered for the following project.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of preparing preliminary engineering, environmental, PS&E, advertisement and award for the improvement of:
SR 20 Curb and Sidewalk: The proposed improvements include sidewalk, ADA ramps, bike lane, curb & gutter and drainage on the southerly side of SR 20. The project length is approximately 0.46 miles.
It is estimated that the design phase will occur in August 2015 and will be funded by FHWA and alternate sources.
SUBMITTAL
All proposals shall contain the following minimum information in the order shown below:
Letter of Interest and Introduction
Similar Experience: List the experience for the firm’s key staff proposed for this project. Provide detailed information, including references, on two of those projects that are considered to be very similar to this project.
Proposed Staff: List the experience and number of years with the firm for the key members of the staff proposed on the project (Resumes to be included as appendix). Also, include the experience of any sub-consultant staff to be proposed on this staff. What experience has the team had together on other projects?
Demonstration of Understanding of the Project: List and describe briefly what you think are important issues on this project and what would be your approach for successful completion of the project.
Staff Availability: Demonstrate your ability to provide the proposed staff for this project.
Project Management: Who will be the project manager? What experience does the project manager have on transportation projects generally and, specifically with the LAG Manual. What experience does the project Manager have on multi-agency projects? Describe the project management approach to be used, including how costs will be managed and controlled.
Proposal Format: Please provide the above information in the order listed in an organized fashion. The total length of the proposal shall not exceed 20 double sided or 40 single sided, letter size pages and graphics shall be kept to a minimum (resumes will not be counted on the page totals)
Evaluation and ranking of consultants shall be by Town Officials based on written evaluation forms that rate each firm based on the above 7 criteria.
The Town of Twisp reserves the right to retain the services of the successful firm for any subsequent phases associated with this project.
The Town of Twisp encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned consultant firms to respond.
Two copies of the SOQ shall be submitted to Twisp Town Hall 118 S. Glover St. Twisp, WA 98856 or mailed to Town of Twisp, PO Box 278 Twisp, WA 98856 and must be received by 7/9/15 at 3:00 PM. No submittals will be accepted after that date and time. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Andrew Denham, Public Works Director, at (509)997-1311.
“The Town of Twisp in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex in consideration for an award.”
Published in the Methow Valley News June 10 and 17, 2015.
LEGAL NOTICE
Town of Twisp
Request for Statements of Qualifications
The Town of Twisp, Washington is engaged in a project to build a non-motorized public trail in the town limits and is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from design companies who specialize in the design and construction of non-motorized urban trails.
All statements of qualifications shall contain the following minimum information in the order shown below:
Letter of Interest and Introduction
Similar Experience: Provide detailed information, including references, on two of your previous projects that are considered to be very similar to this project.
Proposed Staff: List the experience and number of years with the firm for the key members of the staff that may be working on this project (Resumes to be included as appendix). Also, include the experience of any sub-consultant staff to be involved on this project. Describe the experience the team had working together on other projects.
Familiarity with the Town of Twisp Community Trail Project: Describe briefly what you think are important issues on this project and what would be your approach for successful completion of the project.
Staff Availability: Demonstrate your ability to provide the proposed staff for this project.
Project management: Who will be the project manager? What experience does the project manager have on trail projects generally and, specifically with the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) grant requirements.
Proposal Format: Please provide the above information in the order listed in an organized fashion. The total length of the proposal shall not exceed single sided, letter size pages and graphics shall be kept to a minimum (resumes will not be counted on the page totals).
Firms selected for projects are required to comply with the applicable requirements of local, state, and federal contraction regulations.
The Town of Twisp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and women and minority business enterprises are encouraged to submit their qualifications.
The Town of Twisp reserves the right to retain the services of the successful firm for any subsequent phases associated with this project.
Evaluation and ranking of the consultants shall be by Town Officials based on written evaluation forms that rate each firm based on the above 7 criteria.
Five copies of the SOQ shall be submitted to Twisp Town Hall at 118 S Glover Street, Twisp WA 98856 or mailed to Town of Twisp, PO Box 278 Twisp, WA 98856. SOQs must be received no later than July 8, 2015 at 5:00 pm. No submittals will be accepted after that date and time. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Jackie Moriarty, Clerk/Treasurer at 509-997-4081.
Published in the Methow Valley News June 17 and 24, 2015.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the Three Rivers Hospital Board of Commissioners has moved its next regular meeting to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 in the Hillcrest Administration Building, 415 Hospital Way, Brewster WA 98812.
Published in the Methow Valley News June 17, 2015.
