Legal Ads for November 20, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICES

STATE OF MONTANA

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION

BOARD OF OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

BILLINGS, MONTANA

December 4 & 5, 2019

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CONSERVATION AND PREVENTION

OF WASTE OF OIL AND GAS

The Board of Oil and Gas Conservation of the State of Montana will hold its business meeting on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. in the hearing room at its office at 2535 St. Johns Avenue in Billings, Montana. The agenda for that meeting is as follows:

1. Call to order

2. Approval of minutes of October 9, 2019, business meeting

3. Public comment on agenda and non-agenda items

4. Proposed amendment of ARM 36.22.1242 regarding the oil and

gas privilege and license tax

5. Proposed hearing schedule for 2020

6. Financial report

7. Plugging and reclamation program update

8. Bond summary & incident report

9. Docket summary

10. Gas flaring exceptions

11. Inactive well review

12. Staff reports

13. Other business

The Board will conduct public hearings pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 82 of the Montana Code Annotated on the matters described below at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 5, 2019, in the hearing room at its office at 2535 St. Johns Avenue in Billings, Montana. Interested persons have the opportunity to be heard for each docket. For more information or to request accommodation for a disability, please contact Erin Ricci at (406) 444-6731 or Jennifer Breton at (406) 656-0040, as soon as possible before the scheduled hearing.

Docket 124-2019

APPLICANT: SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC – PHILLIPS AND VALLEY COUNTIES, MONTANA

Request for a change of operator, and as required by Board policy, the Board will hold a hearing to consider approval of the transfer of plugging and reclamation responsibilities for certain wells identified in the application from Omimex Canada, LTD to Scout Energy Management LLC, and to determine if the proposed plugging and reclamation bond coverage is adequate under § 82-11-123(5), MCA.

BOARD OF OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

Erin Ricci

Administrative Assistant

(Published by Phillips County News 11/20/2019)

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REQUESTS FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ENGINEERING SERVICES

The Buffalo Trail Water District is soliciting Statements of Qualifications for engineering services to assist the District with the preparation of a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) that meets the requirements of the Uniform PER Outline as adopted by the Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Action Coordination Team (WASACT) for the District’s drinking water facilities. Once a preferred alternative and potential funding sources have been identified, the District may as its option utilize the selected engineering consultant for final design, bidding, construction management, and inspection services. The agreement and payment terms will be negotiated with the selected offeror.

Response to this RFP must not exceed 20 pages – excluding resumes, cover page, and table of contents, and must include the following:

1. The firm's legal name, address, and telephone number

2. The principal(s) of the firm and their experience and qualifications.

3. The experience and qualifications of the staff to be assigned to the project.

4. A description of the firm's prior experience, including any similar projects (those funded by DNRC, TSEP, CDBG, SRF, RD, etc.), size of community, location, total construction cost, and name of a local official knowledgeable regarding the firm's performance.

5. A description of the firm's current work activities and how these activities would be coordinated with the project, as well as the firm's anticipated availability during the term of the project.

6. The proposed work plan and schedule for activities that may be performed.

7. List, including contact names, a minimum of five projects involving services applicable to those outlined in this RFQ.

The proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Related experience on similar projects 25%

2. The consultant's capability to meet time and project budget requirements 15%

3. Recent and current work for the District or similar entity issuing the RFQ 15%

4. Qualifications of the professional personnel to be assigned to the project 25%

5. Overall quality of the proposal 10%

6. Present and projected workload 10%

The selection of finalists to be interviewed, if interviews are deemed necessary, will be based on an evaluation of the written responses. The award will be made to the most qualified offeror whose proposal is deemed most advantageous to the District; all criteria considered. Unsuccessful offerors will be notified as soon as possible. Questions and responses should be directed to Don Voegel, District President, (406) 390-1708, P.O. Box 1388, Malta, MT 59538. All responses must be received by 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 6, 2019. Please state "Engineering Services Proposal" on the outside of the response package. Include five hard copies and one digital copy of the proposal.

Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 requires recipients of CDBG funding, to the greatest extent feasible, extend to lower income residents the opportunity for training and employment that may arise from the project. Further, to the fullest extent feasible, the consultants and contractors selected to design and construct public facilities projects will utilize business owners located in or substantially owned by residents of Buffalo Trail and Phillips County.

This solicitation is being offered in accordance with federal and state statutes governing procurement of professional services. Accordingly, the District reserves the right to negotiate an agreement based on fair and reasonable compensation for the scope of work and services proposed, as well as the right to reject any and all responses deemed unqualified, unsatisfactory, or inappropriate.

(Published by Phillips County News 11/13, 11/20/2019)

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM CHANNEL LINEUP

Communities Served: City of Malta and Phillips County, MT

Effective on or after December 30, 2019, the following channels will no longer be available in Digi Tier 2/Spectrum TV Gold or Spectrum Select. These networks are still available with subscription to Spectrum TV Sports Pack: Outdoor Channel on channel 406.

For a complete channel lineup, visit Spectrum.com/Channels. To view this notice online, visit Spectrum.net/ProgrammingNotices.

(Published by Phillips County News 11/20/2019)

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EDWARD A. AMESTOY,

Cole, Amestoy & O'Brien, PLLP

P.O. Box 1280

113 South 2nd Street West

Malta, Montana 59538

Phone: (406) 654-2541

Attorneys for Personal Representative

MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PHILLIPS COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

OF

EDWIN KOSS,

Deceased.

Probate No. DP-2019-32

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must be mailed, return receipt requested, to: Wesley Koss, Personal Representative, c/o Cole, Amestoy & O'Brien, P.O. Box 1280, 113 South 2nd Street West, Malta, Montana 59538, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 6th day of November, 2019.

/s/ Wesley Koss

Personal Representative

(Published by Phillips County News 11/13, 11/20, 11/27/2019)

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