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INVITATION FOR BIDS
GRANDSTANDS IMPROVEMENTS
PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONTANA
NOTICE IS GIVEN that Phillips County Commissioners will receive separate sealed bids for the construction of
the GRANDSTAND IMPROVEMENTS project until Monday, March 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm. No bids may be
withdrawn after the scheduled time for the bid opening.
Bids must addressed to and delivered by one of the following methods:
1. Mailed to the office of the Owner - Phillips County Clerk and Recorder, 314 S. 2nd West, PO
Box 360, Malta, MT 59538-9643.
2. Delivered to the office of the Owner - Phillips County Clerk and Recorder, 314 S. 2nd West,
Malta, MT 59538-9643.
All Bids will be opened and publicly announced by the Phillips County Commissioners on Monday, March 25, 2024
at 2:00 pm (Local Time).
1. Base Bid:
a. The work generally consists of:
Precast concrete grandstand construction, including foundation, steel superstructure,
and steel canopy for the Phillips County Fairgrounds.
The contract may be awarded based on the OWNER’s best interests. The award will be based on the lowest cost
combination of responsive, responsible bids, on the Base Bid and various Schedules, Alternatives, and Additive
Alternate, as applicable, selected by the OWNER.
Contract Time:
1. Base Bid:
a. All construction schedules shall be substantially complete and ready for OWNER’s use and
pre-final inspection by June 30, 2025.
b. Work shall not begin on the project prior to August 12, 2024
2. All construction schedules shall be finally complete and ready for final payment within (30)
calendar days of Substantial Completion.
Liquidated Damages:
1. The CONTRACTOR shall pay the OWNER $1,750, for each calendar day or part of a day that
expires after the time specified for Substantial Completion of any construction schedule(s) until
the Work is substantially complete.
2. The CONTRACTOR shall also pay the OWNER $250 , for each calendar day or part of a day that
expires after the time specified for Final Completion and payment until the Work is finally complete.
Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http://www.interstateeng.com or http://www.questcdn.com for a fee
of $37.00. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the “Bid Documents” tab and by
entering Quest Project Number 8982850 on the “Search Projects” page. For assistance and free membership
registration, contact QuestCDN at (952) 233-1632 or [email protected].
The bidding and contract documents may also be examined or for inquiries on obtaining paper copies of bidding
and contract documents please contact the office of Interstate Engineering located at 2177 Lincoln Ave. SE (P.O.
Box 648) Sidney, Montana 59270. For technical questions contact the Engineer of Record at (406) 654-4616;
Teaguean Knudsen.
Bidders must download the bidding documents from either QuestCDN or receive paper copies from the office of
record to be a registered bidder and receive addenda and any other information issued by the ENGINEER or
OWNER. Addenda and other information will not be sent to Bidders that obtain copies of the bidding documents
from other sources.
CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’s Subcontractors doing work on this project will be required to
obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). . Forms for registration are available
from the Department of Labor and Industry at P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect Avenue, Helena, Montana 59604-
8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. CONTRACTOR is required to have
registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project and all laborers and mechanics employed by the
CONTRACTOR or Subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as required
by the Laws of the State the work is being performed. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and
applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin.
Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond payable to the
OWNER, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful bidders shall
furnish an approved Performance Bond and a labor and materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one
hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance, as required, shall be provided by the successful
bidder(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. The bid bond, a copy of the CONTRACTOR’s
license or certificate of renewal, and applicable funding requirement forms shall be included with each bid of
proposal. All bids must be sealed.
Pre-bid conference information:
1. There will not be a pre-bid conference.
No bid will be read or considered which does not fully comply with the above provisions as to Bond and Licenses,
and any deficient bid submitted will be resealed and returned to the Bidder immediately.
The OWNER reserves the right to hold all bids and bid securities for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days and to
hold the three low bids and bid securities for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the bid opening.
The OWNER may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior to the end of these periods,
waive any informality in any bid, and to reject the bid of any party who has been delinquent or unfaithful in the
performance of any former contract with the OWNER.
Phillips County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Phillips County Commission
By: _______________________________
Richard Dunbar, Chairman
By Order of the Board of Commissioners
Phillips County, Montana
March 1, 2024
(Published by Phillips County News 3/6, 3/13, 3/20/2024)
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PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Malta will conduct a Public Hearing March 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comments concerning Resolution 1343. A Resolution Naming Repair and Maintenance Projects Pursuant to State-Local Infrastructure Partnership Ace (HB 355) Funding. The Resolution will be available for inspection at City Hall on March 7, 2024.
Persons and/or their agent(s) may appear in person or send written comments to Mayor John Demarais, PO Box 1300, Malta, MT 59538, no later than 12 noon on March 12, 2024.
(Published by Phillips County News 2/28, 3/6/2024)
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Invitation for Bids
The Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) is seeking bids for the reconstruction of two (2) standard-size baseball fields. The location is on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Bids will be accepted until March 20th, 2024. Liability Insurance, TERO Compliance, System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration and DUNS number are required.
This IFB does not constitute a contract for services performed or to be performed. Following the selection of the successful consultant, the FBIC and contractor will negotiate a contract including the full scope of services. The project scope of work can be requested via email from Amy Stewart,
Assistant Family Advocacy Coordinator, at [email protected] or 406-353-8361.
Proposals will be accepted via email up until March 20th, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (MST). Screening and selections will be made by the Tiwahe Initiative committee.
The FBIC reserves the right to reject all bids/proposals.
Jeffery Stiffarm,
Fort Belknap Indian Community President
(Published by Phillips County News 2/28, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20/2024)
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DAN O'BRIEN,
O’Brien & Pekovitch, PLLP
P.O. Box 1280
113 South 2nd Street West
Malta, MT. 59538-1280
Phone: (406) 654-2541
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
COUNTY OF PHILLIPS
ANNA SHIPPEN, * Case No. DV-22-28
Plaintiff, *
-vs-
*
EMIL MARTIN LUNDSTROM
CENEX HARVEST STATES, now known as *
CHS INC., and
MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, CREDIT BUREAU *
OF HAVRE, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE, *
and all other persons, unknown claiming or who
might claim any right, title, estate or interest in, *
or lien or encumbrance upon, the real property NOTICE OF
described in the Complaint, or any thereof, * SHERIFF'S SALE
adverse to Plaintiff’s ownership, or any cloud upon
Plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or *
possible claim be present or contingent,
Defendants. *
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TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFF'S SALE on the 28th day of March 2024, at 10:00 A.M .: Tract A of Certificate of Survey #219, both located in
Government Lot 8 of Section 8, Township 30 North, Range 30 East, M.P.M.
EXCLUDING therefrom Parcel No. 11 on Montana State Highway Project
STPS 242-1(8)0, as shown on the Right-of-Way plan for said project on file
in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder in Phillips County, Montana.
EXCLUDING therefrom Parcel No. 12 on Montana State Highway Project
STPS 242-1(8)0, as shown on the Right-of-Way plan for said project on file
in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder in Phillips County, Montana.
The Sale will take place at the front steps of the Phillips County Courthouse, in Malta, Montana.
The Court has ordered that the real estate and improvements owned by Defendant Emil Martin Lundstrom be sold.
DATED this 21st day of February, 2024.
Faith Robinson
Jerry Lytle, Sheriff
By: Faith Robinson
Deputy
(Published by Phillips County News 2/28, 3/6, 3/13/2024)
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on June 17, 2024, at 11:00 AM on the front steps of the Phillips County Courthouse, 314 South Second Avenue W, Malta, MT, the following described real property situated in Phillips County, State of Montana:
Lot 21 and the West 12 feet of Lot 22, Block 4, Cosner's Third Addition to Malta, Phillips County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.
More commonly known as 318 S 6th St E, Malta, MT 59538.
Melissa Campbell, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Guild Mortgage Company LLC, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on June 25, 2021, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Phillips County, State of Montana, on June 25, 2021 as Instrument No. 358179, in Book 94, at Page 193-211, of Official Records.
The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows:
Assignee: Guild Mortgage Company LLC
Assignment Dated: December 19, 2023
Assignment Recorded: December 28, 2023
Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 362364, in Book DOC 106, at Page 127-128,
All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Phillips County, Montana
Jason J. Henderson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Phillips County, State of Montana, on January 18, 2024 as Instrument No. 362437, in Book Doc 106, at Page 346-347, of Official Records.
The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to the Grantor(s) failure to make monthly payments beginning September 1, 2022, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $78,978.01, interest in the sum of $3,645.32, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $6,099.12 for a total amount owing of $88,722.45, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced.
The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any.
Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation.
The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale.
The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured, the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled.
The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.
If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.
This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Dated this 1st day of February, 2024. Jason J. Henderson Substitute Trustee 38 2nd Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. MT21889
(Published by Phillips County News 2/21, 2/28, 3/6/2024)
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