LEGALS

9-2-10


ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 2142
1701 NORTH 9TH AVENUE, VIRGINIA, MN 55792

CALL FOR BIDS

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: Sealed proposals will be received for:
Central Campus K-12
Bid Package 3 ­ Enclosure & Finishes
3943 Tamminen Road
Iron, MN 55751

in accordance with Construction Documents prepared by Architectural Resources, Inc., 704 East Howard Street, Hibbing, MN 55746.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Bid package scope includes exterior enclosure, HVAC, electrical, casework, interior finishes and specialties.
BASIS OF BIDS: Single Prime Bids will be received for labor and materials as outlined in the Bid Division Descriptions as described in Section 01 1215.
BID DATE AND LOCATION: Sealed bids will be received at St. Louis County School District, 1701 North 9th Avenue, Virginia, MN 55792, then publicly opened and read aloud. Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time, on September 16, 2010.
BID SECURITY: Each bid shall be accompanied by Bid Security in form of certified check, cashier's check or bid bond in amount of five (5) percent of Base Bid submitted, made payable to Owner, as guarantee that Bidder will, if awarded, enter into Contract in accordance with Contract Documents and submitted Bid.
EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS: Drawings, Project Manual, and other Contract Documents may be examined at Offices of Construction Manager, Architect and at following locations:

 Duluth Builders Exchange  Hibbing Builders Exchange
 802 Garfield Avenue  211 East Howard Street
 Duluth, MN 55802-2640  Hibbing, MN 55746
 Telephone: 218-722-2836  Telephone: 218-262-3897
   
 Minneapolis Builders Exchange  McGraw-Hill
 1123 Glenwood Avenue  1401 Glenwood Avenue
 Minneapolis, MN 55405  Minneapolis, MN 55405
 Telephone: 612-381-2620  Telephone: 612-381-2290
   
 St. Paul Builders Exchange  Reed Construction Document Processing
 445 Farrington Street  30 Technology Parkway South, Suite 500
 St. Paul, MN 55103  Norcross, GA 30092-2912
 Telephone: 651-224-7545  Telephone: 800-424-3996

PROCUREMENT OF DOCUMENTS: Prime Bidders may secure electronic (CD) and printed Bidding and Contract Documents by contacting the Office of the Construction Manager, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company, 8625 Rendova Street N.E., P.O. Box 158, Circle Pines, Minnesota 55014, phone 763-786-7711. Electronic (CD) documents will be available at no cost and printed sets are available upon a deposit of $150.00 per set; $100.00 will be refunded upon the return of complete bidding documents.
TIME OF COMPLETION: Owner requires Work to be substantially complete on or before August 1, 2011, and fully complete before August 13, 2011 and in accordance with the contract documents. Bids shall reflect all costs necessary to meet this schedule requirement.
PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: Contractor shall provide Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Sum.
OWNER'S RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS: Owner reserves the right to reject a Bid which is in any way incomplete or irregular or to waive informalities or irregularities in a Bid received, and accept a Bid, which in the Owner's judgment is in the Owner's best interests.
EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS AND SITE:
Examination of Documents: Bidders shall carefully examine entire contents of Contract Documents prepared for the Work to become thoroughly familiar with all requirements.
Pre-Bid Conference: A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on September 9, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Central Campus K-12 / Cherry School, 3943 Tamminen Road, Iron, MN 55751.
Additional Compensation: Contractors shall not receive extra payments for conditions which can be determined by examining the site and the Contract Documents.
Bids requested by: St. Louis County School District / ISD 2142
Aug. 28, Sept. 2 & 9 - 1


DOCUMENT 00 11 13

Advertisement for Bids

REBID 2010 Sewer Extension
Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District
Crane Lake, Minnesota
SEH No. CRANL 112791

Notice is hereby given that sealed Bids will be received by the Clerk until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 30, 2010, by mail at PO Box 306, Crane Lake, MN 55725-0306 or by location at Crane Lake Fellowship Hall, 7399 Handberg Road, Crane Lake, MN 55725, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud at the, for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construction of REBID 2010 Sewer Extension. Major quantities for the Work include:

100 LF 1.25-Inch HDPE Force Main
4,500 LF 2-Inch HDPE Force Main
500 LF Directional Drill 1.25-Inch HDPE Force Main (Soil)
700 LF Directional Drill 2-Inch HDPE Force Main (Soil)
900 LF Directional Drill 1.25-Inch HDPE Force Main (Bedrock)
1 EACH Air Release And Flushing Manhole
6 EACH Simplex Grinder Station- 70 Gallon Basin
1 EACH Simplex Grinder Station- 150 Gallon Basin
90 CY Rock Excavation
20,000 SY Seeding-Hydromulch

Bids shall be on the form provided for that purpose and according to the Bidding Requirements prepared by Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., dated June 28, 2010.
The Bidding Documents may be seen at the issuing office of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. located at:

1200 25th Avenue South
P.O. Box 1717
St. Cloud, MN 56302-1717
320.229.4300

Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http://www.sehinc.com for a fee of $30. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the BIDDING DOCUMENTS link and by entering eBidDocTM Number 1325352 on the SEARCH PROJECTS page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952.233.1632 or info@questcdn.com.
Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Docunet Corp. located at 2435 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55441 (763.475.9600) for a fee of $100. Bids will only be accepted from Contractors who purchase Bidding Documents as noted above. Planholder who purchased the ORIGINAL Bidding Documents will not be charged for the REBID Bidding Documents.
Bid security in the amount of 5 percent of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
Bids shall be directed to the Clerk, securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper, "BID FOR REBID 2010 SEWER EXTENSION, CRANE LAKE WATER AND SANITARY DISTRICT, CRANE LAKE, MN, SEH NO. CRANL 112791."
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract in the best interests of the Owner.
Jo Ann Pohlman
Clerk
Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District
Crane Lake, MN
Publish:
Finance and Commerce: September 2 and 9, 2010
Cook News-Herald: September 2 and 9, 2010


PROCEEDINGS OF
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #2142
The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 2142, St. Louis County Schools, was held at ISD # 2142 District Office, August 23, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion and seconded to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Superintendent Rick asked Kevin Abrahamson to speak on current teacher meetings. Mr. Abrahamson gave a progress report on the Educational Plan. Teachers have attended 2 days of Mondo training with approximately 90% of the teachers in attendance. Today the 21st Century Planning group met at the District Office. There will be training on September 1st at the Babbitt-Embarrass School and training will continue in September and October. Information will be available to parents in November.
Superintendent reported the following: 1.) There will be a new teacher workshop on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the District Office; 2.) On September 1, 2010 there will be an All Staff In Service at Babbitt-Embarrass School. The Superintendent extended an invitation to the board to attend; 3.) Dr. Rick explained the Federal Jobs bill which could direct $160. million to Minnesota. The money would be received once and could be used at the school building level for any of a wide range of staff positions. The application must now be signed by the Governor by September 9, 2010; 4.) Dr. Rick read the list of candidates running for school board: Cook, District #2: Corrie Hoeschen Ehrbright and Jody Feist; Tower-Soudan, District #3: Troy Swanson; Cherry, District #5: Lynette Zupetz. Dr. Rick will be inviting all the candidates to attend future board meetings.
John Henry of Johnson Controls reported: 1.) Bids were received last Thursday for the Cherry School and will be awarded tonight; 2.) We are moving forward for the Southern site we are in the process of removing the trees. The Southern site bids will also be awarded tonight.
Board Committee Report: Board Member A. Larson reported on the Highway 169 project. There are current safety issues between Tower and Ely. Plans are to do 2 sections at a time to make the road safer. The construction start time should be by 2012 and must be completed by 2013.
Board Chair B. Larson spoke on the meeting last week with the City of Cook. The district is complying with a request from St. Louis County Zoning and Planning to contact the City of Cook regarding sewer and water. There will be a city council meeting on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. The school board was asked to be in attendance. It would be a gathering of local leaders to see what the benefits would be.
Motion and seconded to approve consent agenda: August 9, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting Minutes. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to approve the dissolution of Cooperative Sponsorship for girls hockey for the 2010-2011 school year between Babbitt-Embarrass / Ely / Tower-Soudan Schools. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to award the bread bid to Sara Lee for the 2010-2011 school year. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to approve the School Resource Officer agreement with St. Louis County for the amount of $51,028.06 effective September 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011.
Discussion followed.
Superintendent Rick explained that this program has been very valuable for the district.
The motion for the School Resource Officer did not pass.
Motion and seconded to award bids for the Cherry School construction project as follows: Concrete, masonry and excavation: Hammerlund Construction, Inc., Grand Rapids, MN-$472,000.00; Structural precast concrete plank: Molin Concrete Products Company, Circle Paines, MN-$49,900.00; Structural precast concrete wall panels: Fabcon, Inc., Savage, MN-$336,772.00; Structural & misc. steel-supply: Dynamic Structural Steel, LLC., Duluth, MN-$238,000.00; and Structural & misc. steel-erection: Red Cedar Steel Erectors, Inc., Menomonie, WI-$113,000.00 ­ Total Contracts in the amount of $1,209,672.00. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to award bids for the South K-12 Campus as follows: Carpentry: Northside Construction, Inc., Hugo, MN-$351,000.00; Casework: Haldeman-Homme, Inc., Minneapolis, MN-$259,877.00; Metal Panels / Roofing & Sheet Metal: Jamar Company, Duluth, MN $1,430,485.00; Caulking & Sealants: Seal-Treat, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN-$44,840.00; HM Doors & Frames, Wood Doors & Hardware-Supply: Northern Door & Hardware, Inc., Duluth, MN-$264,500.00; Aluminum Doors, Curtainwalls & Glazing Aluminum Windows: Mesabi Glass Window & Door, Hibbing, MN-$479,607.00; Skylights & Translucent Wall Panels: W.L. Hall Company, Hopkings, MN-$155,727.00; Coiling & Overhead Doors: Lipe Brothers Construction, Inc., Duluth, MN-$39,850.00; Drywall: Custom Drywall, Inc., St. Paul, MN-$283,700.00; Acoustical, Specialty Ceiling & Wall Systems: Twin City Acoustics, Inc., Plymouth, MN-$262,587.00; Ceramic & Quarry Tile: Northland Flooring & Design, LLC, Grand Rapids, MN-$298,000.00; Wood Athletic Flooring: Haldeman-Homme, Inc. DBA Anderson Ladd, Minneapolis, MN-$121,998.00; Fitness/Athletic Flooring: Northland Flooring & Design, LLC, Grand Rapids, MN-$19,300.00; Carpet/Resilient Flooring: Northland Flooring & Design, LLC, Grand Rapids, MN-$133,000.00; Terrazzo Flooring: Advance Terrazzo & Tile Company, Coon Rapids, MN-$364,000.00; Painting & Vinyl Wall Covering: Steinbrecher Painting, Princeton, MN-$147,000.00; Marker Boards, Tack Boards & Display Cass: W. E. Neal Slate Company, Watertown, MN-$92,270.00; Misc. Specialties-Supply: Building Material Supply, Inc., Golden Valley, MN-$41,835.00; Operable Partitions: Acoustics Associates, Inc., Golden Valley, MN-$9,900.00; Angle Iron Athletic Lockers/Metal Corridor Lockers: Lyon Workspace Products, Minneapolis, MN-$127,000.00; Food Service Equipment: Dakota Food Equipment, Fargo, ND-$335,134.00; Musical Instrument Cabinet System-Supply: LSI Corporation of America, Minneapolis, MN-$13,350.00; Gymnasium Equipment: H & B Specialized Products, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN-$99,400.00; Gymnasium Seating & Telescoping Bleachers: Seating & Athletic Facility Enterprises, Ellendale, MN-$80,503.00; Fire Protection: Breth-Zenzen Fire Protection, LLC, St. Joseph, MN-$149,025.00; HVAC: Thelen Heating & Roofing, Inc., Brainerd, MN-$1,894,000.00; Electrical Systems: Lanyk Electric, Inc., Virginia, MN-$1,539,000.00; Lighting Controls (All Schools): Graybar Electric Company, Duluth, MN-$373,200.00; Variable Air Volume & Thermal Equalizers-Supply: Midwest Mechanical Solutions, Minneapolis, MN-$22,200.00; Boilers & Accessories-Supply: Ryan Company, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN-$159,200.00; Condensing Units-Supply: SVL, Inc., Shoreview, MN-$9,782.00; Plate Type Energy Recovery Units/Modular Energy Recovery Units/Air Handling Units-Supply: Johnson controls, Inc., Plymouth, MN-$179,605.00; and Window Shades: Modern Window Shad Company, Minneapolis, MN-$66,659.00; for Total Contracts in the amount of $9,847,534.00. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to rescind the hiring of Rachel Pastoor as a .8 FTE probationary teacher, effective September 1, 2010 for the 2010-2011 school year. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to accept Roger Esterby's letter of resignation as bus driver, effective September 1, 2010. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to accept Brian Lamppa's letter of resignation as teacher, effective August 31, 2010. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to accept Kathleen Ray Undeland's letter of resignation as a teacher, effective August 31, 2010. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to approve Jennifer Kaufenberg's request for a medical leave of absence as instructional aide, effective January 3, 2011 through the end of the school year. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to offer Mary Larson a .5 FTE probationary teaching contract for the 2010-2011 school year, effective September 1, 2010 with terms and conditions of employment in accord with master agreement ISD # 2142 and SLCTEM. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to offer Monica Parenteau a 1.0 FTE probationary teaching contract for the 2010-2011 school year, at Step C BA, effective September 1, 2010 with terms and conditions of employment in accord with master agreement ISD #2142 and SLCTEM. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to Brett Holland a 1.0 FTE probationary teaching contract for the 2010-2011 school year, at Step C BA, effective September 1, 2010, contingent upon securing variance or provisional licensure from the Department of Education, with terms and conditions of employment in accord with master agreement ISD # 2142 and SLCTEM. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to offer Blake Peterson a 1.0 FTE probationary teaching contract for the 2010-2011 school year, effective September 1, 2010 with terms and conditions of employment in accord with master agreement ISD # 2142 and SLCTEM. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to offer Jill Eidenschink a .8 FTE probationary teaching contract for the 2010-2011 school year, at Step C BA15, effective September 1, 2010 with terms and conditions of employment in accord with master agreement ISD # 2142 and SLCTEM. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to offer Erin Peisto a 1.0 FTE probationary teaching contract for the 2010-2011 school year, at Step E BA, effective September 1, 2010 with terms and conditions of employment in accord with master agreement ISD # 2142 and SLCTEM. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to offer Andrea Buvarp a .8 FTE probationary teaching contract for the 2010-2011 school year, at Step L BA, effective September 1, 2010 with terms and conditions of employment in accord with master agreement ISD # 2142 and SLCTEM. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to approve Bridget A. Paulson as the assistant volleyball coach at the AlBrook School and Albert Soxman as assistant football coach at the Babbitt-Embarrass School for the 2010-2011 fall season, dependent upon appropriate levels of high school (grades 9-12) participation. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to terminate Mandy Northrup as instructional aide effective June 4, 2010 due to the position being eliminated. Motion carried.
Motion and seconded to hire Ashley Thiel as a probationary Title I teacher for the 2010-2011 school year, to the extent of 4 hours per day, 5 days per week, effective September 1, 2010, with terms and conditions in accord with Master Agreement between ISD # 2142 and EDMNSLCT. Motion carried.
Comments from the board:
Board Member Bjerklie indicated to the board that with all the upcoming changes for next year, the board needs to pass a resolution regarding open enrollment for the Minnesota State High School League.
Board Member Rantala explained that the Kohls Corp. is donating $500,000 to schools. Mr. Rantala asked the board to go online and register for their school. Mr. Rantala also suggested that maybe all of our schools could be combined for a larger affect.
Board Chair Larson asked the board is they would like to schedule a meeting for the Community of Tower. Two topics that could be addressed would be: 1.) The design of the new building; and 2.) Is an elementary school feasible in Tower? Does the community want an elementary school.
A community meeting was scheduled for Monday, September 20, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Tower-Soudan School.
The Board Chair announced the ground breaking ceremony for the Southern Site will be held on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
The regular board meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. Sept. 2 - 1


 


 


 


 


 


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