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 either be mailed to Christopher P. Sinness, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Royce A. McCarty, Jr., P.O. Box 210, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

Dated this 4th day of February, 2010.
/s/ Christopher P. Sinness, Personal Representative

BS 2-10, 2-17, 2-24-10.

CALL FOR BIDS

HERBICIDE

The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS is calling for sealed bids on the following herbicides. Sealed bids must be turned into the Clerk and Recorders Office at 215 S. 4th Street, Suite C, (Second Floor), Hamilton, MT., by March 5, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. The bids will then be opened by the Commissioners in the Commissioner’s Conference Room at 215 S. 4th Street (Third Floor) on March 8, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.. The bid will be awarded by the Commissioners in the Conference Room (Third Floor) on March 10, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

Each bid package must be marked “Herbicide Bid. Each sealed bid must contain a current product label and MSDS sheet for each item on the list. Items on the list need to be priced individually (Price/gallon), a total price for each product and a total price for the entire bid list must be included. All prices must be the delivered price to Ravalli Count Weed District Shop at 329 Steve Airport Road, Stevensville, MT. Ravalli County may accept any, part or all of the bids as submitted. Ravalli County reserves the right to order more herbicides from this list at the same prices through out the 2010 spray season and any other products ordered will be as priced. For further information on the bid process, call Glenda Wiles in the Commissioners Office at 375-6500. For Further information on the Herbicides, call the Weed District Office at 406-777-5842.

Product/Description/2010 request for bid

Milestone VM / aminopyralid - 2.5 gal / 2 - 2.5 gal (5 gal)

Escort / metsulfuron methyl - 8 or 16 oz. / 20 - 8 oz (160 oz)

Krovar / Bromacil + Diuron 10# (bare-ground) / 17 - 6# bags (102 lbs)

Telar / chlorsulfuron 16 oz / 2 - 16 oz (32 oz)

Adjuvants

Hi-Light Dye / Blue dye packets WSP - 40/cs / 2 - 40 pack (80)

Hi-Light Dye / Blue dye 1 quart measure 12X1 qt / 12 qts

Glenda Wiles
Administrative Assistant
Ravalli County Commisioners Office

BS 2-17, 2-24-10.

REQUEST FOR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES

Ravalli County, through its sub-recipient Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for architectural/engineering services for the creation of the final design of the Pantry Partners Food Bank Facility (PPFB) to be located in Stevensville, Montana, as well as to prepare and review bid solicitation and construction contract documents and to carry out construction supervision duties in conjunction with Ravalli County, RCEDA and PPFB.

Request for Qualifications must be submitted to Julie Foster at 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite A, Hamilton, Mt. by 2:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time, March 15, 2010. You are encouraged to obtain a full copy of the RFQ.

If you are interested in receiving a copy of the full Request for Qualifications, please contact Glenda Wiles at the Ravalli County Commissioners Office, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite A, Hamilton, Mt. 59850, 406-375-6500, email: commissioners@ravallicounty.mt.gov or Julie Foster of the Economic Development Authority, 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite A, Hamilton, MT. 59840, 406-375-9416, email: Julie@rceda.org

Glenda M. Wiles
Administrative Assistant to Commissioners

BS 2-17, 2-24-10.

REQUEST FOR BIDS

VEHICLE

The Ravalli County Park Board wishes to purchase a vehicle and is seeking bids for a mini truck with a curb weight less than 1,500 lbs. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Ravalli County Commissioners Office by 9:30 a.m., March 10th. Bids will then be opened by the Park Board at their regularly scheduled Park Board meeting on March 10th at 10:00 a.m. The Park Board has the option to award the bids at this time or make a review of bids for a later award.

If you have any questions in this bid process or are interested in obtaining the bid specifications and requirements for bidding of this vehicle, please contact Glenda Wiles at the Ravalli County Commissioners Office at 215 S. 4th Street, Suite A, Hamilton, MT. 59840, or call 406-375-6500.

Glenda Wiles
Administrative Assistant
Ravalli County Commissioners Office

BS 2-24, 3-3-10.

REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL PROPOSALS

FINANCIAL LENDING FOR BUILDING PURCHASE

The Ravalli County Commissioners are seeking proposals for the necessary financing of the purchase of a building for Search and Rescue. The estimated loan amount is $425,000.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact Glenda Wiles at the Commissioners Office at 375-6500 or at 215 S. 4th Street, Suite A, Hamilton, MT. for a more detailed explanation/Request for Proposals. A meeting to discuss the building purchase will be held with the Commissioners and Chief Financial Officer on March 8, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Conference Room, located in the Ravalli County Administrative Center on S. 4th Street in Hamilton. Sealed proposals must be received by the Clerk and Recorders Office at 215 S. 4th Street, Second Floor by 4:00 on March 19, 2010. Bids must be clearly marked “Financing for Search and Rescue Building Purchase”. Bids will be opened on Monday, March 22nd at 10:00 in the Commissioners Conference Room, and the award of financing will be made on March 23rd at 2:00 p.m. by the Commissioners in the Conference Room.

Glenda M. Wiles
Administrative Assistant
Ravalli County Commissioners

BS 2-24, 3-3-10.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

The North Valley Public Library of Stevensville, Montana is seeking specific qualifications from interested Architectural firms that are capable of providing professional services for the design and construction of a new or renovated library in the building’s current location. The library district serves a population of approximately 10,000 and is currently housed in a 6,500 square foot building located at 208 Main St., Stevensville, Montana.

The Board is specifically interested in any of the following pertinent qualifications:

· Library-specific design
· Energy-efficient or “green” building
· Historic preservation or historically sensitive design
· Construction Manager (CM) or Construction-Manager-at-Risk working arrangements

All qualifications must be received by March 15, 2010 by 5 PM.

For a full description of NVPL’s Architect Procurement Process, please see our website.

North Valley Public Library
208 Main St.
Stevensville, MT 59870
406-777-5061
www.northvalleylibrary.org

BS 2-24, 3-3, 3-10-10.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Corvallis Cemetery District will hold a meeting on March 8, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Corvallis High School Library for considering a resolution calling for an increase in mill levy.

BS 2-24, 3-3-10.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Ravalli County will hold a public meeting for the purpose of obtaining views from the residents of the County regarding the submittal of a Treasure State Endowment Program (TSEP) grant application for bridge replacements in Ravalli County. One bridge being studied for the TSEP application is over the Supply Ditch at Willoughby Lane. The public meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the Stevensville Fire Hall at 206 Buck Street in Stevensville.

The County is considering submitting an application to TSEP and wants to obtain public comment on the proposal. Citizens will be given an opportunity to comment at the public meeting and may also submit comments in writing by March 31, 2010 to Ravalli County’s consulting engineer for this proposal: WGM Group, Attn: Jon Gass, 1111 E. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.

BS 2-24-10.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Ravalli County will hold a public meeting for the purpose of obtaining views from the residents of the County regarding the submittal of a Treasure State Endowment Program (TSEP) grant application for bridge replacements in Ravalli County. One bridge being studied for the TSEP application is over the Corvallis Canal at Black Lane. The public meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Corvallis Grange Hall at 130 Dutch Hill Road in Corvallis.

BS 2-24-10.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Intent to Transfer Location of Air Quality Permit (Pursuant to Section 75-2-211, MCA and ARM Title 17, Chapter 8, Subchapter 7, PERMIT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION AND AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES).

Ravalli County Road & Bridge Department will file on or about February 22, 2010 a notification of intent to transfer location of an air quality permit with the Permitting and Compliance Division/Air and Waste Management Bureau of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Applicant seeks approval of this transfer of location of 1985 El Jay Crusher & Related Equipment, Air Quality Permit #3011-02, to Hamilton Airport Pit, T6N R20W Section 19, Hamilton Airport Road east of Hamilton, Montana.

The division must approve or disapprove the permit transfer within 30 days of receipt of a complete notice of intent. Any member of the public with questions or who wishes to review a copy of the permit and the division’s analysis of it, or to submit comments on the change of location must contact the division at 1520 East Sixth Ave., P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901, phone (406) 444-3490.

Any comments on the location transfer must be submitted to the division within 15 days after the date of this publication.

BS 2-24, 3-3-10.

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