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North Ottawa Project Phase IV Construction

The Bois de Sioux Watershed District, at the Office of the Bois de Sioux Watershed District, 704 Hwy 75 South, Wheaton, MN 56296, will receive sealed bids until 1:00 P.M., May 29, 2008 for the North Ottawa Project Phase IV Construction. The bids will be publicly opened and read thereafter at the District Office.

Bids must be placed in a sealed envelope with the following statement thereon: “Bid Proposal for North Ottawa Project Phase IV Construction, Bois de Sioux Watershed District”.

Major items of work include the following approximate quantities:

67,100 CY Common Excavation
181,000 CY Haul Excavation
227 TON Type LV3 Bituminous Wear & Non-Wear
640 LF Various 6’x6’ – 16’x10’ RC Box w/30 End Sect.
1,354 LF Various 15”- 42" CS Pipe Culvert w/Aprons
450 LF Various 48”-60” RC Pipe Culvert w/Aprons
9,185 SF Steel Sheet Piling (PZ22)
5,549 TON Random Riprap
224 AC Temporary And Permanent Seeding
1,559 SY Erosion Control Blankets, Category 3

Bids will be received and one contract will be awarded for the work.

Plans, specifications and contract documents may be obtained upon request from the office of the Bois de Sioux Watershed District, 704 Hwy 75 South, Wheaton, MN 56296. The plans will cost $75.00 and will be non-refundable. Make checks payable to Bois de Sioux Watershed District. All costs associated with preparation of bids shall be borne by the Bidder.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bidder’s Bond in a sum equal to ten percent of the full amount of the bid, executed by the Bidder as principal and by a surety company authorized to do business in this state. No bidder may withdraw his bid for at least 30 days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids, without the consent of the owner.

The Bois de Sioux Watershed District reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities therein, and further reserves the right to award the contract to serve the best interests of the District.

Date: April 28, 2008
By: Jerome Deal ___________
Bois de Sioux Watershed District, President
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GRANT COUNTY PROJECT

BIDS CLOSE May 20, 2008
Bituminous Surfacing and Aggregate Shouldering

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Sealed Proposals will be received by the County Auditor, Courthouse, Elbow Lake, MN until 1:30 P.M. on May 20, 2008 for the following on CSAH 6:

SAP 26-606-03 From TH 9 in Herman to 3.9 miles east.

The major quantities of work are 7,900 Ton Aggregate Shouldering Class 5 Mod; 7,000 Ton Wearing Course; 12,000 Ton Non-Wearing Course; and 41,200 feet of 4” White Epoxy.

Proposals, Plans and Specifications may be examined and secured at the office of the County Engineer, PO Box 1005, Elbow Lake, MN 56531. A non-refundable charge of $30.00 will be made for Plans and Proposals, which will include sales tax.

Bids must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the Treasurer of Grant County or a Corporate Bond made in favor of Grant County for at least 5% of the amount bid.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids and to waive defects thereof.

Dated at Elbow Lake, MN this 21st day of April, 2008.

Chad Van Santen, County Auditor
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF GRANT
IN DISTRICT COURT
Eighth Judicial District
Case Type: QUT
Court File No. 26-CV-08-108

Jonathan B. Danner and Heather Danner,
husband and wife,

Plaintiffs,
vs. SUMMONS

William D. Washburn and Lizzie M.
Washburn, husband and wife; Ella
C. Willd, a/k/a Ella C. Rulien, and
N.E. Rulien, wife and husband;
Mabel Rosengren; Raymond Max
Rosengren; Irene Henrietta Rosengren,
a/k/a Irene Henrietta Swanson; unknown
heirs of Charles A. Willd, a/k/a C.A. Willd;
Karen Pollard; Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency; Judy D. Hams and Loren R. Hams,
wife and husband; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.;
and all of the unknown heirs of any of the
above-named defendants that may be
deceased; and all other persons unknown
claiming any right, title, estate, interest in
or lien upon the real estate described in the
Complaint herein,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon the plaintiffs’ attorneys an Answer to the Complaint which is on file in the office of the Court Administrator of the above-named Court, within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons upon you, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
This action involves, affects, or brings in question real property situated in the County of Grant, State of Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit:
That part of Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block One, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF HOFFMAN, GRANT CO. MINN, according to the recorded plat thereof, described as follows:

Beginning at the westerly most corner of said Lot 7;

thence South 52 degrees 56 minutes 12 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the northwesterly most line of aforesaid Lot 6, a distance of 2.00 feet to the southwesterly most line of the northeasterly most 2.00 feet of said Lot 6;

thence South 36 degrees 28 minutes 12 seconds East, parallel with the northeasterly most line of said Lot 6, a distance of 148.80 feet to the southeasterly most line of said Lot 6;

thence North 52 degrees 56 minutes 12 seconds East, along said southeasterly most line and along the southeasterly most line of aforesaid Lots 7 and 8, a distance of 71.58 feet to a point being 23.19 feet northeasterly of the southerly most corner of said Lot 8;

thence North 35 degrees 35 minutes 05 seconds West 148.85 feet to a point on the northwesterly most line of said Lot 8, said point being 23.96 feet northeasterly of the westerly most corner of said Lot 8;

thence South 52 degrees 56 minutes 12 seconds West, along said northwesterly most line and along the northwesterly most line of aforesaid Lot 7, a distance of 71.88 feet to the point of beginning.

The object of this action is to obtain judgment declaring that the plaintiffs are the owners of the land described above; and that the defendants, and each of them, have no interest or estate in said land, nor lien thereon.
Notice is further given that no personal claim is made by plaintiffs against any of the defendants.
PARTIES TO CIVIL CASE ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEMPT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA LAW. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INCLUDES MEDIATION, ARBITRATION, AND OTHER PROCESSES AS SET FORTH IN THE MINNESOTA GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE.

Dated this 21st day of April, 2008

SWENSON LERVICK SYVERSON
TROSVIG JACOBSON, P.A.
By /s/ Gary I. Syverson
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
710 Broadway, P.O. Box 787
Alexandria, MN 56308
320-763-3141
Atty. Registration #108133
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF GRANT
DISTRICT COURT
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
CASE TYPE: OTHER
COURT FILE NO. 26-CV-08-106

Dean H. Williams and Donna Williams,
a married couple,
Plaintiffs,
vs. SUMMONS

Knut O. Laastuen and Mary Laastuen,
husband and wife; Harold Thorson and
Carrie E. Thorson, husband and wife;
Elbow Lake Improvement Company;
Theodore A. Thompson and Julia Thompson,
husband and wife; Olaus Thompson and
Laura Thompson, husband and wife; Bennie
Thompson and Mabel Thompson, husband
and wife; Anton Thompson, a single person;
John P. Larson and Mary Larson, husband
and wife; Bertha A. Thompson, a single
person; Arthur Soderstrom and Christine
Thompson Soderstrom, husband and wife;
Selma Thompson, a single person; Mabel
Thompson, a single person; Ole Olson and
Tilda Olson, husband and wife; K.E. Sletten
and Josephine Sletten, husband and wife;
Rex Waye and Elna Waye, husband and wife;
Selma E. Thompson, a single person; Louise
M. Thompson, a single person; Ella E. Thompson,
a single person; Gilbert Thompson, a single person;
Alfred H. Langmaack and Florence L. Langmaack,
husband and wife; H.A. Smith and Doris L. Smith,
husband and wife; Eldon L. Passer and Theone
A. Passer, husband and wife; Donald Hermanson
and Audry Hermanson, husband and wife;
Blanche J. RIcks, a single person; Harold J.
Marty and Beverly J. Marty, husband and wife;
Gregor E. Brandt and Geraldine K. Brandt,
husband and wife; Ernest Edlund and Frances
Edlund, husband and wife; Climacus Marcellin
and Faye Marcellin, husband and wife; Joel
Borowski and Cheryl Borowski, husband and
wife; Elbow Lake Properties, Inc., a Minnesota
Corporation; Michael D. Couillard, a single
person.
Defendants,

and all of the unknown heirs of all the above and all other persons known or unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real estate described in the complaint herein.

THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon plaintiffs' attorney an answer to the complaint which is on file in the Office of the Court Administrator of the above named County within thirty (30) days after service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
This action involves, affects or brings into question real estate in the County of Grant, State of Minnesota, described as follows:

Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 1, Block 2, of Citizens Addition to the Village of Elbow Lake; thence North along the East Line of said Lot 1, Block 2 a distance of 144.0 feet; thence West and parallel to the South line of said Lot 1, Block 2 a distance of 182.0 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence West and parallel to the South line of said Lot 1, Block 2 a distance of 85 feet to the West line of said Lot 1; thence North along the West line of said Lot 1, Block 2, a distance of 144.0 feet to the North line of said Lot 1; thence east along the North line of said Lot 1, Block 2 a distance of 85 feet; thence South and parallel to the West line of said Lot 1, Block 2 a distance of 144.0 feet to the point of beginning.

The object of this action is to determine title and adverse claims to the above described land, and to determine that the defendants have no right, title, estate, lien or interest in the above described real estate. No personal claims are made against ay of the defendants.

Dated this 28th day of February, 2008

Richard P. Walton
Attorney for Plaintiffs
114 Main Street, P.O.Box 366
Ashby, MN 56309
218-747-2016
Attorney I.D. #223943
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SECTION 00030 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for the construction of the Elbow Lake West Substation, according to the drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Ulteig Engineers, Inc. will be received by City of Elbow Lake at its office until 2:00 p.m., June 3rd, 2008, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

Ulteig Engineers, Inc., 3350 – 38th Ave S., Fargo, North Dakota
Elbow Lake Municipal Power, Central Avenue & Hwy 79, Elbow Lake, MN 56531

The following Builders Exchanges:
North Dakota: Fargo-Moorhead, Grand Forks
Minnesota: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Willmar
South Dakota: Sioux Falls
F.W. Dodge Corporation / McGraw Hill Plan Room

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained through QuestCDN.com #682546 for $20.00 or at the office of Ulteig Engineers, Inc. located at 3350 - 38th Ave. S., Fargo ND 58104, upon payment of $75.00 for each set. Payment will not be refunded.

Bids shall be upon the basis of cash payment for: Installation of one 41.6 kV-4.16, 4 circuit, 5 MVA distribution substation and three underground feeders. Demolition of existing substation will also be included.

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bidder’s security in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the full amount of the Bid, executed by the Bidder as principal and by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, conditioned that if the principal’s Bid be accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal, within ten days after Notice of Award, shall execute and effect a contract in accordance with the terms of his Bid and a Contractor’s Bond as required by law and the regulations and determinations of the governing body. The Bid security of the three lowest Bidders will be retained until the contract has been awarded and executed, but no longer than sixty (60) days. The Bid security is a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into contract for the work described in the Proposal. The Bidder may submit a Bid Bond, or cashier’s check payable to Elbow Lake Municipal Power.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish Contract Performance and Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract.

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 work on the improvement is to be entirely completed by November 30, 2008.

The right of the Owner to reject any and all Bids is reserved.

Dated this day: May 6th, 2008.
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