By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ golf team locked up its second win of the season at Meadow Acres Country Club near Larchwood, Iowa, Tuesday.Playing Westbrook-Walnut Grove on the par-36 course, H-BC-E upped its season record to 2-1 with a 176-193 victory.Tom Janssen set the pace for the winners by shooting a three-over-par 39 to capture medalist honors for H-BC-E.Kyle Sammons and Jordan Scott chipped in 45s, and Dusty Seachris contributed a 47 to the winning team tally.Blake Brommer and Dustin Bonnema shot 49- and 50-stroke rounds without contributing to the team effort.Jordan Winter carded a seven-over-par 43 to lead the Chargers.H-BC-E’s B team notched a 200-231 victory over W-WG.Travis Chapa led the Patriots with a 47.Jason Martens, Ben Herman and Clint Roozenboom added 50-, 51- and 52-stroke scores to the team effort.Adam Finke and Nick Deutsch turned in 53- and 56-stroke efforts without padding the team tally.The Patriots play Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster in Lake Park, Iowa, today.

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton boys’ track team turned in an impressive performance at Tracy-Milroy Invitational Tuesday in Tracy.Competing in a 10-team field, H-BC-E-E compiled 92 points to place second behind Fulda (121 points) in the team standings.Seven event titles propelled the Patriots to their lofty finish.H-BC-E-E won four relay events at the meet, and Patriot athletes secured three individual titles."It was a great meet for our boys," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "They competed very well. Timewise, they ran good. Competitive-wise, they ran great. They kept on finding ways to win."Kale Wiertzema, Todd Alberty, Lee Jackson and Tyler Bush teamed up to win the 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays with respective 3:40.68 and 8:42.43 times.Alberty also is a member of the 800-meter relay, which placed first in 1:41.07. Zach Boyum, Brad Van Dyke and Devin DeBoer are the other members of the team.Boyum, Van Dyke, Curt Schilling and Chris Reid won the 400-meter relay in 47.66.Reid had a great night individually. He won the 100- and 200-meter dashes with respective 11.8 and 23.16 performances. Reid placed second in the long jump with a 19-3 effort.Bush also secured an individual title when he ran 1,600 meters in 4:41.52.Two H-BC-E-E cooperative records and a pair of second-place performances proved to be the highlights of the meet for the Patriot girls.The H-BC-E-E girls placed eighth in a strong 10-team field, but coach Goehle was proud of the way his Patriots performed."The girls ran very well against some tough competition. Whenever you run against T-M, they well test you," he said.Cassi Tilstra and Erin Boeve established cooperative records individually.Tilstra finished second in the 400-meter dash with a record time of 1:02.41. Boeve had a record time of 27.64 while finishing sixth in the 200-meter dash.H-BC-E-E’s 1,600-meter relay team consisting of Mya Mann, Boeve, Rachel Kvaale and Tilstra placed second in 4:22.44.Here is a look at H-BC-E-E’s other top six performances during the T-M Invitational.H-BC-E-E boysThird place: Wiertzema, 400, 56.09.Fourth place: Bush, triple jump, 36-11.Fifth place: Roger DeBoer, 110 hurdles, 18.9.Sixth place: Schilling, shot, 39-11; Jackson, 800, 2:13.56.H-BC-E-E girlsThird place: 3,200 relay (Mann, Amanda Tilstra, C.Tilstra and Kvaale), 10:22.47; Boeve, 100, 13.18.Fourth place: Boeve, long jump, 14-8 1/2.Fifth place: Mann, 800, 2:40.08.Sixth place: Kvaale, 800, 2:41.2

DISTRICT COURTPROBATE DIVISIONFIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTNOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF ROCKESTATE OFJOHN ROGER ROZEBOOM A/K/A JOHN ROZEBOOM DECEDENTIt is Ordered and Notice is given that on Monday, June 2, 2003 at 9:00 (a.m.) a hearing will be held in this Court at Rock County Courthouse at Luverne, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of Catherine J. Rozeboom whose address is: 110 S. Cottage Grove Avenue, Luverne, MN 56156 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in SUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the Petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. /s TIMOTHY K. CONNELLTIMOTHY K. CONNELL Judge Date/s/ SANDRA L. VRTACNIKSANDRA L. VRTACNIK Court Administrator DateAttorney For Personal RepresentativeBENJAMIN VANDER KOOI, JR.VANDER KOOI LAW OFFICES, P.A.127 E. MainP.O. Box 746Luverne, MN 56156-0746507-283-9546Attorney I.D. No. 112124(4-24, 5-1)

DISTRICT COURTPROBATE DIVISIONFIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTNOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSSTATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF ROCKESTATE OFRobert W. Keitel, a/k/a Robert Keitel, and as Robert William Keitel DECEDENTNotice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s will dated July 18, 1979, and codicil (N/A) to the will dated N/A, and separate writing (N/A) under Minn. Stat. 524.2-513 ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed William R. Keitel and Robert C. Jarchow whose addresses are: 404 Lake Street, Worthington, Minnesota 56187 and 202 Cashin Drive, Luverne, MN 56156, respectively as personal representatives of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representatives. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representatives have full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.Any objections to the probate of the will or appointment of the Personal Representatives must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representatives or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. /s/ Timothy K. Connell 4/21/03Timothy K. Connell Registrar Date/s/ Sandra L. Vrtacnik 4/21/03Sandra L. Vrtacnik Court Administrator DateAttorney For Personal Representative Donald R. KlosterbuerSkewes, Klosterbuer & Vajgrt, L.L.P.120 N. McKenzieBox 538Luverne, MN 56156-0538Telephone 507 283-9111Attorney License #56674(4-24, 5-1)

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATECERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted:Gabe’s Clothing and Shoes2. State the address of the principal place of business. 217 E. Main Luverne MN 561563. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name or if the business is a corporation, provide the legal corporate name and registered office address of the corporation. Cook’s Inc. 217 E. Main Luverne MN 561564. I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath./s/ Kathy Jarchow03/20/03 Kathy Jarchow, President439060 Kathy Jarchow (507) 283-8224(4-24, 5-1)

9:00A.M.Rock County Courthouse April 8, 2003Chair Boyenga called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present.Motion by Hoime, seconded by Jarchow, to approve the April 8, 2003 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to approve the March 18, 2003 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Bakken, to approve the following consent agenda items, declared carried on a voice vote.1. Advertise rural addressing resident signage and hardware contract2. State Auditor Engagement letterMike Winkles, Sheriff, requested authorization of a three-year maintenance agreement for $8,084.58 with Dictaphone for the recording equipment on the 911 system. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Jarchow, to authorize the maintenance agreement and to pay the expense from the E911fund, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Hoime, seconded Wildung, to purchase a one alarm system from Electro Watchman, Inc for $7,495.00 and to implement a fees structure for users on the system and directed the County Attorney to draft an agreement for the users to sign when requesting to be placed on the county’s alarm system. Motion was declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board discussed staffing issues at the Extension office with no action taken. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to approve the hiring of summer help, declared carried on a voice vote.Gloria Rolfs, Auditor/Treasurer, presented a request to lease a new Pitney Bowes postage machine, as the current machine is obsolete and no longer covered under a maintenance agreement. Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Bakken, to authorize the postage machine replacement, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to issue a replacement warrant for warrant #42180 in the amount of $159.63 payable to MN UC Fund — MN Dept of Economic Security, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Wildung to approve the following solid waste abatements, declared carried on a voice vote. oParcel #20-1193-000 located in the Original Plat S 45’ of Lots 20-22, Block 16 in the City of Luverne for $74.00 oParcel #16-0049-000 located in the Rose Dell Addition, S 75’ of Lot 6 Block 17 in the City of Jasper for $42.00 oParcel #16-0050-000 located in the Rose Dell Addition, N 75’ of Lot 6 Block 17 in the City of Jasper for $21.00The Auditor/Treasurer presented approval of a liquor license for the Rock County Sportsmens Club; motion by Hoime, seconded Jarchow, to approve the liquor license, declared carried on a voice vote.The Auditor/Treasurer presented the fund balances; motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken to accept the fund balance report, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Jarchow, to approve the claims, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of claims is available at the Auditor/Treasurer’s Office. General $ 32,693.47LEC 656.02Road & Bridge 33,137.12Welfare 81,796.04Landfill 1,163.70TOTAL $149,446.35Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Hoime, to approve Resolution No. 15-03, providing for the competitive negotiated sale of $295,000 General Obligation Courthouse Bonds, Series 2003, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion Jarchow, seconded by Bakken, to approve Resolution 16-03, establishing procedures relating to compliance with reimbursement bond regulations under the internal revenue code, declared carried on a voice vote. The County Board reviewed a quarterly Revenue and Expenditure Report with no action taken. The County Board was in receipt of a letter from State Auditor Awada stating clarification on the county’s need for a reserve balance. Randy Ehlers, Family Services Agency Director, presented the following additional consent agenda items; motion by Jarchow, seconded by Bakken, approve the additional consent agenda items, declared carried on a voice vote.1. FSA Contract 20-2057-03 w/New Life Treatment Center to provide detoxification services at a rate of $185/day with transportation rate of $.52/mile; effective 05/01/03 – 12/31/03.2. FSA contract 16-1389-03 w/The Achievement Center to provide Project Opportunity Supported Employment services to person with severe and persistent mental illness at a rate of $21/day; effective 01/01/03 to 12/31/033. FSA Contract 52-788-03 w/Sioux Valley Regional Health Services (Luverne Community Hospital) to provide adult outpatient chemical dependency treatment services/effective 05/01/03 – 04/30/04.4. FSA Contract 9701453-03 w/Karen Gunnink to provide guardianship services to one Rock County client; effective 03/01/03 – 02/29/04.5. Day Care relicensing: JoLeah Mann, Stacy M. Olson, May and Carrie Swenson6. Voluntary Day care closing: Denise Wysong, Viola UithovenThe FSA Director requested to be appointed as the Agency HIPAA Privacy Officer; motion by Bakken, seconded by Wildung, to appoint the FSA Director as the agency’s HIPAA Privacy Officer, declared carried on a voice vote. The FSA Director presented an update regarding the MR/RC rebasing services; no rulings have been made as to date and we are waiting for instructions from the Department of Human Services on how to proceed. There was a brief discussion regarding the DAC contract extension; no action was taken. Eric Hartman, Land Management Office Director, presented a quarterly feedlot report with no action taken. There was a discussion regarding the engineering intern position at the Land Management Office and the County will proceed in filling that position with the understanding that the grant agreement will remain in effect. The LMO Director stated that the final feedlot rules and interpretations that were requested from MPCA have not been received. The County Board directed the Administrator to send a letter to the Commissioner of MPCA, the State Feedlot Officer, and area Legislators requesting that the final form be forwarded to the counties. The County Board was informed of a Feedlot Ordinance Update public hearing scheduled for April 9, 2003. The County Board was in receipt of a notice for a public meeting scheduled for April 22nd pertaining to the Airport Zoning Ordinance.The County Board was in receipt of the following priority list for the Resource Conservation District Cotue de Prairie. 1. Buffalo Ridge Railroad; clean up railroad ties2 Fire, Ambulance & First Responder Equipment3. DAC adult residential facility that is fully handicap accessible4 Day Care Center5 Law Enforcement Center building6 Limited rotational grazing on DNR/Pheasant Forever Land 7 Outdoor Learning Center for schoolsThe County Board acknowledged receipt of a AMC video pertaining to Financing of Welfare and Work Force Centers. The County Board acknowledge receipt of a resolution of support from the Regional Develop Commission for the sale of the Prairie Expo; motion by Jarchow, seconded by Bakken to support the resolution with additional language to be provided by County Attorney Klosterbuer, declared carried on a voice vote. Commissioner Hoime informed the County Board that he had attended an Energy Task Force meeting and Commissioner Bakken stated he had attended an Extension Committee and Library meetings. Commissioner Wildung discussed whether or not there would be any interest with the county to research Section 8 Housing Vouchers and the County Board expressed no interest at this time. With no further business to come before the County Board, the meeting was declared adjourned. Ron Boyenga, Chairman of the BoardATTEST: Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(4-24)

ORDINANCE NO. 252, THIRD SERIESAN ORDINANCE RELATING TO REDUCING HEALTH RISK EXPOSURE AT CLANDESTINE DRUG LAB SITES AND CHEMICAL DUMP SITES, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 10 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 10.58, AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 10 AND SECTION 10.99 WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONSTHE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUVERNE ORDAINS:SECTION 1.Section 10.58 of Chapter 10 of the City Code of Luverne is hereby created and made an official part of the Code and hereby to read as follows: Subd. 1. Purpose and Intent. The purpose of this Section is to reduce public exposure to health risks where law enforcement officers have determined that hazardous chemicals from a suspected clandestine drug lab site or associated dumpsite may exist. The City Council finds such sites are a public health hazard as they may contain suspended chemicals and residues that place people, particularly children or adults of child bearing age, at risk when exposed through inhabiting or visiting the site, now and in the future. Subd. 2. Interpretation and Application. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Section shall be construed to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this Section are either more or less restrictive than comparable provisions imposed by any other law, ordinance, statute, or regulation of any kind, the regulations which are more restrictive or which impose higher standards or regulations shall prevail. Should any court of competent jurisdiction declare any Section or subpart of this section to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Section as a whole or any part thereof, other than the provision declared invalid. Subd. 3. Fees. Fees for the administration of this Section may be established and amended periodically by resolution of the City Council, and shall be assessable to the property involved. Subd. 4. Definitions.1. Chemical dumpsite: shall mean any place or area where chemicals or other waste materials used in a clandestine drug lab have been located. 2. Clandestine drug lab: shall mean the unlawful manufacture or attempt to manufacture controlled substances. 3. Clandestine drug lab site: shall mean any place or area where law enforcement has determined that conditions associated with operation of unlawful clandestine drug lab exist. A clandestine drug lab site may include dwellings, accessory buildings, accessory structures, a chemical dumpsite or any land. 4. Controlled substance: shall mean a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of M.S. § 152.02. The term shall not include distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, intoxicating liquors or tobacco. 5. Household hazardous wastes: shall mean waste generated from a clandestine drug lab. Such wastes shall be treated, stored, transported or disposed of in a manner consistent with Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control, and Nobles/Rock Public Health Department rules and regulations.6. Manufacture, in places other than a pharmacy: shall mean and include the production, cultivation, quality control, and standardization, by mechanical, physical, chemical or pharmaceutical means, packing repacking, tableting, encapsulating, labeling, relabeling, filling, or by other process, of a controlled substance. 7. Owner: shall mean any person, firm or corporation who owns, in whole or in part, the land, buildings or structures associated with a clandestine drug lab site or chemical dumpsite. 8. Public Health Nuisance: All dwellings, accessory structures and buildings or adjacent property associated with a clandestine drug lab site are potentially unsafe due to health hazards and are considered a public health nuisance.Subd. 5. Administration.A. Law Enforcement Notice to Other Authorities. Law enforcement authorities that identify conditions associated with a clandestine drug lab site or chemical dump site that places neighbors, visiting public, or present and future occupants of the dwelling at risk for exposure to harmful contaminants and other associated conditions must promptly notify the appropriate municipal, child protection, and public health authorities of the property location, property owner if known, and conditions found. B. Declaration of Property as a Public Health Nuisance. Upon notification by law enforcement authorities, the City Building Official shall promptly issue a Declaration of a Public Health Notice for the affected property and post a copy of the Declaration at the probable entrance to the dwelling or property. The Building Official shall also notify the owner of the property and the following parties by US mail:1. Occupants of the property;2. Owners of property within 100 feet of the nuisance property;3. The Rock County Sheriff’s Department; and4. Other state and local authorities, such as MPCA and MDH, which are known to have public and environmental protection responsibilities that are applicable to the situation.C. Property Owner’s Responsibility to Act. The Building Official shall also issue an order to abate the public health nuisance, including the following:1. Immediately vacate those portions of the property, including building or structure interiors, which may place the occupants or visitors at risk. 2. Promptly contract with appropriate environmental testing and cleaning firms to conduct an on-site assessment, complete clean-up and remediation testing and follow-up testing, and determine that the property risks are sufficiently reduced to allow safe human occupancy of the dwelling. The property owner shall notify the City of actions taken and reach an agreement with the City on clean-up schedule. The City shall consider practical limitations and the availability of contractors in approving the schedule for clean-up.3. Provide written documentation of the clean-up process, including a signed, statement from the contractor that the property is safe for human occupancy and that the clean-up was conducted in accordance with Minnesota Department of Health guidelines.D. Property Owner’s Responsibility for Costs. The property owner shall be responsible for all costs of decontamination or clean-up of the site, including contractor’s fees and public costs for services that were performed in association with a clandestine drug lab site or chemical dump site clean-up. Public costs may include, but not limited to:1. Posting of the site;2. Notification of affected parties;3. Expenses related to the recovery of costs, including the assessment process:4. Laboratory fees;5. Clean-up services;6. Administrative fees; and7. Other associated costs.E. Recovery of Public Costs.1. If, after service of notice of the Declaration of Public Health Nuisance, the property owner fails to arrange appropriate assessment and clean-up, the City Building Official is authorized to proceed in a prompt manner to initiate the on-site assessment and clean-up.2. If the City is unable to locate the property owner within ten days of the Declaration of Public Health Nuisance, the City is authorized to immediately proceed to initiate the on-site assessment and clean-up.3. The City may abate the nuisance by removing the hazardous structure or building, or otherwise, according to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 463.4. If the City abates the public health nuisance, in addition to any other legal remedy, the City shall be entitled to recover all costs and fees for administration and enforcement hereof. The City may recover costs and fees by civil action against the person or persons who own the property or by assessing such costs and fees as a special tax against the property in the manner as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429.F. Authority to Modify or Remove Declaration of Public Health Nuisance.1. The Building Official is authorized to modify the Declaration conditions or to remove the Declaration of Public Health Nuisance.2. Such modification or removal of the Declaration shall only occur after documentation from a qualified environmental or cleaning firm stating that the health and safety risks, including those to neighbors and potential dwelling occupants, are sufficiently abated or corrected to allow safe occupancy of the dwelling.SEC. 2. This ordinance shall take full force and effect seven (7) days after its publication. (4-24)

ORDINANCE NO. 251. THIRD SERIESAN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE, AMENDING CITY CODE, CHAPTER 4, SECTIONS 4.01 AND 4.011 IN THEIR ENTIRETY, ADDING A NEW SECTION 4.013 RELATING TO PLUMBER BOND AND LICENSING, AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 4 AND SECTION 10.99 WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS The City of Luverne does hereby ordain: SECTION 1. City Code, Sections 4.01 and 4.011 are hereby amended in their entirety as follows: SECTION 4.01. CODE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE. Subd. 1. Adoption of Code. The Minnesota State Building Code, as adopted by the Commissioner of Administration pursuant to Minnesota Statutes chapter 16B.59 to 16B75, including all of the amendments, rules and regulations established, adopted and published from time to time by the Minnesota Commissioners of Administration, through the Building Codes and Standards Division hereby adopted by reference with the exception of the optional chapters, unless specifically adopted in this ordinance. The Minnesota State Building Code is hereby incorporated in this ordinance as if fully set out herein. Subd. 2. Application. The application, administration, and enforcement of the code shall be in accordance with Minnesota State Building Code. The code shall be enforced within the extraterritorial limits permitted by Minnesota Statutes, 16B.62, subdivision 1, when so established by this ordinance. Subd. 3. Administration. The code enforcement agency of this municipality is called the City of Luverne. Subd. 4. Enforcement. This code shall be enforced by the Minnesota Certified Building Official designated by this Municipality to administer the code (Minnesota Statute 16B.65) subdivision 1. SEC. 4.011. Building Code Optional Chapters. The Minnesota State Building Code, established pursuant to Minnesota Statute 16B.59 to 16B.75, allows the municipality to adopt by reference and enforce certain optional chapters of the most current edition of the Minnesota State Building Code. The following optional provisions identified in the most current edition of the State Building Code are hereby adopted and incorporated as part of the building code for this municipality.1. Grading Appendix Chapter K, 2001 Supplements to International Building Code.2. Chapter 1335, Flood proofing Regulations, parts 1335.0600 to 1335.1200.3. International Property Maintenance Code.SEC. 2. That a new section 4.013 be hereby adopted to read as follows: SEC. 4.013. PLUMBER BOND AND LICENSING. No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or work at the business of a master plumber or journeyman plumber unless licensed to do so by the State Commissioner of Health. A copy of the license and bond shall be submitted to the Department of Building Safety by January 1 of each year, commencing on January 1, 2005.SEC. 3. This ordinance takes full force and effect seven (7) days after its publication. (4-24)

BID SOLICIATIONNotice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received, publicly opened, and read aloud by representatives of the City of Luverne, Minnesota, at the City Hall, 203 East Main Street, Luverne, Minnesota 56156, in said City at 11:00 AM, on Monday, May 19, 2003, for furnishing all work and materials for the Digester Cover Replacement Project, consisting of the following approximate quantities: oRemove existing 35’ steel digester cover oSupply and install new floating steel digester cover oDemolish existing digester waste gas pipe and install new pipe and safety equipment oSupply digester sludge heat exchanger (Alternate 1)Proposal forms, contract documents, drawings and specifications as prepared by Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson and Associates, Inc., are on file for inspection in the office of the City Clerk and in the office of the Engineers, whose address is 1500 Piper Jaffray Plaza, 444 Cedar Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101-2140, Phone 651/292-4400.Contractors desiring drawings, specifications and related documents for the purpose of submitting a bid may secure them from the Engineers upon deposit of Forty Dollars ($40.00) for each set. The deposit for one set of drawings and specifications will be refunded to each Contractor who submits a bona fide bid and returns the plans and specifications in good condition within 15 days after the date for the opening of bids. Ten Dollars ($10.00) will be refunded for deposits made to secure more than one set of documents, deposits made to secure documents for subcontractors and material suppliers and also to Contractors who failed to bid. To secure a refund all documents must be returned in good condition within 15 days after the day for the opening of bids.No bid will be considered unless it is securely sealed in an envelope and filed with the City Clerk prior to the time noted above for the closing of bids.All bids must be submitted upon the Bid Forms furnished with these Plans and Specifications, enclosed in an envelope bearing the name of the bidder, addressed to the City Clerk, City of Luverne, and endorsed thereon: Bid for Digester Cover Replacement Bids Close: 11:00 AM, May 19, 2003Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or cashier’s check payable to the City of Luverne in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid as a guarantee that the bidder, if successful, will enter into a contract with the Owner for the work described in the proposal. This deposit will be subject to forfeiture as provided by law. The deposits for the three lowest bidders will be retained by the Owner until the contract has been awarded and executed but not longer than forty-five (45) days. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days following the bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities or to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, in the best interest of the Owner.The City Council will consider award of the contract at the next regular City Council meeting which is to be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2003. A Pre-bid Meeting and plant tour have been scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 1:00 PM at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. For additional plant tours before or after the Pre-Bid Meeting, a special appointment is required based on availability of plant operation personnel.Jeffrey L. HaubrichInterim City Administrator(4-24)