FERNDALE
Ordinances of the City Council of the City of Ferndale, Washington, passed at the Council meeting of December 4, 2023.
Ordinance #2234
An ordinance amending the 2023 Operating Budget
Ordinance #2235
An ordinance amending the Unified Fee Schedule
Ordinance #2236
An ordinance adopting the 2024 Operating Budget
Full texts of the above document(s) are available at Ferndale City Hall, posted on the City’s website, (www.cityofferndale.org) or will be mailed upon request
Susan Duncan, City Clerk
Published December 6, 2023
INVITATION TO BID
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Project Name: Ferndale Douglas Well #2 – Drilling Contract
Bid Date: January 4th, 2024 – 3:00 PM
Pre-Bid Meeting: December 14th, 2023 – 2:00 PM
Engineer: Wilson Engineering LLC, Bellingham, WA
Engineers Estimate: $700,000 to $950,000 (including sales tax)
NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed bids will be received from contractors by the Public Works Director, City of Ferndale, 2095 Main Street, P.O. Box 936, Ferndale, WA 98248 until 3:00 PM, Thursday, January 4, 2024 for the Ferndale Douglas Well #2 – Drilling Contract. All bids shall be received in sealed envelopes with “FERNDALE DOUGLAS WELL #2 – DRILLING CONTRACT” marked plainly thereon. The Project involves the proposed well drilling work and well testing services per contract documents. Said bids will then and there be opened and read aloud. Bidders and other properly interested parties are invited to be present at the bid opening. Bids received after the time fixed for opening cannot be considered.
Please contact either Jeff Christner or Tracy Svanda, Wilson Engineering, (360) 733-6100, for project information. Only bids from bidders who have obtained the Contract Documents and have requested to be listed on the Planholders’ List, will be accepted. Copies of plans and specifications are on file for review at the City of Ferndale Public Works Department, 2095 Main Street, Ferndale, WA 98248. Hard copies are available for purchase ($150 non-refundable fee), or may be downloaded from the project website at https://wilsonengineering.com/bidding-documents/
A deposit in the form of a postal money order, cashier’s check, or bond in the amount of 5% of the greatest amount bid must be submitted with each bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into a contract or furnish a satisfactory contract bond within the time stated in the specifications, the deposit shall be forfeited to the City.
There will be a non-mandatory, pre-bid meeting for the Project held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 14th, 2023, at City Hall, 2095 Main Street, Ferndale, WA 98248. A site visit to the Ferndale Douglas Well #2 site will follow the meeting.
The City shall reject any bid not accompanied by bid security. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids if such action is in the best interest of the City. The City of Ferndale is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Small, Minority and Women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids.
All bidders must be licensed contractors registered in the State of Washington. All work performed on this project will be subject to prevailing state wage rates. The Contractor and all Subcontractors will be required to obtain a City of Ferndale business license prior to mobilization.
Published December 6 & 13, 2023
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM
In Re the Estates of
PHYLLIS M. JONES, Deceased.
NO. 23-4-01099-37
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
RCW 11.40.030
JUDGE: ROBERT E. OLSON
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of these estates. Any person having a claim against the decedents must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedents’ probate and nonprobate assets.
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION
November 29, 2023
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Thomas H. Jones
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Erin Mae Glass, WSBA #39746
Chuckanut Law Group, PLLC
306 N. Commercial St., Suite B
Bellingham, WA 98225
Published November 29, December 6 & 13, 2023
