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Show A6 Wednesday, May INVITATION TO BID Uintah County hereby here-by makes notice of its intent to solicit bids for the WESTERN PARK PARKING LOT PROJECT. Sealed bids for the construction construc-tion of the WESTERN PARK PARKING LOT PROJECT will be received by the Owner, Uintah County, at its Clerk - Auditor's office located at 147 East Main Street, Vernal, Utah 84078 until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Thursday, May 12, 2005. Bids sent by mail shall be addressed: UINTAH COUNTY CLERK - AUDITOR, 147 East Main Street, Vernal, Utah 84078. All sealed bid envelopes must be clearly labeled "Bid for WESTERN PARK PARKING LOT PROJECT". Bids will be opened at 11:30 a.m., local time, on May 12, 2005 in the Commission Conference Room. The project is described in Section 01010 of the Contract documents and consists of the construction construc-tion of two parking areas including demolition of existing concrete site elements, site excavation, excava-tion, concrete curb gutter gut-ter and sidewalk, two storm drainage retention systems, approximately 11,000 total square yards of aggregate base and asphalt surfacing, landscaping, land-scaping, lighting, pavement pave-ment markings, and other incidental work. The project is located at the Western Park in Vernal, Utah, approximately 180 miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of Engineering Services, Inc., 1344 West Highway 40, (P.O. Box 1485), Vernal, Utah 84078, telephone"" tele-phone"" 435-781-2550, uponrpayment of $25 for each set. No refund shall be made for returned documents. doc-uments. Persons wishing to obtain copies of the Contract Documents and drawings shall furnish their street and mailing addresses for delivery of documents and addenda. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty bond, or a certified cer-tified or cashier's check payable to the order of the Owner in an amount not less than five percent (5) of the amount of the bid as a guaranty that the bidder will execute the contract if it is awarded in conformity with the bid form. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds, each in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100) of the full contract con-tract price. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 9, 2005, at the Western Park Board Room, 302 East 200 South Street, Vernal, Utah 84078. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to determine deter-mine which bid is, in the Owner's judgment, the lowest responsive bid of a bidder or group of bidders. Bidders must exhibit experience in similar sim-ilar work within the past five years. The Owner also reserves the right to waive any informalities in any bid and to delete certain items listed in the bid as set forth therein. there-in. Bids received after the time established for receiving bids will not be considered. Except as provided in paragraph 00100-1.04 A6 of the Contract Documents, no bidder may withdraw his bid after the time established estab-lished for receiving bids or before the award and execution of die contract, con-tract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar cal-endar days. ; Bidders most be licensed m the State of Utah and bonded for an amount equal to or greater than the amount of their bid and for the type of 4, 2005 ITU IMI IK Violin, II work required, at the time of bidding and throughout the period of the contract. Bidders on this work must comply with all applicable governmental and local agency requirements. require-ments. Bidders must correctly cor-rectly prepare and submit the documents listed in Section 00300, Bid. Date: April 25, 2005. Uintah County Commission. Published in the Vernal Express on April 27, and May 4, 2005. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Public notice is hereby given that TriCounty Health Department will hold public hearings regarding the Policies and Procedures for Indoor Air Quality at Indoor Events and Existing Wastewater. A copy of the Policies and Procedures can be obtained at the TriCounty Health Department offices offic-es at 281 East 200 North, Roosevelt or 147 East Main, Vernal. Hearings are scheduled for: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Daggett County Court, Commissioner's Chambers, 95 North 1st West, Daggett, Utah. Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Environmental Health Office of TriCounty Health Department (bottom (bot-tom floor), 147 East Main, Vernal, Utah. Friday, May 13, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Environmental Health Office of TriCounty Health Department (downstairs), 281 East 200 North, Roosevelt, Utah. For additional information infor-mation please contact Toni Bolton at TriCounty Health Department, Toll free .866-275-0246 ,435,-,, 781-5475 . Vernal 722-5085 722-5085 r Roosevelt -435-738-2202 - Duchesne. You can also contact us through our web site: www.tricountyhealth. com. Published in the Vernal Express on May 4, 2005. NOTICE OF INTENT A notice of intent for the following project submitted in accordance with R307-401-1, Utah Administrative Code (UAC), has been received for consideration by the Executive Secretary, Utah Air Quality Board: Northwest Pipeline Corporation, location: 1025 E. 7750 N., Vernal, Ut. 84078, Project Description: Williams Northwest Pipeline Corporation has requested request-ed to modify DAQE-AN0756001-04 to replace an emergency generator gen-erator with a larger one at the Vernal Compressor Station. The Vernal Compressor Station is located approximately 17 miles north east of Vernal, Utah. The Vernal compressor com-pressor Station consists of three existing turbines (two grandfathered), and an 82-horse power emergency emer-gency generator. The emission increase from the Vernal Compressor Station are as follows: 0.19 Tons Per Year(TPY)ofNOx, 1.44 ofTPYCO.0.11 TPYof VOC, and 0.0023 TPY of HAPs. The emission emis-sion from the Vernal Compressor Station are as follows: 1.21 Tons Per Year (TPY) of PM10, 17.08 TPY of NOx, 22 of TPY CO, 6 TPY of VOC, and 0.21 TPY of combined com-bined HAPs. The completed engineering engi-neering evaluation and air quality impact analysis analy-sis showed mat the proposed pro-posed project meets the requirements of federal air quality regulations and the State air quality qual-ity rules. The Executive Secretary intends to issue an Approval Order pending pend-ing a 30-day public comment com-ment period. The project proposal, estimate of the effect on local air quality and draft Approval Order are available for public inspection and comment at the Utah Division of Air Quality, 150 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Ut 84114-4820. Written . Comments received by the Division at this same address on or before June 3, 2005, will be considered in making mak-ing the final decision on the approvaldisapproval of the proposed approval order. E-mail comments will also be accepted at tdandersonutah.gov. If anyone so requests to the Executive Secretary at the Division in writing within 15 days of publication of this notice, a hearing will be held in accordance with R307-401-4, UAC. Published in the Vernal Express on May 4, 2005. NOTICE TO WATER USERS The State Engineer received the following Application(s): (Locations in SLB&M unless otherwise designated). desig-nated). For more information or to receive a copy of filings, visit http:water-rights.utah.gov http:water-rights.utah.gov or call 1-866-882426. Persons objecting to an application must file a CLEARLY READABLE protest stating FILING NUMBER, REASONS FOR OBJECTION, PROTESTANTS' NAME AND RETURN ADDRESS, and any request for a hearing. Protest must be filed with the State Engineer, Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300 on or before MAY 31, 2005. These are informal proceedings as per Rule R655-6-2 of the Division of Water Rights. (The Period of Use is generally year-round except irrigation which is . generally from Apr.1 to. Oct. 31 each year.) UINTAH COUNTY NEW APPLICATION(S) 45-6119 (A75761): Jason and Misty Monfredi propose(s) using 3.28 ac-ft. ac-ft. from groundwater (2 miles South of Vernal) for Irrigation; Stockwatering. Jerry D. Olds, P.E.; STATE ENGINEER. Published in Vernal Express on May 4 and 1 1, 2005. NOTICE OF HEARING DOCKET NO. 2005-009 BEFORE THE BOARD OF OIL, GAS AND MINING DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF UTAH In the Matter of the Request for Agency Action of NEWFJELD Production Company for Approval of Unit Operations and Enhanced and Secondary Recovery Operations in the Green River Formation in Sections 31-33, Township 8 South, Range 18 East, Sections 1 and 10-15, Township 9 South, Range 17 East, and Sections 4- 9 and 16-18, Township 9 South, Range 18 East, S.L.M., Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah, for Authority for Underground Injection of Water, and Certification a an Enhanced Recovery Project for Purposes of Section 59-5-102(4) of the Utah code Annotated THE STATE OF UTAH TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED MATTER. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining ("Board"), State of examiner to conduct a bearing on THURSDAY, May 19. 2005, at 1 :30 p.m. in Suite 2000, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 1594 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah, The bearing will be conducted con-ducted as a formal administrative admin-istrative adjudication in Kxcrdaace wt&teruiM of the board m sat Sank in Utah Administrative. Code R641etseq. (2002) as provided for by Utah code Ann. 40-6-1 et icq. (1998) and Utah Code .Vernal Ann. 63-46b-l et seq. (2002); The purpose of the proceeding will be for the hearing examiner to receive testimony and evidence regarding a Request for Agency Action to: 1. , Establish and approve unit and enhanced and secondary recovery operations in the proposed Sundance Unit area, located in portions por-tions of Sections 31-33, Township 8 South, Range 18 East, Section 1 and Sections 10-15, Township 9 south, Range 17 East, and Sections 4-9 and Sections 16-18, Township 9 South, Range 18 East, SLM, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah. 2. Approve the plan of development and operations for unit and enhanced and secondary recovery. 3. Certify the proposed Sundance Unit as an enhanced recovery project proj-ect for purposes of the severance tax rate reduction reduc-tion pursuant to Section 59-5-102(4) of the Utah Code Annotated. 4. Suspend existing spacing orders and or statewide field or siting rules with appropriate setbacks to the extent said orders or rules are inconsistent incon-sistent with the operations in the proposed Sundance Unit. 5. Provide such other relief as may be just and proper under the circumstances. circum-stances. The examiner's proposed pro-posed findings of fact and conclusions of law will be filed with the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining and presented at the next regularly scheduled Board hearing which has been set for Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Board Room of the Department of Natural Resources, 1594 West North Temple, Suite 1050, Salt Lake City, Utah. Objections to the Request for Agency Action must be filed with - the Secretary of the Board at the address listed below no later than May 10, 2005. A party must file a timely written objection or other response in order to participate as a party at the hearing examiner hearing or the subsequent Board hearing. Natural persons may appear and represent themselves before the hearing examiner. All other representation by parties before the hearing examiner will be by attorneys attor-neys licensed to practice law in the State of Utah, or attorneys licensed to practice law in another jurisdiction which meet the rules of the Utah State Bar for practicing law before the Utah Courts. Persons interested in this matter may participate par-ticipate pursuant to the procedural rules of the Board. The Request for Agency Action, and any subsequent pleadings, may be inspected at the office of the undersigned. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons requiring auxiliary communicative com-municative aids and services ser-vices to enable them to participate in this hearing hear-ing should call Vickie Southwick at 801-539-5304, at least three working work-ing days prior to the hearing hear-ing date. Dated this 28th day of April, 2005. State of Utah; Board of Oil, Gas and Mining, J. James Peacock, Chairman. SI Vickie Southwick, Executive Secretary, 1594 West North Temple, Suite 1210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, 801-538-5304. Published in the Vernal Express on May 4, 2005. PUBLIC NOTICE "R.C. RileyWestern Wireless proposes to construct con-struct a 4001 tall guyed communications tower located on Stirrup Rd. in Vernal, Ut 84078. If you have concerns about this toWs tSiBet on Historic ' Propnties, please write to: Amy Gholson, Trileaf Corp., 10845 Olive Blvd., Ste. 310, St Louis, Mo. 63141, 314-997-6111. Please include the Tower Express, Location and the location of the Historic Resource that you believe might be affected." Published in the Vernal Express on May 4, 11, and 18, 2005. INVITATION TO BID VERNAL CITY CORPORATION 2005 CURB GUTTER & SIDEWALK PROJECT Sealed bids for the 2005 CURB GUTTER & SIDEWALK PROJECT will be received by the Owner, Vernal City Corporation, at its office located at 447 East Main Street, Vernal, Utah 84078 until 3:00 p.m., local time, on May 16, 2005. Bids sent by mail shall be addressed to the Vernal City Corporation, 447 East Main Street, Vernal, Utah 84078, and shall be labeled "Bid for 2005 CURB GUTTER & SIDEWALK PROJECT". The project consists of the removal and replacement replace-ment of curb gutter and sidewalk, correction of sidewalk tripping hazards, and other miscellaneous concrete and asphalt work within the limits of Vernal City. The Contractor shall furnish all materials, equipment and labor. The project is located approximately approx-imately 180 miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of Engineering Services, Inc., 1344 West Highway 40, (P.O. Box 1485), Vernal, Utah 84078, telephone tele-phone 435-781-2550, upon payment of $55 for each set. No refund shall be made for returned documents. doc-uments. Persons wishing wish-ing to obtain copies of the Contract Documents shall furnish their street and mailing addresses for delivery of documents and addenda. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty bond, or a certified cer-tified or cashier's check payable to the order of the Owner in an amount not less than five percent (5)' of the amount of the bid for each as a guaranty guar-anty that the bidder will execute the contract if it is awarded in conformity with the bid form. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance per-formance and payment bonds, each in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100) of the full contract price for each schedule awarded. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on May 11, 2005, at the offices of the Vernal City Corporation, 447 East Main Street, Vernal, Utah 84078. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to determine deter-mine which bid is, in the Owner's judgment, the lowest responsive bid of a bidder or group of bidders. The Owner also reserves the right to waive any informalities in any bid and to delete certain items listed in the bid as set forth therein. Bids received after the time established for receiving bids will not be considered. Except as provided in paragraph 00100-1.04 A6 of the Contract Documents, no bidder may withdraw his bid after the time established estab-lished for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the contract, con-tract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar cal-endar days. Bidders must be licensed in the State of Utah for the type of work required and must be bonded for an amount equal to or greater than the amount of their bid at the time of bidding and throughout the period of the contract Bidders on this work must comply with all applicable governmental and local agency requirements. require-ments. Bidders must correctly cor-rectly prepare and submit sub-mit the documents listed in Section 00300, Bid. William J. Kremin, Jr., Mayor. Published in the Vernal Express on May 4 and 11, 2005. Drs. Lianna Hatfield and Susan Talley organized the fifth annual USU Uintah Basin Research Conference. The conference was moderated by Dr. Richard Etchberger (far left). Conference shows USU research projects By Virginia Harrington Express Writer Utah State University (USU) Uintah Basin held its fifth annual Research Conference April 22 on the Vernal campus The conference was organized orga-nized by Dr. Lianna Hatfield and Dr. Susan Talley. The moderator for the conference was Dr. Richard Etchberger. Results of research projects conducted by Monique Sticht, winner of the independent project cat-faculty cat-faculty and students egory at the USU Uintah Basin Research Conference, at USU along with one recejves a congratulatory hug from Dr. Susan Talley. study from the U.S. Forest Service were presented. pre-sented. Students competed with each other in three categories for prizes of $100 gift certificates to the USU book store. Monique Sticht won in the independent inde-pendent project category with her work concerning what constitutes severe or mild separation event for sixth graders. Sticht examined critical criti-cal factors related to the Separation Anxiety Test. The class project category was won by Holly Villa, Jennifer Moore, Mason Duncan and Dan Emmett. The team of students conducted a comparison of vegetation biodiversity biodiver-sity and small mammals in Coyote Basin. M. Rush Harris won in the gradu ate student category for project that examined factory affect .-'habitat use" on, Anthro Mountain. ing the timing of elk rnigratfoti" in the Uintah Mbuntahts and the fail-ure fail-ure of hunting pressures to control ' herd size. Harris' project was conducted with the assistance of Dr. Richard Etchberger. The three year project was conducted from Feb. 2002, until March 2005. Data were conducted on elk migration patterns and seasonal use areas in the mountains. The information collected will be used to assist the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources manage elk herds and reduce the environmental damage done by the herds. Data were collected on 131 radio-collared radio-collared female elk. "Anecdotal evi- Company receives Earth Day Award The Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining (DOGM) today presented pre-sented Denver-based Bill Barrett Corporation with one of the Board's five 2005 Earth Day Awards for what the Board terms, "going beyond what is required by regulation regu-lation to protect the environment while providing society with essential essen-tial natural resources." The awards were presented today during ceremonies cer-emonies in the auditorium of the Department of Natural Resources in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bill Barrett Corporation (BBC) was recognized for its educational outreach regarding seismic exploration explo-ration efforts and numerous environmental envi-ronmental improvements during its West Tavaputs seismic surveys and drilling project in Carbon County. The company had invested nearly near-ly a million dollars to inventory and protect the cultural artifacts found in the Company's Stone Cabin seismic seis-mic project, an effort that provided archeologists and anthropologists more information about the historic his-toric artifacts in the area than ever before. BBC hired three consultants to monitor the seismic activities, another to monitor ground motion thresholds and yet another for archeological work. The archeologi-cal archeologi-cal work included establishing a 100-foot-wide corridor around seismic seis-mic buggies to assure protection of artifacts as well as a 300-foot buffer around all known rock art and sensitive sen-sitive structures. Nearly half of the shot holes conducted con-ducted during the seismic survey were drilled using helicopters and heliportable equipment to further minimize impacts (the average heliportable shot hole site took up about a dozen square feet). While use of helicopters helped minimize traffic on local roads, their use both 4 a , E 3j Z. I a research dence suggests that hunting pressure pres-sure triggers early migration into remote areas and onto private land and restricted access areas, including includ-ing Ute Tribal Lands, effectively reducing hunter success," Harris said. Bob Christensen of the Forest Service reported that Anthro Mountain Sage Grouse populations have experienced declines over the years with drastic declines in the past 30 years. .The populations of the birds are considerably higher in other areas such as Diamond Mountain. Christensen said, "Sage Grouse were trapped and fitted with radio transmitters to gain a better understanding under-standing of migration patterns and rnne data suggest mat mis population popu-lation is both migratory and non-migratory," non-migratory," Christen said. The wide range of topics presented present-ed at the conference had something of interest to everyone attending. Some of the topics included British royalty, Ute history, Greek and Roman mythology in modern advertising, adver-tising, gender inequality in mathematics, math-ematics, reading the Green River, Ebola Virus, the 1918 influenza pandemic, the effect of Salt Cedar on biodiversity selenium levels in Green River wetlands and positive psychology in teaching and learning. increased the cost of the project as well as the risk to personnel. When using local roads to bring in equip ment, the Company spent $5,000 per mile to suppress dust. The company also voluntarily re-aligned the road through Utah's Nine Mile Canyon, allowing people for the first time in decades to con template the famed Hunter Panel without having to worry about traf fic, noise or dust. Additional mitigation, consults tion and coordination involved 12 Native American tribes, four state agencies, three federal agencies, 14 organizations and three county gov ernments. The Board of Oil, Gas and Mining began the Earth Day Awards pro gram in 1991. The essential require ment for receiving an award is that a company must voluntarily per form work that is not required by law. Since that time 51 mining and oil and gas companies, or individu als, have been singled out for their environmental awareness. "Earth Day Awards were ere ated as a vehicle to recognize those companies and individuals who go the extra mile in protecting the environment," explained Board Chairman Jim Peacock. "Each of these recipients has taken action on their own initiative to improve our environment and we look forward to recognizing them for their con tribution to protecting our environ ment" Bill Barrett Corporation, head quartered in Denver, explores for and develops oil and natural gas in the Rocky, Mountain region of the United States. The Company has projects in nine basins in the Rocky Mountains. Additional information about Bill Barrett Corporation can be found on its web site www.bill barrettcorp.com. |