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Legends holiday giveaway raffle ticket sales continue

Tickets for the Annual a $50 dinner card; a family pack- ” The drawing for all the prizes
Christmas Giveaway in Inkster age for two nights at the luxuri- The drawing for all the prizes will take place during will take place during an event
are now on sale. ous Mackinac Island Bayshore set for 5 until 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at the
Every year, the giveaway pro- Resort along with a $50 gas card an event set for 5 until 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Booker Dozier Inkster
vides groceries, clothes, food and and four tickets to see the Detroit Booker Dozier Inkster Recreation Complex. Recreation Complex, 2025
toys to 100 Inkster families in Pistons play the Milwaukee Middlebelt Road in Inkster.
need for the holiday as the group bucks Feb. 20, 2020, which also Tickets and more information
has been doing for decades. include a $50 dinner card. this year there are more than 25 Museum; a case of steaks, multi- are available from Director Fred
This year the event, organized All proceeds go to the Inkster prizes to be awarded including ple gift cards for meals at some of Smiley, (734) 890-2478; Larry
by the Inkster Legends of Christmas Giveaway which pro- tickets to the Detroit Music Hall; the best-known restaurants in the Spencer, (313) 520-8144 and
Basketball, will offer three grand vides groceries and gifts for at a night on the Princess Cruise area; a one-night hotel stay; three Daniel Orr, (313) 715-6700.
prizes, including a family pack- least 100 needy families in the Ship; a birthday party blast for 15 haircuts and event a $150 profes- Details about the prizes are
age to see the world-famous city. at the Romulus Athletic Center; sional teeth whitening at a local available at www.inkster-
Harlem Globetrotters along with Tickets are priced at $10 and tickets to the Henry Ford dental center. legends.com.

Gobble, Gobble Person of the Year is sought

Romulus
according to a spokesman.
The
Greater
Romulus Goodfellows Turkey Trot set tomorrow Chamber of Commerce is now Nomination forms are available
on the chamber website and
accepting nominations for the
35th Person of the Year award. should include the contributions
The Romulus Goodfellows' Plenty of parking available Tickets may be purchased Each year, the award is pre- the nominee has made to the
Gobble Wobble Turkey Trot will at either location with shuttle through Eventbrite or at sented to a person who has made City of Romulus and can be
begin at 5 p.m. tomorrow, Nov. services available until 6:30 Romulus City Hall in the outstanding non-monetary con- made by anyone.
22 for packet pick up and warm p.m. Holiday turkey attire is Community Development tributions to the community. The chamber office is located
up at the Artisan Reserve and encouraged. Office for $10. Nominations will be accepted at at 11189 Shook Road.d, 28134.
at 5:30, participants will trot on There will be a DJ, Karaoke, For more information, call the chamber office until 4 p.m. For more information, call
over to Walter's Bar. contests and trophies. (734) 955-4535. on Friday, Dec. 20 and will be (734) 893-0694 or visit
kept in strictest confidence, admin127@romuluschamber.org.
Barden investors to seal the deal and upgrade organizing a series of regional economic daughter, Alana M. Barden.
“I am honored to have my brother com-
operations.
peace conferences to address Detroit's
Mr. Barden rose from humble begin- crime problem, national reputation, and memorated with this street sign,” said
FROM PAGE 1 nings to become a self-made multimillion- need for economic development. Mr. John Barden. “Don was dedicated to
aire and trailblazer in America's gaming Barden died on May 19, 2011 from lung building a better Detroit. He created jobs
casinos in Mississippi and Colorado. industry. In 2010, Black Enterprise cancer in Detroit at the age of 67. In addi- and other opportunities for many people.
He acquired three Fitzgeralds casinos Magazine ranked Barden companies as tion to his son, Don, Jr., he is survived by a This is a fitting tribute.”
for $149 million in 2001, making him the the 10th highest grossing Black-owned
first Black businessman to own casino company in the United States, with $405 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
operations in Las Vegas. Mr. Barden used million in revenue.
$14 million of his own money and raised Mr. Barden never forgot his roots and LITCHFIELD DRIVE SAD ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
$150 million from 40 institutional was widely known for his charitable work, Charter Township of Plymouth
Plymouth, Michigan
November 21, 2019

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Litchfield Drive SAD Road Reconstruction will be received by Charter
Township of Plymouth, by the office of the Township Clerk at 9955 N. Haggerty Rd., Plymouth, Michigan until
2:00 pm local time on December 17, 2019, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The
approximate quantities of major items of work involved are as follows:
Concrete Road Pavement Removal and Replacement 5,964 syd
Aggregate Base 2,050 tons
6-inch Underdrain 3,600 ft
12-inch RCP Storm Sewer 325 ft
4-foot Dia Catch Basins 2 each
2-foot Dia Inlets 2 each
This project is a Special Assessment District.

The ENGINEER for the project is Orchard, Hiltz, & McCliment, Inc. (d.b.a. OHM Advisors), 34000 Plymouth
Road, Livonia, Michigan 48150.
Comcast hosts of the dedica- Bidding Documents may be obtained on BidNet Direct website (formerly MITN). Neither Owner nor ENGI-
tion ceremony Scott NEER will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from
Monteith, vice president of sources other than BidNet Direct website. Bidders should direct correspondence to the ENGINEER, OHM
field operations, left and Advisors. For questions related to the design documents, contact Kyle Selter, PE of OHM Advisors at 734-466-
4562.
Craig D'Agostini, vice presi-
dent of external affairs, wel- Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bid security in the form of a Bid
come the crowd of family Bond for a sum no less than 5% of the amount of the Bid will be required with each Bid. Bids shall be enclosed
members and city officials in sealed envelopes plainly marked with the project name and the name of the bidder.
and media. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 90 calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of the Bids.
This time period may be extended by mutual agreement of the Owner and any Bidder or Bidders. The OWNER
reserves the right to accept any or all Bids and award the contract to other than the lowest bidder, to waive any
irregularities or informalities or both; to reject any or all Bids; and in general to make the award of the Contract
in any manner deemed by the OWNER, in its sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the OWNER.
No pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this project.
Jerry Vorva, Township Clerk
PT0271 - 112119 2.5 x 5.744 Charter Township of Plymouth

CITY OF ROMULUS
ORDINANCE NO. 19-335
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 50 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, SECTION 50-1
AND SECTION 50-13 of the CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF ROMULUS.
THE CITY OF ROMULUS ORDAINS:
Chapter 50 Section 50-1 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 50-1. - Necessity for improvements or abatements.
Whenever the city council, based upon sufficient petition of property owners, shall by resolution
determine the necessity for the improvement of certain lands within the city for any public use or
purpose or to bring about the abatement of a public nuisance, it shall direct the city assessor to pre-
pare a list of all of the lots, subdivisions and parcels of real property making up the total area of prop-
erty affected by such improvement. The list shall contain the name of the owner, or other party in
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID interest of each parcel, subdivision or lot to the best of the city assessor’s knowledge.
ITB 19/20-18 HEAT TREATED UNDERBODY SCRAPER BLADES Chapter 50 Section 50-13 is amended to read as follows:
The City of Romulus Michigan, Department of Public Works is seeking bids from qualified compa- Sec. 50-13. - Petitioning city for street lighting; payment for improvement.
nies for guaranteed three (3) month fixed pricing for heat treated underbody scraper blades. (a) Any property owner may petition the city to have street lighting or additional street light-
ing installed in the vicinity of his property.
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid must use the forms provided by the City. (b) The petition shall be filed with the city assessor and shall be signed by not less than 51
Official bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN Purchasing Group page of percent of the property owners in the assessment district. The petition shall be verified by
BidNet Direct (http://www.mitn.info/). Bids may be rejected unless made on the forms includ- the city assessor and certified as sufficient by him.
ed with the bidding documents. Copies of documents obtained from any other source are not con- (c) The city assessor, upon determination of the sufficiency of the petition, shall follow
sidered official copies. the requirements of Section 50-2 through 50-10.
(2) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion of (d) Payment of the cost of the improvement shall be borne by the property owners within the
the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN Purchasing Group district, the costs to be based on an annual charge as prescribed by resolution of the city
page of BidNet Direct. All interested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly council.
for any issued addenda. It is the responsibility of the bidder to obtain all issued addenda and (e) The city shall pay all street lighting charges against city property not held for public pur-
acknowledge receipt of said addenda by including a printed copy of each addendum as part of poses.
the required documents for this solicitation and to list the addendum and sign and date the (f) This section shall not apply to residential, commercial, or other developments in which
"Acknowledgment of Receipt Addenda Form: supplied in the bid documents. street lighting installation is required as part of the city's approval process for the devel-
(3) A total of three copies (one marked "Original" and two marked "Copy") of the bid must be sub- opment. In such cases, the developer shall be responsible for completion of street lighting
mitted together in one sealed package/envelope and returned to the City Clerk's Office no later installation in accordance with the site plans and any and all other city requirements pur-
than 2:30 P.M., Tuesday, 12/10/2019. Bids should be addressed using the bid package label pro- suant to the approval process for the development.
vided in the ITB documents. ADOPTED, APPROVED, AND PASSED by the City Council of the City of Romulus this day of
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(4) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids will be publicly opened and read. November, 2019.
(5) The successful Bidder will be required to submit proof of all bonds and insurance required by the I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance as passed by the City Council
ITB documents and copies of all required endorsements. of the City of Romulus at a regular Council Meeting held in the City Council Room in said City on
th
(6) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the the 4 day of November, 2019.
right to reject all bids and to waive any minor informality or irregularity in bids received and to I further certify that the foregoing was published in The Eagle, a newspaper of general circula-
award the bid in whole or in part. Ultimately, a contract may be awarded to the lowest most tion in the City of Romulus, on the 21 day of November, 2019.
st
responsive and responsible company, as determined in the sole discretion of the City of Romulus ELLEN L. CRAIG-BRAGG, CMC, City Clerk
or otherwise in a manner deemed by the City to be in its own best interest. Within forty-five (45) days after publication of any ordinance duly passed by the Council, a peti-
(7) For additional information contact Gary Harris, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director by calling tion may be presented to the Council protesting against such ordinance continuing in effect. Said
(734) 955-4568 or by emailing Purchasing@romulusgov.com . petition shall contain the text of such ordinance and shall be signed by not less than six percent (6%)
(8) The City of Romulus strictly prohibits the reproduction or publishing of any published document of the registered electors registered at the last preceding election at which a Mayor of the City was
or solicitation without the express written consent of the City of Romulus. Unauthorized post- elected. Said ordinance shall thereupon and thereby be suspended from operation and the Council
ing of any notice of these documents or reference to said documents or solicitations is strictly shall immediately reconsider such ordinance.
prohibited. Introduced: 10-14-2019
Second Reading: 11-04-2019
Publish: 11/21/2019 RM0442 - 112119 2.5 x 5.312 Published/Effective 11-21-2019 RM0445 - 112119 2.5 x 6.977