Legals March 21, 2018

No. 1631 Public Notice Special Education Records Destruction 03/13/2018 The Columbia Falls Schools will soon destroy special education records of former students born in years 1991. Former students may contact the Columbia Falls School District Six Special Services office within sixty days of this notice if they wish to review the files or receive the information contained in them. The data to be destroyed shall include information collected for identification, location, evaluation, and other items directly related to special education services which the student had received. Parents of students still in school but not in special education for at least five years may also request that their children's records be destroyed. Parents of these students also have the right to inspect the special education records and obtain the information contained in those records before they are destroyed. Persons having questions about this process or those persons wishing to request records may contact: Terri Burghardt Director of Special Services 406-892-6562 March 21, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 1632 The Columbia Falls School District is soliciting through this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) the services of a qualified Architectural/Engineering firm to assist in the areas of comprehensive master programming for the District's elementary facilities, meeting facilitation, user input, preliminary space planning, educational specifications, design standards and guidelines, preliminary cost estimating, cost benefit analysis for alternatives and options, property assessment and assistance with the development of a capital bond programming. The RFQ also seeks qualified firms to assist in the areas of any programming, planning, design and construction administration for the potential renovation and/or addition to existing facilities and/or construction of new facilities depending upon the approved alternatives and outcome of the capital bond election. The District reserves the right to terminate the services in the event of an unsuccessful bond election and/or to solicit qualifications for post-bond architect/engineering services. A sealed envelope that is prominently marked "Request for Qualifications, Architecture/Engineering, Elementary Facilities" containing 15 original copies plus one electronic copy (USB flash drive or CD Rom in PDF) of a proposal meeting all criteria listed in this document must be received at the Columbia Falls School District office, 501 6th Avenue West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912 by 4:00 PM MST, April 12, 2018. Late, faxed, or emailed copies will not be accepted for consideration. It shall be the responsibility of the firm submitting the proposal to ensure that it has been properly received by the deadline. If a proposal is not legible, the District has the discretion determine that the proposal is non-responsive. Each proposing firm shall submit a proposal that is signed in ink by an authorized individual or officer of the firm submitting the response and no proposals shall be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after receipt. In order to control information disseminated regarding this RFQ, firms are not to make personal contact with the Board of Trustees and/or any District Employees with exception of the person listed above. All submitted items will become property of the District and the District reserves the right to make use of any or all information it contains or reject any or all proposals, information in the proposal will become public property and subject to disclosure laws. All costs associated with the preparation or submission of the proposal for this RFQ are solely the responsibility of the candidates. The District may, for good cause, reject any or all proposals and to rescind the award of any contract at any time before the execution of said contract by all parties with no liability against the District. March 21, 2018 MNAXLP _________________________