INVITATION TO BID
24004
Sealed bids for the construction of
Traffic Signal Installation at SR 51 at Gateway Drive
shall be received at the Opelika City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m., local time on November 28, 2023, and then publicly opened and read aloud. All interested parties are invited to attend. Only bids from competent general contractors will be considered. At the time of contract award, the successful bidder must be a properly licensed general contractor. The attention of all bidders is called to the provisions of State law governing “General Contractors” as set forth in the Ala. Code §34-8-1, et.seq. (1975) and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Bidders must be licensed by the Licensing Board for General Contractors when bids are submitted.
Bidders are required to have a State of Alabama General Contractor’s License with a specialty of “Highways and Streets, Clearing and Grubbing, Earthwork, Erosion, Site Work, Grading or Municipal and Utility”. All bidders must submit with their proposal, contractor’s license number and a copy of the license. State law Ala. Code §34-8-8(b) requires all bids to be rejected which do not contain the contractor’s current license number. Evidence of this license shall be documented on the outside of the sealed bid.
All bidders shall possess all other licenses and/or permits required by applicable law, rule or regulation for the performance of the work.
Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the Office of the City Engineer located at 700 Fox Trail, Opelika, Alabama, and phone number: 334-705-5450. Bid documents may be obtained from the Office of the City Engineer at no charge as an electronic file if the bidder supplies a storage drive or as an email attachment or electronic drop box. Bid documents may also be downloaded from the City’s website at www.opelika-al.gov/bids.aspx.
The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished to him/her by the City of Opelika. All information in the proposal must be completed by the bidder for the proposal to be accepted.
A Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid amount made payable to the City of Opelika must accompany each bid. Performance and Payment Bonds for the full contract sum will be required of the successful bidder. The right is reserved by the Owner to reject all Bids and to waive irregularities.
Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked, addressed as follows, and delivered to: Lillie Finley, Purchasing-Revenue Manager, City of Opelika, 204 South 7th Street, P.O. Box 390, Ope¬li¬ka, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: Traffic Signal Installation at SR 51 at Gateway Drive
LILLIE FINLEY- PURCHASING-REVENUE MANAGER
CITY OF OPELIKA
204 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET (36801)
POST OFFICE BOX 390 (36803-0390)
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
PH: (334) 705-5120
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INVITATION TO BID
24006
Sealed bids for the construction of Floral Park Renovations shall be received at the Opelika City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday, December 5, 2023, and then publicly opened and read aloud. All interested parties are invited to attend. Only bids from competent general contractors will be considered. At the time of contract award, the successful bidder must be a properly licensed general contractor. The attention of all bidders is called to the provisions of State law governing “General Contractors” as set forth in the Ala. Code §34-8-1, et.seq. (1975) and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Bidders must be licensed by the Licensing Board for General Contractors when bids are submitted.
A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the same location as bids are to be opened at 2:00 p.m., CST on Monday, November 27, 2023, for the purpose of reviewing the project and answering Bidder’s questions. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is not mandatory, but highly recommended for all General Contractor Bidders intending to submit a Proposal and is recommended for all Subcontractors.
Bidders are required to have a State of Alabama General Contractor’s License with a specialty of “Highways and Streets, Clearing and Grubbing, Earthwork, Erosion, Site Work, Grading or Municipal and Utility”. All bidders must submit with their proposal, contractor’s license number and a copy of the license. State law Ala. Code §34-8-8(b) requires all bids to be rejected which do not contain the contractor’s current license number. Evidence of this license shall be documented on the outside of the sealed bid.
All bidders shall possess all other licenses and/or permits required by applicable law, rule or regulation for the performance of the work.
Drawings and specifications may be obtained from the office of Seay, Seay & Litchfield, P.C., 570 Devall Drive, Suite #304, Auburn, AL 36832, (334) 781-6029 ext. 301, at no charge as an electronic file if the bidder supplies a storage drive or as an email attachment. Bidders may email Nick Vansyoc at nvansyoc@sslarch.com for drawings and RFIs. Additionally, bid documents are available on the City of Opelika’s website at www.opelika-al.gov/bids.aspx.
The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished to him/her by the City of Opelika. All information in the proposal must be completed by the bidder for the proposal to be accepted.
A Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid amount made payable to the City of Opelika must accompany each bid. Performance and Payment Bonds for the full contract sum will be required of the successful bidder. The right is reserved by the Owner to reject all Bids and to waive irregularities.
Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked, addressed as follows, and delivered to: Lillie Finley, Purchasing-Revenue Manager, City of Opelika, 204 South 7th Street, P.O. Box 390, Ope¬li¬ka, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: Floral Park Renovations
LILLIE FINLEY- PURCHASING-REVENUE MANAGER
CITY OF OPELIKA
204 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET (36801)
POST OFFICE BOX 390 (36803-0390)
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
PH: (334) 705-5120
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ESTHER HARRIS FENN, DECEASED
CASE NO.: 2022-529
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 12th day of September, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
SUE FENN JOSSERAND
Personal Representative
D. Carter Weeks
Samford & Denson, LLP
P.O. Box 2345
Opelika, AL 36803-2345
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF RONALD RUSSELL RAGON, DECEASED
PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO: 2023-496
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION of said deceased having been granted to Margaret Lynn Fletcher on the 31st day of October, 2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Margaret Lynn Fletcher
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ORDINANCE NO. 031-23
ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN PROPERTY INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA
(Property located at 6551 U.S. Highway 431)
WHEREAS, Deidre W. Jones and Jason F. Jones (hereinafter referred to as the “Petitioners”) being the owners of the property hereinafter described, heretofore filed a Petition for Annexation (the “Petition”) with the City of Opelika, Alabama, a municipal corporation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, requesting the annexation of certain property owned by the Petitioners as more particularly described below; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioners are the owners of all of the lands described in their Petition; and
WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed is contiguous to the existing corporate limits of the City of Opelika (substantially surrounded by the City limits) and does not embrace any territory within the corporate limits of another municipality, and when annexed into the City of Opelika will form a homogenous part of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Opelika did find and determine that it is in the best interest of the public that said property be annexed into the City of Opelika and it did further determine that all legal requirements for annexing said real property have been met pursuant to Sections 11-42-20 through 11-42-24, Code of Alabama (1975).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Opelika, Alabama as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Opelika, finds and declares, as the legislative body of the City of Opelika, that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Opelika, to bring the territory described in Section 2 of this Ordinance into the corporate limits of the City of Opelika.
Section 2. The following described property be, and the same is hereby annexed into the corporate limits of the City of Opelika, Alabama, and the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Opelika, Alabama shall be extended, altered and rearranged to include within the corporate limits of the City of Opelika, in addition to the territory now included therein, all the following territory, to wit:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of Section 13, Township 20 North, Range 16 East, thence run North 5 degrees 15 minutes West, 4159.2 feet; thence run North 2 degrees 6 minutes Vast, 308.4 feet; thence run North 89 degrees 37 minutes East, 1070.6 feet to a point along the Northeasterly margin of the Opelika Lafayette Highway (U.S. Highway No. 431); thence run North 89 degrees 37 minutes East, 409.4 feet to the point of beginning of the real estate here to be described and conveyed; from said point of beginning thence continue North 89 degrees 37 minutes East, 131.1 feet; thence run South 44 degrees 21 minutes West, 340.5 feet to a point along the Northeasterly margin of Ope1ika-Lafayette Highway (No: 431); thence run North 51 degrees 35 minutes West, along the said Northeasterly margin of Opelika-Lafayette Highway, 112.0 feet; thence run North 48 degrees 21 minutes East, 260.5 feet to the said point of beginning; containing .75 acres, more or less, all according to and as shown by map or plat of survey dated Harch 1, 1968 made by T. Richard Fuller, Registered Surveyor No. 7384, together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereunto appertaining.
The above-described property contains .75 acres, more or less, and is located at 6551 U.S. Highway 431.
Section 3. A map or plat of a survey describing the territory annexed and showing its relation to the corporate limits of the City of Opelika shall be attached to this ordinance, marked Exhibit “B” and made a part hereof.
Section 4. The Clerk of the City of Opelika is hereby authorized and directed to file with the Probate Judge of Lee County, Alabama, a certified copy of this ordinance, together with a certified copy of the petition of the property owners and the Clerk is further directed to take all necessary and proper steps to perfect the annexation of said territory herein described.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be published as provided by law in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Opelika, Alabama.
Section 6. The territory described in this ordinance shall become a part of the corporate limits of the City of Opelika upon publication of this ordinance as set forth in Section 5 above.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the 14th day of November, 2023.
/s/ Eddie Smith PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
ATTEST:
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
TRANSMITTED TO MAYOR on this the 15th day of November, 2023.
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
ACTION BY MAYOR
APPROVED this the 15th day of November, 2023.
/s/ Gary Fuller MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK
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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Opelika, Alabama, (the “City”) will meet in public session at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, for the purpose of considering the transaction of business that may properly come before the Council, such business to include, but not be limited to, the authorization by the Council, pursuant to Amendment No. 772 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, of a resolution (the “Resolution”) approving the execution and delivery of a Project Agreement (the “Agreement”) by and among the City, Opelika Industrial Development Authority (“OIDA”) and Miele Manufacturing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”) to be dated the date of delivery with respect to a proposed project to be located in the City (the “Project”).
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will agree to lease certain warehouse and office spaces on Orr Avenue in the City of Opelika and to construct and operate an appliance manufacturing facility in the Northeast Industrial Park (the “New Facility”) in the corporate limits of the City of Opelika, requiring an initial estimated capital investment of $100,000,000 in developing, constructing and equipping the project with additional capital investments in the future. The Project consists collectively of the leasing of the warehouse and office space and the acquisition, construction and equipping of the New Facility. The Company estimates that it will initially employ at least 170 full-time employees in the City of Opelika with additional job creation in the future. In consideration for the obligations of the Company under the Agreement, the City will agree, among other things, to provide financial incentives to the Company described more particularly in the Agreement, including, without limitation, cash incentives, job performance incentives, tax abatements and infrastructure improvements, certain of which are described more particularly in this paragraph. The City will agree to design and construct a deceleration lane on Andrews Road to improve roadway traffic into the New Facility. In addition, the City will agree to design and construct a new street to be named “Miele Drive” at the New Facility site. The City will agree to waive all planning, construction and building permit fees related to the Project. Also, the City will agree to reimburse the Company up to $100,000 for water and wastewater (sewer) access and connection fees associated with the New Facility.
The City seeks to achieve, by undertaking its obligations pursuant to the Agreement and the Resolution, to promote the local economic and industrial development of the City by facilitating the acquisition and construction of the Project for the benefit of the general public and to increase employment in the City and to increase the tax and revenue base of the City.
The business entity to whom or for whose benefit the City proposes to lend its credit or grant of public funds or thing of value is Miele Manufacturing, Inc.
All interested persons may examine and review the Agreement and Resolution and all relevant documents and make copies thereof at personal expense at the offices of the City Clerk and City Council during normal business hours, before and after the meeting referenced herein.
During the public meeting referenced above, the Council will conduct a public hearing with respect to the Agreement and the matters therein contained. Interested persons will be given reasonable opportunity to express their opinions, arguments and their views, either orally or in writing, or both, at the meeting. Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit their opinions, arguments and their views to the office of the City Clerk, 204 S. 7th Street, Opelika, Alabama 36801.
Further information concerning the information in this Notice can be obtained from the office of the City Clerk at City Hall during normal business hours.
Please contact Brian Weiss, the City’s ADA Contact Person, at 334-705-5134 at least two (2) working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to any disability.
DATED this the 22nd day of November, 2023.
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
Legal Run 11/22/2023
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
MICAYLA HEARD, et al., Plaintiffs,
V. KENY FELIPE SALES, et al., Defendants.
Case No. CV-2022-900404
LEGAL NOTICE
In this cause it is made to appear to the Court, by the affidavit of the Plaintiff, that Keny Felipe Sales and Cleyver Yovany Felipe Sales defendant(s) are either nonresidents of the State of Alabama, whose residence is unknown and cannot be ascertained after reasonable effort, or if being residents, either their residence is unknown and cannot be ascertained after reasonable effort or they have been absent from the State more than thirty days since the filing of the comp1aint in this clause, or they have concealed themselves so that process cannot be served upon them, and further, that defendant(s) are over the age of nineteen years.
It is therefore, ordered by the Court that publication be made in a newspaper published in Lee County in the State of Alabama, for four consecutive weeks, and the said defendant(s) are hereby notified of the issuance of said summons and complaint, and to be and appear if they think proper to defend this suit at the present term of this Court, and within thirty days after this notice by publication is completed.
Done this the 31st day of October, 2023
Clerk of the Circuit Court|
Lee County, Alabama
2311 Gateway Drive, Room 104
Opelika, AL 36801
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CONSTANCE KENNEDY JEMIAN, DECEASED.
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary having been granted to Robert A. Jemian, as Executor of the Estate of Constance Kennedy Jemian, deceased, on the 3rd day of July, 2023, by the Honorable Bill English.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same be barred.
Robert A. Jemian, Executor Of the Estate of Constance Kennedy Jemian, Deceased
Marrell J. McNeal, Attorney at Law, PC
PO Box 308
Opelika, AL 36803
334-745-7033
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NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE
2018 BLACK FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK
VIN- 1FADP3M26JL291653
Tag Number YJD094
AUCTION WILL BE HELD JANUARY 29,2024
8 A.M.
JHCC Holdings LLC
Doing Business As Joe Hudson’s Collision Center
700 Columbus Pkwy
Opelika, AL 36801
{334)387-5822
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Opelika Industrial Development Authority will hold a public hearing on November 29, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. (CDT) in the second-floor conference room at City Hall, 204 South 7th Street, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama.
PURPOSE
The purpose of said Public Hearing will be to consider the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the Chairman of the Opelika Industrial Development Authority and other appropriate Opelika Industrial Development Authority officials to enter into a Project Agreement with Miele Manufacturing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with respect to a proposed manufacturing facility to be located in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park, a Ground Lease for approximately 75 acres of land located in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park and a Right of First Refusal for an additional 70 acres located contiguous to the 75 acres. The proposed Project Agreement, proposed Ground Lease and proposed Right of First Refusal will provide for certain development commitments on the part of the Opelika Industrial Development Authority for the benefit of Miele Manufacturing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to locate and construct a manufacturing facility within the City of Opelika and to encourage Miele Manufacturing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to operate that Facility such that new jobs and tax revenues will be created. Copies of the proposed Resolution, the proposed Project Agreement, the proposed Ground Lease and the proposed Right of First Refusal are available for inspection at the Office of the Opelika Industrial Development Authority during normal business hours.
The business entity to whom or for whose benefit the City proposes to lend its credit or grant of public funds or thing of value is Miele Manufacturing, Inc.
This Notice is given in accordance with Amendment 772 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
DATED this the 22nd day of November, 2023.
/s/Lori Huguley
Lori Huguley, Secretary Opelika Industrial Development Authority
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NOTICE OF COURT PROCEEDING
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Notice of the filing of the Petition for Summary Distribution
In the Estate of PHILIP SAMUEL BARONE, deceased
Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution has been filed in the Lee County Probate Office by MARIA ELAINA COBB on November 17th, 2023, pursuant to Section 43-3-690, Code of Alabama, and that 30 days after the notice of publication hereof and pursuant to law the Court shall be requested to enter an Order directing Summary Distribution of the estate of the said decedent.
BILL ENGLISH, PROBATE JUDGE
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
T.S. PROPERTIES, LLC, Plaintiff,
v. ANNIE MAE MCGHEE, and
Her heirs or devisees, if deceased, A certain tract or parcel of Real Property located in Lee County, Alabama, AND any Party Claiming an Interest to a certain tract or parcel of Real Property located in Lee County, Alabama,
Defendants.
CV-2023-900154
NOTICE OF ACTION
To: All Defendants herein, whose whereabouts are unknown and which cannot be ascertained after the exercise of reasonable diligence.
You are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of May 2023 a Bill to Quiet Title was filed in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, regarding the following described real property:
A tract or parcel of land, with all buildings and improvements thereon, in the City of Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, formerly known as 51 Clanton Street (now known as 1408 Clanton Street) and otherwise described as follows:
Said lot being located at the Northwesterly corner of intersection of Cherry Street, (sometimes formerly known as Hardaway Street) and Clanton Street and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northwesterly corner of the rectangle formed by the intersection of said Cherry Street (formerly known as Hardaway Street) and Clanton Street; thence westerly along the Northerly margin of Cherry Street 200 feet; thence at right angles in a Northerly direction for a distance of 100 feet; thence at right angles in an Easterly direction parallel with said Cherry Street to the Westerly margin of
Clanton Street, the distance being 197-1/2 feet, more or less, and thence Southerly along said margin of Clanton Street, to the point of beginning, being the same property conveyed to C.G. Littleton and W.L. Littleton by G.N. Hodge, et al, by deed dated March 27, 1923, and of record in the Office of the Probate Judge of said County in Records of Deeds, Volume 135 at Page 367 and being the same property conveyed to Cliff Collum and Nora Collum by C.H. Littleton, et al, by deed dated March 24, 1953, and of record in the office of Probate Judge of Lee County, Alabama, in Records of Deeds, Volume 392, at Page 421.
All persons having an interest in said lands or any portion thereof, claiming any title thereto or any encumbrance or lien thereon, are hereby directed to plead, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint on or before the expiration of 30 days after the last publication of this notice, or thereafter suffer judgment by default to be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.
Done this the 26th day of October, 2023.
Mary Roberson
Circuit Court Clerk, Lee County
Jarret A. Layson
830 Avenue A, Suite B Opelika, Alabama 36801
Telephone Number: 334-745-3333
Fax: 334-460-2287
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