IN THE PROABTE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY JAMES PERRY, DECEASED
CASE NO.: 2024-267
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of Timothy James Perry, deceased, having been granted to HARDENA RENEE JACKSON TODD on May 20, 2024, 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.
Hardena Renee Jackson Todd

Legal Run 05/30/2024, 06/06/2024 & 06/13/2024

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO.:2024-263
IN RE: The Estate of JOANNA M. HALL, An incapacitated person.
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR FOR AN INCAPACITATED ADULT
TO: JORDAN HALL and any and all heirs of JOANNA M. HALL, an incapacitated adult, the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, a petition for the appointment of a guardian and conservator on behalf of JOANNA M. HALL. It is therefor, ordered that the 18th day of JUNE, 2024, at 2:00 o’clock, p.m. electronically via “ZOOM” virtual meeting website has been set and appointed as the day for the hearing of said petition, and the taking of testimony in support thereof, at which time any next of kin can appear and contest the same if you see proper. Please contact the Lee County Probate Court at 334-737-3670 for access to said hearing.
Given under my hand on 16th day of May 2024.
Bill English, Judge of Probate
Lee County, Alabama

Legal Run 05/23/24, 05/30/24 & 06/06/24

ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with Chapter I, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Whatley Construction LLC, Contractor, has completed the contract for New Lab Building for the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries 991 Wire Road ,Auburn–’, AL 36832 for the State of Alabama and Montgomery County, Montgomery, AL 36832.
Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Barganier Davis Williams Architects Associated, (architect/engineer) at 624 South McDonough Street, Montgomery, AL 36104.
Whatley Construction, LLC, contractor
PO Box 137
Opelika, AL 36803
NOTE: This notice must be run once a week for four successive weeks for projects exceeding $50,000.00. For projects of $50,000.00 or less, run one time only. A copy of the publisher’s affidavit of publication (including a copy of the advertisement) shall be submitted by the Contractor to the Design Professional for inclusion with DCM Form B-13: Final Payment Checklist for state agencies, PSCA-funded and other bond-funded projects.

Legal Run 05/23/24, 05/30/24, 06/06/24 & 06/13/24

STORAGE TREASURES AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:
2020 S. College St. Auburn, AL 36832 Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 10:00AM
Unit A52
Unit C242
The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Run Date 05/30/2024

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CYNTHIA WELBORN, in her individual capacity and as Personal representative of the Estate of Robert Earl Shorter, deceased, Plaintiff,
v. CV-2024-900159
Beginning at a point on the Southeast side of Avenue C, 200 feet Southwest of the South corner of the intersection of Avenue C and South 4th street, thence Southeast at right angles to Avenue C, 250 feet, thence Southwest parallel with Avenue C, 50 feet; thence Northwest at right angles to Avenue C, 50 feet to the point of beginning, said lot or parcel land being in the City of Opelika, County of Lee and State of Alabama, and being a part of Block M of the Foreman survey of Byrd Lands in said City of Opelika, and
Audrey J. Hayden, Joseph N. Shorter, III, Clarence Shorter,
Lena Pearl Coleman,
Emdward Haynes,
Ronald Welborn,
Connie Price,
Linda Faye Edmond,
Cynthia Diane Thomas,
Cynthia Johnson,
Mary J. Bullock, Betty Bentley, Stanley Shorter,
Melvina Shorter Ponzio,
Tonya Shorter, and Unknown Heirs of Marion Felton,
Unknown Heirs of Lena Shorter,
Unknown Heirs of Ethel Ingram,
Unknown Heirs of Joseph N. Shorter,
Unknown Heirs of Elizabeth Shorter Thomas,
Unknown Heirs of Carolyn Shorter Welborn,
Unknown Heirs of Robert Earl Shorter,
Unknown Heirs of William Shorter,
Unknown Heirs of Melvin Shorter,
Unknown Heirs of Willa J. Taylor,
Unknown Heirs of Curtis Shorter,
Unknown Heirs of Andrea Welborn,
Unknown Heirs of Alfreda Welborn,
Unknown Heirs of Eunice Welborn,
Unknown Heirs of William Thomas, and Unknown persons who may claim an interest in said property whose identities are unknown and who cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, :
Defendants. 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 8th day of April 2024 a Bill to Quiet Title and Complaint to Sell for Division was filed in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, regarding the following described real property:
Beginning at a point on the Southeast side of Avenue C, 200 feet Southwest of the South corner of the intersection of Avenue C and South 4th street, thence Southeast at right angles to Avenue C, 250 feet, thence South west parallel with Avenue C, 50 feet; thence Northwest at right angles to Avenue C, 50 feet to the point of beginning, said lot or parcel of land being in the City of Opelika, County of Lee and State of Alabama, and being a part of Block M of the Foreman Survey of Byrd Lands in said City of Opelika.
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 23rd day of May 2024.
Mary Roberson
Circuit Court Clerk, Lee County
Benjamin H. Parr
830 Avenue A, Suite A
Opelika, Alabama 36801
Telephone Number: 334-749-6999
Fax: 334-203-1875
ben@benparrlaw.com

Legal Run 05/30/24, 06/06/24, 06/13/24 & 06/20/24

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO.:2024-263
IN RE: The Estate of JOANNA M. HALL, An incapacitated person.
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR FOR AN INCAPACITATED ADULT
TO: JORDAN HALL and any and all heirs of JOANNA M. HALL, an incapacitated adult, the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, a petition for the appointment of a guardian and conservator on behalf of JOANNA M. HALL. It is therefor, ordered that the 18th day of JUNE, 2024, at 2:00 o’clock, p.m. electronically via “ZOOM” virtual meeting website has been set and appointed as the day for the hearing of said petition, and the taking of testimony in support thereof, at which time any next of kin can appear and contest the same if you see proper. Please contact the Lee County Probate Court at 334-737-3670 for access to said hearing.
Given under my hand on 16th day of May 2024.
Bill English, Judge of Probate
Lee County, Alabama

Legal Run 05/23/24, 05/30/24 & 06/06/24

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HUGH RONALD JONES, Deceased.
CASE NO. 2024-281
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of HUGH RONALD
JONES are hereby granted to Linda Fay-Howard Jones a/k/a Linda Fay Jones as Personal Representative on the 16th day of May 2024, 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 the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Linda Fay Jones

Legal Run 05/30/24, 06/06/24 & 06/13/24

LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that, Matthes Parker LLC, Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of the Auburn University Project: 23-290. Moore Field and Softball Complex – Outfield Fan Deck, Left Field AU, at Jane B Moore Field 795 W Samford Ave, Auburn, AL 36832 and Plainsman Park 351 S Donahue Dr, Auburn, AL 36849 for the State of Alabama and Lee County and City of Auburn, Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify (Architect) Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons Architects + Engineers PA.
3221 Old Canton Rd, Suite 200. Jackson, MS 39216
Matthes Parker LLC (Contractor)
2044 S College St. Auburn, AL, 36832
NOTE: This notice must be run once a week for four successive weeks for projects exceeding $50,000.00. For projects of $50,000.00 or less, run one time only.A copy of the publisher’s affidavit of publication (including a copy of the advertisement) shall be submitted by the Contractor to the Design Professional for inclusion with DCM Form B-13: Final Payment Checklist for state agencies, PSCA-funded and other bond-funded projects.

Legal Run 05/30/24, 06/06/24, 06/13/24 & 06/20/24

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ESTATE OF JEFFREY TODD MAPLES, SR., DECEASED
COURT OF PROBATE, LEE COUNTY
Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of May 2024, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, 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.
Witness my hand and seal this the 15th day of May, 2024.
CRAWFORD S. MELTON

Legal Run 05/23/24, 05/30/24 & 06/06/24

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
WILLIAM R. CREW, III. DECEASED
CASE NO. PC-2023-574
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 16TH day of November, 2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, 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.
PATSY CREW

Legal Run 05/30/2024, 06/06/2024 & 06/13/2024

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SYLVIA DENISE JACKSON, DECEASED
CASE NO. 2024-270
NOTICE TO CREDITOR
TAKE NOTICE that Letters of Testamentary have been granted to Donald Paul Jackson as Executor for the Estate of Sylvia Denise Jackson, deceased on May 24, 2024, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate Court of Lee County. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Done this the 24th day of May, 2024.
Bill English, Probate Judge
Lee County, Alabama

Legal Run 05/30/24, 06/06/24 & 06/13/24

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Opelika will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama.
PURPOSE
The purpose of said Public Hearing will be to consider the adoption of an ordinance to amend Ordinance Number 124-91 (entitled “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Opelika”) adopted on September 17, 1991. At said Public Hearing all who desire to be heard shall have the opportunity to speak for or in opposition to the adoption of the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. _
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING
ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA (THE MILL DEVELOPMENT PUD)
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Opelika, Alabama (the “City”) as follows:
Section 1. FINDINGS. The Council has determined and hereby finds and declares that the following facts are true and correct:
(a) Saucier Investments, LLC (“Saucier”) is the owner of record of that certain property consisting of 37.91 acres located within the Pepperell Village Historic District and located south of N. 29th Street, east of Cunningham Drive and north of the railroad tracks.
(b) Saucier, by and through his authorized representative, Samford Group, LLC, heretofore submitted to the City a development plan for a planned unit development (“PUD”) consisting of approximately 37.91 acres, designated as “The Mill Development Planned Unit Development”.
(c) The proposed development is a mixed-use development consisting of single-family houses, townhouses, apartment buildings, offices and other commercial uses. The property is divided primarily into two sections. The commercial and multi-family area is located south of 1st Avenue. The remaining residential area is located north of 1st Avenue. The residential development consists of 309 residential units, which include 83 single-family homes, 84 townhomes and 142 multi-family/apartment units. Overall, the development will have a density of 8.95 units per acre.
(d) On May 28, 2024, the Planning Commission heretofore conducted a public hearing of the proposed development and referred to the City Council its recommendation to approve the proposed development.
(e) It is advisable and in the interest of the City and the public interest that the proposed property described in Section 3 below should be developed as a mixed-use planned unit development.
Section 2. APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The Development Plan as submitted for review is hereby approved and affirmed as required by Section 8.18(N) of the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
Section 3. DESIGNATION OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. The official Zoning Map is hereby amended and the zoning classification for the following parcel of land shall be changed from a VR-1 District (Village Residential District) and C-2 District (Office/Retail District) to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) on the official zoning map of the City.
Commencing at the calculated Southwest corner of Section 14, Township 19 North, range 26 East, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, thence North 00°14’37” West, a distance of 286.69 feet; thence North 73°12’29” East, a distance of 961.95 feet to a calculated corner on the East right of way of Cunningham Drive and the Southwest corner of the old mill property, said point being the Point of Beginning of a description of land for a Planned Urban Development described herein: from this POINT OF BEGINNING, thence along Cunningham Drive North 00°40’53” West, a distance of 290.45 feet; thence along a right of way change for said Road North 89°46’03” East, a distance of 8.21 feet; thence along said Road along a curve concave to the southeast having a radius of 288.56 feet and a chord which bears North 24°10’30” East 245.95 feet for an arc distance of 254.08 feet to a point of cusp; thence continue along Cuningham Drive North 50°10’15” East, a distance of 163.90 feet to the beginning of a curve tangent to said line;
thence northeasterly an arc distance of 100.64 feet along the curve concave to the northwest, having a radius of 223.77 feet and a chord of North 37°17’13” East, 99.79 feet to a point at a future round-about right of way; thence crossing the future roundabout North 17°39’02” East, a distance of 203.15 feet to a point on the North side of a future round about; thence along a curve concave to the east having a radius of 103.78 feet and a chord which bears North 03°40’31” East 12.08 feet for an arc distance of 12.09 feet; thence North 06°54’53” East, a distance of 54.97 feet to the beginning of a curve tangent to said line; thence along future Cunningham Drive northerly an arc distance of 64.95 feet along the curve concave to the east, having a radius of 472.00 feet and a chord of North 10°51’26” East; thence continue along said future road North 14°47’59” East tangent to said curve, a distance of 144.60 feet to the beginning of a curve tangent to said line; along a curve with an arc distance of 28.84 feet, having a radius of 20.00 feet; thence along the South right of way of 2nd Avenue South 82°35’37” East tangent to said curve, a distance of 57.06 feet; thence continue along 2nd Avenue on the following courses and distances: South 87°13’20” East, a distance of 36.79 feet; thence South 86°51’02” East, a distance of 58.48 feet; North 88°59’39” East, a distance of 63.58 feet; North 85°07’39” East, a distance of 62.88 feet; thence North 81°39’06” East, a distance of 62.27 feet; North 81°28’39” East, a distance of 50.67 feet; North 73°10’14” East, a distance of 375.48 feet; North 73°09’53” East, a distance of 60.00 feet; North 73°09’53” East, a distance of 264.87 feet; North 73°09’53” East, a distance of 60.00 feet; North 73°09’42” East, a distance of 268.83 feet to the Western right of way of 24th Street; thence along 24th Street South 16°45’08” East, a distance of 150.07 feet; South 73°11’18” West, a distance of 8.75 feet; South 16°44’29” East, a distance of 101.56 feet; thence leaving 24th Street and follow the North line of Lot 4, Pride of Pepperell Phase 1 South 73°10’29” West, a distance of 260.00 feet to the East line of 25th Street; thence along 25th Street South 16°45’59” East, a distance of 230.15 feet to the intersection of 25th Street and 1st Avenue; thence crossing 1st Avenue South 16°50’00” East, a distance of 59.89 feet; thence along 1st Avenue North 73°10’00” East, a distance of 374.58 feet; thence leaving 1st Avenue South 16°43’20” East, a distance of 357.07 feet; thence South 73°10’23” West, a distance of 1155.70 feet; thence South 73°08’41” West, a distance of 1107.68 feet to the point of beginning..
Said parcel contains 37.91 acres and contains part of the right of way for 30th Street, 1st Avenue, 25th and 26th Street and lies within Section 14, Township 19 North Range 26 east, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama
Section 4. RETENTION OF COPIES OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Copies of the Development Plan shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk, City Planner, City Engineer and Building Official and shall be open for public inspection.
Section 5. REPEALER. Any ordinance or part thereof in conflict with provisions of this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption, approval and publication as required by law.
Section 7. PUBLICATION. This Ordinance shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Opelika, Lee County, Alabama.
END
All interested persons are invited to attend the Public Hearing and be heard. Written comments concerning the above matter may be mailed to the City Clerk at City Hall, P.O. Box 390, Opelika, AL 36803 at any time prior to the Public Hearing and may be further submitted to the City Council at the meeting and Public Hearing.
Please contact Brian Weiss, the City’s Interim ADA Coordinator, at 334-705-5134 at least two (2) working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability.
WITNESS my hand this the 6th day of June, 2024.
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
Legal Run 06/06/2024
INVITATION TO BID
24026
Sealed bids for the construction of the North 8th Street and 1st Ave Sidewalk Upgrades
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 June 25, 2024, 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. Drawings and Specifications 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, Opelika, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: North 8th Street and 1st Ave Sidewalk Upgrades
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

Legal Run 06/6/24, 06/13/24 & 06/20/24

INVITATION TO BID
24025
Sealed bids for the construction of the Blackhawk Drive Culvert Replacement
shall be received at the Opelika City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 pm, local time on June 25, 2024, 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. Drawings and Specifications 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, Opelika, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: Blackhawk Drive Culvert Replacement
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

Legal Run 06/6/24, 06/13/24 & 06/20/24

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids for the LR 249 and LR 318 Water Transmission Main CMGM230058 will be received at the Smiths Water and Sewer Authority, located at 2848 Lee Road 243, Smiths Station, AL 36877, until Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EST (local time) at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The Project includes the following Work: Approximately 40,000 LF of 12” water transmission main and all related appurtenances.
Information for the Project can be found at the following designated website: www.gmcnetwork.com/bids .
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC, 11 N. Water St., Suite 15250, Mobile, AL 36602, Ashley Morris ashley.morris@gmcnetwork.com. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.
Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above, upon payment of a deposit of $20.00 for a one-time administrative fee for digital access/file sharing and/or $150.00 for each printed set. Said cost represents the cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, therefore no refund will be granted. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to “GMC.” Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities, or to reject any or all bids, to award the contract to the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder and reissue the bid if needed. All bidders shall submit, upon request, a list of projects “successfully completed” in the last 2 years, having the same scope of work and approximate construction cost as specified in this project. All bidders must comply with requirements of the Contractor’s Licensing Law of the State of Alabama and be certified for the type of work on which the proposal is submitted. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders.
All Bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Engineer; the Bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying the license number on the outside of the envelope in which the Proposal is delivered.
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the opening thereof.
All bidders must comply with the President’s Executive Order Number 11246 which prohibits discrimination in employment regarding race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. The Smiths Water and Sewer Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All or part of this project is to be funded through a subaward from Lee County’s American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“ARPA Funds”). Bidders must be compliant with the terms and conditions of the ARPA award as set forth in the bid documents.
Bidders will be fully responsible for the delivery of their bids in a timely manner. Reliance upon the U.S. Mail or other carriers is the bidder’s risk.
Owner: Smiths Water and Sewer Authority
By: Mr. Joe Walden
Title: Chairman

Legal Run 06/06/24, 06/13/24 & 06/20/24

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WAYNE STEVEN O’SHIELDS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TAKE NOTICE that Letters of Administration having been granted to ELIZABETH WATERS, as
Administratrix of the Estate of WAYNE STEVEN O’SHIELDS deceased, on the 29th day of November, 2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
ELIZABETH WATERS

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SARAH GRACE BARNES, DECEASED
ESTATE NO: 2024-200
NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS
Letters of Administration on the Estate of Sarah Grace Barnes, deceased, having been granted to Brenda Jill Robinson on the 2nd day of May 2024, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the taime allowed by law, or the same will be barred.
BILL English

Legal Run 06/06/24, 06/13/24 & 06/20/24

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ESTATE OF FLECTHER SLATON CRAWFORD, II, a/k/a F. SLATON CRAWFORD, DECEASED
COURT OF PROBATE LEE COUNTY
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 31st day of May, 2024, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, 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.
Witness our hands, and dated this the 31st day of May, 2024.
WALKER JACKSON

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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE:The estate of Macy Parker, Deceased.
Case No.:2024-224
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Administration having been granted to Lynn Parker as Administratrix of the Estate of Macy Parker, deceased, on the 30th day of May, 2024.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same be barred.
Lynn Parker, Administratrix of the Estate of Macy Parker, Deceased
Marrell J. McNeal, Attorney at Law, PC
PO Box 308
Opelika, AL 36803
334-745-7033

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NOTICE OF COURT PROCEEDING
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Notice of the filing of Petition for Summary Distribution in the Estate of CHARLES TUCKER MURRAY, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution has been filed in the LEE COUNTY Probate Office by QUILLE W. MURRAY JR. AND KATHY LITTLE MURRAY on June 4, 2024, pursuant to Section 43-2-690, 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 said decedent.
BILL ENGLISH, PROBATE JUDGE

Legal Run 06/06/2024

LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended notice is hereby given that Matthes Parker LLC, contractor, has completed the Contract for construction of AU Project No: 23-442. Watson Field House Renovation for Volleyball Practice Phase 1 at AU 649 Biggio Dr. Auburn, AL, for the State of Alabama and the county of Lee and the (City) of Auburn.
Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having
any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately
notify Sea, Sea, & Litchfield, P.C., Architect,
Matthes Parker LLC
2044 S College St.
Auburn, AL 36832
NOTE: This notice must be run once a week for four successive weeks for projects exceeding $50,000.00. For projects of $50,000.00 or less, run one time only. A copy of the publisher’s affidavit of publication (including a copy of the advertisement) shall be submitted by the Contractor to the Design Professional for inclusion with DCM Form B-13: Final Payment checklist for state agencies, PSCA-funded and other bond-funded projects.
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