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B7LEGAL NOTICES 
City of Sierra Madre 

NOTICE 
INVITING 
BIDS 
ADA 
ACCESSIBILITY 
RAMPS 


NOTICE OF 
PETITION TO 
ADMINISTER 
ESTATE OF 
HELEN M. ARTMAN 

Case No. BP151826 

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors,contingentcreditors,
and 
persons 
who 
may 
otherwise 
be 
interested 
in 
the 
will 
or 
es-
tate,orboth,ofHELENM.ARTMAN 


APETITIONFORPROBATEhasbeenfiledbyJanetL.
BreidenbachintheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia,CountyofLOSANGELES. 


THE 
PETITION 
FOR 
PROBATE 
requests 
that 
Janet 
L.
Breidenbachbeappointedaspersonalrepresentativetoadministertheestateofthedecedent. 


THE 
PETITION 
requests 
the 
decedent’s 
will 
and 
codicils,
ifany, 
beadmittedtoprobate.Thewillandanycodicilsareavailableforexaminationinthefilekeptbythecourt. 


THE 
PETITION 
requests 
authority 
to 
administer 
theestate 
under 
the 
IndependentAdministration 
of 
EstatesAct. 
(Thisauthority 
will 
allow 
the 
personal 
representative 
to 
take 
manyactions 
without 
obtaining 
court 
approval. 
Before 
taking 
certainveryimportantactions,however,thepersonalrepresentativewillbe 
required 
to 
give 
notice 
to 
interested 
persons 
unless 
they 
havewaivednoticeorconsentedtotheproposedaction.)Theindependentadministrationauthoritywillbegrantedunlessaninterestedperson 
files 
an 
objection 
to 
the 
petition 
and 
shows 
good 
causewhythecourtshouldnotgranttheauthority. 


A 
HEARING 
on 
the 
petition 
will 
be 
held 
on 
June 
10,2014 
at 
8:30AM 
in 
Dept. 
No. 
5 
located 
at 
111 
N. 
Hill 
St., 
LosAngeles,CA90012. 


IF 
YOU 
OBJECT 
to 
the 
granting 
of 
the 
petition, 
youshould 
appear 
at 
the 
hearing 
and 
state 
your 
objections 
or 
filewritten 
objections 
with 
the 
court 
before 
the 
hearing. 
Your 
appearancemaybeinpersonorbyyourattorney. 


IFYOUAREACREDITOR 
or 
a 
contingent 
creditor 
ofthe 
decedent, 
you 
must 
file 
your 
claim 
with 
the 
court 
and 
mail 
acopytothepersonalrepresentativeappointedbythecourtwithinthe 
later 
of 
either 
(1) 
four 
months 
from 
the 
date 
of 
first 
issuanceof 
letters 
to 
a 
general 
personal 
representative, 
as 
defined 
in 
section 
58(b) 
of 
the 
California 
Probate 
Code, 
or 
(2) 
60 
days 
fromthe 
date 
of 
mailing 
orpersonal 
delivery 
to 
you 
of 
anotice 
undersection9052oftheCaliforniaProbateCode. 


Other 
California 
statutes 
and 
legal 
authority 
may 
affectyour 
rights 
as 
a 
creditor.You 
may 
want 
to 
consult 
with 
an 
attorneyknowledgeableinCalifornialaw. 


YOU 
MAYEXAMINE 
the 
file 
kept 
by 
the 
court. 
If 
youare 
a 
person 
interested 
in 
the 
estate, 
you 
may 
file 
with 
the 
courta 
Request 
for 
Special 
Notice 
(form 
DE-154) 
of 
the 
filing 
of 
aninventory 
and 
appraisal 
of 
estate 
assets 
or 
of 
any 
petition 
or 
account 
as 
provided 
in 
Probate 
Code 
section 
1250.ARequest 
forSpecialNoticeformisavailablefromthecourtclerk.
Attorneyforpetitioner: 


RKEVINOWENSESQSBN157534 
1103JOHNSONAVESTEE 
SANLUISOBISPOCA93401 



PUBLICNOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthattheCityofSierraMadrewillreceivesealedbidsfortheabovestatedprojectintheofficeoftheDirectorofPublicWorks,232W. 
SierraMadreBoulevard,SierraMadre,California91024uptothehourof11:00a.m.,onTuesdaythe17thofJune2014. 
Thebids 
will 
be 
publicly 
openedandreadat 
2:00 
p.m. 
on 
Tuesday 
the 
17th 
dayofJune 
2014, 
in 
the 
Sierra 
MadreCity 
hall 
Council 
Chambers. 


The 
Base 
bid 
project 
to 
be 
constructed 
consists 
of 
the 
removal 
and 
disposal 
of 
the 
existing 
curbs 
in 
twenty-two 
(22) 
locations 
in 
the 
City 
of 
SierraMadre. 
Following 
the 
removal 
of 
the 
existing 
curbs, 
ADA 
compliant 
curb 
ramps 
will 
be 
installed. 
The 
project 
will 
be 
awarded 
on 
the 
basis 
of 
thelowest 
BaseBid. 


The 
Additive 
AlternateBid 
project 
tobeconstructed 
consists 
of 
theremoval 
and 
disposal 
of 
the 
existingcurbs 
ineleven 
(11) 
additional 
locations 
inthe 
City 
of 
Sierra 
Madre. 
Following 
the 
removal 
of 
the 
existing 
curbs, 
ADA 
compliant 
curb 
ramps 
will 
be 
installed. 
This 
project 
will 
be 
awardedonthebasisofthelowestBaseBid. 
Thisprojectissubjecttofunding. 


Copies 
of 
the 
plans, 
specifications, 
and 
contract 
documents 
are 
available 
on-line 
at 
www.cityofsierramadre.com 
or 
from 
the 
City 
of 
Sierra 
Madre,
232 
W. 
Sierra 
Madre 
Boulevard, 
Sierra 
Madre, 
California, 
91024 
upon 
payment 
ofa 
$30.00 
non-refundable 
fee 
ifpicked 
up, 
or 
payment 
of 
a$45.00non-refundable 
fee 
if 
mailed. 
It 
is 
the 
Contractor’s 
responsibility 
to 
obtain 
any 
and 
all 
addenda 
from 
the 
city 
of 
Sierra 
Madre 
(available 
on-line 
atwww.cityofsierramadre.com 
or 
by 
email 
at 
jpeterson@cityofsierramadre.com) 
to 
attach 
them 
to 
this 
bid 
package 
and 
to 
acknowledge 
each 
on 
theProposal 
Form. 


Bids 
must 
be 
prepared 
on 
the 
approved 
bid 
forms 
in 
conformance 
with 
INSTRUCTIONS 
TO 
BIDDERS 
and 
submitted 
in 
sealed 
envelopes 
andplainly 
marked 
on 
the 
outside: 


“SEALED 
BIDFOR 
ADAACCESSIBILITY 
RAMPS 


PROJECT 
NO. 
38002-2014-02 


DO 
NOTOPENWITHREGULAR 
MAIL” 
The 
bid 
must 
be 
accompanied 
by 
a 
bid 
guarantee 
in 
the 
amount 
of 
10% 
of 
the 
total 
bid 
by 
2:00 
p.m. 
ON 
THE 
DATE 
ADVERTISED 
FOR 
THE 
OPENING 
OF 
BIDS. 
More 
specifically, 
pursuant 
to 
Public 
Contract 
Code 
§§ 
20170 
and 
20171, 
all 
bids 
for 
the 
project 
shall 
be 
presented, 
undersealed 
coverandshallbe 
accompaniedby 
oneofthefollowingforms 
of 
bidder’ssecurity 
in 
the 
amount 
often 
percent 
(10%) 
of 
the 
bid: 
(a) 
cash;(b)
a 
cashier’s 
check 
made 
payable 
to 
the 
City 
of 
Sierra 
Madre; 
(c) 
a 
certified 
check 
made 
payable 
to 
the 
City 
of 
Sierra 
Madre; 
or 
(d) 
a 
bidder’s 
bondexecuted 
by 
an 
admitted 
surety 
insurer 
made 
payable 
to 
the 
City 
of 
Sierra 
Madre. 
Such 
security 
shall 
be 
forfeited 
should 
the 
successful 
bidder 
towhom 
the 
contract 
is 
awarded 
fails 
to 
timely 
execute 
the 
contract 
and 
to 
deliver 
the 
necessary 
bonds 
and 
insurance 
certificates 
as 
specified 
in 
thecontractdocuments. 


The 
Agency 
has 
determined 
that 
the 
proposed 
project 
is 
a 
public 
works 
subject 
to 
the 
provisions 
of 
Labor 
Code 
§ 
1720 
thereby 
requiring 
the
Contractor 
to 
pay 
the 
prevailing 
wage 
rates 
forall 
work 
performed 
under 
theContract. 


In 
addition 
to 
California 
Labor 
Code 
Section 
1770 
et 
seq., 
federally 
assisted 
construction 
contracts 
of 
$2,000 
or 
more 
require 
compliance 
with 
the
Davis-Bacon 
Act 
(40 
U.S.C. 
276a 
to 
a-7) 
assupplemented 
byDepartment 
of 
Laborregulations 
(29 
CFRPart5). 


This 
construction 
project 
is 
being 
funded 
in 
whole 
or 
in 
part 
with 
U.S. 
Department 
of 
Housing 
& 
Urban 
Development 
(HUD) 
Federal 
Community 
Development 
Block 
Grant 
(CDBG) 
funds. 
Federal 
Labor 
Standards 
Provisions 
(HUD-4010 
form), 
including 
the 
prevailing 
wage 
requirements 
of
the 
Davis-Bacon 
& 
Related 
Acts 
(DBRA), 
will 
be 
enforced. 
In 
the 
event 
of 
a 
conflict 
between 
Federal 
Regulations 
and 
State 
Law 
prevailing 
wage 
requirement, 
the 
higher 
of 
the 
two 
will 
prevail. 


TheAgencyreserves 
the 
right 
to 
reject 
anyandall 
bids. 
Ifyou 
have 
any 
questions,please 
contact 
Bruce 
Inman,Director 
of 
Public 
Worksat 
(626) 
355-7135 
ext. 
801. 


BY 
ORDER 
OFthe 
City 
Councilofthe 
City 
of 
Sierra 
Madre, 
California. 


BT056421 
Happy 
Memorial 
Day