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Volume 4 Issue 32 Mesa, AZ
February 20, 2021
Valley’s oldest coffee shop has Las Sendas presence BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Staff Writer
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ava Java is celebrating 30 years in the Valley – second only to Macy’s of Flagstaff as the oldest coffee shop in Arizona. “When I started out, I was the only person in the whole Valley,” said Justin Shafer, founding owner of Hava Java Coffee Shop. “I sold my first latte’ Jan. 27, 1992.” That was eight years before Starbucks arrived in Phoenix. Living in Seattle in the late ‘80s, Shafer envisioned owning his own coffee house. “There was a coffee shop on every corner,” he recalled. “I was in my 20s. Back then, I just wanted to make some money. I’ve been an entrepreneur my entire life. I always thought that food would be a good thing to go into because people always have to eat. When it came to coffee, it’s something people had to have every day. It just made sense.” His goal was to open a coffee shop in Arizona, a place he once called home. In 1991, he moved back to Phoenix. Over a year later, Shafer started the first and only gourmet coffee cart in Arizona in a high-rise office building at the old Phoenix Plaza at Central and Thomas. Then he opened St. Joseph’s Hospital’s first coffee shop in 1993. He ran his coffee cart operations for two and a half years .including one at a Phoenix bookstore at 32nd St. and Camelback. “It was just me for 17 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 1/2 years,” said Shafer. Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2022 East Valley Tribune
After the bookstore closed in 1995, Shafer took a portion of their old space to build an indoor coffee house, where Hava Java remains today. Since then, he hired staff to assist him. “We have always been fortunate to have very little employee turnover and that really helps,” he said. His Las Sendas Mesa location near Power and McDowell roads opened two years ago. “We’ve been serving a lot of the same customers for 30 years,” Shafer said. “We know their families, husbands, wives and their kids. We know where they go to school, where they go to work, where they vacation.” Despite more competition these days, Shafer said his motto and the secret to his success is serving quality products in a clean, upbeat environment with great customer service. “We have a zero-tolerance policy for poor customer service,” he said. “We treat our customers the way we want to be treated and I treat my staff with dignity and the way they should be treated. I’ve never been the type to push people around. We have the most awesome customers at our locations.” He feels, “Anybody can make coffee at home. They don’t go out for a cup of coffee. They go out for the overall experience. If you can’t provide something fabulous, why leave the house?” He said many people have gotten married after meeting their spouse at his coffee house. “In fact, I met my own wife,” (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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Owner Justin Shafer’s Hava Java is the Valley’s oldest coffee shop and he opened a subsidiary location in Las Sendas two years ago. (Melody Birkett/Tribune Contributor) said Shafer. “She was one of my customers.” As for his menu, he boasts, “Anything you can get at other coffee shops you can get at our place. We have a custom roasted blend of beans we feel are superior to what everybody else has out there.” Breakfast and lunch sandwiches, a few made-to-order lunch items, fresh bakery items and 25 different loose-leaf teas are offered as well – along with 14 beers on Subscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
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tap and wine. “In the early days of the coffee business, nobody sold alcohol,” said Shafer. “I figured why not have something for people in the evening. We provide a really nice place for people to be – somewhere besides the home and office. They can come work and study in our coffee house. A lot of people are there from coffee to beer all day long.”
Public Notice CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Construction Manager at Risk for the following: SOUTHEAST MESA LIBRARY PROJECT NO. CP0428 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide PreConstruc-tion Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CMAR for the Southeast Mesa Library Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). This project will consist of the construction of a new library, located in Southeast Mesa. The City may include other miscellaneous improvements at the Site, as needed. The estimated construction cost is $13,200,000. The City anticipates completing construction in Summer 2024. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on February 22, 2022 at 8 am through Microsoft Teams. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz. gov to receive the invitation. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to at-tend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or
Though he opened the Mesa location one week before the pandemic hit, Shafer has survived despite a 90 percent nosedive in sales. “That first year was a little on the rough side, to say the least, but we never closed,” he said. “We survived that. We’ve survived so many things in 30 years.” He encourages everyone to seek out independent businesses. “Give them a try. …
PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS MICROGRID PROJECT NO. CP1032 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Public Safety Campus Microgrid Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The microgrid is intended to provide electrical power backup to the City of Mesa Public Safety campus (“PD Campus”) in downtown Mesa, Arizona, and to provide power export capabilities to the City of Mesa electrical distribution grid. The microgrid will consist of natural gas generators to generate three (3) to four (4) megawatts (MW) in nominal capacity serving the PD Cam-pus under an electrical grid outage and provide power export applications to the City’s 12.47 kilovolt (kV) grid. To facilitate power distribution and control of the microgrid, the system will include the design and specification of new switchgear, breakers, transformers, generators, relays, protection, sensors, batteries, controls, load banks, foundations, uninterruptable power system (UPS), communications, and other associated work. The microgrid will require integration with the City of Mesa’s existing SCADA system, commercial building loads and designed upgrades to ex-isting protection and communication systems to achieve safe, reliable electric distribution and microgrid system operations. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on February 23, 2022 at 8:00am through Microsoft Teams. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov to receive the invite. At this meeting, the project team, including City staff will discuss the scope of work, general contract requirements and respond to questions from the attendees. The video conference PreSubmittal Conference is not mandatory. All interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether they attend the conference or not. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project outside of this Pre-Submittal
indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http:// mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/ construction-manager-at-risk-andjob-order-contracting-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@ mesaaz.gov by 2 pm on March 10, 2022. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System ( h tt p : / / m e s a a z . g ov / bu s i n e s s / purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.’ BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published in : The Mesa Tribune February 13, 20, 2022 / 44560
Public Notice CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant for the following:
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the little guys can be much better than the big corporate boxes. “We have to please. We have to do an extra super job. That’s all we have. The big corporates have deep pockets and they’re indestructible.” Besides, he said, shops like his have “a good vibe.” “Our community is our family and they feel the same way about us.”
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conference. In addition, meeting minutes or any other information will not be posted from the PreSubmittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All con-tact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http:// mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/ architectural-engineering-designopportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (ex-cluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@ mesaaz.gov by March 3, 2022 by 2:00pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (ht-tp://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-selfservice). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at Stephanie.Gishey@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published in The Mesa Tribune
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Public Notice CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Construction Manager at Risk for the following: WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS QUARTER SECTIONS 55D/55B PROJECT NO. CP0834QS04 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide PreConstruction Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CMAR for the Water Main Replacements Quarter Sections 55D/55B Project. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The following is a summary of the project. The City of Mesa will construct a water main replacement project for City of Mesa Quarter Sections 55D and 55B. The residential water systems near Baseline and Gilbert Roads are nearly 50-years old and have reached the end of their service life. This project will install new 8-inch and 12-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP), valves, water services and fire hydrants and other incidental work as required. The existing system will be abandoned in place. Contractor will be responsible for installing new water mains, utility coordination, bacteria testing and flushing, water service connections on private property and traffic control. Coordination with the City and project phasing will also be required. The estimated construction cost is $4.5 million to $5.5 million. The design of the improvements is currently at 90% and construction is expected to begin in August 2022. The city anticipates completing construction by 2023. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on March 3, 2022 at 8:00 am through Microsoft Teams. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Stephanie Gishey (stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov) and request an invitation. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general contract is-sues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope out-side of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with
any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential firms, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at http:// mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/ con-struction-manager-at-risk-andjob-order-contracting-opportunities. The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@ mesaaz.gov by March 17, 2022 at 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System ( h tt p : / / m e s a a z . g ov / bu s i n e s s / purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Construction Manager at Risk selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at stephanie.gishey@ mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published East Valley Tribune, February 20, 27, 2022 / 44732
Beginning on February 20, 2022, the Mesa Housing Authority’s proposed FY 2022/2023 Annual Plan will be available electronically for review by the general public and can be found on the City’s Housing Services website at: https://www. mesaaz.gov/housing Notice of 45-Day Public Comment Period February 20, 2022 – April 6, 2022 A 45-day public comment period regarding the Housing Authority’s proposed FY 2022/2023 Annual Plan will begin on Sunday, February 20, 2022, and conclude at the end of business on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Public comments will be accepted anytime during the 45-day public comment period. Concerned residents should submit their comments to the: City of Mesa Housing Services by fax at 480644-2923 or email to housing.info@ mesaaz.gov. Written comments regarding the Plan will be accepted before April 6, 2021. Notice of Public Hearing (Proposed Public Housing Authority FY 2022/2023 Annual Plan March 31, 2022, 7:30 a.m. A public hearing will be held to review and solicit comments from the general public regarding the Mesa Housing Authority’s proposed Public Housing Authority FY 2022/2023 Annual Plan. The hearing will occur at a meeting of the Housing Governing Board on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. Public participation will be available electronically. To request to speak at the meeting, please contact Mary Brandon at 480-6445852 or at mary.brandon@mesaaz. gov by March 30, 2021. The City of Mesa endeavors to make all public meetings accessible to persons with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in programs and services offered by the City of Mesa Housing Authority, please contact Mary Brandon at 480644-5852 or at mary.brandon@ mesaaz.gov. Hearing impaired individuals should call 711 (Arizona TDD Relay). To the extent possible, accommodations will be made within the time constraint of the request, and you may be required to provide information to support your reasonable request. Mary Brandon Housing Services February 20, 2022 East Valley Tribune / 44724 Equal Housing Opportunity
Public Notice City of Mesa Housing Authority Public Notice Notice of Availability of the Proposed Public Housing Authority FY 2022/2023 Annual Plan Notice of 45-Day Public Comment Period February 20, 2022 – April 6, 2022 Notice of Public Hearing Proposed Public Housing Authority FY 2022/2023 Annual Plan March 31, 2022, 7:30 a.m. Date of Publication: February 20, 2022 Mary Brandon Housing Services City of Mesa P.O. Box 1466 Mesa, AZ 852111466 480-644-5852 Notice of Availability of the Proposed Public Housing Authority FY 2022/2023 Annual Plan The 1998 Federal Housing Act requires all Public Housing Authorities to complete and submit an Annual Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and that the public be given the opportunity to provide comments. The purpose of the Plan is to outline the goals, objectives, and methodology the agency will use to provide assisted and affordable housing through the use of federal funds in Mesa.
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Public Notice CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mesa is seeking a qualified firm or team to act as the Job Order Contractor for the following: GENERAL LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROJECT NO. JOC-L22 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide Job Order General Landscape Construction Services. All qualified firms that are interested in providing these services are invited to submit their Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The following is a summary of the project.
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Provide General Landscaping Construction Services for minor and major projects, maintenance, repairs, re-construction, and alteration services to City facilities. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on March 8, 2022, at 8:00 am through Microsoft Teams. Parties interested in attending should request an invitation from Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov. At this meeting, City staff will discuss the scope of work and general con-tract issues and respond to questions from the attendees. Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference. All interested firms are encouraged to attend the Pre-Submittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope out-side of this conference. In addition, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project (including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process with any person who may play a part in the selection process. This policy is intended to cre-ate a level playing field for all potential firms, assure that contract decisions are made in public and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below. RFQ Lists. The RFQ is available on the City’s website at h t t p s : / / w w w. m e s a a z . g o v / business/engineering/constructionmanager-at-risk-and-job-ordercontracting-opportunities The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization chart with key personnel and their affiliation). Resumes for each team member shall be limited to a maximum length of two pages and should be attached as an appendix to the SOQ. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@ mesaaz.gov by March 17, 2022, by 2 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System ( h tt p : / / m e s a a z . g ov / bu s i n e s s / purchasing/vendor-self-service). Questions. Questions pertaining to the Job Order selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna. horn@mesaaz.gov. BETH HUNING City Engineer ATTEST: Holly Moseley City Clerk Published East Valley Tribune, February 20, 27, 2022 / 44695
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