east valley
Volume 2 Issue 14 Mesa, AZ
October 20, 2019
EV cleaning services help cancer patients BY COTY DOLORES MIRANDA Tribune Contributor
T
IN THE BIZ
he national nonprofit organization, Cleaning For A Reason, believes families facing cancer should have access to house cleaning services through trying seasons. It’s found many partners in Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa to achieve this mission. Founded in 2005, the organization has more than 1,000 cleaning companies – some independently owned, others part of a franchise – providing two house cleanings, free of charge, to cancer patients and families throughout the U.S. and Canada. In the East Valley, at least five cleaning services currently partner with Cleaning For A Reason. For Gilbert’s Two Maids & A Mop franchise owners Ryan Myers and Lorena Munoz de Myers, giving back to cancer patients is close to their hearts: Lorena was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, one month before her 45th birthday. By January 2019 – after repeated chemotherapy, radiation, three surgeries and antibodies sessions, the tenacious cancer warrior received the all clear. “I tell our Cleaning For A Reason clients, ‘Look at me! If I can do it, you can do it,” said Lorena, 47. “They see me now and say, ‘you don’t look like you had cancer’, and I tell them I used natural foods and I stayed busy. I tell them, ‘Don’t stay in bed!’ They need to stay active.” Her husband said Two Maids & A Mop Public Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2019 East Valley Tribune
Ryan Myers, co-owner with his wife of Two Maids & A Mop in Gilbert, briefs his employees before they start their day on the job. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer)
franchise supports with Cleaning For A Reason’s cause and involvement was one of the reasons the couple chose to go with them. “My wife and I had a cleaning business for more than five years and then we converted to this franchise,” said Myers. “From corporate on down, the more than 80 franchisees believe in giving back where we can.” Myers said his wife’s cancer experience was but one in a long line of family cancer issues, including several relatives who succumbed to a variation of the disease. “And many of customers, too, are affected. It seems one out of five households has someone in their home who’s had cancer, even pets with cancer,” he said. (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
Mailing Address: 1620 W. Fountainhead Pkwy., Suite 219, Tempe, AZ 85282
(480) 898-6500 Steven Strickbine, publisher Paul Maryniak, executive editor
The family-owned and operated Master’s Touch Cleaning Service of Mesa got involved with Cleaning For A Reason in 2015. The company placed among the nonprofit’s Top 25 Cleaning Partners for 2018. Mesa’s Carnation Home Cleaning Company, founded in 1991, ranked among the Top 100. “Our company provides around 10 hours each month to patients undergoing treatment for cancer to fill in any voids in our schedule. It keeps our employees busy and patients are satisfied with the end result during a difficult time in their lives,” said Master’s Touch owner Kelly Kuter. “At one time the organization asked us Subscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: East Valley Tribune, 1620 W. Fountainhead Pkwy., Suite 291, Tempe, AZ 85282
to provide four free cleanings over four months, but there were so many patients and so few cleaning companies willing to provide this donated service, the organization cut back to two free cleanings over two months,” she explained. “We generally have three to four patients in our queue at any time.” Family-owned East Valley Cleaning Authority, based in Chandler since 2001, partnered with Cleaning For A Reason seven years ago. Owned by Patrick Orr, Ken Orr and Megan Orr, and their 6-year-old Glendale company, The Northwest Valley Cleaning Authority, remain active with Cleaning For A Reason. “To date, we’ve provided 150 to 200 cleanings for 40 patients in our local community,” said Patrick Orr. “I have no idea how much money we’ve donated to the organization; I’d say our total donation value is in the tens of thousands at this point.” The Orrs’ company, like other cleaning services involved with Cleaning for a Reason, forfeit financial benefits from serving cancer patients but the owners don’t mind. “At some point, you realize that the bottom line isn’t the only metric that matters,” Patrick explained. “Is it expensive to provide free cleaning? Sure, and even more so when you consider how busy our operation is,” he continued. “Any time you take those resources and commit them to free services, you’re also forgoing the revenues and patronage that would be realized through our normal channels of operation. “Yet a powerful truth to confront is that there’s a much larger picture to consider.
Public Notice CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA Jefferson Park Playground Improvements 306 S. Jefferson Avenue CITY OF MESA PROJECT NO. LF0328JEF-CDBG HUD PROJECT NO. IDIS-839 (FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECT – DAVIS BACON WAGES APPLY) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
For our team, it becomes increasingly rewarding to realize that these efforts help their actual neighbors; they get to both see and feel the impact. It’s incredibly powerful,” he continued, adding: “Certainly, we don’t operate under the illusion that our efforts take aim at any cure for cancer, but our team loves that we participate in the recovery process for our neighbors within the community.” He said he brings up his involvement with Cleaning for a Reason when he interviews prospective employees “because we want like-minded members on our team.” The Orr family also prefers to keep their work with the charity low-key. “We don’t use the program for advertising purposes; we prefer to help the community without an agenda which from a business standpoint would likely be viewed as an error,” he said. “One unique add-on from our team is we pay a local printing company to produce large cards for everyone in our office to sign, then leave for each patient we serve. “Helps make it a great team-building activity, and we hope puts a smile on the faces of the patients and their families as they navigate through their new, tough reality.” Olga Maya, owner of Chandler-based Alert Cleaning Services was contacted directly by Cleaning For A Reason once she’d started her company in 1995. Since then, Alert Cleaning Services served countless women and now families, undergoing cancer treatments. She, too, had experienced the trauma of a relative with cancer and knew firsthand of the strain it placed on every area of one’s life.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. All sealed bids will be received at Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Mesa, Arizona; except for bids delivered 30 minutes prior to opening which will be received at the information desk, 1st floor, Main Lobby of the Mesa City Plaza Building. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration. Bids will be publicly read in Conference Room 170, at 20 E. Main Street, Mesa,
EAST VALLEY BUSINESS
“My mom passed away with cancer so I related, and because of her I got involved,” she explained. “I think it’s a great way to help, to give women and families a little break. It helps put a smile on their face, and it’s a little less for them to worry about.” Maya said whenever she can, she tells people about the Cleaning For A Reason organization. “I always share how I’m involved with Cleaning For A Reason because so many people haven’t heard about it,” she said. “You don’t know when you’re going to need it or one of your clients or friends can use it. It’s a wonderful organization.” The nonprofit was founded by Debbie Sardone, at the time, owner of Texasbased Buckets & Bows Maid Service after a client told her she had cancer and could no longer afford the housecleaning service. It touched her heart, and at an industry gathering, she shared her belief that no woman undergoing cancer should have the additional burden of cleaning her home. Other cleaning services joined with her when she set up her nonprofit. Today 1,200 maid services have partnered with Cleaning For A Reason offering two free monthly house cleanings to those battling any type of cancer. Cancer patients wishing to receive the service must apply on the nonprofit’s website CleaningForAReason.org. If there’s an opening in their area, they’ll be asked to fax a doctor’s note stating they are undergoing cancer treatments. Tax-deductible ‘In Honor’ or ‘In Memory’ donations to Cleaning For A Reason can be done online.
Arizona, at 1:30 pm on October 31, 2019. This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: Contractor shall furnish and install new playground equipment, site amenities, playground surfacing and concrete ADA ramps to the playground at Jefferson Park in Mesa, Arizona. This project is federally funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Federal labor standards,
2
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, and Equal Employment Opportunity regulations apply under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for Employment and Contracting Opportunities. Small, minority and/ or women owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids. The Engineer’s Estimate range is 200,000.00 – 220,000.00. For all technical, contract, bidrelated, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov. Contact with City Employees. All firms interested in this project
OCTOBER 20, 2019
(including the firm’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subconsultants) will refrain, under penalty of disqualification, from direct or indir-ect 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 above. Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.earc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main. asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans. NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List and to receive notifications and updates regarding this bid (such as addenda) during the bidding period, an order must be placed. The cost of each Bid Set will be no more than $17.00, which is non-refundable. Partial bid packages are not sold. You can view documents on-line (at no cost), order Bid Sets, and access the Plan Holders List on the website at the address listed above. Please verify print lead time prior to arriving for pick-up. For a list of locations nearest you, go to www.e-arc.com. One set of the Contract Documents is also available for viewing at the City of Mesa’s Engineering Department at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ. Please call 480-644-2251 prior to arriving to ensure that the documents are available for viewing. In order for the City to consider alternate products in the bidding process, please follow Arizona Revised Statutes §34.104c. If a pre-bid review of the site has been scheduled, details can be referenced in Project Specific Provision Section #3, titled “Pre-Bid Review of Site.” Work shall be completed within 130 consecutive calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by the Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, payable to the City of Mesa, Arizona, or a certified or cashier’s check. PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL SURETY BONDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of contract for construction within ten (10) days after formal award of contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/ purchasing/vendor-self-service). The successful bidder, simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements. The right is hereby reserved to accept or reject any or all bids or parts thereto, to waive any informalities in any proposal and reject the bids of any persons who have been delinquent or unfaithful to any contract with the City of Mesa. BETH HUNING City Engineer
feeder conduits and cables installed within the substation, and installation of new feeder cable installed from the getaway switches to the 1st distribution termination points outside the substation. In addition, the project scope also includes RTU and associated substation 69kV line relaying up-grades. In order to facilitate installation of the new equipment, major portions of the existing equipment, structures, foundations conduit and sub-portions of grounding will need to be removed. The existing transformer and switchgear foundations will need to be demolished, and new substation transformer and switchgear foundations will be required to be installed to support placement of the new equipment on the east side of the substation. The anticipated construction window is October 2020 to March 2021, with construction occur-ring under a substation outage. A critical milestone associated with this project is to ensure the Transformer and Substation foundation pads are ready to accept the new Transformer and Switchgear no later than December 15, 2020. The city anticipates completing construction on or before March 31, 2021. The estimated construction cost is $2,213,470.00. The total estimated project cost is $2,942,909.00. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on October 23, 2019 at 9:00 am at the City of Mesa (Mesa City Plaza, Room 501, 20 E. Main Street Mesa, AZ). 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 attend 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 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 in-tended 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 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 eight (8) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD or USB drive) of the Statement of Qualifications by November 6, 2019 at 2:00 PM. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and
ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune Oct. 6, 13, 20, 2019 / 24562
Public Notice CIVIL COMPLAINT AND SUMMONS CASE NUMBER CC2019-101273RC Maricopa County Justice Courts, Arizona San Tan Justice Court, 201 E. Chicago St. #102, Chandler, AZ 85225. 602-3723400 BURNETTA L COTTO PO BOX 7206 MESA, AZ 85216 (480)4161956 Plaintiff(s) Dianna Lindenfelser 9739 E Empress Ave. Mesa, AZ 85208. 480-984-9414 Defendant(s) NOTICE AND SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEND-ANT(S): You are directed to answer this complaint within TWENTY (20) DAYS by filing a written ANSWER in the court named above. If you do not answer or defend, you run the risk of having a judgment entered against you for the amount of plaintiff’s claim, plus court costs. A filing fee must be paid at the time your answer is filed. If you cannot afford to pay the required fee, you may request that the Court either waive or defer the fee. Date: 5/20/19 Clerk: JB (SEAL) PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM This Justice Court has venue because -The debt, or cause of action, or the incident that resulted in this claim, occurred in this precinct at the following location: n/a $3500 is the total amount owed me by defendant because: Defendant(s) Dianna Lindenfelser neglected to return my deposit within the 14 days per landlord/tenant Act Article 2 331321 (item D & E or 33-1341.) Nor has she given me a written explanation on why she didn’t do so. Security deposit of $1050.00 I gave Dianna a written notice to vacate premises at 7932 E. Milagro on June 3, 2016. The written noice was given to her with the rent the 3rd of May 2016. I requested her to send the deposit refund to my P.O. Box 7206 Mesa, AZ 85216. I even thanks her for giving me the opportunity to reside in their home for the last 1 1/2 years. (see further items on file) Date: May 20, 2019 /s/ Burnetta L Cotto, Plaintiff Published: East Valley Tribune, Oct 6, 13, 20, 27, 2019 / 24440
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: LEWIS EAST SUBSTATION REBUILD 54 E. UNIVERSITY DR., MESA, ARIZONA 85201 PROJECT NO. CP0461-0018
The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CM@Risk) to provide PreConstruction Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CM@Risk for the Lewis East Substation Rebuild 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 Lewis East Substation rebuild project scope includes the installation of (1) new 12.47kV Switchgear, (1) new 69/12kV 28 MVA transformer, replacement of all 69kV substation disconnects, new 15kV substation getaway switches, new
EAST VALLEY BUSINESS
3
all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Delivered or hand-carried submittals must be delivered to the Engineering Department reception area on the fifth floor of Mesa City Plaza Building in a sealed package. On the submittal package, please display: Firm name, project number, and/or project title. Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http:// mesaaz.gov/business/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: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, Oct. 13, 20, 2019 / 24785
Public Notice Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process: Public Participation
Mobilitie, LLC proposes the replacement of two telecommunications light poles in public right-of-way at W Elliot Rd & S Priest Dr and W Grove Pkwy & Groves 2nd Apartment, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ. Projects will include ground disturbance. Members of the public interested in submitting comments on the possible effects on historic properties included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places may send their comments to Andrew Smith, RESCOM Environmental Corp., PO Box 361 Petoskey, MI 49770 or call 260-385-6999.
Public Notice Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process-Public Participation in accordance with the FCC’s Nationwide Programmatic Agreement. Union Pacific Railroad intends to construct a communications facility approximately .11 miles North of intersection of S. 6th Avenue & E. Lincoln Street, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (Latitude: 33.442906 and Longitude: -112.080727). The facility will include a self-sup-port lattice telecommunications tower with an approximate overall height of 150 ft. and associated equipment. Union Pacific Railroad is publishing this notice in accordance with Federal Communications Commission regulations (47 CFR § 1.1307) for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We respectfully request that parties interested in commenting on this Federal undertaking relative to potential effects on cultural or historic properties or with questions on the proposed facility should contact GSS, Inc., 3311 109th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322; Ph. (515) 3312103 within 30 days of the posting of this notice.(GSS #W19406)
OCTOBER 20, 2019
the tickler
east valley 1620 W. Fountainhead Pkwy., Suite 219, Tempe, AZ 85282
PERIODICALS U. S. POSTAGE PA I D GOODYEAR, AZ 85338