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Volume 2 Issue 20 Mesa, AZ
December 8, 2019
EV teams shine in Intel robotics tournament
At left, Marcos Lopez, another member of Stevenson’s Technology Dragons, makes some adjustments to the team’s robot. In the photo on the right, Trey Fisher and Ria Nimbkar of the Chandler team called The Resistance examines the playing field for their robot, which helped the team win the tournament’s grand prize trophy. Looking on is The Resistance’s coach, Robaba Shakiba of Intel. The robot was designed to pick up trash from the street and sort it in a sustainable way. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune)
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ore than 200 elementary and secondary school students from throughout the East Valley descended on Intel’s Chandler complex last month to vie for robotics distinction. Of the Chandler teams competing in a FIRST LEGO League regional tournament, two won big awards and two others qualified for the state tournament. And there were some individuals who won awards as well. Two Intel engineers, Rajnish Maini and Alan Tu, won the Best Public Notices ............... page 3 © Copyright, 2019 East Valley Tribune
Volunteer Award and Best Coach Award, respectively, while Elaina Ashton, a senior at Arizona College Prep – Erie, earned the Best Youth Mentor Award. Coaches and mentors also included Robaba Shakiba of Intel), Jennifer Warren of American Airlines and Mamadou Diatta of Syntax. The tournament champion was The Resistance and another Chandler team called the Street Rats won the Core Values Award. Two other Chandler teams, the Golden Knights and the Techno Destroyers, qualified for the state tournament. (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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A Mesa team of fifth-graders called the Lugnuts and coached by Daja and Russ Harris won the award for best robot design and performance. The Resistance, sponsored by the nonprofit Education Empowers and coached by Tu and mentored by Elaina, comprises mainly sixth through eighth-graders, although one member, Jenna Carter, is in ninth-grade at Tempe Prep. Other members include Ethan Ashton, seventh-grader, Kyrene Aprende Middle Subscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
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Stevenson Elementary School fielded a team in the FIRST LEGO League tournament at Intel’s Chandler campus. Among members of Stevenson’s Technology Dragons are Zyonn Walker and Elizabeth Mercer. (Chris Mortenson/Tribune Staff Photographer)
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the team through their association with Education Empowers: Landin’s father is School; Reid Warren, sixth-grader, Tem- a coworker with the nonprofit’s founder, pe Academy of International Studies; Anna Prakash, who is Trey’s mother. Landin Tu, sixth-grader, Conley ElemenLike most of the participants in the tary; Bacary Diatta, sixth-grader, Tempe tournament, Resistance members found Prep; Trey Fisher, eighth-grader, Kyrene the competition a fun challenge. Aprende; Saba Mendoza, seventh-grad“It is fun overall to be able to find a prober, ACP Oakland; and Brooke Sanders, lem and formulate a solution,” Saba said. eighth-grader, BASIS Mesa. “It was also fun to be able to calibrate as a The Resistance developed a project team and work together to create a workaimed at cleaning trash in public places ing idea, that formed into a real thing.” with the capability of sorting and shredAdded Brooke: “In addition to continuding, powered by solar panels. ing to help me develop programming “We had learned, through researching skills and skills to research and solve local problems in our community, that real life problems, the program helped trash was a big factor,” Saba explained. me learn the importance of working as a “After presenting this data, our team de- team to get to the best decisions. I also cided that this would be our project.” learned to appreciate the importance of Some members were inspired to join core values such as inclusion while having fun and developing relationships with other students from different schools. The Lugnuts is a Mesa team that included Ishikawa Elementary fifth grader Calvin Campbel and four fifth-grade students from the Mesa Academy for Academic Studies: Dustin Harri, Davis Sterling, Emerson Andrews and Jayden McConnell. That team developed a projAmong the members of the Chandler ICAN robotics team, called ect aimed at stopping wrongThe Golden Knights, are Joanna Apodaca and William Flores. (Chris way drivers on Arizona free-
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ways, Dustin said he enjoyed being able “to think outside of the box to solve problems while Emerson said, “I liked teamwork and building and programming the robots.” Education Empowers also sponsored another trophy winner, the Street Rats, who were coached by Dominic Sirianni, Michael Mowry and Brian Romero. That team includes Arete Prep eighth grader Connor Friend and three seventh graders: Harper Mowry of SanTan Junior High, Gabriel Garcia or Taylor Junior High and Violent Sanchez of Ward Traditional Academy. Their project involved floating cities. “We wanted to explore potential solutions to the problems caused by climate change,” Connor said. “Sea level rise is a problem nearly all cities will face by 2050. We want to solve that problem by building modular floating cities.” The Golden Knights, affiliated with ICAN Chandler and also sponsored by Education Empowers, will now advance to the state tournament. It includes fifth graders Daniel Fernandez of Frye Elementary, Joanna Apodaca of Hartford Elementary and Jose Medina of Shumway Elementary. The rest of the members, all in fourth grade, includes Stefania Soto, Galveston Elementary; Cole Ogba of Frye, Allisson Rios of Bologna, Jonathan Gonzalez of San Marcos and Kaetlyn Philpot of Hartford.
DECEMBER 8, 2019
Public Notice CITY OF MESA PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY Date of Publication: December 8, 2019
The City of Mesa is issuing this notice pertaining to the revised amount available for the Hu-man Services Program, as shown below for PY 2020-21. Human Services: $670,000 Funding for the Human Services programs comes from the City’s general fund and the ABC program consisting of donations from the public made through their utility bill payments. These funds support programs and services that directly impact community safety services and encourage independence and self-sufficiency so that residents can fully realize economic and social opportunities. The annual application process, other than LI-HTC, will open on Monday, December 9, 2019 and close on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. (December 8, 2019, East Valley Tribune/26577)
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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: JOB ORDER CONTRACT ELECTRICAL SERVICES
PROJECT NO. JOC-EL20
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, JOC Small Project Landscaping Construction Services, JOC-EL20. 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, Dec. 8, 15, 2019 / 26571
The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide Job Order Mechanical and Plumbing 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 Re-quest for Qualifications (RFQ). The following is a summary of the project. The Electrical Services will include maintenance, repair, minor and/or major new construction services, including minor associated incidental design services, for a broad range of City projects. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on December 18, 2019, at 8:00 am, at the Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department, 20 E. Main Street, Conference Room 170, Mesa, AZ 85201. 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 at-tend 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 intended to create 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 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 ten (10) singlesided pages (maximum 8½” x 11”) with a minimum of 10 pt. font size, to address the SOQ evaluation criteria. Do not include a table of contents. Submittals should be plastic or metal spiral-bound only, do not use binders of any kind. The following information is not included in the 10page limit and should be attached as appendices: bonding capacity letter, certificate of insurability, Workers’ Compensation Experience Modification Rating (EMR), and maximum two (2)-page resume for each key team member. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD/DVD/USB) of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00pm on January 15, 2020. The City re-serves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal
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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: JOB ORDER CONTRACT MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING SERVICES PROJECT NO. JOC-MP20
The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide Job Order Mechanical and Plumbing 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 Re-quest for Qualifications (RFQ). The following is a summary of the project. The Mechanical and Plumbing Systems will provide mechanical, plumbing, and other related services for maintenance, repair, minor and/ or major new construction services, including minor associated incidental design services, for a broad range of City projects. A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on December 18, 2019, at 8:30 am, at the Mesa City Plaza Building, Engineering Department, 20 E. Main Street, Conference Room 170, Mesa, AZ 85201. 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 at-tend 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.
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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, 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 ten (10) singlesided pages (maximum 8½” x 11”) with a minimum of 10 pt. font size, to address the SOQ evaluation criteria. Do not include a table of contents. Submittals should be plastic or metal spiral-bound only, do not use binders of any kind. The following information is not included in the 10page limit and should be attached as appendices: bonding capacity letter, certificate of insurability, Workers’ Compensation Experience Modification Rating (EMR), and maximum two (2)-page resume for each key team member. Please provide six (6) hard copies and one (1) electronic copy (CD/DVD/USB) of the Statement of Qualifications by 2:00pm on January 15, 2020. The City re-serves the right to accept or reject any and 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, JOC Small Project Landscaping Construction Services, JOC-MP20. 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, Dec. 8, 15, 2019 / 26570
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