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Palo Alto Unified School District Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by the Palo Alto Unified School District for bid package: Contract No. FMM-11 and NM-11 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: Scope of work includes but is not limited to moving of an existing 1440 square foot modular building at Fairmeadow Elementary; and installing a new 960 square-foot modular building at Nixon Elementary. This are two separate projects. Work includes asphalt paving, electrical, fire alarm, water, sewer, EMS, new ramps, utility trenching and carpet/vinyl for a complete and operational building. Bidding documents contain the full description of the work. There will be mandatory pre-bid conferences and site visits as follows: Fairmeadow (FMM-11), 2:00 p.m. on May 25, 2011 at Fairmeadow Elementary School located at 500 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, California 94306. Nixon (NM-11), 1:00 p.m. on June 1, 2011 at Nixon Elementary School located at 1711 Stanford Ave Stanford, California 94305 Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Facilities Office building D, by 11:00 a.m. on June 14, 2011 for FMM-11 and by 1:00PM on June 15, 2011 for NM-11 PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related requirements contained in the Contract Documents. Palo Alto Unified School District will maintain a Labor Compliance Program (LCP) for the duration of this project. In bidding this project, the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Public Works Chapter of the California Labor Code comprised of labor code sections 1720 – 1861. A copy of the Districts LCP is available for review at 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. 1. A pre-job conference shall be conducted with the contractor or subcontractors to discuss federal and state labor law requirements applicable to the contract. 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to the District, at a designated time, a certified copy of each payroll with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. 3. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records to verify compliance with the Public Works Chapter of the Labor Code. 4. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are delinquent or inadequate. 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in the LCP, including applicable penalties when the District and Labor Commissioner establish that underpayment of other violations has occurred. Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at Facilities Office, Building “D”. Bidders may purchase copies of Plans and Specifications at American Reprographics Company (ARC), 599 Fairchild Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043, Phone Number (650) 967-1966 All questions can be addressed to: Palo Alto Unified School District 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 Attn: Aimée Lopez Phone: (650) 329-3927 Fax: (650) 327-3588
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Veronica Li, Nicole Gibbs, Kristie Ahn, Carolyn McVeigh and Stacey Tan are among the current players who have kept the streak alive. Also contributing this year are Natalie Dillon, Elizabeth Ecker, Amelia Herring and Jennifer Yen. Barte, who won the NCAA doubles title with Lindsay Burdette last year, carries a career record of 12626 into the final two weeks of her college career. McVeigh and Yen are also in their final season. A lot has changed in the world over the past 12 years. Bill Clinton was the president then, Napster was making headlines and the Euro made its debut. Stanford’s roster in 1999 included Marissa Irvin, Teryn Ashley, Lauren Kalvaria, Gabriela Lastra, Jennifer Heiser, Keiko Tokuda and Sarah Pestiau. Frank Brennan was the head coach and Lele Forood was his top assistant. Brennan owns the first 21 wins of the streak. Forood is at 160 and counting. The names keep changing, but the success hasn’t yet stopped. Laura Granville, Lauren Barnikow, Emilia Anderson, Pinewood grad Leija Hodzic, Amber Liu, Jessica Nguyen, Whitney Deason, Celia Durkin, Alice Barnes, Anne Yelsey, Theresa Logar, plus sisters Erin and Lindsay Burdette all have a stake in the streak. That 1999 team went on to beat Florida on the Gators’ home court to win the national title. Irvin and Toduka clinched the win at No. 2 doubles. “I truly am in a state of shock,” Brennan said at the time. “Maybe we’re the best team, maybe we’re not. But what we are is a really good group of fighters who pulled it off on the most important day of the year.” Brennan’s final home match was a 5-1 victory over Fresno State on May 13, 2000. Other milestone victories, provided by Stanford media relations director Brian Risso: Win No. 22, Jan. 26, 2001: Stanford blanked Washington State 7-0 in the first home match played under Forood. Ten years later, Forood still has the Cardinal rolling with six NCAA championships and 10 Pac-10 titles to her credit. She was named the 2003 Wilson/ ITA National Coach of the Year and is a four-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year recipient. Win No. 51, May 19, 2002: Hosting the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1997, Stanford notched a 4-1 victory over Florida to claim the national championship on its home court. The victory was well earned for the third-seeded
2011 NCAA TEAM TENNIS SCHEDULE FRIDAY Women’s Round of 16 9 a.m. — No. 6 UCLA vs. No. 11 Virginia (Taube South) 9 a.m. — No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech (Taube Stadium) Noon — No. 7 Miami vs. No. 10 Michigan (Taube South) Noon — No. 2 Florida vs. No. 15 Clemson (Taube Stadium) 3 p.m. — No. 5 Baylor vs. SMU (Taube South) 3 p.m. — No. 4 North Carolina vs. Vanderbilt (Taube Stadium) 6 p.m. — No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 California (Taube South) 6 p.m. — No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 16 Northwestern (Taube Stadium) SATURDAY Men’s Quarterfinals Noon — Georgia-Duke winner vs. CalTennessee winner (Taube South) Noon — Kentucky-Florida winner vs. USC-Georgia Tech winner (Taube Stadium)
Cardinal, which had to sit through a rain delay of three hours and 10 minutes before competition started shortly after 4 p.m. Erin Burdette’s 7-6, 6-2 victory at the No. 4 position sealed the match, as Stanford’s senior class of Kalvaria, Lastra and Tokuda wrapped up their collegiate careers with a 116-4 record and three NCAA championships. Win No. 65, Jan. 26, 2004: Stanford’s 7-0 rout of TCU turned out to be win No. 65 during the home winning streak but it also represented the first victory of another improbable stretch. After falling to host Florida, 4-3, in the 2003 NCAA Championship, Stanford opened its 2004 campaign with a ho-hum shutout victory over the Horned Frogs. And 88 consecutive wins would follow, giving the Cardinal an 89match winning streak that spanned three seasons and produced three more NCAA championships. Win No. 107, May 23, 2006: For the second time during the home winning streak, Stanford won the NCAA championship on its home court. Appearing in the national championship match for the 20th time in the 27-year history of the event, Stanford captured its 15th team title in a tournament that was pushed back constantly by rainy weather. After winning the doubles point, Celia Durkin and Jessica Nguyen cruised to straight-set wins at the Nos. 5 and 6 positions of the singles lineup. Theresa Logar provided the clincher on court three, winning easily 6-0, 6-3. Win No. 110, Feb. 17, 2007: Someone in the stands on this Saturday afternoon had to be asking themselves the following question: “is the scoreboard malfunctioning?” That’s because for the first time in seven years the number “3” was appearing in the opponent’s score column. Stanford had
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4 p.m. — Ohio St.-Tulsa winner vs. UCLA-Baylor winner (Taube South) 4 p.m. — Virginia-Illinois winner vs. Stanford-Texas A&M winner (Taube Stadium) SUNDAY Women’s Quarterfinals Noon — Michigan-Miami winner vs. Clemson-Florida winner (Taube South) Noon — Virginia-UCLA winner vs. Georgia Tech-Duke winner 4 p.m. — North Carolina-Vanderbilt winner vs. Baylor-SMU winner (Taube South) 4 p.m. — Stanford-Northwestern winner vs. Georgia-Cal winner (Taube Stadium) MONDAY, MAY 23 Men’s and Women’s Semifinals Noon and 4 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 24 Championship Matches Noon — Men’s finals (Taube Stadium) 4 p.m. — Women’s finals (Taube Stadium)
not surrendered three points to an opponent in a home match since April 21, 2000, when the Cardinal downed USC, 6-3. Fast forward to this date against UCLA, and Stanford was actually trailing 3-2 while the match was in the hands of Anne Yelsey and Lindsay Burdette. Both rallied to victories, with Yelsey beating Tracy Lin 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 at the No. 2 spot while Burdette rallied past Elizabeth Lumpkin 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 on court six. Win No. 149, April 11, 2009: This Senior Day shutout of Pepperdine resulted in win No. 800 for the Stanford women’s tennis program. Heading into the 2009 postseason, Stanford women’s tennis has posted an overall record of 800-74. That’s good for a .915 winning percentage. Head coach Curly Neal got the program off on the right foot, leading Stanford to an 11-0 mark during the inaugural season back in 1975. There has never been a losing season in the history of the program. Win No. 160, April 4, 2010 (match completed April 21): In perhaps the most unique of endings during the streak, Stanford’s 4-3 victory over USC was actually completed in Ojai, after two postponements. Because UCLA could still claim a share of the Pac-10 title, Stanford was forced to resume its April 4 match against USC that had been tied at 3 after singles, suspended twice and moved to a completely different city. Stanford swept the doubles point, earning the 4-3 win and claiming the outright Pac-10 title in the process. The ITA, along with the NCAA, ruled the contest would count as a home match for Stanford, since the original singles competition was played at the Taube Family Tennis Center with each team collecting three points. Win No. 164, May 15, 2010: Time to roll the streak over to 2011. Stanford pounded SMU 4-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, a result similar to several others during the streak. So, that brings us back to 181-0 and counting. Forood and her players are hoping it stretches to 185-0 on Tuesday, when Stanford hopes to be playing for yet another national title. N Elizabeth Clair also contributed.