Palo Alto Weekly 02.24.2012 - Section 1

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Veronica Weber

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*EANNIE 7IMMELL PREPARES A SANDWICH FOR A CUSTOMER WHILE HER HUSBAND 2OB WORKS THE CASH REGISTER AT 3IMPLY 3ANDWICHES

Keeping it simple 3TRAIGHTFORWARD SANDWICHES ARE THE STARS AT SMALL 0ALO !LTO SHOP by Eric Van Susteren IMPLY 3ANDWICHES OWN ER 2OB 7IMMEL SAYS HE DOESN T NEED TO ADVERTISE FOR HIS BUSINESS A SQUARE FOOT SANDWICH SHOP ON !SH 3TREET THAT EVEN HE DESCRIBES AS A HOLE IN THE WALL PLACE h7E NEVER FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO ADVERTISE BECAUSE WE RE TUCKED AWAY IN A LITTLE CORNER AND THE

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Palo Alto UniďŹ ed School District 525 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA The Palo Alto Unified School District will be accepting bids for the lease of the Surplus Property, pursuant to Mandatory Bid Instructions. The initial period of the lease cannot extend past June 30, 2014. All bids must be accompanied by a deposit of $20,000.00 in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or money order. Upon selection by the District, the accepted bidder(s) shall execute a mutually satisfactory lease agreement. Deposits of rejected bids shall be refunded as soon as reasonably possible after rejection.

ONLY REASON YOU LL EVER KNOW WE RE THERE IS FROM THE LINE OUT THE DOOR v HE SAID h4HAT LINE IS OUR ADVERTISEMENT v 4HE STRATEGY SEEMS TO BE WORK ING FOR 7IMMELL WHO SAYS HIS SHOP OFF #ALIFORNIA !VENUE IN 0ALO !LTO HAS SOLD MORE THAN SANDWICHES IN YEARS AND SURVIVED A RECESSION THAT TOOK

A PERCENT BITE OUT OF BUSINESS "UT HE DOESN T THINK HIS BUSI NESS HAS BEEN HURT BY ITS SIZE WHICH HELPS HIM AND HIS WIFE *EANNIE ˆ THE SHOP S ONLY WORK ERS ˆ ADD A PERSONAL TOUCH TO SANDWICH MAKING h7E MUST KNOW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BY THEIR FIRST NAMES AND THEY COME BACK BECAUSE WE

Bids in the above-described form may be submitted on or before 2:00 p.m. on March 6, 2012. These bids will be presented to the Board by staff at the meeting of the Board on March 13, 2012. Alternatively, bidders may present bids at the time of the bid opening at the District Board of Education meeting, starting at 6:30PM on March 13, 2012 when the item is called for review by the Board.

All requests for bid documents should be directed to Robert F. Golton, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, rgolton@pausd. org, 650-329-3801, who is hereby authorized and directed to provide a copy of said documents to any party who so requests. Page 28ĂŠUĂŠ iLÀÕ>ÀÞÊÓ{]ĂŠĂ“ä£Ă“ĂŠUĂŠ*>Â?ÂœĂŠ Â?ĂŒÂœĂŠ7iiÂŽÂ?Ăž

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The Board is expected to (but is not obligated to) make an award no later than March 23, 2012. The leasing price for any bidder shall be a minimum of fair market value based on existing market conditions for the Property. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. If no bids are accepted, the District will advertise further for bids.

4HE LINE FOR 3IMPLY 3ANDWICHES OFTEN STRETCHES ALONG THE SIDEWALK AT LUNCHTIME


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