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among veterans is still a hefty order, as a new generation of veterans is now returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. According to health officials, many of the new veterans are dealing with some of the same problems as Vietnam War-era veterans, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance-abuse issues, leaving some to become homeless. Bill Compton, 28, a combat engineer for the U.S. Marines who served in Iraq in 2005 and 2006, said he attended the event in Long Beach on Tuesday in hopes of being provided permanent housing for him and his two children. He said he currently lives at his friend’s house but is hoping that will change soon. After working in construction during his service, Compton said he hasn’t found the right career path and has been just “floating” for the last several years in community college in Arizona, adding that he no longer wants to work in the same field as his military service, mostly because of injuries he acquired on the job. He pointed out that many younger veterans who have volunteered to enlist in the military with hopes of securing a future and tuition benefits may return home without much experience, especially if they are applying for a job that doesn’t correspond to their military service. “Well, it’s been pretty difficult,” Compton said. “When you’re getting out, they make it seem that, just because you are a veteran and just because you served, that every person is just going to want to hire you based on the ethics you learned, but that’s completely false,” he said. “It’s been really helpful just to be able to support yourself while you go to school and try to find a direction, but, even then, finding that direction is not always easy as most any student would know. It’s hard to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life.” As for Mello, she said her long-term goal, now that she has had her felony expunged, is to someday work for the VA hospital, adding that she plans to soon work as a volunteer in emergency rooms. “I’m ready to go back to work,” said the Stanton resident. “This program works, and it’s unfortunate that some people might take advantage of it, but my goal is to get on and get off, and I’m almost there.” MORE INFORMATION longbeach.va.gov portal.hud.gov/hudportal/hud
TST4575 NoTICE INVITING BIDS A-1 Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, California, until 10:00 a.m. on March 18, 2014, and on the same day shortly thereafter, they will be publicly opened and read for the “Signal Hill Community Gardens Project, No. 738”, in accordance with the Specifications therefore. Bids must be made on the forms provided for this purpose, addressed to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, marked "Bid for," followed by the title of the project and the date and hour for submitting bids. Bids are required for the entire work as described in the Bid Schedule and the Specifications. The work to be accomplished under this contract includes the construction of a Community Garden including but not limited to grading, walls and fences, P.C.C. improvements, polymer coated crushed stone pathway, planter boxes and irrigation system at 1917 E. 21st Street. A-2 All work must be completed within thirty (30) working days after receipt by the Contractor of the notice to proceed from the City. The contract documents, which include the Specifications, may be obtained at the City of Signal Hill Department of Finance for $25, or $30 if requested by mail. The documents are entitled “Signal Hill Community Gardens Project, No. 738.” A-3 Bids will not be received unless they are made on a proposal form furnished in the Contract Documents by the City of Signal Hill. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified check, cashier's check or bidder's bond, made payable to the City of Signal Hill for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the Contract. A-4 All bids are to be compared on the basis of the lump sum or itemized bid items shown in the Bid Schedule(s). Bids will not be accepted from the contractors who are not licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall be required to possess a Class A or Class B license at the time the contract is awarded. A-5 Attention is directed to the provision in Section 1777.5 of the labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor of any subcontractor under the Contractor. A-6 Before a Contract is entered into with the successful bidder, the bidder shall present evidence in writing to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, that he has a current combined single limit liability policy with aggregate limits for Bodily Injury and Property Damage in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000). A-7 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California which are on file with the City Clerk of Signal Hill and copies will be made available to any interested party on request. A copy of the Contractor's certified payroll, as well as those of all subcontractors shall be submitted with each invoice. A-8 Attention is directed to Public Contract Code Section 22300 permitting the substitution of specified and approved securities for contract retention of funds. All such securities shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill. A-9 The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, and said bonds shall be secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill. A-10 The City of Signal Hill reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or delete portions of any and all bids or waive any informality or irregularity in the bid or the bid procedures and shall be the sole judge of the bids received. By order of the City of Signal Hill. Posted at Signal Hill City Hall on: February 14, 2014 Published in the Signal Tribune on: February 14 and 21, 2014
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Richard Sells (second from right), a licensed clinical social worker at the VA Long Beach hospital, talks to a veteran waiting in line during an orientation and screening on Tuesday, Feb. 11 for a program that provides housing assistance and case-management services for veterans. TST4572 NoTICE INVITING BIDS A-1 Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, California, until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 and on the same day shortly thereafter, they will be publicly opened and read for construction of SIGNAL HILL POLICE STATION DEMOLITION PROJECT NO. 867 in accordance with the Specifications therefore. Bids must be made on the forms provided for this purpose, addressed to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, marked "Bid for," followed by the title of the project and the date and hour for submitting bids. Bids are required for the entire work as described on the Specifications and as described in the Bid Schedule. The work to be accomplished under this contract consists of demolition of the existing police building and associated site improvements, including but not limited to the following; footings, foundations, site paving, landscaping, irrigation, underground utilities, and removal of demolition debris. The project also includes site grading for storm drainage plus provisions of run-off controls, restoration and construction of site asphaltic concrete paving and Portland cement concrete curbs, gutters, paving, switchback walkways with guardrails and handrails, surface sealing of new and existing asphaltic concrete paving, pavement markings, traffic and parking control signage, and temporary chainlink fencing with gates, signage and privacy windscreen to remain in place at Contract Closeout. The Contract duration is sixty (60) calendar days.
A-2 The contract documents, which include the Plans and Specifications, may be purchased for $50.00 at the City of Signal Hill Finance Department. The documents are entitled “SIGNAL HILL POLICE STATION DEMOLITION PROJECT NO. 867"
A-3 Bids will not be received unless they are made on a proposal form furnished in the Contract Documents by the City of Signal Hill. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified check, cashier's check or bidder's bond, made payable to the City of Signal Hill for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the Contract.
A-4 All bids are to be compared on the basis of the estimate of quantities shown in the Bid Schedule(s) and as stipulated herein. Bids will not be accepted from the contractors who are not licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall be required to possess a currently active Class C21 license at the time the bid is submitted. The Contractor or their subcontractors shall hold the appropriate licenses to perform other work in the contract. A-5 Attention is directed to the provision in Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under the Contractor.
A-6 Before a Contract is entered into with the successful bidder, the bidder shall present evidence in writing to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, that he/she has a current combined single limit liability policy with aggregate limits for Bodily Injury and Property Damage in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00).
A-7 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California which are on file with the City Clerk of Signal Hill and copies will be made available to any interested party on request. These rates shall be the minimum wage rates for this project. A copy of the Contractor's certified payroll, as well as those of all subcontractors, will be required to be submitted with each invoice. A-8 Attention is directed to Public Contract Code Section 22300 permitting the substitution of specified and approved securities for contract retention of funds. All such securities shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill.
A-9 The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, and said bonds shall be secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill. A-10 The City of Signal Hill reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or delete portions of any and all bids or waive any informality or irregularity in the bid or the bid procedures and shall be the sole judge of the bids received.
A-11 It is estimated that this contract will be awarded on March 18, 2014 by the City Council. It is desired that work begin no later than the week of April 7, 2014.
A-12 A mandatory pre-bid site meeting and walk through will be held on Monday, March 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting place will be at the project site located at 1800 East Hill Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755. The City of Signal Hill will note any contractor that arrives late at the pre-bid site meeting. If any of the noted late contractors turn out to be the low bidder, the City of Signal Hill would determine if their bid would be reviewed as responsive. Failure to attend this mandatory pre-bid meeting will render the bid non-responsive. If you have any questions, please contact Paul Buckley at (562) 7439400. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities of any bid received.
BY ORDER of the City of Signal Hill.
Published in the Signal Tribune Feb. 7 and 14, 2014