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Volume 3 Issue 32 Mesa, AZ

February 21, 2021

Ex-chopper nurses jump into aesthetics

Phillip Schafer, left, and Jordan White recently opened TriCity Aesthetics on Baseline Road in Mesa. White runs the Mesa clinic while Schafer oversees the duo’s Prescott operation. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Photographer) TRIBUNE NEWS STAFF

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ordan White and Phillip Schafer may have traded the adrenaline rush of working as nurses on a life-flight hePublic Notices ............... page 2 © Copyright, 2021 East Valley Tribune

licopter ambulance for the somewhat staid life of aestheticians, but there is one thing they’ve taken with them to their new Mesa practice.

They love caring for people.

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And Schafer, 35, and White, 30, say they get a different kind of rush from their business, TriCity Aesthetics at 8413 E. Baseline Road. They also have a clinic in Prescott.

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“I love making people feel amazing from the inside out,” said Schafer. “I personally was impacted by hormone replacement therapy; I thought I needed to bring this to the world... The world of aesthetics complements hormone therapy and wellness quite well.”

Added White: “Aesthetics is exciting and fun because we are able to make a positive difference and see it instantly in many cases. It is an art and you truly have to have the ‘aesthetic eye’ in order to have quality results.”

Both men remain practicing nurses, with Schafer managing the Prescott clinic.

They specialize in aesthetic medicine, men’s health and overall personal wellness. White also has been listed as one of the “top preferred aesthetic injectors in America” by Med Aesthetics America.

Married and the father of three, Schafer has a B.S. in nursing from Northern Arizona University and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of South Alabama.

He was a nurse at Yavapai Regional Medical Center Emergency Department and flew for Air Evac for three years.

It was during his flying career that he met White, who with his wife is expecting their first child. He also has his undergraduate degree in nursing and is

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completing his master’s work as a nurse practitioner.

He got into flight nursing first in Miami and then in Virginia and Maryland before coming to Arizona, “I love adrenaline and have always loved working under pressure,” White said. “I love taking care of the sickest of the sick. The job is certainly rewarding.”

The two men worked together as emergency flight nurses.

White said he relished “the ability to perform skills that are normally outside of the nurses’ scope and to function with autonomy in a chaotic and dynamic environment.”

Schafer said he also treasured the “gratification of knowing you made a positive impact on that patient's life.”

Schafer ultimately decided to open an aesthetics clinic in Prescott.

“A year ago, I messaged him after I saw he was opening his own aesthetics practice,” White recalled. “After one conversation, we walked out with a new practice opening in Mesa.”

Not that the change in career wasn’t a little intimidating.

“You would think for someone who took care of dying patients regularly, someone who would be using scalpels on the side of the interstate at 3 a.m., this wouldn’t have been scary, but it was ter-

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A SHORT PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN FOLLOWED BY A QUESTIONS AND ANSWER SESSION Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pm Location: Register online at mesaaz.gov/engin eering If you have any questions or concerns regarding this project, please contact Curt Albright Michele Arrollado, Lucy Lopez and Juanita Gonzales with the City of Mesa Engineering Public Relations De-partment at (480) 644-3800.

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Information: 480-316-4139 or tricityaesthetics.com

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, April 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronic-ally at EngineeringBids@ mesaaz.gov . Bids must be submitted as an unencrypted PDF attachment with a maximum size limit of 20MB. Any bid received after the time specified will be returned without any consideration.

This contract shall be for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and services for the construction and/or installation of the following work: Installation of 5,371 LF of 16” water main between Pecos Road and Germann Road, ahead of the construction of the future Signal Butte Road alignment including valves, hydrants, corrosion protection, etc. Installation of 673 LF of 12” water main to connect to the existing line to the east of the Signal Butte Road and Germann Road intersection.

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rifying,” White said. “I was hanging up a six-figure income and stable job to embark on really just hopes and dreams.”

But White said they share some common beliefs that calmed his initial anxiety.

“We both hold integrity and honesty in high regard – that was the foundation of our business,” White said. “We both have the same vision of businesses being successful when they take care of their customers/clients. We both hustle and are passionate about what we do. We both will work non-stop to achieve those goals…to a fault sometimes.”

They both look at aesthetics as “exciting and fun.”

“We are able to make a positive difference and see it instantly in many cases,” White explained. “It is an art and you truly have to have the ‘aesthetic eye’ in order to have quality results.”

And he added that he’s amused of where the detour his career path has taken, stating: “If you would have told me a year ago that I would be injecting lips, running lasers and running an aesthetics practice, I would have laughed – hard.”

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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, to assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the selection process. All contact on this se-lection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above.

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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 $28, 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 within135 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 ( h tt p : / / m e s a a z . g ov / bu s i n e s s / 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

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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.

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vehicles.

2. Accommodations for Police personnel and operations.

3. A common space lobby, community/training room, workout room, and confer-ence rooms.

4. Parking lot • Secured parking for staff and police vehicles.

• Public parking for community engagement.

5. Site improvements and utility improvements The City may include other miscellaneous improvements on the site, as needed.

The estimated construction cost is $23,500,000 - $26,500,000.

A Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on March 3, 2021, at 9:00 AM through Microsoft Teams. If you would like to participate, please send an email to Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov to receive the invite. At this meeting, the project team, including City staff will dis-cuss the scope of work, general contract requirements and respond to questions from the attendees. The Pre-Submittal Conference is not mandatory but recommended. All interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether they attend the conference or not. 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 addi-tion, there will not be meeting minutes or any other information published from the Pre-Submittal Conference.

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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 Construction Manager at Risk for the following: Northeast Public Safety Facility 1304 N POWER RD. Mesa, AZ 85205 PROJECT NO.CP0913 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide PreConstruction Services assistance and complete Construction Services as the CMAR for the Northeast Public Safety Facility 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 Re-quest for Qualifications (RFQ).

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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 that contains current company/firm contact information including a valid phone number and email address, plus a maximum of ten (10) pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organizational 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. Mini-mum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@ mesaaz. gov by March 11, 2021, by 2:00PM. Please refer to our website for the most current information on how to submit SOQs. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer. Statement of Qualifications must include the following information (failure to include may result in rejection of Statement of Qualifications).

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