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Volume 3 Issue 46 Mesa, AZ

May 30, 2021

Il Vinaio passes the test of time downtown with its inventive fare

BY MELODY BIRKETT Tribune Contributor

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s businesses on Main Street in downtown Mesa have come and gone in the last decade, Il Vinaio restaurant has been among the few that have withstood the test of time.

Owners Cameron and Cindy Selogie opened il Vinaio (ill-vih-nye-oh) near Main and Country Club Drive 12 years ago.

The restaurant is located in a historical landmark of sorts that was built in 1973. It originally housed the Humpty Dumpty’s restaurant and the Selogies bought the building when it housed the Valley Eatery Diner.

“We gutted and remodeled the front and reopened in June 2009 as il Vinaio,” recalled Cameron, noting the name means “the wine merchant.”

“We have wine clubs and a lot of wine dinners.”

“When we started as il Vinaio, we started with the linen tablecloths and that really turned a lot of people off,” he said.

So, the couple regrouped and remodeled in an old-world Tuscan decor with oak tables.

“We call it casual elegant,” explained Cameron.

“There’s no dress code. You can come in with shorts and a T-shirt.”

The food is a bit Mediterranean along with American fusion.

“We do have quite a few Italian dishes, pasta dishes but we have burgers, seafood, steaks and chops, just a variety of things,” said Cameron. “We don’t like to pigeonhole ourselves.”

Even though the restaurant is more high-end, it even survived the pandemic because it has few employees.

“I’m the back of the house,” Cameron said. “I have a gal who has her own pastry business who comes in a couple of days a week and helps me with prep. We have a couple of servers and they alternate.

“Our guests have been very generous with our servers. So, our servers are making good money.

Cindy’s the bartender and hostess. I’m the chef and dishwasher.”

Cameron and Cindy come from a manufacturing background but they love to entertain and so their career change made sense.

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“We consider ourselves in semi-retirement right now,” Cameron said. “I guess it sounds like a lot when we have a restaurant that seats 160 to only have one cook. I think of it as a manufacturing process. I’m very ef�icient back there by myself.”

In addition to lunch and dinner served Tuesday through Friday, il Vinaio also serves a champagne brunch on Saturday and Sundays. The restaurant is closed on Mondays and sometimes for a few days in the summer or during a holiday weekend.

“My mother is 93 and she’s getting pretty severe dementia,” Cameron said. “Two years ago, we moved her in with us at our Chandler home.

Monday is our day off and we spend a lot of time with her, getting her nails done, her hair done, and running errands.”

It’s a lot of hard work but Cameron says they love what they’re doing.

“Every day I associate it with having a party. You work really hard to get your house cleaned, get the food prepped and then you have guests over and you feed them dinner, you have drinks, and have a fun time partying. At the end of it, you clean everything up and then the next day you start all over again. We have a party at our house every day.”

In addition to daily specials, there are a few signature items customers keep coming back for.

“We have a pork loin dish. It’s a prime pork loin that we pound out �lat – kind of like a Midwest pork loin – and we do just a little Panko breading on it and we deep fry it. It’s really soft and juicy on the inside, crisp on the outside.

“Then there’s an orange caper berry sauce and we serve it over a fontina cheese risotto. That’s the one dish that’s been on our menu since we opened. Many people come in just for that. One time we took it off the menu for a short period of time and people rebelled. That’s probably our most popular dish.”

The other popular items are linguine bolognese and burgers.

“Everybody tells us we have the best burgers in Arizona…We have on our marquee, ‘Best Burger in Arizona.’ People see that and they come in. They agree.”

Everything is made from scratch. Bread comes from a local bakery.

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brunch, Cameron said, “We have the standard fare of pancakes, French toast, omelets, eggs. We do a regular eggs Benedict and a lobster eggs Benedict.

We have lobster meat and avocado on it. Kind of like a California Benedict.

“But with the brunch, we just don’t have the breakfast items. We also serve burgers during brunch and we’ve got some specialty salads, scampi and ahi tuna. It’s not a buffet but it’s everything from breakfast, lunch to dinner.”

Right now, the restaurant has about 100 wines on the list, pouring over 50 by the glass. They also have reserve wines.

“We’re going to start our Wine Down Wednesday again,” said Cameron. “Before COVID, every Wednesday we had live music and we would bring out a little tasting plate and we would bring a representative in from one of the wineries.

“And they would pour four to six different wines. So, you could do a little tasting, have your tasting plate and then if you wanted to buy a bottle you could buy the bottles to go.”

The couple also offer full-blown wine-pairing dinners and a beer and donut pairing every few months, an event that was started in 2009. Cameron pairs homemade donuts with craft beers.

“I’ve done a banana bread cheesecake donut, a BBQ chicken fritter which is like a chicken and waf�les �lavor, and a cashew butter rose hip jelly fritter. We don’t do your traditional raised or cake donuts. We do something really special and geeky.”

His favorite thing about running a restaurant is “creating” and getting to know customers and what they like so he can pair wine and food.

Married almost 20 years, the couple has lived and worked together for 25 years.

“We enjoy each others’ company. Communication is the biggest thing. Customers sometimes call it dinner and a show. There’s occasionally an issue we have in the front and back of the house….

Any time we have any issues is because something wasn’t effectively communicated.”

Information about events is available through a monthly email for wine club members as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Public Notice Notice of Public Scoping for an Environmental Assessment for Hunt Highway Improvement Project – Phase 5 The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Pima Agency and the Gila River Indian Community (Community) are releasing this notice in support of an environmental assessment for the proposed Hunt Highway Improvement Project – Phase 5 (project) in District One of the Community. The project would include roadway improvements along portions of Hunt Highway and Arizona Farms Road.

The project proponent, Pinal County Public Works Department, has submitted a right-of-way (ROW) application to the BIA for roadway improvements on Hunt High-way and Arizona Farms Road, which would constitute the final phase of the Hunt Highway Improvement Project.

Primary project components would include acquiring approximately 19 acres of new permanent roadway ROW, realigning the western terminus of the existing Arizona Farms Road, widening approximately 4,200 feet of existing Hunt Highway to match the newly reconstructed road-way dimensions both north and south of the project area, and installing a new light-controlled intersection at Hunt Highway and the realigned Arizona Farms Road.

Project construction is anticipated to begin in January 2022 to January 2023 and will be completed in approximately 8 months. No traffic detours would be required. Traffic delays would be short-term and temporary. The grant of easement for ROW, if approved by BIA, would formalize the alignments for both Hunt Highway and Arizona Farms Road within the Community.

The purpose of the project is for Pinal County to complete the final phase of their planned improvements along the Hunt Highway corridor, through the widening of the existing Hunt Highway alignment and the realignment of Arizona Farms Road.

Hunt Highway both north and south of the project area have been improved and widened to four lanes; however, the older roadway within the project area is only two lanes. The lane reduction in the project area presents a potential safety concern for existing vehicle traffic on Hunt Highway. The project would widen Hunt Highway through the project area to match the new roadway and lane configurations to both the north and south. Additionally, the Hunt Highway and Arizona Farms Road intersection currently presents line-of-sight safety concerns for drivers on Arizona Farms Road.

The project would re-align this traffic intersection and replace the stop-controlled intersection with a traffic light to improve traffic flow and safety.

As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal agencies are required to consider the potential social and environmental impacts of proposed actions. This letter serves as the BIA’s invitation for comments, concerns, or suggestions regarding the proposed action. All comments received become part of the public record associated with this proposed action. Accordingly, your comments (including your name and address) will be available for review by any person that wishes to view the record. At your request, we will withhold your contact in-formation to the extent allowed by the Freedom of Information Act. Please submit comments to: Cecilia Baker, Superintendent Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pima

shall include intrusion switches and associated conduit, seal-offs and fittings to regulator vaults, pressure transducers, Scada cabinet, radio, pole, foundation, antenna, grounding system, solar panels, solar charger, programmable logic controller, switches, relays and associated fittings to make a working system.

Also, furnish and install Floboss flow computers, new transducers, shade structures and new signal isolaters at two City of Mesa gas gate stations located within the City of Mesa gas system.

The Engineer’s Estimate range is $350,000 to $400,000.

For all technical, contract, bidrelated, or other questions, please contact Stephanie Gishey at stephanie.gishey@mesaaz.gov.

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 selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified above.

Contractors desiring to submit proposals may purchase sets of the Bid Documents from ARC Document Solutions, LLC, at https://order.earc.com/arcEOC/PWELL_Main. asp?mem=29. Click on “Go” for the Public Planroom to access plans.

NOTE: In order to be placed on the Plan Holders List 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 $15.00, which is nonrefundable. 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.earc.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 within 180 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

Agency P.O. Box 8 Sacaton, Arizona 85147 Telephone: (520) 562-3326 Email: Cecilia.Baker@bia.gov Published: East Valley Tribune May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 / 37928

Public Notice TO: Xavier Martinez, M.D. 2323 E. Flower #124-B Phoenix, AZ 85016 The State Medical Board of Ohio 30 E. Broad Street, 3rd Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6127 In the Matter of: Xavier Martinez, M.D. Case No. 21-CRF-0045 On March 11, 2021, the State Medical Board of Ohio mailed a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing to Xavier Martinez, M.D. via certified mail, return receipt requested, at his last known address of record, 2323 E. Flower #124-B, Phoenix, AZ 85016. The Notice was returned to the Board from the postal service marked “return to sender, not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward.”

The notice states that the State Medical Board of Ohio in-tends to consider disciplinary action against Dr. Martinez’s license to practice medicine and surgery in Ohio based on the Arizona Medical Board’s order which revoked his license in that state.

The Arizona order was based upon his plea agreement to an amended charge of Attempted Sexual Abuse.

In addition, the State Medical Board of Ohio found that Dr. Martinez was impaired and diverted medicines for patient use.

Dr. Martinez is entitled to a hearing in this matter if such hearing is requested within thirty (30) days of the last date of publication of this notice.

Dr. Martinez may appear at such hearing in person, by his attorney, or by such other representative permitted to practice before this agency, or he may present his position, arguments or contentions in writing. At the hearing, Dr. Martinez may present evidence and examine witnesses appearing for or against him. Please contact the undersigned to ascertain the last date of publication.

Any questions or correspondence should be addressed to: Jackie Moore Case Control Office 30 E. Broad Street, 3rd Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6127 Jackie.Moore@med.ohio.gov Published: East Valley Tribune, May 16, 23, 30, 2021 / 38484

Public Notice CITY OF MESA MESA, ARIZONA GAS SCADA SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 3 PROJECT NO. C01886PH3 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received until Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. All sealed bids will be received electronically 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: Furnish and install solar powered Scada equipment at three City of Mesa gas district regulator stations located within the City of Mesa gas system. The Scada installation

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contract. In addition, the successful bidder must be registered in the City of Mesa Vendor Self-Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/business/ 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 per-cent (100%) of the Contract Price, a Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and the most recent ACORD® Certificate of Liability Insurance form with additional insured endorsements.

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.

ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 23, 30, 2021 / 38587

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 Consultant for the following: SOUTHEAST MESA LIBRARY 5036 S. EASTMARK PARKWAY PROJECT NO. CP0428 The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide design services for the Southeast Mesa Library 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 Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

This project will consist of the design and construction of a new library, located in Southeast Mesa, including programming documents, schematic drawings (including presentation boards and renderings), construction documents and potentially construction administration services. This new library will have amenities similar to the Red Mountain and Dobson Ranch libraries and is anticipated to be approximately 30,000 to 35,000 square foot in size. The facility will provide library services to residents of all ages. With an emphasis on a modern library feel, technology will be utilized to streamline services and offer the best possible user experience for those who enter. City may include other miscellaneous improvements at the Site, as needed.

The consultant may also assist with public meetings, City Council meetings, Citizen Advisory/ Committee meetings, Design Review Board meetings, and other coordination efforts.

It is anticipated that this project will be delivered utilizing the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) delivery method.

This project is funded through the voter approved 2018 General Obligation Bond. The total project budget for design and construction is approximately $16.8 million dollars.

The City anticipates commencing construction in the summer of 2023.

An electronic Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on June 10, 2021, at 9:00 am through Microsoft Teams. At this meeting, City staff will dis-cuss the scope of work and general contract issues and respond to questions from the attendees.

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Attendance at the pre-submittal conference is not mandatory and all interested firms may submit a Statement of Qualifications whether or not they attend the conference.

Any party interested in at-tending the Pre-Submittal Conference should request an invitation from Donna Horn at donna.horn@mesaaz.gov.

All interested firms are encouraged to attend the PreSubmittal Conference since City staff will not be available for meetings or to re-spond 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, to 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. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http:// mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/ architectural-engineering-designopportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 12 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding resumes but including an organization 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. Minimum font size shall be 10pt.

Please provide one (1) electronic copy in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov

by June 24, 2021, by 2:00 pm. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-selfservice).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Donna Horn of the Engineering Department at donna.horn@ mesaaz.gov.

City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 23, 30, 2021 / 385xx

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 Consultant for the following: EMSC SOLID WASTE FACILITIES STUDY/ SE SOLID WASTE FACILITIES STUDY PROJECT NO. CP1064EMSC

CP1064SESW The City of Mesa is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide an analysis and conceptual design services design services for the EMSC Solid Waste Facilities Study/ SE Solid Waste Facilities Study 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 Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

The following is a summary of the project. The required tasks will be reviewed with the selected Design Consultant and defined to meet the needs of the project as part of the contract scoping.

This project will include study, analysis, and programming of the City of Mesa’s Environmental Management and Sustainability Department’s facilities and operations to evaluate opportunities for improved efficiency and future expansion. To account for staffing growth and operational efficiencies, the Environmental Management & Sustainability Department would like to evaluate operations expansion, and/or moving operations partially or entirely from their three current locations to City-owned properties.

The scope does not include final design or construction documents.

The purpose of this project is to evaluate current and anticipated Environmental Management and Sustainability facilities and operations and to determine the most effective long-term improvements.

Currently the Environmental Management and Sustainability Department (EMSD) is responsible for residential & commercial solid waste (245k tons), recycling (32k tons), vegetative (18k tons) collections annually. In addition, EMSD provides sustainability outreach and education. Finally, the EMSD ensures environmental compliance for City operations. The department workforce consists of 160 staff that includes 94 collection waste vehicle operators.

The goals of this feasibility study are to provide recommendations as follows: 1. Move partially or entirely from three collections sites, to one site at 6935 E Decatur.

2. Adding a transfer station at the Decatur site 3. Adding a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and transfer at a 30 acre site at Pecos and Sossaman. The analysis of this site includes evaluating advantages with partnering with adjacent municipalities including Phoenix, Gilbert, Tempe, Chandler, etc.

The recommendations for the above areas needs to include: 1. Initial and lifecycle cost.

2. Operational Sizing (for current and future needs.

3. Impacts to residents, business, and traffic.

4. Design limitations.

5. Amenity placement and utility mapping.

To account for staffing growth and operational efficiencies, the Environmental Management & Sustainability Department would like to evaluate the potential for a transfer station, in addition to moving operations partially or entirely from their three current locations to Cityowned property at the East Mesa Service Center located at 6935 E Decatur St, Mesa, AZ 85207.

Further, this site will be evaluated to include the potential for a Cityowned transfer station for solid waste and recycling materials, and

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any required upgrades to the current CNG fueling system at this location.

The City has also identified another property located in Southeast Mesa near Pecos & Sossaman that may be available for solid waste infrastructure. The property itself is over 30 acres. Options to be evaluated for this location include a full-size Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) with potential partners, and a transfer station for solid waste and/ or recycling. Additionally, as part of the department’s long-term strategy, the City has conducted a feasibility study and started phase one of the Food to Energy Project: Flare to Fuel, which will upgrade the renewable natural gas collection system at the Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant. The department is interested in evaluating the potential to colocate food processing with the MRF. The operational move may include all or part of the following and should consider future Department growth: • Tenant improvements on a shared building with multiple City departments and/or a new building structure for Department staff to include facility amenities and storage. Amenities to include lockers, showers, break room, call center, equipment, etc.

• Parking for the solid waste collection fleet (currently 85 vehicles), light-duty vehicles, any heavy equipment (typically used

by Support Services), personal vehicles, storage for bins, barrels, and roll-offs, etc. Future growth will need to be considered, as well.

• Significant CNG fueling system upgrades to the current fast-fill station and adding time-fill fueling infrastructure • Significant upgrades and requirements for existing Fleet Services Department infrastructure Additionally, the City is anticipating the need to own and operate a transfer station facility for both solid waste and recycling and Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at City-owned properties.

This scope includes: • A review of the Department’s preliminary documentation/ information.

• Review and recommendation of partnerships as well as consideration of project impacts. Potential partners include Phoenix, Gilbert, Tempe, etc.

• A detailed analysis and evaluation including lifecycle costs, operational sizing, design limitations.

• An understanding of impacts to residents, businesses and traffic.

The scope for both the operational expansion, transfer station, and MRF facility properties should include the following type of work: 1. Analysis of the existing facilities and City-owned properties for operational expansion, transfer station, and MRF improvements including sizing, costs, schedule and permitting needs 2.

Conceptual designs accounting for infrastructure design parameters, utilities, regulatory requirements, traffic, utilities, and site improvements The City of Mesa encourages and desires the participation of local firms, including Mesa-affiliated firms. The respondents shall reach out to local firms to give them an opportunity to participate on the design team and shall discuss their outreach efforts in their SOQ. The total project budget is $400,000 for professional analysis and conceptual design services.

A electronic Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 8:00am through Microsoft Teams. 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 attend 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. Any parties interested in attending the Pre-Submittal Conference should request a meeting invitation from Stephanie Gishey (Stephanie.

Gishey@mesaaz.gov).

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 selection process should be addressed to the authorized representative identified below.

RFQ Lists. This RFQ is available on the City’s website at http:// mesaaz.gov/business/engineering/ architectural-engineering-designopportunities.

The Statement of Qualifications shall include a one-page cover letter, plus a maximum of 10 pages to address the SOQ evaluation criteria (excluding PPVF’s and resumes but including an organization 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. Minimum font size shall be 10pt. Please provide one (1) electronic copy of the Statement of Qualifications in an unencrypted PDF format to Engineering-RFQ@mesaaz.gov by Thursday, June 17, 2021 by 2 pm.

The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Statements of Qualifications. The City is an equal opportunity employer.

Firms who wish to do business with the City of Mesa must be registered and activated in the City of Mesa Vendor Self Service (VSS) System (http://mesaaz.gov/ business/purchasing/vendor-selfservice).

Questions. Questions pertaining to the Consultant selection process or contract issues should be directed to Stephanie Gishey of the Engineering Department at stephnanie.gishey@ mesaaz.gov.

All questions to be received by 6:00 pm on Monday, June 14, 2021.

City Engineer ATTEST: DeeAnn Mickelsen City Clerk Published: East Valley Tribune, May 30, Jun 6, 2021 / 38826

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