West Valley View Business - 10.14.2020

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Volume 32 Issue 02 Goodyear, AZ

October 14, 2020

Business Briefcase

BY TOM SCANLON

West Valley View Managing Editor

IN THE BIZ

Alamar is here.

Billed as “the largest master-planned community to come to the Valley since Eastmark in 2013,” the Avondale community had a grand opening Saturday, Oct. 10.

Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, it was a “drive-thru” event.

Those who attended drove through the 1,000-acre property while listening to a pre-recorded radio message.

The event also featured the unveiling of Alamar’s Public Art Program, featuring sculptures, pavement art and interactive works that double as play spaces.

Planned for years, Alamar underscores the West Valley building boom: When fully developed, Alamar expects to have 3,695 homes.

Alamar is near Avondale and Broadway boulevards, 4 miles south of Interstate 10—on the way to the raceway.

• The robots are coming, the robots are coming ...

Estrella Mountain Community College launched a new Artificial Intelligence degree, the first of its kind across the nation at the community college level.

The Maricopa Community College District is collaborating with Intel and the Arizona Commerce Authority to create the certificate and degree program that will prepare students for careers in health care, automotive, industrial and aerospace fields.

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“We are thrilled to be leading the charge with this innovative new program,” EMCC President Dr. Rey Rivera said. “Artificial intelligence is a rapidly growing field with an average starting salary of $70,000 to $98,000.

Our students’ success is our No. 1 priority, so it is truly an honor to be preparing them for these exciting new job opportunities and higher Sintra Hoffman, president and CEO of WESTMARC, is gearing up for wages.” the annual Best of the West show—to be held Oct. 22 at Phoenix Also, Arroyo Hall building Raceway in Avondale. (West Valley View file photo) continues on the EMCC campus. The 37,000-square-foot building White Tank Mountains Conservancy will contain 10 academic multiuse class- Connectivity Initiative.

Quality of Life Enhancement in Edrooms, four flex labs, student support space, faculty and administrative offices. ucation: Abrazo Healthcare Residen• It’s Best of the West time ... cy Program and West Point High WESTMARC is getting ready for its School. annual award show.

Registration closes Oct. 16 at westThe location? marc.org/BOW2020.

Avondale, of course.

There will be a virtual option this “We’re celebrating 30 years of serving year, Hoffman noted. the West Valley at this year’s annual Best • A really big sale: The HUB at Goodyear sold for $59 of the West Awards Dinner at Phoenix Raceway Oct. 22,” said Sintra Hoff- million, according to commercial real man, WESTMARC president and CEO. estate tracker Vizzda.com.

Mack Real Estate Group purchased This year’s finalists: Economic Engine: Desert Microsoft the giant warehouses, built in 2019 and Avondale Health Tech Corridor. on 43 acres at 305 S. Bullard Avenue Excellence in Innovation: Ottawa (right behind the Goodyear Police DeUniversity and Peoria Autonomous partment).

Stay tuned for what will be housed Shuttle (Robo Ride).

Quality of Life Enhancement in the in the 800,000-square-foot industrial Community: Verizon Wireless and space...

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It’s time to get everyone moving

BY JOHN SAFIN

or other businesses are doing minimal sales or remain closed.

It seems more people are venturing Best way to describe what’s hapout. This should boost our pening: Picture a team of economy, morale, soul, 12 horses pulling a wagon. sanity or all four. Another A third of the horses are good thing is the return of running full speed. Anwinter visitors. Will this other third are straining to year’s visitor population go faster. The remaining be different than previous horses haven’t been fed in years? Maybe. Some could a long time, making them be concerned with travel too weak to move. The and stay home. Others will percentages aren’t entirely want to “get away from it accurate, but you get the all.” idea. We need to “feed” as Think about it: Would many of our local “horses” JOHN SAFIN you rather enjoy winter in as possible. sunny Southwest Valley or be in the You might have heard of the economsubzero cold? Winter visitors and tour- ic concept that a dollar spent here will ists will bring much-needed dollars to exchange hands up to 14 times before it our economy, which has improved over leaves our community. You buy a shirt the past month. We still have a ways from the local clothing store. The store to go before everything is back to full owner uses that money to pay employspeed. ees, suppliers and others.

There are people, businesses and They spend their earned dollars on charities still struggling financially. groceries, gas and other local items.

Even some of the open businesses are That same dollar will continue to at a “making ends meet” level of oper- change hands in the community unations. Some industries are doing great. til someone spends it out of our area.

Companies that rely on big crowds or Granted, most purchases are done with offer specialty products to consumers a card, but it’s still circulating money.

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The more often money circulates locally the stronger our economy becomes.

Eventually, some dollars will become donations to our local charities. The nonprofits took a hard hit on two fronts this year: less in donations and fewer volunteers. Charities are a necessary part of our society. Government can’t and shouldn’t do everything. It falls on us to take care of others in our community.

Please remember our nonprofits if you have a few bucks to spare or time to give.

A big boost to our economy is coming in a few weeks with the NASCAR Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway. This is historic, because it’s the first time the championship race will be here. It’ll be huge for race fans and our community.

I’m ready for the green flag to get our economy going at full speed. Let’s get our engines running faster by doing our part of keeping our money local.

John Safin is the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. For more information and events, visit southwestvalleychamber.org.

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Public Notice INVITATION TO BID Bids Due: December 1, 2020 – 10:00AM Project: Indian School Road CFD Civil Improvements Verrado ARC, LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum A- General Engineering license, to submit sealed bids for the Indian School Road CFD Civil Improvements which consists of, but is not limited to concrete, paving, streetlights, signage & striping in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, specifications, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on October 9, 2020. All interested parties should contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc.com to make arrangements to receive the bid documents electronically. Please reference the project name listed above in the email subject. The MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October 20, 2020 at 10:00AM Arizona Time. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the prebid meeting will be held via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties.

Sealed bids will be received until 10:00AM Arizona Time on December 1, 2020 at the DMB Verrado Offices – 4236 N. Verrado Way Suite A200, Buckeye, AZ 85396. Bids submitted after 10:00AM will not be accepted.

Bids will be opened privately but read aloud at 10:05AM via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties.

Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty-one (21) days.

The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents.

Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing Verrado ARC, LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or fails to enter into the Contract with Verrado ARC, LLC upon award. Cashiers checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Con-tractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work. The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond

COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tolleson Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. and that the City of Tolleson Mayor and Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING during a Regular City Council Meeting scheduled on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 at 6:00 P.M., both via Zoom Conference at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/5439720804 or via telephone at 1-253-215-8782 (Meeting ID: 543 972 0804), for the purpose of: Soliciting comments from interested parties in reference to Rezone Application #20090001 submitted by Ashley Nye of Trammell Crow, on behalf of the owner, AZEJM Land Holdings/ Oxnard CommercePlex LLC, to rezone two portions of a parcel located at the southeast corner of 107th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Tolleson, AZ for APN 10103-010E: The first portion consists of approximately 6.17 acres, more or less, and will be rezoned from C-2 (General Commercial) to I-1(Light Industrial); and the second portion consists of approximately 1.43 acres, more or less, and will be rezoned from I-1(Light Industrial) to C-2 (General Commercial). (107VB / Ordinance No. 593 N.S.) Published in the West Valley View and West Valley Business on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 /33636

will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harmless Verrado ARC, LLC, DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents.

Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete, and will be rejected. Verrado ARC, LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason Verrado ARC, LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by Verrado ARC, LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc. com – reference Indian School Road CFD Civil Improvements.

No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.

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Public Notice “In The Matter Of The Conservatorship for: Lenin Aparicio Jr A Minor. Hearing set for October 26, 2020 at 11:00 a.m in the presence of the Honor-able Thomas L. Marquoit at the East Court Building located at 101 W. Jefferson St, Phoenix AZ 85003, courtroom 514. This hearing will be in an electronic setting using the GoToMeeting audio video platform. You are not required to attend this hearing . However, If you oppose any of the relief requested in the petition that accompanies this no-tice, you must file with the court a written response at least 7 calendar days before the hearing date OR you or your attorney must contact the division assigned to the case as the time of the hearing using the following instructions: At least 30 minutes before the time of the hearing, call the assigned Judicial Officer’s division at the phone number listed below and request instructions on how to appear electronically at the hearing. Any written response must comply with Rule 15(e) of the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure. If you do not file a timely response or attend the hearing:(1) the court may grant relief requested in the petition without further proceedings, and (2) you will not receive additional notices of court proceedings relating to the petition unless you file a Demand for Notice pursuant to Title 14, Arizona revised Statues.” Published: West Valley View/West Valley View Business Oct. 14, 21, 28, 2020 / 337xx

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