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The Melrose Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Phase 2.2 Selective Window Replacement at McCarthy Apartments 667-2 Elderly Housing Development for the Melrose Housing Authority in Melrose, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by Raymond T. Guertin, Architect.

The Project consists of: Selective replacement of 63 existing CPVC windows with new fiberglass replacement windows in residential units, including all related work as indicated in the Drawings and Project Manual.

Alternate No. 1 - Selective replacement of 18 additional CPVC windows in residential units with new fiberglass windows, including all related work.

Alternate No. 2 - Selective replacement of 24 additional CPVC windows in residential units with new fiberglass windows, including all related work.

Alternate No. 3 - Selective replacement of 11 additional CPVC windows in MHA Office with new fiberglass windows, and replacement of two (2) CPVC windows in MHA Conference Room with one (1) triple-wide, double-hung vinyl window and wall infill as shown on the drawings.

The work is estimated to cost $432,000.00 including the cost of all alternates. (Base Bid: $239,000 - Alternates: $193,000)

Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 §§26 to 27H inclusive.

General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the category of Doors and Windows.

General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m.,Thursday, April 10, 2025 and publicly opened, forthwith.

This project is being Electronically Bid (E-Bid). All bids shall be prepared and submitted online at Projectdog.com and received no later than the date & time specified above. Hard copy bids will not be accepted by the Awarding Authority. For assistance, contact Projectdog, Inc. at 978.499.9014.

General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Melrose Housing Authority.

Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available in electronic form and without cost or charge at Projectdog.com, project code 867596, beginning Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Persons desiring hard copies of the documents shall be solely responsible for all printing costs.

General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), formerly known as SOMWBA. The combined participation benchmark reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 13% of the final contract price including accepted alternates. Request for waivers must be sent to EOHLC ([email protected]) 5 calendar days prior to the General Bid date. NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER THE GENERAL BIDS ARE OPENED.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: Date and Time: 10 A.M. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Address: 910 Main Street, Melrose, Massachusetts 02176

SITE VIST BY APPOINTMENT: For an appointment call Martin Corona, Executive Director at 781-665-1622

Sealed Proposals are hereby solicited from multiple contractors for the provision of Homemaker/Personal Care/Supportive Home Care Aide/Companion services and all Non Homemaking services to the clients of Boston Senior Home Care, Central Boston Elder Services and Ethos (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Consortium’). The Consortium is comprised of three separate corporate entities designated as Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) by the Executive Office of Aging and Independence (Age). For a complete list of the services, RFP instructions and contract requirements and details, visit https://www.bshcinfo.org/ or https://centralboston.org/ or https://ethocare.org. Contracts are awarded based upon individual ASAP agency needs.

A Bidders Conference will be held virtually on Thursday, April 17, 2025 from 2:00PM – 4:00PM. The purpose of this conference is to provide an overview of the RFP process and the services Consortium members are seeking to purchase.

Boston Senior Home Care, Central Boston Elder Services, and Ethos, are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) agencies. The Consortium strongly encourages minority and women owned businesses to respond to this RFP.

The deadline for Proposal submission is May 30, 2025 at 12:00PM.

Please consult the Age website, https://noi.800ageinfo.com, for more information.

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following:

BID NO. DESCRIPTION DATE TIME

8150 Cryogenics Facility Valve Replacement

05/15/25 2:00 p.m.

To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at https://supplier.mwra.com.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Electronic General Bids for MPA Contract No. AP2501, TERM GLASS & GLAZING CONTRACT, BOSTON, BEDFORD, WORCESTER, BRAINTREE, AND FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below, and will be posted on www. bidexpress.com immediately after the bid submission deadline.

Electronic bids will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY APRIL 16, 2025, immediately after which the electronic bids will be opened and posted publicly on Bid Express.

No paper copies of bids will be accepted.

NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM AT 11:00AM ON APRIL 8, 2025

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6966208836?pwd=sg9y1lozGWgRL9abbzQnmRbBub2OPh.1&omn=86 420547876 Meeting ID: 696 620 8836 Passcode: GLASS

The work includes PROVISION OF LABOR, MATERIALS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TO REPLACE GLASS & GLAZING SYSTEMS ON AN “AS NEEDED” BASIS OVER A TWO YEAR TERM AT ALL MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY AVIATION AND NON-AVIATION FACILITIES

Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025

Bid documents for this project may be accessed or downloaded at no cost to potential bidders exclusively through https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/27137/home in the listing for this Project.

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of GLASS & GLAZING. The estimated contract cost is EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS $ 800,000.00.

Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub-contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub-bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub-bid amount in the form of a bid bond in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards, whichever is greater.

The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $10,000,000 (TEN MILLION). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

No filed sub-bids will be required for this contract.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).

The Authority, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, all bidders/proposers will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and no businesses will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability in consideration for an award.

The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non- Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.

Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY Richard A. Davey CEO & Executive Director

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Electronic General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1642-C1, TAXIWAY C ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND DUCT BANK INSTALLATION, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below, and will be posted on www.bidexpress. com immediately after the bid submission deadline.

Electronic bids will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025 immediately after which the electronic bids will be opened and posted publicly on Bid Express.

No paper copies of bids will be accepted.

NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY WAY OF A VIRTUAL VIDEO CONFERENCE AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2025. THE FOLLOWING VIRTUAL INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE USED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS: https://massport.zoom.us/j/85904496459 DIAL IN: +1 (646) 558-8656 OR +1 (267) 831-0333 MEETING ID: 859 0449 6459

The work includes INSTALLATION OF AIRFIELD LIGHTING CONDUIT, CABLE AND LIGHT BASES WITH NEW OWNER PROVIDED FIXTURES IN EXISTING HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT, AIRFIELD DUCT BANK AND HANDHOLE CLUSTER INSTALLATION, INCLUDING EXCAVATION AND SITE RESTORATION.

Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025

Bid documents for this project may be accessed or downloaded at no cost to potential bidders exclusively through www.bidexpress.com/businesses/27137/home in the listing for this Project.

The estimated contract cost is $11.8 MILLION.

Bidders must submit a Buy American Certificate with all bids or offers on AIP funded projects. Bids that are not accompanied by a completed Buy American Certificate must be rejected as nonresponsive.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.

The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $10 MILLION. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

This contract is subject to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than THREE PERCENT (3.0%) of the Contract be performed by disadvantaged business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in Article 84 of the General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).

A Contractor having fifty (50) or more employees and his subcontractors having fifty (50) or more employees who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more will, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the contract commencement, be required to develop a written affirmative action compliance program for each of its establishments.

Compliance Reports - Within thirty (30) days of the award of this Contract the Contractor shall file a compliance report (Standard Form [SF 100]) if:

(a)

The Contractor has not submitted a complete compliance report within twelve (12) months preceding the date of award, and

(b)

The Contractor is within the definition of “employer” in Paragraph 2c(3) of the instructions included in SF100.

The contractor shall require the subcontractor on any first tier subcontracts, irrespective of the dollar amount, to file SF 100 within thirty (30) days after the award of the subcontracts, if the above two conditions apply. SF 100 will be furnished upon request. SF 100 is normally furnished Contractors annually, based on a mailing list currently maintained by the Joint Reporting Committee. In the event a contractor has not received the form, he may obtain it by writing to the following address:

Joint Reporting Committee 1800 G Street Washington, DC 20506

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY Richard A. Davey CEO & Executive Director

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT

Cause No. 1722-CC01264 STATE OF MISSOURI Division No. 20 TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (City of St. Louis)

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

JUDITH DIAMANT, Individually and as Surviving Heir of the Estate of EDWARD DIAMANT, Deceased, Plaintiff,

AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Successor-by-Merger to BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., et al., Defendants.

NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, WILLIAM JOSEPH DIAMANT, ROBYN WELLS BOUSHEY, and TRACY LYNN DICKERSON, AS NEXT OF KIN OF EDWARD DIAMANT, that a Motion to Allocate Settlement Proceeds in this case, which involves a claim you may have as a relative of Edward Diamant to receive settlement funds, is pending before the Honorable Judge Joan L. Moriarty, St. Louis City Circuit Court, Carnahan Courthouse 1114 Market Street, Division 20, St. Louis, MO.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the Clerk of this Court, within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice, A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED ADJUDICATING YOUR RIGHTS AND THIS HEARING MAY PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE. March 17, 2025

Dated: March 12, 2025

Thomas Kloeppinger Clerk of the Circuit Court

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Suffolk Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114 (617) 788-8300

Docket No. SU19P0885EA

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: Barbara Dejournette Also known as: Barbara M Dejournette Date of Death: 08/21/2015

To all interested persons:

A Petition for S/A - Late and Limited Formal Testacy and/or Appointment has been filed by Ronald G Martin of Hyde Park MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Ronald G Martin of Hyde Park MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve With Corporate Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/15/2025. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 11, 2025

Stephanie L. Everett, Esq.

Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Suffolk Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114 (617) 788-8300

Docket No. SU25P0567EA

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: Carl Erick Reynolds, Jr. Date of Death: 01/18/2019

A Petition for Late and Limited Formal Testacy and/or Appointment has been filed by Brianna Jackson of Quincy MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/17/2025. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 13, 2025

Stephanie L. Everett, Esq.

Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Suffolk Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114 (617) 788-8300

Docket No. SU25P0343PM

CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO G.L c. 190B, §5-304 & §5-405

In the matter of: Stephen Gassett Respondent (Person to be Protected/Minor) Of: Boston, MA

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Boston Medical Center of Boston, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Stephen Gassett is in need of a Conservator or other protective order and requesting that (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conservator to serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, that a protective order or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/17/2025. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 19, 2025

Stephanie L. Everett, Esq.

Register of Probate