Legal Notices, November 23, 2023

DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSION 

INVITATION TO BID 

BID SPECIFICATIONS & INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 

The Dallas County Commission will receive sealed bids at the Dallas County Administration Building, 101 Church Street,Conference Room Suite AB2,Selma, Alabama until 10:00 AM CST on Monday, December 4, 2023, and at that time publicly opened for the following: 

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSION AT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 

• Dallas Co Courthouse                                    105 Lauderdale Street 
• Dallas Co Courthouse Annex                        102 Church Street 
• Dallas Co Health Department                       100 Samuel O Moseley Drive 
• Dallas Co Board of Education                      429 Lauderdale Street 
• Dallas Co Farm Services Bldg.              105 Samuel O Moseley Drive 
• Dallas Co Church Street Parking Lot 
• Dallas County Administrative building   101 Church Street 
• Jim Minor Garden Homes                           2400 Lewis Street 

****A detailed map is attached hereto for a further description of the locations 

Bids shall be delivered to the County Commission Office at the address above and be submitted on the form provided for submitting their bids. Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked "LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES BID", be addressed to the Dallas County Commission, Attn: Barbara Harrell, County Administrator and include the name and address of the bidder on the outside of the envelope. All bidders must use the attached form. Late bids will not be opened. 

IF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE BID IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN $10,000 A BID BOND OR CERTIFIED CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF 5% OF THE AMOUNT BID SHALL BE FURNISHED TO THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSION ALONG WITH YOUR BID SUBMITTAL 

CONTRACT PERIOD: 

The contract will be for a 12 month period beginning January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024. If mutually agreed by both parties contract may be renewed for two additional 12-month periods. 

SCOPE: 

The contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment and supervision to maintain the project area in a manicured, healthy and weed-free condition and in accordance with the following specifications: 

MAINTENANCE TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACTOR: 

Maintain lawn to include: 

• Cut grass, weed eating, edging and blowing off sidewalks and trimming shrubs 
• Pick up trash and clippings on lots and dispose (haul off) 
• Cut grass at least bi-weekly or weekly if needed to ensure a neat manicured appearance throughout the year and/or contract period.  In no case shall the grass exceed three (3) inches in height. 
• Remove dead grass, leaves, etc. as needed. 
• Edging along sidewalks and parking area 

Beds 

• Maintain flower beds and shrub beds including lining the beds with straw at all locations at lease twice a year.  (One time in the spring and one time in the fall.) 

Trees & Shrubs 

• Prune trees and flowering shrubs in such a manner as to remove dead branches, remove wayward or offending growth and/or to prevent hazardous conditions. 
• All trees and shrubs shall be maintained, cut or trimmed in such a condition and shaped so they do not interfere with walkways, parking and/or buildings on the property. 

Additional services for Dallas County Board of Education Building 

• Inspection of gutters on a routine basis and contractor shall clean gutters and down spouts as needed  
• Trim limbs as needed or as directed by County Administrator or Chairman of Commission 

INSPECTION OF SERVICES 

• Each contractor is expected to ensure performance to standard through his/her quality control system. 
• Upon notification to the contractor by the County, the contractor will be required to correct or perform later any and all deficiencies disclosed by County inspections. 

PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES: 

• The contractor will employ all personnel under this contract. 
• There will not be any subcontracting at any time, unless written approval is given by the County 
• Contractor must furnish competent and skilled persons to assure quality and performance within the terms and conditions of the contract. 

QUALIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTOR: 

In evaluating each contractor, consideration will be given to the following criteria. Deficiency in any of the below listed areas may be adequate reason for bid rejection: 

        Each bidder submitting a bid on the services required by this contract is required to submit with their bid the following documents, or bid may not be considered,  

• Evidence of their experience, qualifications, financial responsibility and ability to carry out the terms of the contract, and satisfactory experience of at least one (1) year with projects of comparable size and complexity. 
•  Insurance liability certificate and references with bid 
• Worker's compensation certificate when employing five (5) or more employees 
• E-Verify Compliance 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

• Successful bidder must be bonded and licensed. 
• The successful bidder shall provide all equipment necessary to fulfill the terms of the contract 

such as, but not limited to, weed-eating equipment, blower, and mowing equipment. 

EXAMINATION OF PROJECT AREA 

• Contractor is to conduct a thorough and complete examination of the contract area prior to submitting a bid. 

•     Failure of contractor to completely familiarize himself with the conditions and requirements prior to submitting the bid will not relieve the bidder of the responsibility in meeting the specifications. 

PAYMENT FOR SERVICES 

• 100% of total contract amount will be paid to contractor in equal monthly installments 
• Payment will be made in arrears upon receipt of an acceptable invoice to be rendered by vendor at the end of each month. 
• Payment will be made in accordance with the accounts payable procedures currently in place. 

LIABILITY INSURANCE: 

Vendor must have a minimum of $2,000,000 liability coverage with $1,000,000 for each occurrence and must be in effect for the contract period. Insurance certificate or letter of intent to provide the amount of coverage from the insurance company must be submitted with the bid or the bid will be rejected. Vendor is responsible for all losses/damages caused by its employees. Insurance certificate, when issued, must show Dallas County as the certificate holder. 

Vendor must also submit worker’s compensation liability certificate when employing five (5) or more employees. 

RIGHT TO REJECT BID 

Dallas County Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to award separate contracts for each item, product or any combination of products if in the best interest of the Dallas County Commission. 

BID FORM 

TO: DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSION 

101 CHURCH STREET 

SELMA, ALABAMA 36702 

BID FOR: 

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES 

In response to your INVITATION TO BID, the undersigned hereby proposes to provide LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES in strict compliance with the BID SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS: 

COMPANY NAME 

   NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL                 DATE SIGNED 

BUSINESS ADDRESS 

 BUSINESS TELEPHONE        BUSINESS FAX 

TOTAL BID PRICE WITH JIM MINOR GARDEN HOMES: $_____________________ 

TOTAL BID PRICE WITHOUT JIM MINOR GARDEN HOMES: $_________________ 

The _________________________________________  does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, (Company name) 

National origin, religion, sex, age or disability in employment of the provision of services. 

         SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL 

Selma Sun 

Nov. 9, Nov. 16, Nov. 23 & Nov. 30 

State of Alabama 

Dallas County 

Probate Court 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF EDDIE LEE MCGEE, Deceased.  

Letters Of Administration upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 18th day of October, 2023 by Jimmy L. Nunn, Probate Judge of Dallas County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same, duly sworn to, in the Probate Court of said County within the time allowed by law, or else same will be forever barred. 

Judy McGee 

Personal Representative 

Jason B. Tingle 

Halliday, Watkins, & Mann, PC Attorney at law 

244 Inverness Center Dr., Ste 200 

Birmingham, AL 35242 

(205) 970-2233 

Selma Sun 

Nov. 9, Nov. 16, & Nov. 23, 2023 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Anne Green Shumate to Debra S. Fisher, on the 7th day of July, 2023, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Dallas County, Alabama, in Book 1663, Page 700, the undersigned mortgagee under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in Dallas County, Alabama, on the_day of   , 2023, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Dallas County, Alabama, to-wit: 

Commencing at a point 95 feet north of the northeast corner of the intersection of Mabry Street and Furniss Avenue (formerly Second Street) thence running east at right angles to Mabry Street 103 feet; thence north parallel to said Mabry Street 85 feet to an alley; thence west along the southern margin of said alley 103 feet to the intersection of said alley with the east margin of Mabry Street; thence along the east margin of said Mabry Street 85 feet to the point of beginning; the same being a part of Lot 43 of Block 44 and a part of the north half of a vacated alley running east and west between Lots 43 and 46 of said Block 44. 

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. 

Debra S. Fisher Mortgagee 

ALABAMA LAW GIVES SOME PERSONS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. PROGRAMS MAY ALSO EXIST THAT HELP PERSONS AVOID OR DELAY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. AN ATTORNEY SHOULD BE CONSULTED TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS AND PROGRAMS AS A PART OF THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. 

Allen S. Reeves 

REEVES & STEWART, P. C. 

P.0. Box 447 

Selma, AL 36702-0447 

Attorney for Mortgagee  

Selma Sun 

Nov. 9, Nov. 16 & Nov. 23, 2023 

State of Alabama 

County of Dallas 

Probate Court 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE OF BECKY CASEY RIVES, Deceased. 

Letters Testamentary upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to Whitney Casey Cook, the undersigned on the ^20thday October, 2023 by Jimmy L. Nunn, Probate Judge of Dallas County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same, duly sworn to, in the Probate Court of said County within the time allowed by law, or else same Will be forever barred. 

Ralph N. Hobbs  

Hobbs & Hain, PC  

Attorney at Law  

717 Selma Avenue 

Selma, Al 36701 

(334) 874-6683 

Selma Sun 

Nov. 9, Nov. 16 & Nov. 23, 2023 

Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No. 

STPAA-0041(525) DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA 

Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on December 08, 2023 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Planing, Resurfacing, Bridge Guardrail Retrofit, and Traffic Stripe on SR-41 from the Wilcox County Line to the junction of SR-89 (MP 105.179). Length 8.936 mi. 

The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate. 

The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In Fifty-five (55) Working Days. A 2.00% DBE Contract Obligation Is Required. 

A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00. Plans may be purchased for $3.00 per set. Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110. Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance. No refunds will be made. 

Minimum wage rates for this project have been pre-determined by the Secretary of Labor and are set forth in the advertised specifications. This project is subject to the contract work hours and Safety Standards Act and its implementing regulations. 

Cashier's check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum - $50,000.00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith. 

The bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies concerning the project's complexity and size. This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award this contract. 

The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $2,372,740 To $2,900,016 . 

The proposed work shall be performed in conformity with the rules and regulations for carrying out the Federal Highway Act. 

Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110. 

In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation, proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives, upon requests that are received before 10 AM., on the day previous to the day of opening of bids. 

The bidder's proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of Transportation. 

The Alabama Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 

U.S.C. 2000D TO 2000D-4 and Title 49 code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of The Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. 

The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. 

JOHN R. COOPER 

Transportation Director 

Selma Sun 

Nov. 23, Nov. 30  & Dec. 7, 2023 

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Evelyn P Jackson aka Evelyn J Jackson, an unmarried person, originally in favor of Regions Bank d/b/a Regions Mortgage, on May 15, 2013, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Dallas County, Alabama, in RLPY Book 1488 Page 531; the undersigned Regions Bank dba Regions Mortgage, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on December 12, 2023, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Dallas County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 2, Block E, according to the map of King Subdivision No. 5, Plat No. 3, recorded in Map Book 5, at Page 317, in the Probate Office of Dallas County, Alabama.. Property street address for informational purposes: 2896 Thomas Dr , Selma, AL 36701. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid in certified funds by noon the next business day at the Law Office of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Regions Bank dba Regions Mortgage, ("Transferee") Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2501 20th Place South, Suite 300, Homewood, AL 35223 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 23-07854 11/23/2023, 11/30/2023, 12/07/2023 

Selma Sun 

Nov. 23, Nov. 30  & Dec. 7, 2023 

State of Alabama 

County of Dallas 

Probate Court 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR THE ESTATE OF GERTRUDE JILES, Deceased. 

Letters Of Administration upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of October, 2023 by Jimmy L. Nunn, Probate Judge of Dallas County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same, duly sworn to, in the Probate Court of said County within the time allowed by law, or else same will be forever barred. 

Victoria D. Relf, Esq. 

Personal Representative 

Victoria D. Relf, Esq lmani Global Law, LLC Attorney at law Post Office Box 4010Montgomery, Alabama 36103-4010 

(334) 219-0099 

Selma Sun 

Nov. 23, Nov. 30 & Dec. 7, 2023 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA  

IN THE MATTER OF HATTIE ALLEN CRAYTON, DECEASED  

NOTICE 

TO:      Mildred Diane Jones 107 Byron Road Harvest, AL 35749 

Kathleen Stewart Bray 6839 South Prairie Avenue Chicago, IL 60637 

Johnny Stewart 1215 Primrose Terrace Selma, AL 36701 

Miracle Godwin Unknown Address- Huntsville, AL 

Rodrikus L. Douglas Unknown Address- Huntsville, AL 

Dennis King 3000 Arlington Avenue Bessemer, AL 35020  

Unknown Heirs 

Take notice that, Mildred Diane Jones, has this day filed in the said Petition to Probate a Will in the estate of Hattie Allen Crayton, Deceased. 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the said Probate Court has appointed 1:00 P.M. on the 3rd day of January, 2024, for hearing said petition, at which time you may appear and oppose such petition if you think proper to do so.  

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND on this the 6th day of November 2023. 

Jimmy L. Nunn 

Dallas County Probate Judge 

D. Graham Mosley 

430 Mabry Street 

Selma, AL 36701 

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER 

Selma Sun 

Nov. 23, Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & Dec. 14, 2023