30 Thursday, October 10, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com
CITY OF BATTLE CREEK
NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS
IFB#: 2025-043B
TITLE: Airport Snow Removal Services
ISSUE DATE: October 2, 2024
BID DUE DATE October 17, 2024, at 2:00 PM Local Time
LOCATION: Bids must be submitted through our secure online bid management website. Do not email
bids (see below for instructions)
Pre-Bid Conference: There is no pre-bid conference or organized walk through. Please see Attachment
B Maps for more details. To arrange a walkthrough please contact Charles Orr, Airport Operations Manager at
269-966-3570.
Purchasing Contact: Nils Vos
E-mail: [email protected] Do not email bids
DESCRIPTION: The City is soliciting bids for the purpose of contracting for the City’s annual requirements
for snow removal services at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field. The resulting contract is antic-
ipated for a term of up to five (5) years.
Bids must be in the actual possession of the Purchasing Department by the method indicated herein, on or
prior to the exact time and date indicated above. Bids received by the correct time and date shall be opened virtu-
ally and the amount bid shall be publicly read. Late bids shall not be considered, and the online bid management
system will automatically cut off at the exact due date/time. Please give yourself enough time to upload your bid.
BID SUBMITTAL:
Bids must be submitted through our secure online website by registered vendors by the date and time listed
above.
Please upload ONE pdf file that includes all requested submittals, rather than several parts of the bid up-
loaded.
Please visit http://battlecreekmi.gov/230/Bid-Proposal-Solicitations and click on Bid & Proposal Solicita-
tions. This will redirect you to our secure VendorRegistry website where you can register as a vendor (required)
and obtain this full document and upload your bid.
Email the purchasing contact listed above if the above link doesn’t work.
BID OPENING: Bids will be opened live via Zoom; the link will most likely be on the website under the
IFB. Email [email protected] for the link to the bid opening if you would like to attend and can’t
find the link.
BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE INVITATION FOR BID.City of Battle Creek
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP#: 2025-041R
TITLE: DEI Data Literacy Training
ISSUE DATE: October 7, 2024
PROPOSAL DUE DATE: October 21, 2024, at 10:00 AM Local Time
LOCATION: Proposals must be submitted online. See page 9 for instructions.
DO NOT EMAIL PROPOSALS.
Purchasing Contact: Christine Huff
E-mail: [email protected] questions only: do not email proposals
DESCRIPTION: The City is soliciting proposals for a company to provide data literacy
services to assess current data collection and use methods and develop principles and
consistent practices for data collection and utilization across the municipality, empower
staff with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to use data effectively in decision-making
processes that promote and embed equity, and foster a data-informed decision culture to
advance DEI efforts.
PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL:
Proposals must be submitted through our secure online website by registered vendors
by the date and time listed above.
Please upload ONE pdf fil e that includes all requested submittals, rather than several
parts of the bid uploaded.
Please visit http://battlecreekmi.gov/230/Bid-Proposal-Solicitations and click on Bid &
Proposal Solicitations. This will redirect you to our secure VendorRegistry website where
you can register as a vendor (required) and obtain this full document and upload your bid.
Email the purchasing contact listed above if the above link doesn’t work.
PROPOSERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE EN-
TIRE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.Sunday, Oct. 6, marked the start
of the 84th celebration of National
Newspaper Week.
Since 1940, Newspaper Association
Managers has sponsored and sup-
ported National Newspaper Week, a
week-long promotion of the newspa-
per industry in the United States and
Canada.
Each year the group develops a
theme, and this year’s is “Telling Our
Stories.”
In honor of the celebration, the
group asks that newspaper profes-
sionals share the story of why they do
what they do, what motivates them
and the impact they’ve seen their
work have on the communities they
serve.
Brand Manager Emily Caswell
shared a bit of her personal story in
this week’s Building Brands on page
40.
In this space our team thought it
prudent to share the story of View
Newspaper Group itself.
Founded in 2003 by Lapeer native
Rick Burrough, our company started
with just one paper: Lapeer Area
View.
Burrough’s motivation for starting
the company was published in our
first edition.
His stated mission was to: (1) create
a newspaper that reflects the varied
interests and lifestyles of Lapeer-area
residents; (2) listen to our readers and
provide the information they want
and need; (3) become a vital part of
the community; and (4) become the
Lapeer area’s MUST-READ news-
paper.
Led by that same mission for the
past 21 years, Burrough has grown
the company through startups and
acquisitions.
Today, View Newspaper Group is
Michigan’s largest independently-
owned newspaper company.
Our group consists of 21 newspa-
pers with print editions reaching more
than 335,000 households each week,
plus an additional 500,000 monthlyonline readers.
We are a watchdog, a source of
entertainment, a marketing resource,
a scrapbook, a calendar and so much
more.
Our team is dedicated of making
meaningful connections with our
readers and our clients.
We’ve been fortunate to witness
first-hand the impact our newspapers
have.
Communities with local newspapers
have been proven to be safer, more
engaged and often have lower taxes.
We’re proud to say the impact of
View Newspaper Group goes beyond
our pages, thanks to our sponsorships,
donations and free or low-cost adver-
tising offered to area nonprofits and
service clubs.
We are humbled that thanks to the
support of our readers and clients, that
impact last year alone was more than
$150,000.
Our signature events are another
way we connect with and serve our
communities.
In 11 years of hosting events, View
Newspaper Group has raised more
than $278,000 for our nonprofit part-
ners.
While we are honored to tell our
story today, the best story we can tell
is about you, our readers, our clients
and our supporters.
Thank you for allowing us into your
homes and your business to do just
that.
Help us continue our mission by
telling this story to someone you
know.Editorial: ‘Telling Our Stories’ in
honor of National Newspaper Week