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President Joe Biden Begins His Political Exit, Vice President Kamala Harris Pays Tribute

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President Biden speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

By  WILL WEISSERT and NICHOLAS RICCARDI | Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention ‘s first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him.

Hillary Clinton spoke hopefully of finally breaking the “glass ceiling” to elect a female president. Joe Biden laced into Trump and directly acknowledged the concerns of protesters against the war in Gazawho demonstrated a few blocks from the convention hall.

Here are some takeaways from the first night of the convention.

Biden begins long political exit

President Joe Biden wrapped up the convention’s opening night by beginning his long political farewell with an address that both framed his own legacy and signaled he was ready to start ceding control of the party to Vice President Kamala Harris.

He took the stage to a long, raucous ovation from delegates hoisting “We love Joe” placards and told them in turn, “I love you!” After the affectionate opening, Biden spent long stretches of his 50-minute speech hitting Trump, returning to a key theme of the reelection campaign he’s no longer running.

Biden ticked through many of his administration’s achievements, including a major public works package and climate program, and shared the credit with Harris. He said picking Harris as his running mate was the best decision he ever made and promised to be the “best volunteer” that Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have ever seen.

His closing message to those still listening as the convention stretched late into the night: “I gave my best to you for 50 years.”

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

A surprise Harris appearance to pay tribute to Biden

The vice president made an unscheduled appearance onstage to pay tribute to Biden ahead of his own address to the convention. She told the president, “Thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation, and for all you’ll continue to do.”

On a night meant to honor the president who stepped aside to make way for Harris, the vice president added, “We are forever grateful to you.”

Gaza gets little attention inside DNC hall — except from Biden

Thousands of marchers churned through Chicago’s streets protesting U.S. support for Israel during the war in Gaza. But inside the convention hall, the combustible issue went largely unmentioned until Biden got to the microphone.

Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez got cheers when she praised Harris for working “tirelessly to get a cease-fire in Gaza and get the hostages home.” Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia made a brief allusion to the conflict.

A handful of delegates who ran on an “uncommitted” ticket protesting Biden’s position on the war unfurled a banner during his speech that read “Stop Arming Israel.” But it was blocked by supporters waving Biden signs before it was wrestled away and the lights over that section of the audience were shut off.

Biden himself addressed the issue head-on, saying he’d keep working to “end the war in Gaza and bring peace and security to the Middle East.”

“Those protesters out in the streets have a point,” Biden said. “A lot of innocent people are being killed, on both sides.”

The crowd cheered, and for a moment the war didn’t seem like it was dividing the party at all.

Clinton revives talk of breaking that ‘glass ceiling’

Clinton was greeted with wild and sustained applause that lasted for more than two minutes before she quieted the crowd. She delivered a fiery speech hoping that Harris could do what she could not –- become the first woman president by beating Trump.

Clinton evoked her 2016 concession speech by referencing all the “cracks in the glass ceiling” that she and her voters had achieved. And she painted a vision of Harris “on the other side of that glass ceiling” taking the oath of office as president.

She closed her speech with a striking desire for someone who’s stood at the pinnacle of American politics and power: “I want my grandchildren and their grandchildren to know I was here at this moment. That we were here and that we were with Kamala Harris every step of the way.”

Clinton dipped into traditional political attacks in her speech, including mocking Trump’s criminal record. That led to chants of “lock him up” — mirroring the ones that Trump’s supporters directed at Clinton in 2016.

Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Tracing a line from Jesse Jackson to Kamala Harris

An early theme of the evening was celebrating the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights leader in Chicago and former presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988. Many Democrats credit him with blazing a trail that helped Barack Obama win the White House in 2008 and Kamala Harris become the first woman of color nominated for the presidency.

Jackson was saluted from the stage by several speakers, including Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and California Rep. Maxine Waters. There was a video montage of Jackson’s career and legacy that played before the 82-year-old Jackson himself came to the stage in a wheelchair, thrusting his arms skyward and grinning. Jackson has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

During the 1984 Democratic convention in San Francisco, Jackson gave a speech declaring that America is “like a quilt: Many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.” The address became known as the “Rainbow Coalition” speech, and Jackson used momentum from it to seek the Democratic nomination again in 1988.

Harris has called Jackson “one of America’s greatest patriots.”

Remember COVID? Democrats don’t want voters — or Trump — to forget

Democrats opted to shine the convention spotlight on the harrowing subject of the coronavirus pandemic.

It was a reflection of Democratic frustration at how Trump has portrayed his tenure in office as a golden age for the country, even though hundreds of thousands of Americans died of COVID-19 during the last year of his term.

There are plenty of risks for Democrats in hammering the pandemic. Even more people died of the virus during Biden’s presidency than during Trump’s, voters have shown an eagerness to move on and some preventative measures championed by Democrats — like school closures and masking — are not popular in retrospect.

Still, the lineup of early speakers focused on Trump’s performance during the pandemic. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan recalled how her brother was the second person in Tennessee to die of the disease and how she couldn’t visit him or hold a memorial service. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois, a nurse, said of Trump: “He took the COVID crisis and turned it into a catastrophe. We can never ever let him be our president again.”

Rep. Robert Garcia, whose mother and stepfather died of the disease in 2020, recalled Trump’s missteps and concluded with one of the slogans of Harris’ young campaign: “We are not going back.”

Democrats one-up Republicans on labor

Trump’s convention last month featured a rare appearance from a union leader at such a GOP event: Teamsters President Sean O’Brien. That’s reflective of how Trump’s populism has cut into Democrats’ advantage with union households.

In that speech, O’Brien did not endorse Trump. But he criticized both major political parties for not doing enough to help working people.

Democrats didn’t invite O’Brien to their convention, but they countered with a half-dozen other union leaders onstage Monday. And then Shawn Fain, head of the United Auto Workers, led a blistering chant of “Trump’s a scab!” while wearing a red T-shirt emblazoned with those words.

Fain noted that Biden visited a UAW picket line last year and, when autoworkers struck in 2019, Harris, not Trump, walked the picket lines. “Donald Trump is all talk and Kamala Harris walks the walk,” Fain said.

Birmingham Receives $50,000 to Help Educate Public About New Code Enforcement Practices

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The Center for Community Progress has awarded the City of Birmingham $50,000 in technical assistance to help revamp its code enforcement practices. (Adobe Stock)

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The Center for Community Progress has awarded the City of Birmingham $50,000 in technical assistance to help revamp its code enforcement practices. The Department of Planning, Engineering, and Permits (PEP) will use this resource to implement and educate the public about the recently passed foreclosure bill SB9 signed by Governor Kay Ivey.

“The SB9 legislation is another strategic tool in combating code enforcement issues within the City of Birmingham,” said Katrina Thomas, Director of PEP. “This legislation will provide a path forward for the City to pursue non-owner occupied property where we have seen repeat nuisance violations, unpaid code enforcement liens, and negligent response regarding abatement of such violations. We look forward to working hand in hand with Community Progress as we implement a local ordinance and educate our citizens on the tool.”

Birmingham’s Department of Planning, Engineering, and Permits engaged in a rigorous interview and application process for this competitive award. The team is partnering with the Birmingham City Council to build out a local ordinance that will put in place the legal mechanism to pursue foreclosure for non-owner occupied properties with code enforcement liens.

Since 2010, the Community Progress team of experts has provided urban, suburban, and rural communities battling systemic vacancy with the policies, tools, and resources needed to address the full cycle of property revitalization. Their Technical Assistance Scholarships enable the pilot and design of new programs and practices that become models for the community revitalization field to emulate and implement in order to address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.

“Each community selected for the Technical Assistance Scholarship demonstrated a strong commitment to evaluating their code enforcement practices and exploring reforms that will positively impact residents and their neighborhoods,” said Tarik Abdelazim, VP of Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress. “We are thrilled to be working with leaders in the City of Birmingham as they work to implement new legal tools to address problem properties in pursuit of an equitable, safe, and resilient city for all.”

The national experts at Community Progress, who have worked with hundreds of diverse communities, will help scholarship communities shift from a traditional code enforcement approach to strategic code compliance — a far more equitable, effective, and efficient approach.

Each successful applicant will be awarded approximately 200 hours of customized technical assistance from a team of experts at Community Progress. These services cost approximately $50,000, but the scholarship will fully underwrite these costs. Cleveland, Ohio, and Lima, Ohio were also awarded scholarships.

For more information, go to https://communityprogress.org/services/technical-assistance/scholarships/

Black Men Emerge as Key Constituency in 2024 Race, Bringing Dynamic Views to the Top of Politics

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Mawuli Davis, an attorney and human rights organizer, facilitates a panel discussion on the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris during a Black Men Lab meeting, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

BY MATT BROWN, Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Every Monday evening, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA basement becomes a sanctuary for men who, local leaders say, have too often been denied one.

The Black Man Lab, which for nearly a decade has sought weekly to create a “safe, sacred and healing space” for Black men in metropolitan Atlanta, regularly gathers more than 100 men to pray, meditate and talk through challenges and triumphs they are facing and learn from peers and elders.

“It’s almost a communion,” said Carttrell Coleman, a visual artist from South Fulton, Georgia, who has attended the weekly meetings for seven years. “It’s an opportunity for us to share our voices and get resources. The networking is always a good thing. It’s a fellowship, of sorts.”

One recent meeting in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden’s suspension of his reelection campaign took on special weight as attendees considered the prospect of a Black woman winning the presidency. The candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris has refocused attention on Black men, a demographic that Democrats and Republicans view as persuadable but whose multifaceted experiences and political preferences often go unaddressed in public debate.

Attendees gather and pray during a Black Man Lab meeting to discuss the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Black male voters are traditionally one of the most consistently Democratic leaning demographics in the nation. This year, however, both major parties view Black men, especially those under the age of 40, as attainable voters. Whether Black men turn out in high numbers and to what degree they maintain traditional support for Democratic candidates may prove decisive in November.

“To be frank, I think early on in this process a lot of Black men viewed this election with much skepticism and dread,” said Bishop Reginald Jackson, who presides over all 534 African Methodist Episcopal churches in Georgia. “But since the change in the Democratic ticket, there has been a turnaround. I think they feel they have something that they can support. I think a lot of issues which made a lot of them skeptical are being addressed.”

The culminating effort also aims to address longstanding skepticism among many Black men about the political system, which is seen as discriminatory and unresponsive to their interests. Others have tackled potential hesitancy among men about electing a woman to the nation’s highest office.

Republicans, too, see an opportunity to make inroads with Black men precisely because of those longstanding frustrations. Donald Trump often speaks of his interest in garnering greater Black voter support. Black Republicans, including Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida and Wesley Hunt of Texas, have hosted a “Congress, Cognac, and Cigars” event series in cities including Atlanta, Philadelphia and Milwaukee.

“Black men have been taken for granted by the Democratic Party for years, but President Trump’s message is resonating at historic levels because he is doing the work,” said Janiyah Thomas, Black media director for the Trump campaign.

Attendees pose for photos after a Black Man Lab meeting to discuss the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Marcus Robinson, a senior spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee, called Republican outreach strategy “hot air, racially charged rhetoric and offensive stereotypes, from questioning Vice President Harris’s identity to claiming Black voters should relate to Trump because he is a convicted felon.”

For many attendees at the Black Man Lab event, the reinvigorated presidential race is an opportunity to make sure their interests are addressed at the highest levels of government.

“I was in the street doing wild stuff and this saved my life,” said Damon Bod, an exterior house technician from Atlanta, of his experience with the Black Man Lab event. Bod said he lost his entire immediate family to violence and that the event provided him counsel and a community.

He said he would support Harris in the election because the men who supported him felt she would advance Black men’s interests.

“I’ve been looking at it and hopefully she’ll do a bit of good. My brothers have said she will, people who know me. But only God knows,” Bod said.

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Document: ‘Number of Bad-Faith Actors’ Have Governed Alabama Delegation to DNC

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The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, as thousands of delegates gather in Chicago through Thursday. (Associated Press)

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times

The delegate selection process in the state of Alabama has been governed “by a number of bad-faith actors” and the Democratic National Convention should “pay very close attention” to the delegation, according to a DNC document reviewed by the Birmingham Times.

A “Delegation Overview” has been compiled for each state that includes a synopsis of the delegation chair, notable delegates and the selection process.

“The delegation from Alabama is made up of strong supporters of the President and Vice President, the delegation process in Alabama has been governed by a number of bad-faith actors who have made very clear they will not be cooperating with us. We should continue to pay very, very close attention to this state before and during the convention in Chicago,” the overview reads.

The document did not name the “bad-faith actors” but friction between Alabama Democrats and the Alabama Democratic Party and the national party is not new.

In July, Alabama’s delegates voted unanimously to endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. The state has 52 delegates, plus four alternates.

However, Randy Kelley, chair of the Alabama State Democratic Party, has accused the DNC of engaging in “shenanigans” by appointing delegates to this week’s convention rather than allowing Alabama Democrats to elect their preferred delegate candidates.

After Kelley submitted a list of delegates, the Biden/Harris campaign (now d.b.a. Harris/Walz) rejected many of those and picked their own, after seeking suggestions from several Alabama Democrats including U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, who now chairs the Alabama delegation.

The former Biden/Harris campaign said it selected the delegates “because of the largely unresponsive [Alabama] state party,” according to the document at the convention.

Jamie Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, in a letter dated August 1, 2024, warned Kelley to “refrain from any further miscommunication or misinformation to convention participants” regarding the “status of Alabama’s delegation to the National Convention” in Chicago.

Kelley denied there was any “misinformation” but the problem was a national party that “handpicked” delegates that the people of Alabama did not get a chance to vote on, he told The Times last week. “No other [state] party in the history of the Democratic National Committee has been robbed of all delegates,” Kelley said. “… this is unprecedented.”

Harrison wrote that the Credentials Committee of the DNC on July 21, 2024, credentialed “the duly elected” Alabama district-level delegates to the convention.

Kelley told The Times that Alabama is “the only state in the Democratic Party and territories where we didn’t vote on a single delegate … the Democratic Party says it stands for a free and fair elections, [but] delegates were picked by some forces inside our party in the state along with people who don’t even live in Alabama,” he said.

Kelley added that he and his supporters, who include Joe Reed a longtime party leader and chairman of the Alabama Democratic Conference, the party’s most influential Black organization, have petitioned to go before the Credentials Committee in Chicago with their concerns. However, DNC Chair Harrison may have signaled that door has closed.

In his Aug. 1 letter to Kelley, Harrison wrote, “There are no pending credentials challenges and the window to file challenges has long passed … We look forward to supporting our Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees in Chicago and hope you will join us in working together to support the Democratic Party and our shared successes in November.”

Updated at 2:56 p.m. on 8/19/2024 to add DNC to the lede.

Black Maternal Health Key Part of Birmingham’s Babypalooza Baby Expo

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Sanjanika Prince attends Babypalooza with daughter Ameriah and son Aeden. (Marika N. Johnson, For The Birmingham Times)

The Birmingham Times

Babypalooza’s Black Maternal Health Expo returned on Saturday along with the Babypalooza Baby Expo to the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) East Ballroom.

Hundreds of visitors and dozens of local and national exhibitors that specialize in baby and maternity products and services filled the BJCC for the event that included starting a baby registry; interviewing preschools; starting a college savings plan and learning the essentials of caring for moms-to-be and the baby.

In the United States, Black women are disproportionately affected by maternal health disparities, facing a maternal mortality rate that is nearly three times higher than that of white women. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for comprehensive support and resources tailored specifically to the unique challenges Black mothers face.

UAB Perinatal Nurse Navigators, from left, Sumayah Abed, MD, Bre’Lynn Smith, DO, TeShawn Hardy, RN, Robin Willingham, Paula Thomas, RN (Marika N. Johnson, For The Birmingham Times)

The Black Maternal Health Expo (BMHE) is a critical gathering designed to address these disparities head-on by providing a safe and empowering space for Black moms to access a wide range of resources. From support groups that foster community and solidarity to connections with culturally competent OB-GYNs, midwives, and doulas, the BMHE offered invaluable guidance and support.

At the expo, BLACK moms-to-be and new moms were able to find information on prenatal and postpartum care, breastfeeding support and mental health services. These resources are vital, given that Black women are more likely to experience pregnancy-related complications and often face systemic biases within the healthcare system.

The BMHE is not just an event; it’s a lifeline for Black mothers, offering them the tools and support they need to navigate their pregnancy journey with confidence and peace of mind. By bringing together healthcare professionals, community leaders, and support networks, the expo aims to uplift and empower Black mothers, ensuring they receive the care and respect they deserve.

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Attendee Ebony Lawson chats with a vendor during Babypalooza Baby Expo in the BJCC East Ballroom. (Marika N. Johnson, For The Birmingham Times)

Black Women are in Charge at This Year’s DNC. Expect a Different Kind of Convention

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear on stage together during a campaign event at Girard College on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik, Getty Images)

By Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY

CHICAGO ‒ Less than three weeks remained until the Democratic National convention and Minyon Moore, chair of the party’s political showcase, didn’t know who Kamala Harris would pick as her running mate.

It had only been a couple of weeks since Harris had stepped up to become the party’s presumptive presidential nominee. Convention plans had been zigzagging for days.

Still, Moore was managing to “slightly” restructure the program to highlight Harris’ values and introduce her to American voters, as thousands of delegates, lawmakers, volunteers and others were getting ready to gather in Chicago to help her win the White House.

Interest in the convention has increased since Harris replaced President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket, convention officials said.

For the first time, a woman of color will be a presidential nominee for a major political party and Black women will play most of the key roles in leading the Democratic convention – the party’s premiere national showcase.

“We’re seeing these prominent leadership roles in the hands of African American women,’’ said Wendy Smooth, a professor of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and Political Science at The Ohio State University. “It really comes as no surprise because they have certainly put in the work and have been pivotal contributors.”

“This isn’t a pop-up moment,’’ she said.

For decades, Smooth and other experts said, Black women have worked – often behind the scenes – strategizing, mobilizing and organizing voters of color for the Democratic Party.

With them out front at the convention, among other things, that leadership will feature more speakers from often marginalized communities.

“We do want to make sure that America sees the diversity of who we are and how we’re trying to usher in … a new generation,’’ Moore told a small group of reporters recently in Chicago.

More young people, older people, people from LGBTQ+ communities and people of different ethnicities and faiths will appear on the podium than in years past, she said, and the convention will salute civil rights veterans such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who ran for president in 1984 and 1988. The lineup of speakers and programming hasn’t been finalized, convention officials said.

The diversity, experts and others said, could help energize a broad swath of voters.

“Black women play a significant role in the future of this party and have always, but especially now with a Black woman at the top of the ticket,” said Marcia Fudge, who served as convention chair in 2016 and is now co-chair of Harris’ presidential campaign. “The significance of it is that we all have the kinds of experiences that we know are going to be needed to get us through this convention and through this election.”

Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison and convention chair Minyon Moore (second from right), Keiana Barrett, senior advisor to the host committee, and Christy George, executive director of the host committee, talked to reporters in Chicago. (Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today)

Black women leading convention ‘really quite historic’

Black women activists point to the impact of the late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, who gave an impassioned speech 60 years ago at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hamer, a Mississippi sharecropper, challenged the makeup of her state’s all-white delegation and the national party’s lack of Black delegates.

Her efforts led to Democrats later requiring conventions to include more Black and women delegates.

“Our North Star has always been Fannie Lou Hamer,’’ said Donna Brazile, a longtime Democratic political strategist and former interim DNC chair. “She was denied a seat. We have spent the last 60 years making sure no one is denied a seat.’’

Glynda Carr, co-founder and president of Higher Heights of America, whose organization supports Black women candidates, said she’s excited to see the progression in the last decade of Black women to more visible roles, including at the convention.

The Democratic Party went from “what once was a very white leadership that Black women were the soldiers in to now these Black women are leading at the highest level,’’ Carr said.

She said Black women have been consistent in delivering the margins of wins for Democrats for years.

Black women, who traditionally support Democratic candidates, are credited with helping Biden win in 2020 and Raphael Warnock keep his Senate seat in Georgia in 2022.

“Black women want a return on our voting investment,” Carr said. “And that’s in the form of seeing leadership that looks like us and policies that impact Black women, our families and our communities.’’

Black women have long played key roles in civic engagement efforts, including voter registration drives during the Civil Rights Movement. They were also involved during Reconstruction. But experts said they often weren’t in visible public positions.

That has changed in recent years.

Black women lead national civic engagement groups, civil rights organizations and have created entities to raise money and train Black female candidates. More are running for elected offices, including the president of the United States.

“They said, ‘No more, that I’m going to lead. I’m going to step out there. I am going to use my voice and I’m going to be credited with the work that I am doing,’’ Smooth said. “But I’m going to claim it as Black women’s leadership.”

The Rev. Leah Daughtry, who will deliver an invocation next week and who served as convention CEO in 2008 and 2016, said this convention is personal for her and other Black women.

“For all of us, it takes a different kind of urgency, a different kind of care … Because it’s a Black woman and we know what the stakes are for Black women in this country,’’ Daughtry said. “Having a Black woman nominee makes us triple check that the T’s are crossed and that the I’s are dotted … We don’t get another chance as Black women. We have to be twice as good. We’re sensitive in that we want it to be successful. We want the ‘introduction’ of Kamala Harris to the world to be flawless and to be pitch perfect, so we’re paying extra attention.”

DNC convention ‘an opportunity to build a bench’

Biden selected people to head the convention, including people he trusted, who could get the job done and who had a wide network, Fudge said.

Fudge, co-chair of the DNC Credentials Committee, said Biden also chose people who had run conventions and “who were very capable of making sure that we have the best convention that we’ve ever had.’’

Moore, a Chicago native, has spent decades in national Democratic politics, including working on Jackson’s presidential campaign. She is also a former CEO of the DNC and was an adviser to Biden.

In addition to Moore, other African American women at the convention helm, include Christy George, executive director of the host committee, who helps raise money for the convention. George was first assistant deputy governor for budget and economy in the office of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Keiana Barrett, a senior adviser to the host committee, leads procurement efforts and advises on business equity practices and youth engagement. She has served on the communications team for Rainbow Push and the Congressional Black Caucus.

In addition to existing leaders, Moore said she, George and Barrett “recognize that the convention is an opportunity to build a bench of talented women.”

”Throughout my career, I’ve been in rooms full of people who don’t look like me or understand my lived experience,” Moore said in a statement to USA TODAY. “Not only is it important that Black women are now in the room, but we are swinging the door open and making sure to lift up the next generation of diverse and talented leaders.”

Other Black women in key roles, include Daughtry, co-chair of the DNCC Rules Committee who will present the committee’s report Monday.

Brazile, who is on the credentialing committee, also managed the presidential campaign of Al Gore in 2000.

Several other Black women are chairs of state caucuses and key committees, including Lottie Shackelford, the first woman elected mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, who heads the DNC Women’s Caucus.

“We bring our own special sauce and the spices that go with it,” said Brazile, who is attending her 11th convention. “We came up through the process by which we were still fighting to have a seat at the table.”

Daughtry said the Democratic party has made strides since Alexis Herman served as CEO of the convention in 1992, noting that she and other Black women were appointed to their positions.

That “tells me that the party understands what we bring to the table and has been willing to trust us with these key and pivotal moments that are critical to the party’s forward movement, the party’s success,” she said. “Is there more room (for improvement)? Of course, there’s always more room.”

Fudge, who stepped down from her post as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in March, said while some Black women have led the convention in the past, there’s a different energy this time.

“People just didn’t pay as much attention because we were not at this kind of a critical and historic moment,’’ she said. “What we finally have done is we have reached a level that we have been able to navigate all of the things that it takes to run a convention.”

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Black women are in charge at this year’s DNC. Expect a different kind of convention.

UAB Hospital Receives Recognition as One of the Nation’s Most Beautiful Hospitals

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UAB Hospital in Birmingham, received recognition as one of the nation’s top hospitals. (UAB)

Special to The Times

UAB Hospital in Birmingham, received national recognition as one of the nation’s top 20 most beautiful hospitals. UAB Hospital was one of 80+ hospitals nominated in the prestigious contest.

The 2024 Most Beautiful Hospitals contest, which is sponsored by national healthcare staffing firm Soliant Health, recognizes hospitals for their commitment to developing and improving their campuses, facilities and staff, thereby creating holistic and healing environments. With 10,865 votes, UAB Hospital placed 18th in the national contest.

UAB Medicine is dedicated to educating future medical professionals, advancing medical science through groundbreaking research and providing exceptional healthcare services to over 1.6 million patients annually. As a leading trauma center, UAB Medicine treats the most critically ill patients in the state and offers numerous specialized services and research trials for promising new treatments, making it a beacon of hope for those seeking cutting-edge medical care.

“At Soliant, we believe that a beautiful hospital environment can play a crucial role in patient recovery and overall well-being. Each year, we are inspired by the innovative designs and thoughtful touches that make these hospitals not just places of healing, but places of comfort and hope. We congratulate all the winners of the Most Beautiful Hospitals contest and commend them for creating such exceptional spaces for patients, families, and staff,” said Soliant Health CEO David Alexander.

More than 200 outstanding hospitals have been recognized since Soliant began the program in 2009. The annual contest seeks to discover hospitals in the U.S. that are not only beautiful but have unique designs, landscapes, and elements, such as soothing art, gardens, or supportive staff who know that laughter is sometimes the best medicine.

To learn more about the contest and top 20 winners, please visit https://www.soliant.com/most-beautiful-hospital-contest/.

The Nation’s Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals Winners:

Votes Hospital Name City, State
347,484 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Americus, GA
241,233 Southeast Health Dothan, AL
179,144 The University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC) Rio Rancho, NM
130,284 Chickasaw Nation Medical Center Ada, OK
113,608 Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO
91,322 Caldwell Regional Medical Center Caldwell, KS
46,601 Northeast Georgia Health System Braselton Braselton, GA
41,104 Upson Regional Medical Center Thomaston, GA
32,354 Eisenhower Medical Center (EMC) Rancho Mirage, CA
24,015 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
23,570 NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital Brooklyn, NY
21,301 Riverside Regional Medical Center Newport News, VA
20,813 Northside Hospital Cherokee Canton, GA
15,518 Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL
14,930 UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
13,867 Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH
11,333 La Rabida Children’s Hospital Chicago, IL
10,865 UAB Medicine Birmingham, AL
10,350 Brook Lane Hospital Hagerstown, MD
10,256 Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hecktown Oaks Northampton County, PA

After First Week, Leaders in Birmingham, Bessemer City Schools Looking for Higher Enrollment

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Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan stated that this school year has seen more students attending during the first week compared to last year. (Tommy Palladino, Birmingham City Schools)

Bessemer City Schools Superintendent Dr. Dana Arreola reported that enrollment is at about 60%. She urged the remaining 40% of students who have not yet registered to do so.

“If you have not made your way to one of our campuses to register, we ask that you please return, because our students are very much missed at this point if they have not returned to school, and we’re just excited for them to walk across that threshold and jump right into learning,” says Arreola.

Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan stated that this school year has seen more students attending during the first week compared to last year.

“We were about 500 students higher yesterday than we were on day 6 last year. So we had around 18,600 students this year we had about 18,034-35 last year so we’re over 500 students than where we were last year,” adds Sullivan.

He expressed concern for those who have not yet registered, especially given the difficulties some students may face in getting to school or experiencing homelessness.

To address these issues, the school has partnered with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office and has implemented the “Everyday Counts” initiative in collaboration with the Birmingham Housing Authority. The initiative rewards students with perfect attendance with a chance to win money towards their housing expenses in a monthly raffle.

“We’ve still got some students out there that haven’t shown up for school yet and we really want to make sure that parents understand that you don’t want to waste kids being out of school at the beginning of the school year because you never know what can happen,” says Sullivan.

Sullivan emphasized the importance of getting students enrolled and attending school, highlighting the impact that attendance and enrollment have on the funding that school systems receive. He stressed that missing school not only affects a child’s learning but also has financial implications for the schools.

Due to Virus, Greater Birmingham Humane Society Suspends Animal Control Intake

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The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) has identified confirmed cases of the Canine Pneumovirus (CnPnV) in dogs at the Jefferson County Animal Care and Control facility in Woodlawn. (Adobe Stock)

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The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) has identified confirmed cases of the Canine Pneumovirus (CnPnV) in dogs at the Jefferson County Animal Care and Control facility in Woodlawn according to Chief Medical Officer, Russell Johnson, DVM.

“Due to the highly contagious nature of the virus, and to protect citizens’ pets and dog-related businesses from any further spread, we will close healthy stray canine intake at the Woodlawn facility beginning Thursday, August 15th, 2024. All canine intakes will move to the GBHS Snow Drive facility, and only dangerous dogs, severely injured dogs, and canines seized by law enforcement will be accepted at that facility,” said Dr. Johnson. “Cats and kittens will continue to be accepted at the Woodlawn location,” he added.

During this time, GBHS has suspended adoptions of all dogs. Spay/neuter surgeries, and vaccine clinics will be offered to the public and rescue organizations at the GBHS Hospital located in Hoover. Cat and kitten adoptions will continue at the GBHS Adoption Center.

Through August 17 all adoption fees have been waived at the GBHS Adoption Center thanks to the BISSELL Pet Foundation. There have not been any confirmed cases of the virus at the GBHS Adoption Center.

GBHS will work with citizens who find dogs that are not dangerous or severely injured. Residents who find a dog may schedule a drive thru microchip scan, free vaccines, deworming, flea treatment, and supply pick-up at the Snow Drive location by calling (205) 942-1211 extension 234. Supplies will include food, toys, and a collar or leash while supplies last. Citizens are encouraged to post all found animals at https://petcolove.org/lost/.

CnPnV is highly contagious, and most dogs have no pre-existing immunity. As a result, the infection rate is very high. Symptoms are like canine flu with coughing, sneezing, watery eyes, difficulty breathing, and fever. CnPnV is generally not fatal. Most dogs experience coughing for 1 to 2 weeks, but some may progress to pneumonia requiring in-hospital care.

After GBHS officials consulted with Brenden Bergquist, DVM, Associate Professor Shelter Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Cynda Crawford, Fredrica Saltzman Endowed Professorship Chair in Shelter Medicine at the University of Florida, the following protocols will begin:

• Woodlawn closed intake of any new dogs Wednesday to allow the virus to work its way through the current population of 225+ dogs. GBHS will notify all cities impacted by this change today.

• During this period, any injured or Pet Protection Act dog that is impounded will be housed in a facility that has no dogs that have been exposed to the virus.

• GBHS will relocate all adoptable dogs currently at its Snow Drive location and utilize Snow Drive as the intake facility for animal control and law enforcement.

• Only dangerous dogs, severely injured dogs, or dogs seized by law enforcement should be impounded during this time, and those must be impounded at GBHS’ Snow Drive location at 300 Snow Drive, Birmingham, Alabama.

• GBHS will suspend adoptions of dogs, but cat adoptions will be available. Spay/neuter surgeries, and vaccine clinics will be offered to the public and rescues at the GBHS Hospital located in Hoover.

• GBHS will work with citizens who find dogs that are not dangerous or severely injured. Residents who find a dog may schedule a drive thru microchip scan, free vaccines, deworming, flea treatment, and supply pick-up at the Snow Drive location. Supplies will include food, toys, and a collar or leash while supplies last.

• Shelter medicine officials Cynda Crawford, DVM, and Brendan Bergquist, DVM are working with multiple shelters throughout the state and country and have advised GBHS officials that this may last as long as 6-weeks. GBHS will re-open 7-days after the last dog at Woodlawn breaks with the virus.

GBHS is currently providing medical care to multiple dogs suffering from CnPnV and as a result request the community to help with urgently needed additional supplies including wash cloths, enrichment toys, peanut butter, non-rawhide chew toys, and hand towels.

“This will be a temporary inconvenience for animal care and control services, but the risk to our citizens’ pets and to owners of pet-related businesses is too great if we do not begin containment of this virus immediately,” said Allison Black Cornelius, Chief Executive Officer. “We have a major holiday approaching, and it is imperative that we do our best to stop this virus from infecting our community’s pets and private vet practices, groomers, doggie daycares, and boarding facilities. Many of our citizens’ pet owners cannot afford the veterinary care that may be required for the secondary infections that can occur from CnPnV including canine pneumonia,” she added.

GBHS will post updates on the management of the virus and announcement of a date to re-open Woodlawn.

August 15, 2024

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By multiple measures, the Birmingham area has seen dramatic declines in unemployment since the pandemic. (Adobe Stock)

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Employment

 

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CITYWALK AMBASSADOR PART TIME

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a CityWalk Ambassador Part Time, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

 

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UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO

 

Special Services Technician

Administrative Assistant (Part-time)

 

Visit https://jobs.montevallo.edu

 

UM is an AA/EO/F/D/V Institution

 

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TOOL AND DIE ENGINEERING SPECIALIST

 

Tool and Die Engineering Specialist wanted in Birmingham, Alabama

to maintain dies and other tooling to produce quality parts to

improve processes and increase productivity. 40 hrs/week, M-F.

Please send resume to Kimberly Murry, Human Resources Manager,

Kamtek, Inc., 1595 Sterilite Dr., Birmingham, Alabama 35215.

 

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ENGINEER

 

Shipt, Inc. seeks a full-time Engineer. The Engineer is responsible for developing, testing (unit/integration/etc.), deploying and maintaining application code; developing multi-region, high performance services to manage shopper supply, and order claiming. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. Must also have experience with each of the following (experience may have been gained during completion of post-secondary coursework): (1) working on the backend development using Cloud Computing Services (AWS/GC) and Personalized Recommendation Algorithm; (2) utilizing advanced Machine Learning techniques including Vector Search to enhance and optimize the search functionality within e-commerce scenarios; (3) working with the following languages to build up software as a service: C/C++, Python, Go, Ruby, Query DSL, Java, and SQL; (4) utilizing the following Backend Development Tools & Services: Docker, Drone, Git, Kubernetes, Kafka, Airflow, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Bigtable and Redis; (5) working with the following information retrieval and search relevancy techniques: Natural Language Processing, stemming, TF-IDF scoring, Rocchio algorithm, and frequent itemset mining algorithms; and (6) Engineering Software-as-a-Service, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing and Big Data, Analysis of Algorithms, Natural Language Processing and Advanced Database. Employer will accept experience gained concurrently. Telecommuting available from anywhere in US. HQ at 420 20th St N, Suite 100 Birmingham, AL 35203. Please go to our website for benefits information and to apply: https://www.shipt.com/careers/ or apply by email at careers@shipt.com.

 

 

 

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SENIOR ENGINEER

 

Shipt, Inc. seeks a full-time Senior Engineer. The Senior Engineer role provides hands-on mentorship on topics ranging from design to communications strategy. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 3 years related software development experience. Must also have 24 months of experience with each of the following: (1) building, developing, and maintaining multi-region, high performance services using Golang, Kafka, Postgres, and Redis; (2) writing scripts to automate data collection, generation of metrics, and testing (unit/load/smoke/integration) that inform development and implementation decisions using Python and Ruby; (3) working with REST principles and design APls that follow them; (4) working with Service-Oriented Architecture, micro-services, and distributed architectures; and (5) working with the following tools and technologies: Golang, Ruby, Python, Postgres, Redis, Resque, Kafka, Cadence, SQL, and Git. Employer will accept experience gained concurrently. Telecommuting available from anywhere in US. HQ at 420 20th St N, 100, Birmingham, AL 35203. Please go to our website for benefits information and to apply: https://www.shipt.com/careers/ or apply by email at careers@shipt.com.

 

 

 

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LEGAL

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-902403

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: TARVARUS BROOKS; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on June 17, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

North 50 feet of Lot 19, Block 28, according to the Survey of Birmingham Realty Company’s Addition Number 4 as recorded in Map Book 9, Page 14, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2018022809 as follows: N 50 FT OF LOT 19 BLK 28 BHAMRLTY COS ADD NO 4

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-24-4-023-010.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for October 11, 2024, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority.  Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued.  FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Comp/2024

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-902181

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: RONALD W. JACKSON; A.K. WATFORD HOUSTON; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 30, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

The West 110.0 feet of Lot 12, in Block 28, according to the Survey of Birmingham Realty Company’s Addition No. 4, as recorded in Map Book 9, Page 14, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Inst. No. 2017074287 as follows: W 110FT OF LOT 12 BLK 28 BHAM RLTY COS 4TH ADD NO 4

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-24-4-023-002.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 20, 2024, in Room 670, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:30 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority.  Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued.  FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-902391

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: HEARTWOOD 88 LLC; CECILE SCOTT BYRD; SHELIA W. BROWN; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on June 14, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

North 150 feet of Lot 21, according to the Survey of Anderton Addition as recorded in Map Book 17, Page 8, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2017074293 as follows: N 150 FT LOT 21 ANDERTON ADD

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 29-00-08-1-034-004.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for October 11, 2024, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority.  Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued.  FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. 01-CV-2023-904364

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: SHIRLEY ANN FORDHAM; MARION MOORE; SEVETRA G. FORDHAM; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on December 4, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

That Parcel of real property located at 1212 15th Court North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204 and having a legal description of:

 

Lot 16 in Hewitt & Bradley Survey, a map of which Survey is recorded in Map Book 6, Page 85, in the Office

of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, a/k/a LOT 16 HEWETT & BRADLEY SUR

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 670, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham, Alabama. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority.  Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued.  FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Greer B. Mallette, Christian & Small,

LLP, 505 20th Street North, Suite 1800 Financial Center, Birmingham, AL 35203 at (205) 795-6588.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Dated this the 5th day of August, 2024.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. 01-CV-2023-904656

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: THOMAS E. BADDLEY, AS RECEIVER FOR COMMUNITY HOME BANC, INC.; J.T. SMALLWOOD; JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on May 2, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Amended Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

That parcel of real property located at 1009 12th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204 and having a legal description of:

 

The southern 22.2 feet of the western 125 feet of Lot 4 in Block 6 of J.M. Ware Survey as recorded in Map Book 3 on Page 120, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama,  and a strip 4 feet in width adjoining same on the South, said strip being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the intersection of the Northwesterly line of 10th Avenue North as now located with the Northeasterly line of North 12th Street as now located and run thence Northwesterly along the East line of North 12th Street 196 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue Northwesterly along the Northeasterly line of 12th Street 4 feet; thence in a Northeasterly direction parallel with 10th Avenue North 125 feet; thence Southeasterly parallel with 12th Street 4 feet; thence Southwesterly parallel with 10th Avenue North 125 feet to the Point of Beginning, a/k/a PART OF LOT 4 BLK 6 J M WARE DESC AS COMM AT NE INT 10TH AVE N & 12TH ST N THENCE NW 196 FT S TO POB THENCE NE 125 FT S NW 22 FT S SW 125 FT S SE 22FT S TO BEG SECT 35 TWSP 17 S RANGE 3W

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for September 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 670, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of  Greer B. Mallette, Christian & Small,

LLP, 505 20th Street North, Suite 1800 Financial Center, Birmingham, AL 35203 at (205) 795-6588.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Dated this the 5th day of August, 2024.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-902401

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: ESTATE OF JOE E. CULWELL; PHYLLIS CULWELL; DEREK A. WHITE; ALBERT SMITH; SHEILAH SMITH; ESTATE OF JAMES KNIGHT; JAN KNIGHT; ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on June 17, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Lot 15, Block 133, according to the Survey at East Lake, as recorded in Map Book 1, Page 217, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2017074288 as follows: LOT 15 BLK 133 EAST LAKE

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 23-00-11-3-008-028.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION.  The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for October 11, 2024, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority.  Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued.  FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-902732.00

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: PLEDGED PROPERTY II LLC; LITTON LOAN SERVICING LP; J.J. BAKER and UNKNOWN HEIRS OF J.J. BAKER; GWENDOLYN TREADWELL and UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GWENDOLYN TREADWELL; MUTUAL SAVINGS CREDIT UNION; STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on July 11, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 2037 Fayette Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama 35208

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 01-22-00-32-4-033-007.000

 

Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 10, according to the survey of Owenton Ensley Highlands, as recorded in Map Book 14, Page 11, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2024052992 as follows: LOT 1 BLK 10 OWENTON-ENSLEY HLDS)

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for October 11, 2024, in Room 670, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:30 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-902670

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: JESSE B. LEONARD AND HIS HEIRS AND DEVISEES (DECEASED); FREDDIE MAE LEONARD AND HER HEIRS AND DEVISEES (DECEASED); GAY L. SMITH; ARLENE LEONARD; ROMELIA ROBERTSON; ANTHONY B. LEONARD (DECEASED) AND HIS HEIRS AND DEVISEES; WILLIAM EARL WILLIAMS; STRAKCRAFT CUSTOM EXT., INC.; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

The Birmingham Land Bank Authority (the “Land Bank”), a public corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, filed a Petition to Quiet Title and Foreclosure (the “Petition”) on the property described herein on July 3, 2024, in the Circuit

Court of Jefferson County and recorded or will record a Notice of Pending Quiet Title and Foreclosure Action (the “Lis Pendens”)

in the Probate Court of Jefferson County of Jefferson County, Alabama on August 2, 2024. Notice is hereby given that a final

hearing was set to be heard September 12, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Jefferson County Courthouse, Courtroom 340, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard, North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. The property that is the subject of this  hearing is

described as follows:

 

Property Address: 400 63rd Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212

 

Tax ID No.: 23-00-16-4-001-009.000a/k/a 0123001640010090000000

 

Legal Description: Lot 3 and the East 1/2 of Lot 2, in Block 1, according to the Survey of Pine Grove as recorded in Map Book 14, Page 74, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama a/k/a LOT 3 & E 1/2 OF LOT 2 BLK 1 PINE

GROVE.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203 and may be contacted care of the City of Birmingham Law Department at 205-254-2117.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Signed this the 12th day of August, 2024.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Williford Orman Construction LLC , Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of New Playground for Fayetteville Elementary School at Talladega County for the State of Alabama and the County of Talladega, Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Lathan Associates Architects PC

 

Williford Orman Construction LLC

Contractor

PO Box 1985

Pelham, AL 35124

(Business Address)

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Williford Orman Construction LLC , Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of New Playground for Stemley Road Elementary School at Talladega County for the State of Alabama and the County of Talladega, Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Lathan Associates Architects PC

 

Williford Orman Construction LLC

Contractor

PO Box 1985

Pelham, AL 35124

(Business Address)

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with section 39-1 as amended by H275 Code of Alabama,  1997, notice is

hereby given that Lower Alabama Heating Cooling and Refrigeration, LLC has completed

Fire Stations (14) Owner-Furnished HVAC Equipment Installation 2221  For the City of

Birmingham and have made request for final settlement of said contract.

 

Lower Alabama Heating Cooling and Refrigeration, LLC

95 Massey Street

Chatom, Alabama 36518

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that J.T. Harrison Construction Co., Inc., Contractor,  5870 Charlie Shirley Road, Northport, AL 35473, has completed the Contract for the Renovation of WP2 GME Wellness Center Renovation at 1813 6th Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35233 for The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Owner, and has made request for final settlement of said Contract.  All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Williams Blackstock Architects, Architect.

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that J.T. Harrison Construction Co., Inc., Contractor, 5870 Charlie Shirley Road, Northport, AL 35473, has completed the Contract for the Renovation of North Pavilion 6th Floor Heart and Vascular Center Labs 5 & 7 Equipment Replacement and Renovation at 1802 6th Avenue S., Birmingham, AL 35233 for The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Owner, and has made request for final settlement of said Contract.  All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Birchfield Penuel & Associates, Architect.

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Williford Orman Construction LLC , Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of New Home Bleachers for Chelsea High School Football Stadium at Chelsea, AL for the State of Alabama and the County of Shelby, Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Lathan Associates Architects.

 

Williford Orman Construction LLC,

Contractor

PO Box 1985

Pelham, AL 35124

 

 

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

 

The Birmingham Airport Authority is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from professional service firms (Respondents) for civil engineering services associated with the Runway Intersection Drainage Improvements project. SOQs and Project Proposals will be received by August 31st, 2024, at 2:00 PM local time. Copies of the RFQ, including detailed submission instructions and requirements, can be obtained by visiting the airport’s website at https://www.flybirmingham.com/about-bhm/doing-business-at-bhm/ or via an email request sent to eseoane@flybhm.com.  A non-mandatory pre-submittal conference will be held on August 15th, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. local time via Zoom.

 

 

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

Sealed bid packages for Bid 24-04-01- “(Yearly) MJ Retainer Glands” will be received in the Purchasing Department of the Birmingham Water Works Board, located at 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35222, until 10:00 a.m. (CST), Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at which time and place they will publicly open and read. All potential bidders must receive an executed copy of the applicable “Receipt of Bid” Sheet, with a time stamp, from the BWWB Purchasing Department before their bid package may be considered responsive. The bid packages must be delivered or mailed to the BWWB Purchasing Department, which is located at 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35222, by 10:00 am, August 20, 2024. The bid packages must be directed to the attention of the Purchasing Superintendent and marked in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope as follows: “Bids for 24-04-01- (Yearly) MJ Retainer Glands.” Bid packages may be obtained through our website at www.bwwb.org or by emailing lateasha.watkins@bwwb.org.

 

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT for BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION

And NOTICE of INTENT to RECEIVE BIDS

from PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS

 

Pre-qualification submittals will be received by the Owner’s Representative/Project Manager, Jeff Orr on behalf of Office of the Chief Facilities Officer, UAB Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama Board of Trustees at UAB Hospital Planning, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35249 until 4:00 PM Central Time, August 30, 2024. The original and two (2) flash drives with duplicates of submittals are required for pre-qualification approval; however, email transmission copies may be transmitted to the UAB Project Manager Jeff Orr at jeorr@uabmc.edu and cc’d to sheywood@ghafari.com and mfreeman@ghafari.com to expedite the review process with a hard-copy of the submittal and two flash drives to be delivered within 24 hours.

 

UAB Offsite Reprocessing Center

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

Project No.: H245003

 

 

  1. SCOPE OF WORK:

 

The project consists of a new 8,000 SF prefabricated, owner-provided modular offsite sterile processing building to support UAB’s surgical services.  The scope of work includes site work to support the new modular building, structural foundations, architectural canopies, stairs, and ramps, as well as fire sprinkler and electrical infrastructure to support the new modular building. The construction budget is anticipated to be between $3,000,000 and $3,500,000.

 

The work will be performed under a single Prime General Contractor who will coordinate the work of this project.  Particular and specific care will be required to coordinate complex shutdowns, limit disturbances and follow strict Infection Controls and Interim Life Safety Measures (ICRA/ILSM) requirements for the protection of patients, family and staff. The Prime General Contractors seeking to be pre-qualified will require experience with similar size and type hospital projects performed in and adjacent to an operating hospital environment and with the implementation and maintenance of infection control measures, interim life safety measures, coordinating shutdowns, and maintaining a clean and organized job site in an operating hospital. The General Contractor must have experience with representative projects as a General Contractor (not as a Construction Manager, Program Manager, etc.)

 

 

  1. PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Prime General Contractor bidders interested in submitting a proposal must apply for pre-qualification and must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, and Code of Alabama, 1975. A copy of current Alabama Contractors license is to be included in pre-qualification submittal.

 

Only bidders who have completed the pre-qualification process and that have been approved will be eligible to submit a bid for the Project.  Prospective Bidder’s Pre-qualification Package must be received by the Owner’s Project Manager no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, August 30, 2024 after which no further requests will be considered.

 

Pre-qualification Requirements Information Package may be obtained from the Architect upon letterhead request sent by email or scanned into an email to sheywood@ghafari.com, copy mfreeman@ghafari.com and jeorr@uabmc.edu. Any addenda to the prequalification requirements will be issued to documented prime contractors only.

 

The pre-qualification procedure is intended to identify responsible and competent prime contractor bidders relative to the requirements of the Project. Each prospective prime contractor bidder will be notified of the results of the pre-qualification, on or about September 06, 2024.

 

The Owner reserves the right to waive technical errors in applications, extend or abandon the pre-qualification process, should the interests of the Owner appear to be promoted thereby.

 

Progress Design and Construction Documents:

Prior to the pre-qualification deadline, project progress plans and specifications may be examined at the following location beginning September 06, 2024:

 

Architect:

Ghafari Associates

2170 Highland Ave S

Suite 220

Birmingham, AL 35205

Phone:  205-203-4611

Contact: Scott Heywood

Email: sheywood@ghafari.com

 

 

  1. BIDS BY PRE-QUALIFIED PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDERS

 

Documents:

Bid documents will be available at the following locations after notice to pre-qualified bidders is given.  Drawings and specifications may be examined at; ALGX Digital Plan Room, http://www.algraphics.com, 2801 5th Ave, South, Birmingham, AL 35233: Dodge Data & Analytics, http://www.construction.com, 2860 S State Hwy 161, Ste 160 #501, Grand Prairie, TX  75052-7361; at the AGC Internet Plan Room, 5000 Grantswood Road Suite 100, Irondale, AL 35210; at the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority, http://www.bcia1.org, 601 37th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35222; and at the Construction Market Data, http://www.cmdgroup.com, 30 Technology Pkwy, South, Suite 500, Norcross, GA 30092-2912.

 

Bonds:

A certified check or bid bond payable to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

Bids:

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms or copies thereof furnished by the Architect. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject bids if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to revoke pre-qualification of any bidder in accordance with Section 39-2-12, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended in 1997 (by Act 97-225). The Bid Date is September 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM Central Time at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Hospital Planning, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35294. Bids shall be clearly identified on the exterior of the package with the bidder’s name, address, State license number, the name of the project being bid, time and place of the bid opening. Sealed bids shall be properly identified.

 

On the date of the bid opening, bids may be hand delivered or received by Express Service mail to the Office of Jeff Orr, Project Manager Facilities and Capital Projects, 2020 Building, 2020 University Blvd, Birmingham, Alabama  35233, until 12:00 noon.  After 12:00 noon of the date of the bid opening, proposals must be hand delivered and presented at the bid opening.  Sealed proposals shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be properly identified.  All proposals received after 2:00 p.m. on September 26, 2024 (the date and time set for the receipt of bids) will be returned unopened.

 

Nonresident Prime Contractor Bidders:

Under Section 39-3-5, Code of Alabama, 1975, nonresident prime contractor bidders must accompany any written bid documents with a written opinion of an attorney licensed to practice law in such nonresident prime contractor bidder’s state of domicile as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of the state to its own business entities whose principal place of business are in that state in the letting of any or all public contracts. Resident prime contractors in Alabama, as defined in Section 39-2-12, are granted preference over nonresident prime contractors in awarding of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident.

 

Fire Alarm Work:

In accordance with Title 34, Chapter 33A (the ACT), of the Code of Alabama 1975, bidders for fire alarm work of this project, if any, must include with their bid evidence of licensure as required by the ACT by including with the bid submittal a valid State Fire Marshal’s permit.

 

  1. PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference is currently scheduled to be held at 1:00 PM CST on September 11, 2024 at UAB Hospital Facilities 2020 Building, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35233. It is mandatory that all pre-qualified prime contractor bidders attend the Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT for BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION

And NOTICE of INTENT to RECEIVE BIDS

from PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS

 

Pre-qualification submittals will be received by the Owner’s Representative/Project Manager, Darren Kruty on behalf of Office of the Chief Facilities Officer, UAB Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama Board of Trustees at UAB Hospital Planning, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35249 until 4:00 PM Central Time,

Thursday, September 5, 2024. The original and two (2) flash drives with duplicates of submittals are required for pre-qualification approval; however, email transmission copies may be transmitted to the Project Manager at dkruty@uabmc.edu and copied to rachelh@bparchitects.com to expedite the review process with a hard-copy of the submittal and two flash drives to be delivered within 24 hours.

 

UAB HOSPITAL – Wallace Tumor Institute

Basement PET/CT

For The

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

UAB Project No.: H235013

 

 

  1. SCOPE OF WORK:

 

The project consists of the renovation of a 470 SF imaging room which will hold a new PET/CT. To serve the new PET/CT, a 575 SF shell space will be built out to provide Uptake treatment rooms, storage, and a restroom. These new rooms will be constructed with means to shield from radiation. Additionally, an existing 375 SF room will be subdivided to provide a new Mechanical/Equipment room. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, new partitions, ceilings, finishes, concrete patching, plumbing, fire sprinkler, fire alarm, HVAC, electrical work, and equipment installation coordination. The construction budget is anticipated to be between $750,000 and $1,250,000.

 

The work will be performed under a single Prime General Contractor who will coordinate the work of this project. Particular and specific care will be required to coordinate complex shutdowns, limit disturbances and follow strict Infection Control and Interim Life Safety Measures (ICRA/ILSM) requirements for the protection of patients, family, and staff. The Prime General Contractors seeking to be pre-qualified will require experience with similar size and type hospital projects performed in and adjacent to an operating hospital environment and with the implementation and maintenance of infection control measures, interim life safety measures, coordinating shutdowns, and maintaining a clean and organized job site in an operating hospital. The General Contractor must have experience with representative projects as a General Contractor (not as a Construction Manager, Program Manager, etc.)

 

 

  1. PRIME CONTRACTOR BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Prime contractor bidders interested in submitting a proposal must apply for pre-qualification and must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, and Code of Alabama, 1975. A copy of current Alabama Contractors license is to be included in pre-qualification submittal.

 

Only prime contractor bidders who have completed the pre-qualification process and that have been approved will be eligible to submit a bid/perform work for the Project.  Prospective Bidder’s Pre-qualification Package must be received by the Owner’s Project Manager no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, September 5, 2024 after which no further requests will be considered.

 

Pre-qualification Requirements Information Package may be obtained from the Architect upon letterhead request. Any addendums to the prequalification requirements will be issued to documented prime contractors only.

 

The pre-qualification procedure is intended to identify responsible and competent prime contractor bidders relative to the requirements of the Project.  Each prospective prime contractor bidder will be notified of the results of the pre-qualification, on or about September 17, 2024.

 

The Owner reserves the right to waive technical errors in applications, extend or abandon the pre-qualification process, should the interests of the Owner appear to be promoted thereby.

 

Progress Design and Construction Documents:

Prior to the pre-qualification deadline, project progress plans and specifications may be examined at the following location:

 

Architect:

Birchfield Penuel Architects

2805 Crescent Avenue, Suite 200

Birmingham, Alabama  35209

Ms. Stacy Williams

205-870-1876

stacyw@bparchitects.com

 

 

  1. BIDS BY PRE-QUALIFIED PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDERS

 

Documents:

After notice to pre-qualified bidders is given, the pre-qualified prime contractor bidders may obtain bid documents from the Architect (see address above) upon deposit of $100.00 per set. The deposit is refundable in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each prime general contractor bidder upon return of documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after bid opening.  Additional sets for pre-qualified prime contractor bidders, subcontractors, vendors, or dealers may be obtained upon payment of the same deposit.  The deposit for additional sets shall be refunded less the cost of printing, reproduction, handling and distribution, upon return of the documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after bid opening.

 

Bid documents will be available at the following locations after notice to pre-qualified bidders is given. Drawings and specifications may be examined at the Office of the Architect; and electronically at ConstructConnect and Dodge Data & Analytics.

 

Bonds:

A certified check or bid bond payable to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

Bids:

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms or copies thereof furnished by the Architect. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject bids if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to revoke pre-qualification of any bidder in accordance with Section 39-2-12, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended in 1997 (by Act 97-225). The Bid Date is October 31, 2024 at 2:00 PM Central Time at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Hospital Planning, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35294. Bids shall be clearly identified on the exterior of the package with the bidder’s name, address, State license number, the name of the project being bid, time and place of the bid opening. Sealed bids shall be properly identified.

 

Proposals may be hand delivered or received by mail on the date of the bid opening at the Office of Darren Kruty, Project Manager Facilities and Capital Projects, 2020 Building, 2020 University Blvd, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, until 12:00 noon.  After 12:00 noon of the date of the bid opening, proposals must be hand delivered and presented at the bid opening. Sealed proposals shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be properly identified. All proposals received after 2:00 p.m. on

October 31, 2024 will be returned unopened.

 

Fire Alarm Work

In accordance with Title 34, Chapter 33A, of the Code of Alabama 1975, bidders for fire alarm work of this project, if any, must include with their bid, evidence of licensure as required by the act, by including with the bid submittal, a valid State Fire Marshal’s permit.

 

 

  1. PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:00 am at UAB Hospital Facilities 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35233. It is mandatory that all pre-qualified prime contractor bidders attend the Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

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ADVERTISEMENT for BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION

And NOTICE of INTENT to RECEIVE BIDS

from PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS

 

Pre-qualification submittals will be received by the Owner’s Representative/Project Manager,

Jeff Orr on behalf of Office of the Chief Facilities Officer, UAB Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama Board of Trustees at UAB Hospital Planning, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35249 until 4:00 PM Central Time, Friday,  August 28, 2024. The original and two (2) flash drives with duplicates of submittals are required for pre-qualification approval; however, email transmission copies may be transmitted to the Project Manager at jeorr@uabmc.edu and copied to rachelh@bparchitects.com to expedite the review process with a hard-copy of the submittal and two flash drives to be delivered within 24 hours.

 

UAB HOSPITAL – HSROC BRACHYTHERAPY RENOVATION

For The

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

UAB Project No.:  H245010

 

 

  1. SCOPE OF WORK:

 

The project consists of renovation of a 665 square foot SF imaging room which will serve UAB’s Brachytherapy patients. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, new partitions, ceilings, finishes, concrete patching, plumbing, fire sprinkler, fire alarm, HVAC, electrical work, and equipment installation coordination. The construction budget is anticipated to be between $400,000 and $500,000.

 

The work will be performed under a single Prime General Contractor who will coordinate the work of this project. Particular and specific care will be required to coordinate complex shutdowns, limit disturbances and follow strict Infection Control and Interim Life Safety Measures (ICRA/ILSM) requirements for the protection of patients, family, and staff. The Prime General Contractors seeking to be pre-qualified will require experience with similar size and type hospital projects performed in and adjacent to an operating hospital environment and with the implementation and maintenance of infection control measures, interim life safety measures, coordinating shutdowns, and maintaining a clean and organized job site in an operating hospital. The General Contractor must have experience with representative projects as a General Contractor (not as a Construction Manager, Program Manager, etc.)

 

 

  1. PRIME CONTRACTOR BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Prime contractor bidders interested in submitting a proposal must apply for pre-qualification and must be licensed under the Provision of Title 34, Chapter 8, and Code of Alabama, 1975. A copy of current Alabama Contractors license is to be included in pre-qualification submittal.

 

Only prime contractor bidders who have completed the pre-qualification process and that have been approved will be eligible to submit a bid/perform work for the Project.  Prospective Bidder’s Pre-qualification Package must be received by the Owner’s Project Manager no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, August 28, 2024 after which no further requests will be considered.

 

Pre-qualification Requirements Information Package may be obtained from the Architect upon letterhead request. Any addendums to the prequalification requirements will be issued to documented prime contractors only.

 

The pre-qualification procedure is intended to identify responsible and competent prime contractor bidders relative to the requirements of the Project.  Each prospective prime contractor bidder will be notified of the results of the pre-qualification, on or about

August 30, 2024.

 

The Owner reserves the right to waive technical errors in applications, extend or abandon the pre-qualification process, should the interests of the Owner appear to be promoted thereby.

 

Progress Design and Construction Documents:

Prior to the pre-qualification deadline, project progress plans and specifications may be examined at the following location:

 

Architect:

Birchfield Penuel Architects

2805 Crescent Avenue, Suite 200

Birmingham, Alabama  35209

Ms. Stacy Williams

205-870-1876

stacyw@bparchitects.com

 

 

  1. BIDS BY PRE-QUALIFIED PRIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR BIDDERS

 

Documents:

After notice to pre-qualified bidders is given, the pre-qualified prime contractor bidders may obtain bid documents from the Architect (see address above) upon deposit of $100.00 per set. The deposit is refundable in full on the first two (2) sets issued to each prime general contractor bidder upon return of documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Additional sets for pre-qualified prime contractor bidders, subcontractors, vendors, or dealers may be obtained upon payment of the same deposit. The deposit for additional sets shall be refunded less the cost of printing, reproduction, handling and distribution, upon return of the documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after bid opening.

 

Bid documents will be available at the following locations after notice to pre-qualified bidders is given. Drawings and specifications may be examined at the Office of the Architect; and electronically at ConstructConnect and Dodge Data & Analytics.

 

Bonds:

A certified check or bid bond payable to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract.

 

Bids:

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms or copies thereof furnished by the Architect. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject bids if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to revoke pre-qualification of any bidder in accordance with Section 39-2-12, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended in 1997 (by Act 97-225). The Bid Date is October 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM Central Time at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Hospital Planning, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35294. Bids shall be clearly identified on the exterior of the package with the bidder’s name, address, State license number, the name of the project being bid, time and place of the bid opening. Sealed bids shall be properly identified.

 

Proposals may be hand delivered or received by mail on the date of the bid opening at the Office of Jeffry Orr, Project Manager Facilities and Capital Projects, 2020 Building, 2020 University Blvd, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, until 12:00 noon. After 12:00 noon of the date of the bid opening, proposals must be hand delivered and presented at the bid opening. Sealed proposals shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be properly identified. All proposals received after 2:00 p.m. on October 17, 2024 will be returned unopened.

 

Fire Alarm Work

In accordance with Title 34, Chapter 33A, of the Code of Alabama 1975, bidders for fire alarm work of this project, if any, must include with their bid, evidence of licensure as required by the act, by including with the bid submittal, a valid State Fire Marshal’s permit.

 

 

  1. PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held Friday, September 27, 2024 at 10:00 am at UAB Hospital Facilities, 2020 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35233. It is mandatory that all pre-qualified prime contractor bidders attend the Pre-Bid Conference.

 

 

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INVITATION TO BID

 

Sealed Bids for construction of the Paul B. Krebs Water Treatment Plant – Sodium Hypochlorite Conversion will be received at the office of The Water Works and Sewer Board of Anniston, Alabama, (Owner), 931 Noble Street, Suite 100, Anniston, AL 36201, until 10 a.m., local time, on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Any Bids received after the specified time will not be considered.

 

Bids will then be publicly opened and read.

 

The Project contemplated consists of:

 

  1. Installation of new polyethylene hypochlorite tanks and corresponding instrumentation and sensors.

 

  1. Installation of a new steel canopy over the hypochlorite tanks along with lighting system.

 

  1. Construction of a new concrete slab and equipment pads for the new hypochlorite tanks.

 

  1. Demolition of an existing chlorine scrubber, concrete slab, and masonry screen wall surrounding the scrubber.

 

  1. Installation of a new chemical fill panel.

 

  1. Installation of a new emergency shower and eye wash station including required plumbing modifications.

 

  1. Installation of new chemical feed pumps, piping, instrumentation, and chemical injection vault.

 

  1. Relocation of existing generator, including reconnection to the existing power system.

 

  1. Relocation and reconnection of the existing gas line and meter entering the water treatment plant.

 

The Work will be substantially completed within 270 days and completed in all respects within 300 calendar days from the date when the Contract Times commence to run.

 

Bidding Documents may be examined at the Engineer’s office, Jacobs, 1 Perimeter Park South, Suite 315 N, Birmingham, Alabama 35243. Electronic Bidding Documents may be viewed and downloaded by registering with QuestCDN online at www.questcdn.com. To view and download digital documents for this project at QuestCDN.com, login or sign up for a free membership within the website’s Bidders Tab. Navigate to the digital bidding documents by inputting the Quest Project No. 9240269 on the Project Search page. The digital bidding documents can be viewed for free or downloaded for a non-refundable charge of $22. Any addenda will be posted digitally on the project’s website via QuestCDN.com. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to print hard copies of the sets. No partial sets, individual pages, or drawing sheets will be provided.

 

Each Bid must be submitted on the prescribed Bid Form and accompanied by Bid security as prescribed in the Instructions to Bidders.

 

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish the additional bond(s) and insurance prescribed in the Bidding Documents.

 

The Owner will only accept Proposals from contractors duly licensed by the Alabama State Licensing Board for General Contractors as required by applicable Alabama law, including without limitation Ala. Code § 34-8-1, et seq., Bidders’ Alabama General Contractor License Number shall appear on the outside of the envelope containing such bid prior to opening.

 

For information concerning the proposed Work, contact Dustin Harris, Jacobs, 205-960-3788.

 

Attendance at a prebid conference will be a mandatory requirement of submitting a Bid for this Project. The mandatory prebid meeting will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the office of the Owner (931 Noble Street, Suite 100, Anniston, AL). The meeting will be followed by a visit to the site.

 

Owner’s right is reserved to reject all Bids or any Bid not conforming to the intent and purpose of the Bidding Documents.

 

In compliance with the BEASON-HAMMON ALABAMA TAXPAYER AND CITIZEN ACT, the successful bidder will be required to submit proof of Immigration Compliance as the law applies. The following language is required by § 31- 13-9 (k) Code of Alabama 1975 to be placed in all contracts covered by the Act: “By signing this contract, the contracting parties affirm, for the duration of the agreement, that they will not violate federal immigration law or knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized alien within the state of Alabama. Furthermore, a contracting party found to be in violation of this provision shall be deemed in breach of the agreement and shall be responsible for all damages resulting therefrom.”

 

The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Anniston, Alabama

Clif Osborne

Project Manager

 

 

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

THE WATER WORKS BOARD OF

THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM

 

SARDIS ROAD REINFORCEMENT

 

Project Number(s):  P.04209

Capital Budget Number(s):  1D & 1E

 

Sealed Bids for a water main reinforcement project will be received by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, System Development Department, 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama until 9:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The Sealed Bids will be opened and read at 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, September 5, 2024, by System Development Department staff in the System Development Conference Room on the Second Floor of the Main Campus Building located at 3600 First Avenue, North in Birmingham, Alabama. Each Prospective Bidder will be able to listen to the Bid Opening via conference call [Number: 1-888-278-0296 / Access Code: 2875407]. Bids received after 9:00 a.m. local time on date aforementioned will be rejected and returned unopened.

 

The Work consists of, but is not limited to, the installation of approximately 8,730’ of 12” DICL “Zinc Coated” pipe; 120’ of 8” DICL “Zinc Coated” pipe; 510’ of 16” HDPE pipe (carrier pipe) at creek crossing; 3 water services; and other miscellaneous associated items as necessary to complete the Work along Sardis Road, located in unincorporated Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

This project is supported, in whole or in part, by Federal Award #SLFRP 1176, awarded to Jefferson County by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

 

Bids shall be based on unit price items and lump sum items as indicated on the Bid Form

(Section 00410).

 

Bidding Documents may be examined at the office of the Manager – System Development Department, The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, 3600 First Avenue, North, Birmingham, AL 35222.

 

Bidders may obtain one (1) complete set of Bidding Documents from the office of the Manager -System Development Department, The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available to any Bidder. Neither the OWNER nor the ENGINEER will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any addenda, obtained from other sources. No Bidder may withdraw or alter his bid within ninety (90) calendar days after the actual date of the Bid Opening.

 

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, August 22, 2024, in the Meter Department Conference Room, 1st Floor Main Office Building (3600 1st Avenue North). All Prospective Bidders are required to attend the Pre-Bid Conference. The purpose of the Pre-Bid Conference is to raise questions pertaining to the Bidding Documents and Contract Documents and for the OWNER or its representatives to clarify any points. Bids will NOT BE ACCEPTED from any Prospective Bidder who does not attend the Pre-Bid Conference via conference call. HUB Program Acknowledgement (HUB Form 1), HUB Compliance Form (HUB Form 2), HUB Resource Engagement Form (HUB Form 3), HUB Subcontractor Performance Form (HUB Form 5) and HUB Subcontractor Utilization Form (HUB Form 6) of Section 00451 HUB Program must be submitted at the Bid Opening as shown above.

 

Each Prospective Bidder is required to visit the site(s) at which the Work is to be performed. The OWNER will not conduct a site visit with the Prospective Bidders.

 

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid not to exceed $10,000.00 in the form and subject to conditions provided for in Section 00435, Bid Bond.

 

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor & Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Award.

 

Bidders shall comply with all statutory requirements in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders.  Bids will only be received from CONTRACTORS who are licensed by the State of Alabama.

 

Contract time of commencement and completion will be in accordance with the Agreement.

 

The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (“BWWB”) has adopted a voluntary Historically Underutilized Business (“HUB”) Program designed to encourage the participation of HUB firms in construction projects. To that end, the BWWB will never exclude any firm from participation in, deny any person benefits of, or otherwise discriminate in connection with the award and performance of BWWB contracts based on social or economic status. Historically Underutilized Business (HUB): a business formed for the purpose of making a profit and is at least 51% owned, operated and/or controlled by one or more American citizens or permanent resident aliens who are a: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE); Women Business Enterprise (WBE); or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) [herein sometimes collectively referred to as a HUB].

 

It is the intent of the BWWB to foster competition among contractors, suppliers and vendors that will result in better quality and more economical services for the BWWB. Under this program, the BWWB has established a goal of 30% participation of HUB firms for services required for BWWB construction projects. The BWWB’s stated goal will not be the determining factor in construction contract awards; rather bidders must demonstrate compliance with the Good Faith Efforts, more particularly outlined in the HUB Program, toward meeting said goal.

 

Failure on the part of a bidder to fully submit the information required herein may be considered by the BWWB in evaluating whether the bidder is responsive to bid requirements.

 

Alabama Code §31-13-9 (1975) provides that as a condition for the award of any Contract by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (“BWWB”), a business entity or employer that employs one or more employees within the State of Alabama shall provide documentation of enrollment in the E-Verify program.

 

Each Prospective Bidder must read and acknowledge compliance with Section 00200a ARPA Federal Award Terms and Conditions. The compliance acknowledgement must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Each Prospective Bidder must read and acknowledge compliance with Section 00200b ARPA Civil Rights Certification Requirements. The compliance acknowledgement must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Each Prospective Bidder must read and acknowledge compliance with Section 00200c ARPA Lobbying Certification / Disclosure. The compliance acknowledgement must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Each Prospective Bidder must complete Section 00200d Certification Regarding Debarment. The Certification must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s

Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Each Prospective Bidder must complete Section 00200e Certification Regarding EEO Requirements.  The Certification must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Each Prospective Bidder must complete Section 00200f Certification Regarding AIS Requirements.  The Certification must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Each Prospective Bidder must comply with Section 00452 Non-Discrimination Policy, while conducting business or participating in events or activities for the OWNER. Each Prospective

Bidder shall maintain an environment free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation at all times.

 

Each Prospective Bidder must read, understand, and adhere to the requirements of Section 00740 Wage Determination Schedule relative to the minimum prevailing wage rates mandated by the applicable state labor department or other authority having jurisdiction (NO EXCEPTIONS). Each Prospective Bidder is required to make sure his or her Subcontractor(s) understand the minimum prevailing wage rates for the work location.

 

Each Prospective Bidder must read and provide documentation relative to the “Request for Company Product and Service Information Letter” and complete the “EEO Report Form” document for the corporation, partnership, joint venture, etc. submitting a bid included at the end of the Section 00200 Instruction to Bidders. These two (2) items must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid [Section 00200g and Section 00200h].

 

Each Prospective Bidder shall read and understand the Alabama Department of Revenue’s (ADOR’s) sales and use tax exemption policy pursuant to Act 2013-205 Section 1(g)  [CONTRACTOR accounts for the sales tax not included in the Bid Form by submitting an Accounting of Sales Tax – Attachment to BWWB Bid Form].  Failure to provide an accounting of sales tax shall render the Bid non-responsive. Other than determining responsiveness, sales tax accounting shall not affect the bid pricing nor be considered in the determination of the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. After Notice of Award, Prime Contractor and Subcontractor(s) licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must comply with ADOR reporting requirements for the duration of the project. For further information see Section 00409, Alabama Department of Revenue-Sales and Use Tax Exemption, Section 00200 Instruction to Bidders (Article 33) and refer to paragraph 6.10 in the Supplementary Conditions.

 

If a Contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder, who has neither been disqualified nor rejected pursuant to these Contract Documents, and whose Bid based on an evaluation by the OWNER indicates that the award will be in the best interest of the project and will result in the lowest overall cost to the OWNER for completion of the project. Unless extended by OWNER, a Contract will be awarded within ninety (90) calendar days after the day of the opening of Bids.

 

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, the right to waive irregularities or to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the OWNER.

 

Owner:

The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham

3600 First Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 35222

 

Primary Contact:

Mr. Douglass W. Stockham, IV, P.E.

Telephone: (205) 244-4186

Facsimile: (205) 244-4686

E-mail: doug.stockham@bwwb.org

 

Secondary Contact:

Ms. Janice Acoff

Telephone: (205) 244-4265

Facsimile: (205) 244-4765

E-mail: janice.acoff@bwwb.org

 

 

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

 

DATE: August 1, 2024

FROM: Jefferson County Commission

General Services Department, Room 1

716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

 

The General Services department on behalf of the Jefferson County Commission is conducting the A/E services selection process for the described Project.

 

PROJECT TITLE: Jefferson County 2121 Building Architectural Design for Interior Renovations

PROJECT LOCATION:  2121 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham, AL 35203

PROJECT ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION BUDGET: TBD

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: August 28, 2024, 2:00 pm

 

This project consists of design and construction of various floors at the Jefferson County 2121 Building. The overall project is for remodeling of selected floors. The full design scope includes the development and preparation of programming and conceptual plans, space designs, plans and specifications, preparation of bid documents, assistance in the bid process, and construction and warranty phase administration for private and open office space, meeting rooms, and support space. Architectural and Engineering design services shall include plans for comprehensive demolition of interior architecture spaces and replacement with new interior architectural design and new finishes, new systems design (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm, technology, and telecommunications), and office systems furnishings design and specification.

 

General requirements:  The A/E shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of the engineering and design work; construction documents shall be signed and “sealed” by the responsible registered professional architect(s) and engineer(s).

 

The A/E shall coordinate with the appropriate public utility companies and commissions, if required, to prepare connection designs according to the applicable guidelines. Submissions shall be prepared (and revised and resubmitted, if necessary) for securing approvals, class of service, permits, and service hook-ups.

 

The work shall comply with all applicable City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, State of Alabama, federal codes and regulations; and applicable utility provider, construction industry and ASHRAE standards, requirements, and guidelines.

 

The work shall conform with the “to be established” project budget and scope, once finalized, throughout planning, design, and construction.

 

The A/E shall make site visits, attend meetings, produce meeting minutes, make presentations, utilize the services of consultants, and submit required deliverables as necessary to execute specific parts of the work ‘to be established’ and in the Contract and the Scope of Work for the project. The A/E will be available to perform optional construction phase services at the agreed upon rate, if so requested by the Jefferson County Commission.

 

If you would like to be considered for this Project, please provide four complete copies of your submission documentation for the Project to our office by the deadline indicated above. Minority, women and disabled veteran-owned enterprises (DBE) are encouraged to apply. Significant local participation is recommended for engineering services for firms outside the State of Alabama. All qualification submissions shall be made in hard copy, bound 8 1/2 x 11 format with project and firm identification on cover stock.

 

Please include the following items in your packet and identify each specific qualification request identifiable by associated item numbers and tabbed accordingly below:

 

Qualification Package

 

  1. Approach. A general statement of the firm’s approach to each of the project packages with particular focus on distinguishing characteristics or services.

 

  1. Work proposed to be performed. A discussion of the firms understanding of the scope of services to be provided and the major work tasks to be performed.

 

  1. Key personnel. A list of the proposed project team assigned to this project and their roles, previous related experience, education, date that person joined the firm.

 

  1. Relevant experience. A statement of the firm’s relevant experience, including a brief description of projects similar in scope and size as the proposed project, include project title, dates work was performed, construction value, client contact information.

 

  1. List of Proposed Engineers/Technology Consultants. Provide a list of proposed engineers/technology consultants the firm plans to use for each specific package for this project. Include their statements of qualifications, profiles and lists of previous experience with projects similar in scope, value, and size, and current client contact information.  It is imperative that the technology consultant have previous experience in recording, storing and retrieving job applicant screening and testing data.

 

  1. Certificate of Insurance. Submit copy of firm’s certificate of insurance.

 

  1. Include statement of DBE status. Is your firm a “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise”; Minority, women or disabled veteran-owned enterprise? Include statement of DBE status for each identified sub consultant/engineer listed for each package if applicable.

 

All questions regarding this project and submittal of the Statements of Qualification shall be directed to Trisha Hill, Committee Chair at email address trisha.hill@jccal.org. Any contact with the selection committee team members other than Ms. Hill may disqualify the firm’s proposal from consideration.

 

 

 

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BID PROPOSAL FOR VARIOUS GOODS AND SERVICES

 

Notice is hereby given by the City of Talladega that Sealed Bids will be accepted on or before 10:00 AM, Thursday, August 22, 2024, at the City of Talladega, located at 255 South Street West, Talladega, AL 35160, for the goods and services listed below. Bids will be opened and read in the Council Chambers of City Hall on the above-referenced date and time. Information Packets may be obtained by emailing requests to talladegabids@talladega.com. Contact Andrea Garrett with any questions at 256-362-8186 ext. 1078 Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

 

Aviation Jet Fuel

Fleet Maintenance

Ground Maintenance- Water Facilities

HVAC Maintenance

Oak Hill Cemetery

Nusiance Overgrown Lots

Personal Protective Equipment – Fire Fighter Equipment

Petroleum

Stone Products

Water Treatment Chemicals

Water Construction Supplies

Work Uniforms

 

 

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FINAL PY 2023 (JULY 1, 2023-JUNE 30, 2024)

ACTION PLAN-ONE YEAR USE OF FUNDS SUMMARY

30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD

 

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

 

In accordance with 24 CFR Part 91, the City of Birmingham’s (“the City’s) Community Development Department is hereby publishing its Program Year (PY) 2024-2025 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025) Action Plan One Year Use of Funds Submission for citizen comments for a period of at least Thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.  The summary is published in order to afford affected citizens an opportunity to examine the contents and to submit comments relating thereto.

 

All activities’ proposed allocations will be proportionally increased or decreased from the estimated funding levels to match actual allocation amounts.

 

Copies of the City’s Final PY 2024-2025 Action Plan-One Year Use of Funds are available for review in the City’s Community Development Department, 710 North 20th Street, Room 1000, Birmingham, Alabama from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays and is posted on the City website-Community Development Department webpage at www.birminghamal.gov/community-development.

 

All interested parties who desire to submit written comments regarding the City’s development of its Final PY 2024-2025 Action Plan-One Year Use of Funds submission may do so by mail addressing them to Dr. Meghan V. Thomas, Director; Community Development Department; 710 North 20th Street, 10th Floor City Hall; Birmingham, Alabama 35203 or by email at housingandcommunityinfo@birminghamal.gov. Persons needing special assistance (such as translated materials or a draft copy of the report) or a reasonable accommodation to provide comments, please contact the City of Birmingham at housingandcommunityinfo@birminghamal.gov or (205) 254-2309. Please include, “Action Plan Request”, in the e-mail subject line.

 

ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE CITY’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT THE REFERENCED ADDRESS NO LATER THAN AUGUST 4, 2024, BY 4:00 P.M. TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY’S FINAL PY 2024 ACTION PLAN ONE-YEAR USE OF FUNDS SUBMISSION.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION PLAN BUDGET

 

July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

 

PY 2024 Community Development Block Grant

$  5,760,968.00

 

PY 2024 Anticipated Program Income:

$  50,000.00

 

CDBG Total:

$  5,810,968.00

 

PY 2024 HOME Grant:

$  1,122,100.00

 

PY 2024 Anticipated HOME Program Income:

$    100,000.00

 

HOME Total:

$  1,222,100.00

 

PY 2024 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG):

$    518,372.00

 

PY 2024 HOPWA Grant:

$  1,788,325.00

 

TOTAL

$  9,339,765.00

 

PROJECT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)

 

PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION

 

Administrative Funds (20% cap)

$  1,122,193.60

 

One Roof

$  40,000.00

 

PROJECT: REPAYMENTS OF SECTION 108 LOAN

 

Section 108 Loan Principal

$  60,000.00

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 

Rev Birmingham

$  120,000.00

 

Urban Impact

$  220,000.00

 

Small Business Loan

$  250,000.00

 

Roebuck Revitalization YMCA

$  500,000.00

 

Façade Improvement Program

$  210,000.00

 

HOUSING REHABILITATION

 

Program Cost

$  890,000.00

 

Single-Family Rehabilitation Program

$  1,000,000.00

 

Christian Service Mission

$  170,000.00

 

House Proud

$  100,000.00

 

Power UP

$  47,129.20

 

Disability Rights and Resources

$  200,000.00

 

Acquisition

$  10,000.00

 

PUBLIC SERVICES (15% cap)

 

Homeless Programs:

 

Men

 

Cooperative Downtown Ministries

$  55,300.00

 

Women

 

First Light, Inc.

$  60,000.00

 

Pathways/Day Center

$  50,000.00

 

Pathways Stepping- Stones/Overnight Shelter

$  30,000.00

 

YWCA

$  50,000.00

 

Changed Lives Christian Center

$  25,000.00

 

Supportive Services:

 

Bridge Ministries

$  16,000.00

 

Jimmie Hale Mission

$  56,500.00

 

Other Public Services:

 

Employment and Housing Assistance

 

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center

$  25,000.00

 

Birmingham Urban League

$  50,000.00

 

Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama

$  45,000.00

 

Help 2 Others Foundation

$  29,142.00

 

Jefferson State Community College

$  35,000.00

 

Legal Services of Alabama

$  90,000.00

 

Food for Our Journey

$  25,600.00

 

Be Kind Birmingham

$  2,278.85

 

Children/Youth Development/Senior Citizens

 

Childcare Resources, Inc.

$  20,000.00

 

Children’s Village, Inc.

$  55,000.00

 

Girls Inc.

$  35,000.00

 

Pathway’s Early Learning Center

$  15,000.00

 

Positive Maturity, Inc.-East Lake

$  27,000.00

 

Rose Garden Adult Day Services, Inc.

$  25,000.00

 

PUBLIC FACILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE

 

Broadband

$  10,000.00

 

Public Facilities & Infrastructure

$  39,824.35

 

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (HOME)

 

ADMINISTRATION- 10%

$  122,210.00

 

CHDO ACTIVITIES- 15%

$  183,315.00

 

Down Payment Assistance

$  500,000.00

 

Home Buyer/ Rental

$  416,575.00

 

PROJECT: EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM (ESG)

 

Street Outreach Essential Services & Maintenance Operation Emergency Shelter

 

Cooperative Downtown Ministries, Inc.

$  60,000.00

 

Pathways/Day Center

$    60,000.00

 

One Roof-Street Outreach

$    20,000.00

 

Pathways Stepping -Stones/Overnight Shelter

$    40,000.00

 

Pathways Early Learning Center

$  25,000.000

 

Pathways Warming Station

$  20,000.00

 

Family Connection

$  85,494.10

 

AIDS AL Way Station

$  30,000.00

 

First Light, Inc.

$  55,000.000

 

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

 

Bridge Ministries

$  50,000.00

 

RAPID RE-HOUSING

 

YWCA RR FVC & IHH

$  34,000.00

 

ADMINISTRATION (7.5%):

$  38,877.90

 

PROJECT:  HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA)

 

AIDS ALABAMA, INC.

 

Rental Assistance/TBRA

$  410,000.00

 

Rental Assistance/STRMU

$  70,000.00

 

Supportive Services

$  538,598.00

 

Operating Costs

$  520,894.50

 

Resource Identification

$  70,000.00

 

Sponsor Administration (7%)

$  125,182.75

 

ADMINISTRATION (Grantee) (3%)

$  53,649.75

 

 

GRAND TOTAL

$  9,765,934.00

 

 

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PUBLIC NOTICE

 

NOTICE: The manufactured dwelling located at 4631 Elfreth Johnson Rd is now abandoned and will be sold by private sealed bid auction. To inspect the dwelling and submit a sealed bid, call Diana Valdez, 205-968-1640 ext. 3, by 9:00 am on August 14, 2024. The dwelling community owner may bid on the dwelling. Bids will be unsealed, and the winning bidder will be announced on August 28, 2024, at 10:30 am at the dwelling location noted here.

 

  1. Lot 31 Lexas Leonard

 

 

 

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Notice is hereby given that on   Aug 12, 2024  U-Haul Company of Northern Alabama will Sell under the contractual landlords lien process by Online auction the following storage units. The goods to be sold are generally described as household goods.

*******       WILL BE   Sold Online at Storageauctions.com         *******

1588 Carson Rd, Fultondale, AL:

1632 Center Point Pkwy, Birmingham, AL:1021 James Collins ,1113 Walter Bush, 2021 Justin Lee, 1003 Tony Crawford

 

BT08/15/2024

 

 

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