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Journal photos by Natalie Johnson The Shelton City Commission approved solutions toupdate Shelton's small works roster and vendor list on Monday. Below, Steve Goins briefs the city on the list. i .I By NATALIE JOHNSON Along with many other cities and organizations, the city of Shelton took a step away from using paper files on Monday. The city of Shelton com- mission voted Monday to update its Small Works Roster and Vendor List, with the goal of making the lists electronic, rather than actual, physical lists. Up until recently we did this work manually," said Steve Goins, the city's community and economic development director. "We recently requested that these be submitted elec- tronically." The small works roster and vendor lists are lists that the city keeps of vari- ous companies that it can solicit bids from if it needs a contractor or consultant for a small project. "The MRSC (Municipal Research and Services Cen- ter) Small Works Contrac- tor Roster ... allows for the search for eligible contrac- tors, and to solicit bids for small works services, in- cluding construction, build- ing, renovation, remodel- ing, alteration, repair or improvement of real prop- erty, under $300,000 as an alternative to advertising for bids on each project," the brief states. While the city updates the rosters every year, this year companies have the option of getting on a local or statewide electronic da- tabase. "Local contractors can get on for free if they want to limit themselves to Shel- ton or Mason County," Goins said. "For a nominal fee, I believe it's $50, they can be on the state roster." The Shelton city commis- sioners said that the ros- ter is an important conve- nience for city staff. "It saves a tremendous amount of staff time and cost," commissioner Mike Byrne said. Byrne also said that the electronic list could help the city connect with con- tractors that they hadn't previously worked with be- fore. Commissioner Dawn Pannell echoed that state- ment, saying that the elec- tronic list helps the city just as much as a contractor. "I would imagine it ex- pands our availability as well," she said. Goins said that expand- ing the roster to a local electronic database was a win-win situation. "I also believe it's a ben- efit for any one of the local contractors, to get their name out there," he said. "It seems logical to me that we can simplify the process without losing transpar- ency." Man dies in 101 A Brinnon man was killed Sunday, Feb. 20, and his wife remains at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle follow- ing a single-vehicle wreck on Highway 101. According to the state patrol, Candis L. Johnston, 64, was driving northbound with her husband, Stanley, 66, when they left the roadway to the right just before the Hamma Hamma River Bridge and struck a tree. The wreck was spotted and reported by a passing mo- torist at 5:46 a.m. on Sunday morning, but is believed to have occurred several hours earlier. Mr. Johnston did not survive and Mrs. Johnston was airlifted to Harborview with leg, torso and head injuries. She was also treated for hypothermia. She remained in the intensive care unit this week in serious but stable condi- tion. The state patrol is still looking into the wreck, and Trooper Krista Hedstrom said that the investigation could take as long as a month or more. Trooper Hedstrom said that Mr. Johnston's seat was in a reclined position at the time of the wreck, possibly indicating that he was asleep. Mrs. Johnston told officers that the wreck occurred at around midnight and that she thought she hit a patch of ice before losing control of the vehicle, a 2003 Toyota High- lander that was totaled. Mr. Johnston owned Johnston Realty, which has of- rices in Brinnon, Quflcene and Hoodsport. He was also the brother of former Mason County Commissioner, Ed John- ston. Mrs. Johnston is a first- and second-grade teacher in Brinnon. children are all making cards for her and art- work because she can't receive flowers yet," noted Brinnon School District Secretary Dalfla Dowd. Dowd said that the district superintendent, Nancy Thompson, had talked to all of the students in the first through eighth grades on Monday to comfort them and an- swer questions. What will be the outcome of the Middle E a st co n f li cts ? !~ .~:.~ii :: :.: i iiii~:.ii~:ii~:: ~ : ~ ~. :i:.i::~i~i :i:!] Is it time to go after our own resources? Russ Denney CLEANERS & TAILORS Serving She~ton and Mason County for 84 years Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.=2:00 p.m. 215 South Second 426-3371 863 J i ,! i, d i 'i d Adage LLC Alpine Way Retirement Center Anchor Bank AT&T City of Shelton Costco Employee's Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound Gil[is Auto Center Grapeview School District Green Diamond Resource Company Heritage Bank Hood Canal Communications Hood Canal School IBM Keiloggs/Stretch Island Fruit Key Bank Manke Lumber Company, Inc. Maple Glen Senior Living Mary M Knight School Mason County Employees Mason County PUD #3 Mason General Hospital Mason Transit Authority Nationwide Insurance North Mason School District Olympia Federal Savings Olympic Panel Products LLC Our Community Credit Union Peninsula Credit Union Pioneer School District Shelton School District Simpson Timber Company Timberland Regional Library UPS Walmart West Coast Bank United Way wishes to say thank you to the donors and sponsors who helped to make the Valentine Auction a success. ~I~Wf SheRon -Ma.son Count-)" United Way of Mason County 329 W Railroad Ave, ste 204 Shelton, WA 98584 1426"4999 J uway@hcc.net Thank you to the Shelton Mason County Journal for the donation of this advertisement. Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 - Page A-3 ° : t