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Volume 33 Issue 02 Goodyear, AZ
October 13, 2021
Phoenix Motor Leathers opens in Avondale BY LAUREN SERRATO
West Valley View Staff Writer
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hoenix Motor Leathers opened its newest store in Avondale, making it the business’ third Arizona location. On Sept. 30, the Phoenix Motor Leathers team hosted a virtual ribbon cutting with city officials. The third location makes Phoenix Motor Leathers the largest independent retailer for motorcycle apparel and accessories in the Southwest. “This is one of my favorite parts of Avondale Council, is to welcome new businesses and celebrate them coming to our community,” Avondale Vice Mayor Veronica Malone said. “The brand-new location, Phoenix Motor Leathers, is in our very own historic Avondale, so come on out. Avondale is filled with colorful culture and urban art and award-winning restaurants, originally started out as a stagecoach stop in the early days, and it’s fitting now to Avondale’s historic roots and is now home to the Phoenix Motor Leathers.” Located in Avondale’s Old Town District at 707 E. Western Avenue, residents have access to motorcycle apparel and footwear, as well as headgear, luggage and bike accessories. For owner Tina Whitely, Phoenix Motor Leathers became her new passion when she turned her love for riding into a career after retiring from her job as an engineer.
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Phoenix Motor Leathers offers motorcycle apparel and footwear, as well as headgear, luggage and bike accessories. (Photo courtesy of Tina Whitely)
“It’s fantastic,” Whitely said. “I’ve been riding all my life since I was a teenager. I started off at 18 working for Yamaha in Santa Barbara and loved motorcycles and moved to Harleys in my 20s, and so I’ve been riding Harley’s for decades. I spent my whole life going to motorcycle rallies and bike nights and other motorcycle events, riding my Harley cross-country, and so this is really fun for me. I highly advise everybody to quit their corporate jobs and follow their passion and do what’s (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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fun for them.” While Whitely felt loads of excitement leading up to opening day, she admitted she didn’t expect the kind of immediate reaction and support from customers in the first weeks. “I’m honestly just a little bit overwhelmed with the response from the west side motorcycle community,” she said. “It’s been fantastic. We opened our doors and have been busy ever since. So, it’s surprising and very gratifying to me to have that kind of response. Subscriptions are $26 for 2 years, $14 for one year. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, AZ 85026.
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Avondale was a perfect choice for our West Valley location.” Whitely guarantees her business offers anything and everything a biker could possibly need. “We sell all the motor letters, including boots, gloves, vests, jackets, chaps. We also sell helmets, we carry patches, and we do sewing here in the store. Patch sewing we make custom patches. We do leather alterations. We recover motorcycle seats and do custom leather work. People dream up all kinds of interesting things and we make them, we design them and we make them,” she said. Whitely said she opened a third location in Avondale because the city allows for the perfect riding location. It also fills the gap in the motorcycle community. “Avondale is just a perfect little spot. It’s a nice drive, it’s out of the way, it offers other restaurants and other compatible businesses that people can come visit,” Whitely said. “I love to find something off the beaten path, something in an old town, something where I can just park my bike on the main street and that’s where other stores are configured as well. It’s just really nice to have something on the west side.” As the owner of all three Phoenix Motor Leathers, Whitely said she will for sure open more stores. “I think every city that has a Harley dealership needs a Phoenix Motor Leathers,” she said. “My business plan is not necessarily to spread myself so thin that I have 88 stores or anything like that, but we just evalu- Phoenix Motor Leathers is the largest independent retailer for motorcycle apparel and acate the opportunities as they present cessories in the Southwest. Tina Whitely is the owner of all three locations in Arizona. (Photo themselves. I’m just having a lot of courtesy of Tina Whitely) fun.” As business is already booming in every day is going and spending time “That’s one of the things that really Avondale, Whitely said she’s looking with friends and hanging out. We just sets us apart. We love to ride, so we get to add to her team. But she added that happen to be hanging out and showing together and we ride. Everything cennot just anyone can work in her store. people helmets and sewing on their ters around the love of the ride,” White“I can teach everything but the love patches and making custom patches. ly said. of the ride,” Whitely said. It’s just a good time.” “You have to be a biker and you must For Whitely, her business is all about Phoenix Motor Leatherst love to ride. Other than that, we can creating an established camaraderie Where: T707 E. Western Avenue, train you. No one’s going to get rich in within the biker community and proAvondale retail, but you are going to have a nice viding them a place to feel welcomed. Info: 623-248-0282, rich life, because it’s enjoyable. It’s She said when bikers walk into her phoenixmotorleathers.com satisfying. It’s gratifying. It feels like store, they’re “kids in a candy store.”
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Public Notice INVITATION TO BID Bids Due: November 18, 2021 – 10:00am Project: Indian School Rd (Sunrise Ln to 197th Ave) CFD Landscape Improvements DMB White Tank LLC seeks qualified General Contractors, with a minimum CR-21 Landscaping and Irrigation Systems, to submit sealed bids for the above referenced project which consists of, but is not limited to, all work associated with installation of the landscape and irrigation in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on October 8, 2021. All interested parties should email Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc. com to obtain access to the electronic bid documents. Please reference the project name listed above in the email subject line. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October 20, 2021, at 10:00am. The pre-bid meeting will be held via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00am on November 18, 2021, at the DMB Verrado Offices – 4236 N. Verrado Way Suite A200, Buck-eye, AZ 85396. Bids submitted after 10:00am will not be accepted. Bids will be opened privately but read aloud at 10:05am via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty-one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing DMB White Tank LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or fails to enter into the Contract with DMB White Tank LLC upon award. The bonds will be re-turned to all Contractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work. The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original
Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be required to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and save harm-less DMB White Tank LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed incomplete and will be rejected. DMB White Tank LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason DMB White Tank LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by DMB White Tank LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further in-formation or contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc. com –reference Indian School Rd (Sunrise Ln to 197 th Ave) CFD Landscape Improvements. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.
qualified General Contractors, with a minimum CR-21 Landscaping and Irrigation Systems, to submit sealed bids for the above referenced project, which consists of, but is not limited to all work associated with installation of the landscape and irrigation in accordance with the plans and specifications (the “Work”). The Successful Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination associated with the Work. Copies of the plans, bid documents and detailed information for this project will be available on October 18, 2021. All interested parties should contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc. com to obtain access to the electronic bid documents. Please reference the project name listed above in the email subject line. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October 27, 2021, at 1:00 pm. The pre-bid meeting will be held via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Sealed bids will be received until 1:00 pm on November 29, 2021, at the DMB Verrado Offices – 4236 N. Verrado Way Suite A200, Buck-eye, AZ 85396. Bids submitted after 1:00 pm will not be accepted. Bids will be opened privately but read aloud at 1:05 pm via Zoom call. A meeting invitation will be sent to all interested parties. Unless all bids are rejected, the Contract will be awarded within twenty-one (21) days. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder that submits a complete and accurate bid. A complete and accurate bid will include all information requested in the bid documents. Every bid made by a Contractor pursuant to this Notice shall be accompanied by a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, listing Verrado ARC LLC as the Obligee, as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the Work, or as liquidated damages in the event the Contractor refuses or fails to enter into the Contract with Verrado ARC LLC upon award. Cashier’s checks will not be accepted. The bonds will be returned to all Contractors whose bids are not awarded the Contract, and to the successful Contractor, upon execution of the Contract, and receipt of Payment and Performance bonds for the Work. The cost for providing Payment and Performance bonds shall be included in the bid submittal. A Payment and Performance bond will be required in the amount of 100% of the original Contract value for the duration of the Contract. All bidders shall be re-quired to submit, with their bid proposal, a completed Certificate of Insurance evidencing their ability to meet the insurance requirements for this project. The Contractor shall carry property damage and public liability insurance and shall hold and
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save harmless Verrado ARC LLC, DMB White Tank, LLC, the City of Buckeye and the Verrado District 1 Community Facilities District from any employer’s liability and from any and all liens for materials or labor in connection with this Work as specified in the bid documents. Any bids submitted without the bid bond, certificate of insurance and any other items as required in the bid documents will be deemed in-complete, and will be rejected. Verrado ARC LLC reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to withhold the award for any reason Verrado ARC LLC determines necessary and appropriate. Award of the successful bid shall be subject to approval by Verrado ARC LLC or its representatives. Interested parties shall refer to the bid package and addendums for further information, or contact Deana Burris at dburris@dmbinc. com – reference Indian School Rd (Verrado Way to Sunrise Ln) North Half CFD Landscape Improvements. No engineer’s estimate will be distributed.
Public Notice ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Wander Travel, PLLC II The address of the registered office is: 15983 W Diamond St., Goodyear, Az 85338 The name of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in a manager or managers. The names of each person who is a manager and each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Organizer, Melissa Rae Andrews, 15983 W Diamond St., Goodyear, Az 85338 Published: West Valley View, Oct. 13, 20,27 2021 / 42016
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