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By Steve Becker

7BBig Spring HeraldWeekend Edition, July 3-4, 2021

4 easily forgotten road trip safety tips

Getaways come in many forms. A get-away can be restful and relaxing whether it involves a journey to a small island thousands of miles from home or a favorite campsite that’s just a few hours away by car.

As the world gradually emerges from a pan-demic that put travel on the back burner for billions of people across the globe, peo-ple anxious to get away from home may finally feel comfortable seeking getaways that don’t involve air travel. If the open road beck-ons you in the months ahead, the excitement ahead can make it easy to overlook certain

safety measures. The following are four easily forgotten safety mea-sures to keep in mind as you head off for parts unknown.

1. Have your vehicle serviced before hitting the road. The pandemic significantly affected people’s driving habits. Millions of people spent the pandemic working remotely, and many have continued to do so even after being vaccinated. Total driv-ing distances fluctuated throughout the pan-demic. For example, the Federal Highway Administration reported that the total distances driven in July 2020 had declined by 11 percent compared to the same month a year earlier. That decline was more drastic according to figures examining total distances driven in April

2019 and April 2020, when driving had de-creased by 40 percent compared to a year earlier. Though driving may have increased as the pandemic wore on, it’s still a good idea for drivers to have their ve-hicles serviced before a road trip. Request a full tune-up that includes an oil change, a battery check and a tire rota-tion. These services and other maintenance tasks like fluid refills can reduce the likeli-hood of breakdowns and reveal any issues that might make driving less safe.

2. Determine if your vehicle is the subject of a recall. Recalls are issued if a safety issue has been uncovered since a car hit the market. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a list of recalls available on its website at NHTSA.gov/Recalls. Recalls are fixed free of charge, and it’s best to look well in advance of a trip to ensure you have time to take the vehicle in for its update.

3. Get used to driving with accessories on

the vehicle. Summer road trips are typically taken with bicycle racks attached to rear win-dows or the top of the vehicle. Drivers unac-customed to having bi-cycles or storage units attached to their vehi-cles should make a few trial runs so they can get acclimated. Backing up with bike racks on the back of the car can be tricky for novices, so a little practice with the bikes on the back may be helpful. Drivers who intend to tow campers also may benefit from a little pre-trip practice.

4. Pack a map. Though maps have long since fallen out of favor due to the avail-ability of GPS, people traveling to remote areas may find their smartphone signals fading in and out as they get closer to their destinations. A map can help road trippers over-come service interrup-tions and arrive at their destinations on time.

Road trips may be especially popular this summer. Some simple safety measures can ensure drivers and their passengers stay safe.

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Request for Proposals

The Board of Trustees ofGlasscock County ISD(“GCISD”) is requesting com-petitive sealed proposals forthe construction/pavement ofroadway(s) on District prop-erty (“Proposals”). Informa-tion and specifications maybe obtained in the superin-tendentʼs office located at308 West Chambers Street,Garden City, GlasscockCounty, TX 79739. Pleaseemail Scott Bicknell,Superintendent, atsbicknell@gckats.net forRFP/SPECS and additionalquestions or information.

Proposals must bereceived on or before3:00pm on July 9, 2021 (the“deadline”). Proposals willbe publicly opened and readaloud at 4:00pm of this date.Proposals must contain thefollowing on the outside ofthe envelope:“COMPETITIVE SEALEDPROPOSAL—RFP #2021-001-Roadway Construc-tion”. Responders must sub-mit three (3) copies of theirProposals. Proposals re-ceived after 3:00pm onJuly 9, 2021, will not be con-sidered. Proposals must bephysically submitted to theaddress:

Glasscock County ISDATTN: Scott Bicknell,Superintendent308 West Chambers StreetGarden City, GlasscockCounty, TX 79739

Faxed or emailed Proposalswill not be considered.

GCISD reserves the right toaccept or reject any and allProposals or waive any irreg-ularities. Proposals will beevaluated and ranked in ac-cordance with Texas Govern-ment Code Chapter 2269,Subchapter D. Any finalagreement negotiated withthe highest ranked respon-der(s) is subject to approvalby the Glasscock County ISDBoard of Trustees.

The selection of the biddershall be in accordance withTexas Government Code,Chapter 2269 of the TexasGovernment Code.

WAIVER OF CLAIMS: BYTENDERING A RESPONSETO THIS RFP, THE RE-SPONDER ACKNOW-LEDGES THAT IT HASREAD AND FULLY UNDER-STANDS THE REQUIRE-MENTS FOR SUBMITTINGA RESPONSE AND THEPROCESS USED BY THEDISTRICT FOR SELECT-ING THE CONSTRUCTIONFIRM FOR THE ABOVEPROJECT. FURTHER, BYSUBMITTING A RE-SPONSE, THE RESPON-DER FULLY, VOLUNTAR-ILY AND UNDERSTAND-INGLY WAIVES AND RE-LEASES ANY AND ALLCLAIMS AGAINST THE DIS-TRICT AND ANY OF ITSSCHOOL BOARD MEM-BERS, AGENTS AND/OREMPLOYEES THAT COULDARISE OUT OF THE ADMIN-ISTRATION, EVALUATION,OR RECOMMENDATION OFANY RESPONSE SUBMIT-TED IN RESPONSE TOTHIS RFP.

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Legals

Request for Proposals

The Board of Trustees ofGlasscock County ISD(“GCISD”) is requesting com-petitive sealed proposals forthe construction/pavement ofroadway(s) on District prop-erty (“Proposals”). Informa-tion and specifications maybe obtained in the superin-tendentʼs office located at308 West Chambers Street,Garden City, GlasscockCounty, TX 79739. Pleaseemail Scott Bicknell,Superintendent, atsbicknell@gckats.net forRFP/SPECS and additionalquestions or information.

Proposals must bereceived on or before3:00pm on July 9, 2021 (the“deadline”). Proposals willbe publicly opened and readaloud at 4:00pm of this date.Proposals must contain thefollowing on the outside ofthe envelope:“COMPETITIVE SEALEDPROPOSAL—RFP #2021-001-Roadway Construc-tion”. Responders must sub-mit three (3) copies of theirProposals. Proposals re-ceived after 3:00pm onJuly 9, 2021, will not be con-sidered. Proposals must bephysically submitted to theaddress:

Glasscock County ISDATTN: Scott Bicknell,Superintendent308 West Chambers StreetGarden City, GlasscockCounty, TX 79739

Faxed or emailed Proposalswill not be considered.

GCISD reserves the right toaccept or reject any and allProposals or waive any irreg-ularities. Proposals will beevaluated and ranked in ac-cordance with Texas Govern-ment Code Chapter 2269,Subchapter D. Any finalagreement negotiated withthe highest ranked respon-der(s) is subject to approvalby the Glasscock County ISDBoard of Trustees.

The selection of the biddershall be in accordance withTexas Government Code,Chapter 2269 of the TexasGovernment Code.

WAIVER OF CLAIMS: BYTENDERING A RESPONSETO THIS RFP, THE RE-SPONDER ACKNOW-LEDGES THAT IT HASREAD AND FULLY UNDER-STANDS THE REQUIRE-MENTS FOR SUBMITTINGA RESPONSE AND THEPROCESS USED BY THEDISTRICT FOR SELECT-ING THE CONSTRUCTIONFIRM FOR THE ABOVEPROJECT. FURTHER, BYSUBMITTING A RE-SPONSE, THE RESPON-DER FULLY, VOLUNTAR-ILY AND UNDERSTAND-INGLY WAIVES AND RE-LEASES ANY AND ALLCLAIMS AGAINST THE DIS-TRICT AND ANY OF ITSSCHOOL BOARD MEM-BERS, AGENTS AND/OREMPLOYEES THAT COULDARISE OUT OF THE ADMIN-ISTRATION, EVALUATION,OR RECOMMENDATION OFANY RESPONSE SUBMIT-TED IN RESPONSE TOTHIS RFP.

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