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DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES

42A HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL OCTOBER 23-29, 2015

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RED RIVER FARM & RANCHRed River County, TX ● 6,700± Acres

Multiple Tracts ● Irrigated ● Pasture ● Recreational

BOGOTA FARMRed River County, TX ● 6,630± Acres

Multiple Tracts ● Cropland ● Storage Facilities

BAIRDSTOWN FARMLamar County, TX ● 1,070± Acres

Single Tract ● Cropland ● Storage Facilities

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Single Tract ● Cattle Ranch ● Home ● Recreational

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Lila GarlinRealtor Associate

www.RoundTopRealEstate.com

Grapevine Lane, Burton - 76 wooded acres, some roll, antique house & barns, 2 seasonal creeks. Minerals negotiable.

TxLS# 89931 HAR# 35126032 $817,000

Near Round Top

Between Hempstead and Navasota on Hwy. 6, this 4 bedroom 3-1/2 bath custom home has it all! Chef’s kitchen, gym, game room with bar, study, outdoor living area with pool, hot tub, covered pavilion with fireplace! More!

Bill Johnson & Associates Real Estate979-865-5466 or 979-992-2636

www.bjre.com

Huntsville,Walker Co.

78 Acres78 Acres

THE WOODLANDS

stunning 4/4.5, kitchen w/breakfast room. master down w/soaker tub. private casita. upstairs

media room and game room. backyard oasis with outdoor

living, summer kitchen and pool.

Stephen sheffer 281-362-2844

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LEGALS

1. ACCP, Inc. 2. Addicks Fairbanks Landfill 3. Air Products, LLC 4. Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals 5. Albemarle Corporation 6. Anamoros Real Estate 7. Aqua Texas, Inc 8. Axiall, LLC 9. Barkaloo Home Owners Association 10. Barrow, Jay 11. BASF Corporation 12. Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company, LLC 13. Baytown, City of 14. Big Bass Resort 15. Blessey Marine Services, Inc. 16. Boltex Nfg. Co. 17. Braskem America, Inc. 18. C K M & T Properties 19. Calco Marketing Service, Inc. 20. CEMEX Construction Materials South, LLC 21. Cemex USA 22. Channel Shipyard Co., Inc. 23. Channelview Truck Stop USA, LLC 24. Chevron Phillips 25. Clean Harbors Deer Park, LLC 26. Clean Harbors La Porte, LLC 27. Clean Harbors of La Porte, LLC 28. Colonial Pipeline Company 29. Colossal Estates, LLC 30. Cunningham, James W. 31. Dorsett 32. Dow Chemical Company, The 33. Duarte, David & Hilaria 34. Dupont De Nemours, E. I. & Co.

35. E.E. Townes Family Trust dba Dickinson Ranch 36. Eastside Material LTD 37. Eco Services LLC 38. Eco Services Operations LLC 39. El Paso Energy 40. Ensminger, Pamela 41. Enterprise Refined Product Company, LLC 42. Equistar Chemicals 43. Etoco, Inc. 44. Evans, James 45. ExxonMobil Environmental Services 46. ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co. 47. Fallin, Richard Wayne 48. Flint Hills Resources 49. Foothills Texas, Inc. 50. Forest Park Lawndale 51. Gaitan, Esequiel 52. Galena Park I.S.D. 53. Galena Park, City of 54. Garcia, Marte & Alma 55. Generation Park Management District 56. Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council 57. Glaze, Charles 58. Glendale Boat Works, Inc. 59. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 60. Goose Creek Consolidated School District 61. Goose Creek Country Club 62. Greif, Inc. 63. Gulbrandsen Technologies, Inc. 64. Harris Co. E.S.D. 24 65. Harris County 66. Harris County MUD 438 67. Harris, Jim 68. Hazelwood Enterprises, Inc. 69. Hendry, Ronnie

70. Herrejon, Angela 71. Hide-A-Way Storage, Inc. 72. Houston Petrochemical 73. Houston Petroleum Company 74. Houston, City of 75. Hussain & Irfran Management, Inc. 76. Ibrahim, Inc., Shawn 77. Ilfrey Ave. Water Acct. 78. Infrastructure Services, Inc. 79. Intercontinental Terminals Co. 80. Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC - Pasadena 81. International Forest Products LLC 82. Jagged Horse Investment LLC 83. Katy ISD Enviromental & Safety 84. Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals, LLC 85. Kinder Morgan Petcoke, LP 86. Kirby Inland Marine LP 87. KV Land, LLC 88. Larson, Roland 89. Lester, Gracie 90. Leyva, Alejandro 91. Linde Gas LLC 92. Lubrizol Corporation, The 93. LyondellBasell Houston Refining, LP 94. Lyondell-Citgo Refining Co., Ltd. 95. Manning, Walter 96. McDonough Marine Service 97. Miller Two Property, Inc. 98. Milner, Buddy & Susan 99. Morales, Miguel & Martha 100. Morris, Clarice 101. N.O.C.S. West Gulf, Inc. 102. Nilok Chemicals, Inc. 103. NRG Texas Power, LLC

104. Ordonez, Carlos R. 105. Ortiz, David 106. Oxy Vinyls, LP 107. Parrish, Audrey H. 108. Pasadena Refining System, Inc. 109. Patriot Storage, LLC 110. Perez, Ruben 111. PL-J I, LP 112. Port Central Service Center 113. Potts, Elizabeth Ann 114. Powell Industries Offshore 115. Praxair, Inc- Laporte Facility 116. Praxair, Inc: Deer Park Plant 117. Precision Job Shop 118. Precoat Metals Division/Sequa Corporation 119. Quick Deal Enterprises Inc. 120. RCI Holdings, Inc. 121. Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena, LLC 122. Rohm and Haas Texas, Inc. 123. Rosewood Funeral Home 124. S.I. Warehousing Co., Inc. 125. San Jacinto River Fleet, LLC 126. Saravia, Antonio & Miriam 127. SC Utilities 128. Scherer, Robert 129. Sea Sports Scuba 130. Sepramet, Ltd. 131. Sheats, Jerry M. 132. Shell Oil Company & DPRLP 133. Shell Services Company 134. Smith, Bethine 135. Solvay USA Inc. 136. South Coast Terminals 137. Southern Star Concrete, Inc. 138. Southwest Shipyard, LP

139. Stebec, Inc. & Monument Inn, Inc. 140. StorageLots, LLC 141. Strang Road Industrial, LLC 142. Tank Service Inc. 143. Ten John Martin Corner 144. Texas Electric Equipment Co., Inc. 145. Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 146. The Lubrizol Corporation 147. TM Deer Park Services Limited Partnership 148. TMC Engineering Services, Inc. 149. Tolar Technologies, LLC 150. Torres, Maria Del Rosario 151. Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. 152. TriMac Transportation South, Inc. 153. Turner, Tonya 154. U & T Corporation DBA Charles Conoco 155. U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. 156. Un Nuevo Comienzo en Cristo, Inc. 157. United Rentals (North America), Inc. 158. Utilities Investment Co., Inc 159. Valero Refining Texas, LP 160. Valladares, Roy 161. Volk Uniontech, Inc. 162. Vopak Terminal Deer Park Main 163. Vopak Terminal Deer Park, Inc. West 164. Warren Ranch 165. Waste Corporation of Texas, LP 166. Watergate Yachting Center 167. Western Oilfield Supply 168. Westlake Park Association 169. Wildlife Exchange, Inc. 170. Zeeshons Truck Stop

Harris-Galveston Subsidence District1660 West Bay Area Blvd.

Friendswood, Texas 77546-2640www.subsidence.org

Phone: (281) 486-1105 Fax: (281) 218-3700NOTICE OF HEARING

11/12/2015

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all county and municipal governments and to all interested persons within the Harris and Galveston Counties: That the Board of Directors of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District will hold hearings on applications for new well permits and for renewal or amendment of existing permits or requests to reconsider denial of well registrations submitted by the below listed parties, on Nov 9, 2015, beginning at 9:00 am at the office of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, 1660 West Bay Area Blvd., Friendswood, Harris County, Texas.

NOTICE is hereby specifically given to:

Any person who desires to appear at the hearing and present testimony, evidence, exhibits, or other information may do so in person, by counsel, or both: Copies of Rules governing the conduct of the hearing are available at the Subsidence District’s office. The hearing may be recessed from day to day or continued where appropriate. Blind persons who wish to have this notice read to them may call (281) 486-1105.Sincerely,Greg LackeyPermit Hearing Officer

1. 3K Coastwide Investments LLC 2. Acevedo, Ruth A. 3. Aguirre, Gabriel 4. Al-Qamar, Inc. 5. Bio Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. 6. Bishop, James

7. Bouhoutsos-Brown, Elene 8. Chavez, Arnoldo 9. Ferguson, Timothy 10. FM 529 Westgreen Holdings, LLC. 11. Friedkin Realty - Hardy Limited 12. Goettee, Gordon

13. Gosling Office Park, LLC 14. Hardip, Singh Mann 15. Harris County MUD 438 16. Jiral, Glen 17. Killough Body Shop 18. Lakes of Sterling Gate HOA

19. McLeroy, Ron 20. Nelson, Keith W. 21. North Belt Partners, LLC 22. North Houston Pole Line, LP 23. Products Fabrication, Inc. 24. Romano, Ernesto

25. Stanford, John 26. Thrifty Car Rental 27. Upshaw Jimmy & Suzanne 28. Walters, Nga

Cancellation of the following permits will be considered at said hearing for the following:

1. Airgas Dry Ice 2. Airgas-Southwest, Inc. 3. Battleground Investments, Inc. 4. Battleground Water Supply Company

5. Bedford, Thomas C. 6. Black, William 7. Bui, Tang 8. Derichebourg Recycling USA, Inc.

9. Flexitallic, LP 10. Galena Park I.S.D. 11. Heron International, Inc. 12. LaBarge Coating, LLC

13. LWL, Inc. 14. Narsi Management 15. Socotherm Gulf of Mexico, LLC 16. South Texas Boiler Industries

17. Southern Crushed Concrete 18. Stephens, Ltd, Michael Ray

An Order to convert to alternate water will be considered at said hearing for the following:

ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTIONLOW BID

CITY OF HOUSTONThe City Secretary for City of Houston will receive bids at 900 Bagby, Room P101, Houston, Texas for the following General Services Department project(s):

Project Name and Number: GSD-City Hall Annex P1 Level Rail replacement D-000197

Project Description: The demolition of the existing stairs and replacement with new electrical stairs to the P1 Level.

Bid Date: Thursday, November 5, 2015Project Location: 900 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002 (Key Map 493L)Project Manager: Ted Haag / 832-393-8069 Estimated Construction Cost: Pre-bid Meeting: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 10:30 AM, 900 Bagby St, Conference Room 246

Bids will be accepted until 10:30 a.m., local time on the bid date shown above. Bids

received after that time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. on the same day at 900 Bagby, Room P112. All interested parties are invited to attend. Place and date of bid opening may be changed in accordance with Sections 15-3(b)(5) and 15-3(b)(6) of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances (City Code).

Request for bid documents and drawings should be sent to [email protected]. Addenda will be distributed at no cost to those who are registered plan holders with the City.

The Projects may contain City of Houston Standard Specifications for Wastewater Collec-tion Systems, Water Lines, Storm Drainage, and Street Paving sections that are incorporated into bid documents by reference. These standard specifications along with standard details may be acquired at no cost on the City’s website http://documents.publicworks.houstontx.gov/document-center/specifications/index.htm

This bid is subject to “Hire Houston First” as set out in Chapter 15, Article XI City Code. It is unlawful for any Contractor to contribute or offer any contribution to a candidate for City elective office during a certain period prior to and following a contract award (Chapter 18 City Code). Contractor will be required to comply with Anti- discrimination provisions (Chapter 15, Article II City Code), Pay or Play Program (Executive Order 1-7 and Ordinance 2007-0534), and the Minority, Women, Persons with Disabilities and Small Business Enterprise requirements (Chapter 15, Articles V and VI City Code and Executive Order 1-2).Dated: (Publish Friday, October 16, 2015 and October 23, 2015) Anna RussellCity Secretary

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTYThe Houston Independent School District is offering to the general public an opportunity

to submit sealed bids for purchase of certain real estate district properties listed below. Potential bidders who wish to discuss details of individual properties and/or the proposed bid procedures or to obtain general information are requested to call Leesa Love, Real Estate Specialist for the Houston Independent School District at 713-556-9262, or you may request information by e-mail at [email protected] .

The following properties will be available for bids to purchase: (1) 5815 Hirsch: 8.4 acres of unimproved property (2) 8000 East Tidwell: 9.38 acres of unimproved property (3) 6511 North Wayside: 6.55 acres of unimproved property (4) 11550 James L. Reaux Dr.: 11.85 acres of unimproved property (5) 11433 Suburban: 12.79 acres of unimproved property (6) 10401 Scott St.: 7.58 acres of unimproved property (7) 5650 Selinsky: 7.78 acres of unimproved property (8) 3300 Russell: 4.77 acres of unimproved property (9) 8110 Bertwood: 3.17 acres of land improved with a 40,620 sf school building (10) 5426 Cavalcade: 4.57 acres of unimproved property (11) 4435 Weaver: 7.75 acres of unimproved property, and (12) 158 Mississippi: 7.53 acres of unimproved property.

INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 495,

Attention: Mr. Steve Sams, President, Board of Directors, will be received at the office of the Engineer, LJA Engineering, Inc., 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 320, Houston, Texas 77042, until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, Friday, October 30, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for “Construction of the Paving and Appurtenances for Porter Road Extension to Serve King Crossing for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 495, Harris County, Texas”.

Scope of Work of the Contract includes the construction of paving and appurtenances. Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Friday, October 23, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Local Time, at the office of LJA Engineering, Inc., 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 320, Houston, Texas 77042. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than 5 percent of the total amount bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract and execute the Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates within 7 days after the date Contract Documents are received by the Contractor.

Bidding documents may be examined at LJA Engineering, Inc., AGC of Texas, AGC Hous-ton, and Amtek or may be obtained by prospective bidders or suppliers upon payment of ninety-five dollars ($95.00 non-refundable plus cost of delivery) ($50.00 for electronic copy) for each set of documents at LJA Engineering, Inc., 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 320, Houston, Texas 77042.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregulari-ties in bidding or bidding process except time of submitting a Bid. The Successful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 495

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed proposals for the Construction of Water Distribution, Sanitary Sewer, and Storm

Drainage Facilities to serve Newport Lakes Estates within Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 29 in Manville, TX will be received at the office of Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation, 3100 West Alabama, Houston, Texas 77098 (Tel. 713/520-9570) until 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME, Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 and then publicly opened and read. A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE OFFICE OF DANNENBAUM ENGINEERING CORPORATION ON Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME. Each bid must be accompanied by certified check or bid bond, duly executed, in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid. Bid Documents will be available online at www.civcastusa.com.

BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 29

NOTICE TO BIDDERSHire Houston First Program – These procurements are subject to the Hire Houston First

Program, which gives a preference to certain local bidders in award of the procurements. For more information, go to:

http://www.houstontx.gov/obo/hirehoustonfirst.html.

Invitation To Bid – Sealed bids will be received in the Office of the City Secretary, City Hall Annex, Public Level, 900 Bagby, until 10:30 A.M., on the bid due date, and all bids will be opened and publicly read in the City Council Chamber, Public Level, at 11:00 A. M.

All interested parties are encouraged to attend any scheduled pre-bid and/or pre-proposal conference(s). Unless other wise specified, all conference(s) will be held at 901 Bagby, Hous-ton, TX 77002 in the basement of City Hall. It is the interested party’s responsibility to ensure they have secured and thoroughly reviewed all solicitation documents prior to any scheduled conference(s). Interested parties can download all forms, and specifications from the Internet at https://purchasing.houstontx.gov/. Downloading these documents will ensure all inter-ested parties will automatically receive any updates via e-mail. Interested parties can call (832) 393-8762 for additional information.

BIDS DUE – NOVEMBER 12, 2015Closed Captioning Services for City of Houston’s various departments, S19-L25524 – 0% MWBE Goal - Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 2:30 PM at 901 Bagby, SPD Conference Room 2.

Full-Service HVAC Pool Maintenance & Repair services for City of Houston’s General Service Department, S19-L25508 – 11% MWBE goal – Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 10:30AM at 901 Bagby, SPD Conference Room 2.


LEGALSLEGALS

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)CITY OF HOUSTON

A Request For Qualifications (RFQ) is on the City of Houston’s website for Deployment of Houston Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). This is a Transportation Investment Gener-ating Economic Recovery, or TIGER Discretionary Grant program funded project.

Please be aware of the following schedule concerning RFQ-TOD15-02 selection process. October 2, 2015:Traffic Operations Division RFQ is posted at the following location:http://www.publicworks.houstontx.gov/tod/tiger-2014.html

October 20, 2015: (See RFQ for location and time)Traffic Operations Division RFQ Pre-submittal meeting

November 3, 2015: (See RFQ for location) SOQ shall be delivered by hand or courier by 1:00 p.m.Traffic Operations Division SOQ submittals deadline

Dated: (Publish Friday, October 2, 9 & 16, 2015) Anna RussellCity Secretary

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK BID/PROPOSAL NOTICE FORYATES HIGH SCHOOL

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (HISD)

Turner Construction Company (Turner) as Construction Manager at Risk, in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 2269.255, is soliciting proposals from subcontractors (including M/WBE firms) for the replacement of YATES HIGH SCHOOL located at 3703 Sampson Street, Houston, Texas 77004. Work includes construction of a new high school fa-cility located on the existing Yates High School playing fields, phased demolition of all existing school facilities and construction of new playing fields.

Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the office of Turner Construction Company, 4263 Dacoma Street, Houston, TX, 77092. Propos-als can be delivered to Turner’s office in a sealed envelope stating Attention Toni Cromer – HISD Yates High School or emailed to Toni Cromer at [email protected]. Bidders are strongly encouraged to submit proposals prior to 2pm to avoid late submission disqualifica-tion.

Electronic proposal documents will be available on Monday, October 26, 2015 and can obtained by downloaded from the Turner GradeBeam site. Contact Toni Cromer, email [email protected], for access to the GradeBeam site. Documents may be reviewed at Turn-er’s office. Call 713-840-8441 to schedule a visit.

There will be no public opening of proposals. All bids or proposals shall be made available to the public after the later of the award of the contract or the seventh day after the date of final selection of bids or proposals. After receipt of proposals, Turner will conduct its evalua-tion of each subcontractor proposal in relation to the project requirements and will select the proposal(s) that offer(s) the best value to HISD, in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 2269.256.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Turner’s office. For additional information regarding this project, please contact Ms. Amanda Goodie, at 281-413-0271, or [email protected].

Turner Construction Company is committed to meeting HISD’s M/WBE goals for this project. M/WBE forms, schedules and statements, as required by the package documents, shall accompany each proposal that is submitted. PROPOSALS SUBMITTED WITHOUT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION AND IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED MAY BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE.

Turner Construction Company is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer.

CITY OF HOUSTONDELINQUENT ACCOUNT COLLECTIONS

S46-Q25136NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIO N S

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, TERMS & CONDITIONS

The City of Houston’s is seeking qualifications from firm(s) to perform the following services as described in the Master Agreement(s) for various delinquent account collec-tion services. The City has already entered into Master Agreements with other vendors. The purpose of this solicitation is to continue to seek qualified firms interested in assisting the City with collection efforts with the objective of augmenting the pool of quali-fied collection firms. This strategy will help the City maintain a competitive process amongst the pre-qualified vendor pool.

ROLLING SCHEDULE

In order to continue to augment the vendor pool, the City will be accepting submissions on a rolling basis for an in.definite period. The City reserves the right to establish a schedule for submission in the future and/or stop accepting submissions without notice if deemed in the best interests of the City. Prospective contractor(s) needing additional information/clarification to this request for qualification (RFQ) are requested to e-mail questions to Shannon Pleasant at shannon [email protected]. All questions will be answered via letter of clarification to this RFQ and posted on the City’s e-bidding website and auto-matically emailed to all who registered to receive this RFQ. Please review the Statement(s) of Work below. If you believe that your firm meets the minimum requirements as outlined in the Statement of Work of the RFQ, please submit your Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to Shannon Pleasant via one of the methods listed below:

E-mail:(Preferred Method): shannon.pleasant@houstontx .gov ·

Mail: City of Houston Strategic Purchasing Division (Suite 8522) 901 Bagby Street Houston, Texas 77002

KITCHEN PIPE REPLACEMENT (BID)Houston First Corporation requests bids from experienced entities to replace ap-

proximately 931.5 feet of drainage pipe at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Bid documents are available online at www.houstonfirst.com/do-business. Ques-tions should be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

RAMP EXPANSION JOINT REPLACEMENT AND WATERPROOFING (BID)Houston First Corporation requests bids from experienced entities to replace cer-

tain expansion joints on the loading dock ramp at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Bid documents are available online at www.houstonfirst.com/do-business. Questions should be submitted by e-mail to [email protected].

INVITATION TO BIDSealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Malcomson Road Utility District will be received at the office of the Engineer, Lockwood, Andrews, & Newnam, Inc., 2925 Briarpark Drive, 4th Floor, Houston, Texas 77042, until 10:00 a.m., November 3, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, material and equipment and performing all work required for the construction of the following work:

Trails System Phase 2 Louetta Road Sidewalk andTrails System Phase 3 Lakewood Grove West Detention PondMalcomson Road Utility District; Harris County, Texas;Project No. 120-11801-000-400

A mandatory pre-bid conference for prospective bidders will be held at the office of Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam, Inc., 2925 Briarpark Drive, 4th Floor, Houston, Texas 77042, on October 27, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. No person may represent more than one bidder at the pre-bid conference. If a person claims to represent more than one bidder at the pre-bid conference, the bid of each bidder so represented will be returned unopened. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check in the amount equal to ten percent (10%) of total base bid. If certified or cashier’s check is used as bid security, check must be drawn on a responsible bank located in the State of Texas and made payable to Owner only.

Drawings, specifications and bid documents may be obtained from www.civcastusa.com, search Trails System Phases 2 & 3 – ID 24170-120-11801-000. It is the responsibility of the contractor bidding the project to ensure the accuracy of the reproduction of all bid documents and construction drawings. This responsibility includes, but is not limited to, proper scaling, paper width and length, etc. Failure to do so may result in errors in the unit bid quantities and/or bid amounts.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor defects and to reject any or all bids. In case of the lack of clarity or ambiguity in prices, the Owner reserves the right to accept the most advantageous or reject the bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide payment and performance bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to KB Home Lone Star, Inc. for Montgomery County

Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 132, will be received at the office of the Engineer, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc., 10333 Richmond Ave., Suite 900, Houston, Texas 77042, Phone 713-428-2400 (ext. 810) until 3:00 PM, local time, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 and then publically opened and read for the construction of the following project:

“CONSTRUCTION OF WATER, SANITARY SEWER, AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES FOR WEDGEWOOD FALLS SEC 2”

PROJECT NO. 40042-20

Scope of Work of the Contract includes:

1. Approx. 3,100 LF of 4-inch to 8-inch waterline and all appurtenances2. Approx. 2,600 LF of 8-inch sanitary sewer and all appurtenances3. Approx. 1,300 LF of 24-inch through 60-inch storm sewer pipe and all appurtenances

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 3:00 PM, local time, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the office of the Engineer.

Instruction to Bidders and other bid documents will be available for review at the office of the Engineer and will be provided electronically to prospective bidders. Please contact Angie Bowers via email at [email protected] to obtain document download information.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities or minor defects. In case of the lack of clarity or ambiguity in prices, the Owner reserves the right to accept the most advantageous or reject the bid. All bids received after the closing time designated above will be returned unopened.

INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to JNC Development, Inc. on behalf of Interconti-

nental Municipal Utility District will be received at the office of Van De Wiele & Vogler, Inc., 2925 Briarpark, Suite 275, Houston, Texas 77042, until Friday, October 30, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (Local Time), and opened and read.

Scope of Work of the Contract includes the:

CLEARING & GRUBBING TO SERVE TOWNSEN LANDING SECTION 1WITHIN INTERCONTINENTAL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT

CITY OF HUMBLE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS VDW&V PROJECT NO.: 20012-1-1-CLG (BR)

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount not less than 5 percent of the total amount bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract and execute the Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates within 7 days after the date Contract Documents are received by the Contractor.

Copies of the bidding documents are on file at the following location: Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search

20012-001-1-CLG. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report and environmental reports for this project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.


SEALED BID SALE NOTICE

Seven (7) parcels of unimproved land of various sizes in an area near George Bush Intercontinental Airport, primarily bounded by Greens Road to the north, John F. Kennedy Blvd. to the east, Sam Houston Tollway to the south, and Aldine Westfield Road

The City of Houston – Houston Airport System is accepting a single, sealed bid for the combined, packaged sale of the following properties, all being unimproved land tracts.

The minimum reserved bid that will be accepted for the package of properties is $ 6,000,000.00.

Bids will be accepted in the office of the City Secretary, 900 Bagby, City Hall Annex, Public Level, Room P101. The deadline for submitting bids is 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 12, 2015. Bid forms and specifications may be obtained by contacting James Valenta at (281) 233-1828 or at [email protected] .

Tract 1 /PARCEL SY15-085 Being approximately 51.3 acres HCAD Acct. Nos.: 067-091-003-0006 067-091-003-0010 067-091-003-0008 114-358-016-0005Tract 2 / PARCEL SY15-086 Being approximately 20 acres HCAD Acct. Nos.: 067-091-002-0056 067-091-002-0011 067-091-002-0026Tract 3 / PARCEL SY15-087 Being approximately 10 acres HCAD Acct. Nos.: 067-091-002-0023

Tract 4 / PARCEL SY15-088 Being approximately 5 acres HCAD Acct. Nos.: 067-091-002-0045 067-091-002-0048 067-091-002-0055

Tract 5 / PARCEL SY15-089 Being approximately 4.5 acres HCAD Acct. Nos.: 067-091-001-0043 067-091-001-0016 067-091-001-0012 067-091-001-0042 067-091-001-0038

Tract 6 / PARCEL SY15-090 Being approximately 18.9 acres HCAD Acct. Nos.: 067-091-001-0023 067-091-001-0027 067-091-001-0009 067-091-001-0036 067-091-001-0037

Tract 7 / PARCEL SY15-091 Being approximately 2.6 acres HCAD Acct. Nos.: 064-177-000-0016 064-177-000-0026

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK BID/PROPOSAL NOTICE FORDOWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (HISD)

Turner Construction Company (Turner) as Construction Manager at Risk, in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 2269.255, is soliciting proposals from subcontractors (including M/WBE firms) for the replacement of DOWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL located at 14000 Stancliff Street, Houston, Texas 77045. Work includes construction of a new middle school facility located on the existing Dowling Middle School playing fields, demolition of all existing school facilities and construction of new playing fields.

Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at the office of Turner Construction Company, 4263 Dacoma Street, Houston, TX, 77092. Propos-als can be delivered to Turner’s office in a sealed envelope stating Attention Toni Cromer – HISD Dowling Middle School or emailed to Toni Cromer at [email protected]. Bidders are strongly encouraged to submit proposals prior to 2pm to avoid late submission disquali-fication.

Electronic proposal documents will be available on November 2, 2015 and can obtained by downloaded from the Turner GradeBeam site. Contact Toni Cromer, email [email protected], for access to the GradeBeam site. Documents may be reviewed at Turner’s office. Call 713-840-8441 to schedule a visit.

There will be no public opening of proposals. All bids or proposals shall be made available to the public after the later of the award of the contract or the seventh day after the date of final selection of bids or proposals. After receipt of proposals, Turner will conduct its evalua-tion of each subcontractor proposal in relation to the project requirements and will select the proposal(s) that offer(s) the best value to HISD, in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 2269.256.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Turner’s office. For additional information regarding this project, please contact Mr. Michael Scott, at 281-378-8073, or [email protected].

Turner Construction Company is committed to meeting HISD’s M/WBE goals for this project. M/WBE forms, schedules and statements, as required by the package documents, shall accompany each proposal that is submitted. PROPOSALS SUBMITTED WITHOUT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION AND IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED MAY BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE.

Turner Construction Company is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer.

CAUSE NO. 15-1744-DTHE STATE OF TEXAS

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by Ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty (20) days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you.”

TO: BRITTANI HUGHES-O’HARA---RESPONDENTGREETINGS: You are hereby commanded to appear before the 321st District Court of Smith County,Texas, to be held at the Courthouse of said County in the City of Tyler, Smith County, Texas, by filing a written answer to ORIGINAL PETITION at or before Ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. on the Monday next after the expiration of twenty (20) days after the date of service hereof, a copy of ORIGINAL PETITION whichaccompanies this citation in Cause Number 15-1744-D, filed on the docket of said Court on this the 20th day of August, 2015, and styled, IN THE INTEREST OF A. D. H., A CHILD

The officer executing this writ shall serve the same according to the requirements of law, and the mandates thereof, and make due return as the law directs.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Tyler, Texas, this date: October 19, 2015

CLERK OF THE COURTLOIS ROGERSSmith County Courthouse, Room 204100 N. BroadwayTyler, Texas 75702

ATTEST: LOIS ROGERS, DISTRICT CLEREKSMITH COUNTY, TEXASBY KIMBERLY HAZUKA, DEPUTY

INVITATION TO BIDSealed bids in duplicate addressed to Bissonnet Municipal Utility District will be received

in the offices of Jones and Carter, 6335 Gulfton Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77081, until 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 6, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, material and equipment and performing all work required for the construction of Bis-sonnet Manhole and Pavement Repair 2015.

The project is located at the southeast corner of Synott Road and Bissonnet Street. It is located on Key Map 528-Q.

For construction contracts over $50,000, the bidders shall submit either a cashier’s check on a responsible bank in the State equal two percent (2%) cashier’s check or five percent (5%) bid bond of the maximum total bid. Make the cashier’s check or bid bonds payable to Bisson-net Municipal Utility District.

Plans, specifications, and bidding documents are available at www.civcastusa.com. Said documents may be examined without charge in the office of Jones & Carter, Inc. Construction Division, 6335 Gulfton Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77081.

There will be a pre-bid conference in the offices of Jones and Carter, 6335 Gulfton Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77081, at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 30, 2015. Attendance is not mandatory.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive any or all irregularities. No bid may be withdrawn until the expiration of 60 days from the date bids are open.


LEGALS

INVITATION TO BIDSealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Clear Lake City Water Authority will be re-

ceived at the office of Clear Lake City Water Authority, 900 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, Texas 77058, until 10:00 a.m., November 3, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, material and equipment and performing all work required for the con-struction of the following work:

Water System Phases 9 & 11 Rehabilitation Clear Lake City Water Authority, Harris County, Texas,Project No. 120-11838-000-400

A mandatory pre-bid conference for prospective bidders will be held at the office of Clear Lake City Water Authority, 900 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, Texas 77058, on October 27, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. No person may represent more than one bidder at the pre-bid confer-ence. If a person claims to represent more than one bidder at the pre-bid conference, the bid of each bidder so represented will be returned unopened. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check in the amount equal to ten percent (10%) of total base bid. If certified or cashier’s check is used as bid security, check must be drawn on a responsible bank located in the State of Texas and made payable to Owner only.

Drawings, specifications and bid documents may be obtained from www.civcastusa.com, search Water System Phases 9 & 11 Rehabilitation – ID 24170-120-11838-000-500. It is the responsibility of the contractor bidding the project to ensure the accuracy of the reproduc-tion of all bid documents and construction drawings. This responsibility includes, but is not limited to, proper scaling, paper width and length, etc. Failure to do so may result in errors in the unit bid quantities and/or bid amounts.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor defects and to reject any or all bids. In case of the lack of clarity or ambiguity in prices, the Owner reserves the right to accept the most advantageous or reject the bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide payment and performance bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.

INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to JNC Development, Inc. on behalf of Harris County

Municipal Utility District No. 105, will be received at the office of Van De Wiele & Vogler, Inc., 2925 Briarpark, Suite 275, Houston, Texas 77042, until Friday, November 6, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Local Time, and then publicly opened and read.

Scope of Work of the Contract includes the:

WATER DISTRIBUTION, SANITARY SEWER AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVE CYPRESS OAKS, SECTION TWO WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY

MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 105 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXASVDW&V PROJECT NO.: 26903-002-1-UTL

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable

to the Owner, in an amount not less than 5 percent of the total amount bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract and execute the Bonds on the forms provided and provide the required insurance certificates within 7 days after the date Contract Documents are received by the Contractor.

Copies of the bidding documents are on file at the following location: Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search

26903-002-1-UTL. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report and environmental reports for this project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.


CAUSE NO. 15-1744-DTHE STATE OF TEXAS

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by Ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty (20) days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you.”

TO: ROY LEE HUGHES---RESPONDENT GREETINGS: You are hereby commanded to appear before the 321st District Court of Smith County, Texas, to be held at the Courthouse of said County in the City of Tyler, Smith County, Texas, by filing a written answer to ORIGINAL PETITION at or before Ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. on the Monday next after the expiration of twenty (20) days after the date of service hereof, a copy of ORIGINAL PETITION which accompanies this citation in Cause Number 15-1744-D, filed on the docket of said Court on this the 20th day of August, 2015, and styled, IN THE INTEREST OF A. D. H., A CHILD

The officer executing this writ shall serve the same according to the requirements of law, and the mandates thereof, and make due return as the law directs.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Tyler, Texas, this date: October 19, 2015

CLERK OF THE COURTLOIS ROGERSSmith County Courthouse, Room 204100 N. BroadwayTyler, Texas 75702

ATTEST: LOIS ROGERS, DISTRICT CLEREKSMITH COUNTY, TEXASBY KIMBERLY HAZUKA, DEPUTY

REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALSThe San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) will receive Competitive Sealed Proposals for the fol-lowing Woodlands Division Project:

Project Number: RFCSP #16-006 Project Name: Wastewater Treatment Facility 1 MCC ReplacementProject Description: Replacing the Motor Control Center (MCC)

9/9A at Aeration Basin Nos. 3 and 4. Mandatory-Pre-Proposal Meeting: November 10, 2015, 10:00 AM @ 2436 Sawdust Rd, The Woodlands, TX 77380Proposal Due Date: November 19, 2015, 2:00 PMEstimated Construction Cost: $265,000.00

Sealed Proposals will be received at:

Gilbert C. Garza, CPSMSan Jacinto River Authority

General and Administration Building Purchasing Department

1577 Dam Site RoadConroe, TX 77304

prior to 2:00 PM (CST), Thursday, November 19, 2015. All proposals received after that time will be returned in the condition they were received.

A Mandatory Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at 10:00 AM (CST), at the San Jacinto River Authority Woodlands Office, located at 2436 Saw-dust Rd., The Woodlands, Texas 77380.

COPIES OF RFP DOCUMENTSProposal Documents may be downloaded from the Owners website at www.SJRA.net

without charge. The SJRA reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and ir-

regularities.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSCITY OF HOUSTON

The City Secretary for City of Houston will receive bids at 900 Bagby, Room P101, Houston, Texas for the following Department of Public Works and Engineering project[s]:

Project Name: LLPS Direct Connection and PRS at EWPPWBS Number: S-000902-0133-4Bid Date: November 19, 2015Project Location: East Water Purification Plant, 2300 Federal Road, City of Galena ParkProject Manager: Arthur Morris, P.E. Phone Number (832) 395-2317Estimated Construction Cost: $13,826,469.00Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 10:00 A.M., 15th Floor, Conference Room No. 1546, 611 Walker,

Houston, Texas 77002Project Name: Silber Paving and Drainage from IH-10 to HartlandWBS Number: N-000812-0001-4Bid Date: November 12, 2015Project Location: Silber Road from IH-10 to Hartland StreetProject Manager: Ivy Wang, P.E. Phone Number (832) 395-2247Estimated Construction Cost: $5,006,625.00Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 2:00 P.M., 14th Floor,

Conference Room No. 14-A (Inside Conference Room), 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77002

Project Name: Intersection Safety Improvements Work Order #7WBS Number: N-310662-047B-4Bid Date: November 12, 2015Project Location: City-Wide – Work Order ContractProject Manager: Chad Zorn, P.E. Phone Number (832) 395-2245Estimated Construction Cost: $1,500,000.00Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 10:00 A.M., 14th

Floor, Conference Room No. 1414, 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77002

Project Name: Panel Replacement FY 2016WBS Number: N-321038-0014-4Bid Date: November 12, 2015Project Location: Major thoroughfares and arterials throughout the City

of HoustonProject Manager: Rowaidah Ayoub, P.E. Phone Number (832) 395-2206Estimated Construction Cost: $2,600,000.00Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 10:00 A.M., 14th

Floor, Conference Room No. 14-B, 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77002

Project Name: Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods

WBS Number: R-000266-0240-4, (File No. 4257-151)Bid Date: November 19, 2015Project Location: Within City LimitsProject Manager: Mary F. Bac, P.E. (832-395-4992) [email protected] Construction Cost: $3,500,000.00Prebid Meeting: October 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m., 4545 Groveway Drive,

Rm. 100, Houston, Texas 77087Project Name: Wastewater Substitute Service – Braesmont 2WBS Number: R-002015-0009-4Bid Date: November 12, 2015Project Location: The lots are located North of Valkeith., East of Braes-

mont Dr., West of Chimney Rock, and South of S. Braeswood Blvd.

Project Manager: Robert C. Miles, P.E. Phone Number (832) 395-2330Estimated Construction Cost: $639,900.00Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at 1:30 P.M., 14th Floor,

Conference Room No. 1414, 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77002

Project Name: NEWPP: Package No. 2 – HSPS and Misc. Piping Improvements

WBS Number: S-000066-012A-4Bid Date: November 19, 2015Project Location: This project is located on 12121 North Sam Houston

Parkway East, Humble, Texas 77396Project Manager: Tina Yao, P.E. Phone Number (832) 395-2324Estimated Construction Cost: $12,556,000.00Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at 10:00 A.M., in

NEWPP Conference Room at 12121 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Humble, Texas 77396

Bids will be accepted until 10:30 a.m., local time on the Bid Date shown above. Bids received after that time will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. on the same day in City Council Chambers. All interested parties are invited to attend. Place and date of Bid opening may be changed in accordance with Sections 15-3(b)(5) and 15-3(b)(6) of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances. Low bidder shall comply with City of Houston Code of Ordinances. All bidders shall comply with Article II, Chapter 15, City of Houston Code of Ordinances.

The requirements and terms of the City of Houston Pay or Play Program, as set out in Executive Order 1-7 and Ordinance 2007-0534, are incorporated into these projects for all purposes. All bidders shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Pay or Play Program as they are set out at the time of City Council approval of this Agreement.

Project S-000902-0133-4, N-000812-0001-4, N-310662-047B-4, N-321038-0014-4, R-002015-0009-4 and S-000066-012A-4, are subject to the Hire Houston First program, which gives a preference to certain local Bidders in award of the contract. For more informa-tion, go to: http://www.houstontx.gov/obo/hirehoustonfirst.html.

For Project S-000902-0133-4 and S-000066-012A-4, access to the project site is restrict-ed. Bidders should review Document 00210-Supplementary Instructions to Bidders – for instructions.

Bid documents and drawings may only be obtained electronically at the City’s website: http://bidsets.publicworks.houstontx.gov/.

Projects may contain City of Houston Standard Construction Specifications for Wastewa-ter Collection Systems, Water Lines, Storm Drainage, Street Paving, and Traffic sections that are incorporated into Project Manual by reference. These Standard Specifications, along with Standard Details, may be acquired at no cost on the City’s website at:

http://documents.publicworks.houstontx.gov/document-center/cat_view/88-engi-neering-and-construction/92-specifications/208-division-02-16-standard-specifications.html.

Bidders should review Document 00210 – Supplementary Instructions to Bidders - to determine whether the contract will be a City Street and Bridge Construction or Improvement Contract which requires a current Certificate of Responsibility filed with the Director of Public Works and Engineering no later than three business days prior to Project Bid Date. A Cer-tificate of Responsibility is a valid Prequalification Approval Letter issued by TxDOT stating that a Bidder is qualified to bid on State Highway improvement contracts pursuant to 43 Texas Administrative Code, Section 9.12, as it may be amended from time-to-time, and Chapter 15, Article IV of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas.

For Project S-000902-0133-4, N-000812-0001-4, N-310662-047B-4, N-321038-0014-4, R-002015-0009-4 and S-000066-012A-4, bidders shall comply with City Ordi-nance 2013-0428, Chapter 15, Article V, City of Houston Code of Ordinances, as amended, and City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) Procedures. The Lowest Responsible Bidder will be required to dem-

onstrate good faith efforts to achieve a MWSBE participation goal as stated in Document 00800 – Supplementary Conditions (Contract Goal) in accordance with Document 00808 – Requirements for the City of Houston Program for Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprises and Persons with Disabilities Enterprises (PDBE).

Project R-000266-0240-4, is expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Texas Water Development Board an agency of the State of Texas. Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this Contract. Low Bidder(s) will be required to comply with the federal wage and payroll requirements issued by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts, as further described in Document 00806. This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms. EPA’s policy requires that contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of subcontracts to Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise firms. Although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows: MBE 12.94% and WBE 8.72%.

It is unlawful for any Contractor to contribute or offer any contribution to a candidate for City elective office during a certain period prior to and following a contract award. Bidders should refer to Chapter 18, City of Houston Code of Ordinances for filing requirements and further explanation.Dated: (Publish Friday, October 23, 2015) Anna RussellCity Secretary

INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Board of Directors, Sedona Lakes Municipal Util-

ity District (MUD) No. 1 of Brazoria County, will be received in the office of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., 10777 Westheimer, Suite 400; Houston, Texas, 77042 (Phone: 281-558-8700) until 10:00 AM, Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary or incidental to “Construction of Sedona Lakes Water Plant Improvements for Sedona Lakes MUD No. 1 of Brazoria County, Texas,”

Scope of Project:

Supply and construction of one (1) 165,000 gallon bolted steel ground storage tank and one (1) 15,000 gallon hydropneumatic tank including foundations, electrical, controls, cathodic protection, painting, disinfection, appurtenances, site work, yard piping: Com-plete in Place.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. There will be no pre-bid meeting associated with this project.Plans, specifications and bid documents are available at www.civcastusa.com, search:

3619-00.A cashier’s check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount must ac-

company each bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance, payment and maintenance bonds for the full amount of the contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

INVITATION TO BIDSealed bids may be submitted either (i) electronically using the CivCast USA (“CivCast”)

website (www.civcastusa.com), or (ii) Paper copy in duplicate. Bids will be received by Mar-cello Lakes, Ltd., on behalf of Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 536, EHRA, 10555 Westoffice Drive, Houston, Texas 77042, and electronic bids delivered via the CivCast website, until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read for the construction of the project:

HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTLITY DISTRICT NO. 536EXTENSION OF H.C.F.C.D. UNIT NO. U101-08-00 TO SERVE HARRIS COUNTY

MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 536PROJECT NO. 121-091-10 DST (I)

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., at the office of the Engineer for the District, EHRA, 10555 Westoffice Drive, Houston, Texas.

The above described construction will be performed in accordance with plans and speci-fications and any addenda thereto which may be issued prior to the opening of bids. Plans, specifications and bid documents may be viewed and downloaded free of charge or the option to purchase hard copies on the CivCastUSA Website (www.CivCastUSA.com). Documents are also available for review at the office of the Engineer or Houston area plan rooms.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check, from a responsible bank in the State of Texas, or a Bid Bond, issued by a surety legally authorized to do business in the State of Texas, equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid amount. Make the Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Bid Bond payable to the Owner.The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept any bid deemed advanta-geous to it and waive informalities in bidding. All bids received after the closing time above designated will be returned unopened.

PUBLIC BID NOTICESealed bids in duplicate will be received, opened, and publicly read by Harris County Mu-

nicipal Utility District No. 144 in the office of Eby Engineers, Inc., 1814 De Milo, Houston, Texas, 77018 at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 13, 2015 for the following improvements located in Harris County Municipal Utility District No 144:

HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 144SANITARY SEWER REHAB, PHASE 5

The scope of work is as follows: approximately 18 point repairs of 8” and 10” sanitary sewer.

Bid Documents may be examined without charge in the offices of the Engineer, Eby Engi-neers, Inc. at 1814 De Milo, Houston, TX 77018, (713) 957-0788, or may be obtained upon deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each set, which is non-refundable.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the offices of the Engineer, Eby Engineers, Inc. at 1814 De Milo, Houston, TX 77018 on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.

A Cashier’s Check or Certified Check, or bid bond payable to Harris County MUD No. 144 in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the bid submitted, as outlined in the Contract Documents, must accompany the bid.

The successful bidder receiving Contract awards must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) each of the total Contract price.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive bidding informalities. Those bids deemed most advantageous to the Owner will be considered for the award of a Contract.


LEGALSLEGALSNOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. PR-0076275

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Let-ters Testamentary for the Estate of JACK HOUCHIN MURPHY, Deceased, were is-sued on October 8, 2015 in Cause No. PR-0076275 pending in the Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas to:

LORETTA MAY MURPHY, Independent Executrix

All claims against the Estate of JACK HOUCHIN MURPHY, Deceased, should be presented to: James W. Woltz, Attorney at Law, 205 E. Edgewood Dr., Friendswood, Texas 77546.All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are re-quired to present them within the time and manner prescribed by law. DATED this 15th day of October, 2015. /s/ James W. Woltz, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 442830

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters of Administration With Will Annexed for the Estate of PETER W. MENNO HARMS AKA PETER W. M. HARMS, Deceased, were issued on September 29, 2015 in Cause No. 442830 pending in the Probate Court No. 1 of Harris County, Texas to:

SUSAN DIANNE HARMS, Administrator With Will Annexed

All claims against the Estate of PETER W. MENNO HARMS AKA PETER W. M. HARMS, Deceased, should be presented to: R. David Armstrong, Attorney at Law, 11107 McCracken Circle, Suite A, Cypress, Texas 77429.All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are re-quired to present them within the time and manner prescribed by law. DATED this 16th day of October, 2015. /s/ R. David Arm-strong, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSThe City Council of the City of Houston, Texas will conduct public hearings at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Houston City Council Cham-bers, Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby, Houston, Texas.

The purpose of the hearings is to receive input from the public on proposed amendments to the strategic partnership agreements between the City of Houston and Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 133, West Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 21, and Spring Creek Utility District; on proposals for the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory located within such districts in Fort Bend, Montgomery and Harris Counties; and on proposals for the City of Houston to impose the City of Houston’s sales and use tax in such territory.

Additionally, the City Council will receive input from the public on proposed strategic partnership agreements between the City of Houston and Montgomery County Water Control and Improve-ment District No. 1 and Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 24; on proposals for the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory located within such districts in Montgomery and Fort Bend Counties; and on a proposal for the City of Houston to impose the City of Houston’s sales and use tax in such territory.

Furthermore, the City Council will receive input from the public on proposed amendments to the strategic partnership agreements between the City of Houston and Harris County Municipal Util-ity District No. 36 and Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 142; on proposals for the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory located within and in the vicinity of such districts in Harris and Fort Bend Counties; and on a proposal for the City of Houston to impose the City of Houston’s sales and use tax in such territory.

Finally, the City Council will receive input from the public on a proposed strategic partnership agreement between the City of Houston and Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 185; on a proposal for the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory within and in the vicinity of such district in Fort Bend County; and on a proposal for the City to impose the City of Houston’s sales and use tax in such territory.

All persons desiring to attend such public hearings may view the City Council Agenda to confirm the scheduling of the hearings. The Agenda will be available at http://www.houstontx.gov/citysec/agenda.html on the Monday preceding the Hearing. All persons desiring to be heard at such hear-ings must make a reservation to speak by contacting the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Houston, Public Level, City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Houston, Texas, telephone (832) 393-1100. Copies of the proposed strategic partnership agreements and copies of reports prepared by the City’s Planning and Development Department are now available in the Office of the City Secretary of the City of Houston on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The reports contain the regulatory plans prepared for such territory.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 440761

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Let-ters Testamentary for the Estate of FRED GRIMES, Deceased, were issued on Septem-ber 4, 2015 in Cause No. 440761 pending in the Probate Court No. 4 of Harris County, Texas to:

CARL WAYNE GRIMES, Independent Executor

All claims against the Estate of FRED GRIMES, Deceased, should be presented to: Jay W. Dale, Attorney at Law, 3334 Richmond Ave., Suite 218, Houston, Texas 77098.All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are re-quired to present them within the time and manner prescribed by law. DATED this 19th day of October, 2015. /s/ Jay W. Dale, At-torney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. PR-0076288

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JEAN ANNE ROBINSON, Deceased, were issued on Sep-tember 28, 2015 in Cause No. PR-0076288 pending in the Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas to:

DONALD EUGENE ROBINSON, Independent Executor

All claims against the Estate of JEAN ANNE ROBINSON, Deceased, should be presented to: Dean P. Shearer, Attorney at Law, 16815 Royal Crest, Suite 170, Houston, Texas 77058.All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are re-quired to present them within the time and manner prescribed by law. DATED this 9th day of October, 2015. /s/ Dean P. Shearer, At-torney for the Estate.

PUBLIC BID NOTICESealed bids in duplicate will be received by Harris County Municipal Utility District No.

24 in the office of the District, 17035 Deer Creek Drive, Spring, TX 77379 between 6:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2014. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 6:30 p.m. in the office of the District, 17035 Deer Creek Drive, Spring TX 77379 on November 18, 2015 for the following improvements in Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 24:

PROPOSED SANITARY SEWER REHAB PHASE 10HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 24

The scope of the project is generally: approximately 8 point repairs of 8-12” sanitary sewerline.

Bid Documents may be examined without charge in the offices of the Engineer, Eby En-gineers, Inc. at 1814 De Milo, Houston, TX 77018 or may be obtained upon deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each set, which is non-refundable. For questions, call 713-957-0788.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the offices of the Engineer, Eby En-gineers, Inc. at 1814 De Milo, Houston, TX 77018 on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or bid bond payable to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 24 in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the bid submitted, as outlined in the Contract Documents, must accompany the bid.

The successful bidder receiving Contract awards must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) each of the total Contract price. The successful bidder must also furnish a maintenance bond which shall guarantee all work em-braced by the Contract against defective workmanship and materials for a period of one (1) year. Each such bond shall be executed by a corporate surety authorized to do business in the State of Texas.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive bidding informalities. Those bids deemed most advantageous to the Owner will be considered for the award of a Contract.

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