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32 HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL JANUARY 16-22, 2015 FOR MORE INFO: 713.395.9625 | [email protected] HIRING? You trust us to be your source for breaking local business news. Now trust us to help you find great candidates for your open positions. Post your job with us today. We deliver results. Call Lenora Black 713-395-9625 or email [email protected] CLASSIFIED Contact Lenora Black at 713-395-9625 or [email protected] to advertise RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE It does make a difference with whom you list your home. johndaugherty.com TOUR HOUSTON’S MOST EXCITING HOMES They’re just a click away at heritagetexas.com Heritage Texas Properties RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Hempstead RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 3-2 country home w/metal exterior, 38.5 acres, arena, 3-stall barn, round pen, fenced, cross fenced, pastures. Quiet road. $499,000 Broker (979) 826-4133 Broker (936) 372-9181 WallerCountyLand.com Connect with our audience Call Lenora Black | 713-395-9625 | l[email protected] by advertising in the Houston Business Journal's Classifieds. Schlumberger Technology Corporation is seeking a Quality & Operations Support Manager. Worksite: Houston, Texas. Organize & coordinate sev- eral teams responsible for service delivery for oil & gas industry which includes directional drilling & measurement (DD/DM) /logging while drilling operations (MWD, LWD) & interpretation including its systems, such as, rotary steerable systems, motors, telemetry systems, density, neu- tron, resistivity, sonic measurements, handling anti-collision, shock & vibration, & stuck pipe prevention. Responsibilities include maintaining: quality of services delivered to client through application of training pro- grams, quality initiative, effective maintenance systems; obtain feedback & service quality meetings; overall financial management of operations & profitability within the GeoMarket; manage service segment sales & pricing tendering, contract, customer satisfaction; support cross prod- ucts sales strategies/customer contact; effective utilization, training and development of field engineers & technicians as per training standards & career development of all subordinates with GeoMarket Personnel; pro- mote a visible QHSE commitment & implementation of company poli- cies and standards with GeoMarket QHSE Manager; effective commu- nication within the Product Line Organization, clients, suppliers & third party; promote teamwork. Min. Req: 5 years experience as a directional driller including DD/DM, MWD, LWD, & its interpretation & systems, of which 3 years experience include profit & loss management and man- aging field personnel. Send resumes & reference job#QOSM6000-hbj to Ana Fonseca, 3600 Briarpark Dr., Houston, Texas 77042, or email: [email protected]. www.slb.com EOE QUALITY & OPERATIONS SUPPORT MANAGER Application Support Analyst (Houston, TX) Provide support including trouble- shooting issues, working w/ users & developers to identify resolutions & testing & applying fixes to support business continuity. Reqd: Bachelor’s deg in Comp Sci, Comp Info Systems, or rel field, plus 5 yrs exp in the field (employer will accept Bachelor’s majors in any field if the applicant’s edu &/or exp has been evaluated to be the equiv of a major in Comp Sci, Comp Info Systems, or a rel field; employer will ac- cept a 3-yr Foreign Bachelor’s deg); 5 yrs exp supporting enterprise (multi-user) apps in Linux envrmt; 3 yrs exp installing, configuring & maintaining Websphere/Web- Logic/JBoss; 3 yrs exp on Websphere, WebLogic, JBOSS platform version upgrades or migrations, applying fix packs; exp dsgng the upgrade/migration strategy; exp on J2EE deployments; 3 yrs exp in JVM troubleshooting; 3 yrs exp in app /web server monitoring tools; 3 yrs exp in administering Middleware platforms; exp in con- figuring & troubleshooting SSL certificates; strong shell scripting skills (ksh, bash, perl); 3 yrs of exp in clustering & high availability concepts; 3 yrs exp on middleware platform perf tuning; familiarity w/ optimization & perf mgmt of Middleware tech- nologies; exp on migration of apps from legacy hardware to new hardware; exp w/ basic SQL using Oracle & SQL Server RDBMS systems. Send resume & cvr ltr to Danielle Williams (Code: SM-ASA) at e Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. 6380 Rogerdale Rd, Houston, TX 77072 APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST Schlumberger Technology Corporation is seeking 2 Senior Geophysicists II in Houston, TX. Utilize seismic exploration geophysics to develop three dimensional earth models; develop anisotropic velocity models in marine and land environments; application of multi-parameter tomography to build low frequency earth models in omega processing soſtware, and vali- date the same with anisotropic kirchhoff depth migration; utilize omega processing soſtware and petrel model building and interpretation toolkits; building of earth models using the latest implementation of full waveform inversion in omega processing soſtware, development of three dimen- sional volumes of the subsurface using reverse time migration, 3D seismic data sets from marine and land environments; implement time-processing workflows to improve earth model building process, multi-domain noise attenuation, deconvolution, regularization, and wavelet processing; utilize rock physics and petrophysics to incorporate borehole and logging infor- mation to constrain anisotropic velocity model building; manage cross discipline projects and deliverables to clients; mentor new hires. Min. Req: Master of Science in Geophysics and 2 years experience as seismic engi- neer or geophysicist which include seismic guided drilling & full waveform inversion to build earth model in real time to assist with drilling in oil & gas industry. Send resumes & reference job#SG012-hbj: Kara Duffey, Sch- lumberger, 3750 Briarpark Drive, Room #2207, Houston, Texas, 77042 or email: KDuff[email protected].. Visit: www.slb.com. EOE. 2 SENIOR GEOPHYSICISTS II
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Page 1: SERVICES HIRING?media.bizj.us/view/img/4846451/hbjclass01162015.pdf · 32 HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL JANUARY 16˜22, 2015 FOR MORE INFO: 713.395.9625 | lblack@bizjournals.com HIRING?

32 HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL JANUARY 16-22, 2015

FOR MORE INFO: 713.395.9625 | [email protected]

HIRING?You trust us to be your source for breaking local business news.

Now trust us to help you fi nd great candidates for your open positions. Post your job with us today.

HIRING/JOBS HIRING/JOBS HIRING/JOBS

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RECRUITMENT SERVICES

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CLASSIFIED Contact Lenora Black at 713-395-9625 or [email protected] to advertise

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE

It does make a difference

with whom you list your home.

johndaugherty.com

TOUR HOUSTON’S MOST

EXCITING HOMESThey’re just a click away at heritagetexas.comHeritage Texas Properties

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE

Hempstead

Residential PRoPeRty

3-2 country home w/metalexterior, 38.5 acres, arena,

3-stall barn, round pen, fenced, cross fenced, pastures.

Quiet road. $499,000 Broker (979) 826-4133 Broker (936) 372-9181

WallerCountyLand.com

Connect with our audienceCall Lenora Black | 713-395-9625 | [email protected]

by advertising in the Houston Business Journal's Classifieds.

Schlumberger Technology Corporation is seeking a Quality & Operations Support Manager. Worksite: Houston, Texas. Organize & coordinate sev-eral teams responsible for service delivery for oil & gas industry which includes directional drilling & measurement (DD/DM) /logging while drilling operations (MWD, LWD) & interpretation including its systems, such as, rotary steerable systems, motors, telemetry systems, density, neu-tron, resistivity, sonic measurements, handling anti-collision, shock & vibration, & stuck pipe prevention. Responsibilities include maintaining: quality of services delivered to client through application of training pro-grams, quality initiative, e� ective maintenance systems; obtain feedback & service quality meetings; overall � nancial management of operations & pro� tability within the GeoMarket; manage service segment sales & pricing tendering, contract, customer satisfaction; support cross prod-ucts sales strategies/customer contact; e� ective utilization, training and development of � eld engineers & technicians as per training standards & career development of all subordinates with GeoMarket Personnel; pro-mote a visible QHSE commitment & implementation of company poli-cies and standards with GeoMarket QHSE Manager; e� ective commu-nication within the Product Line Organization, clients, suppliers & third party; promote teamwork. Min. Req: 5 years experience as a directional driller including DD/DM, MWD, LWD, & its interpretation & systems, of which 3 years experience include pro� t & loss management and man-aging � eld personnel. Send resumes & reference job#QOSM6000-hbj to Ana Fonseca, 3600 Briarpark Dr., Houston, Texas 77042, or email: [email protected]. www.slb.com EOE

QUALITY & OPERATIONS SUPPORT MANAGERApplication Support Analyst (Houston, TX) Provide support including trouble-shooting issues, working w/ users & developers to identify resolutions & testing & applying � xes to support business continuity. Reqd: Bachelor’s deg in Comp Sci, Comp Info Systems, or rel � eld, plus 5 yrs exp in the � eld (employer will accept Bachelor’s majors in any � eld if the applicant’s edu &/or exp has been evaluated to be the equiv of a major in Comp Sci, Comp Info Systems, or a rel � eld; employer will ac-cept a 3-yr Foreign Bachelor’s deg); 5 yrs exp supporting enterprise (multi-user) apps in Linux envrmt; 3 yrs exp installing, con� guring & maintaining Websphere/Web-Logic/JBoss; 3 yrs exp on Websphere, WebLogic, JBOSS platform version upgrades or migrations, applying � x packs; exp dsgng the upgrade/migration strategy; exp on J2EE deployments; 3 yrs exp in JVM troubleshooting; 3 yrs exp in app /web server monitoring tools; 3 yrs exp in administering Middleware platforms; exp in con-� guring & troubleshooting SSL certi� cates; strong shell scripting skills (ksh, bash, perl); 3 yrs of exp in clustering & high availability concepts; 3 yrs exp on middleware platform perf tuning; familiarity w/ optimization & perf mgmt of Middleware tech-nologies; exp on migration of apps from legacy hardware to new hardware; exp w/ basic SQL using Oracle & SQL Server RDBMS systems. Send resume & cvr ltr to Danielle Williams (Code: SM-ASA) at � e Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. 6380 Rogerdale Rd, Houston, TX 77072

APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST Schlumberger Technology Corporation is seeking 2 Senior Geophysicists II in Houston, TX. Utilize seismic exploration geophysics to develop three dimensional earth models; develop anisotropic velocity models in marine and land environments; application of multi-parameter tomography to build low frequency earth models in omega processing so� ware, and vali-date the same with anisotropic kirchho� depth migration; utilize omega processing so� ware and petrel model building and interpretation toolkits; building of earth models using the latest implementation of full waveform inversion in omega processing so� ware, development of three dimen-sional volumes of the subsurface using reverse time migration, 3D seismic data sets from marine and land environments; implement time-processing work� ows to improve earth model building process, multi-domain noise attenuation, deconvolution, regularization, and wavelet processing; utilize rock physics and petrophysics to incorporate borehole and logging infor-mation to constrain anisotropic velocity model building; manage cross discipline projects and deliverables to clients; mentor new hires. Min. Req: Master of Science in Geophysics and 2 years experience as seismic engi-neer or geophysicist which include seismic guided drilling & full waveform inversion to build earth model in real time to assist with drilling in oil & gas industry. Send resumes & reference job#SG012-hbj: Kara Du� ey, Sch-lumberger, 3750 Briarpark Drive, Room #2207, Houston, Texas, 77042 or email: KDu� [email protected].. Visit: www.slb.com. EOE.

2 SENIOR GEOPHYSICISTS II

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LEGALSINVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids will be received by Bridgeland Development, L.P. on behalf of Harris County Municipal District No. 419, in the office of Bridgeland Development L.P. (a Howard Hughes Company) 23720 House Hahl Road, Cypress, TX 77433 until 10:00 am February 3rd, 2015, for Construction of Bridgeland Hidden Creek Section 15 Reserves “A & B” & Section 16 Reserves “A & B” Landscape Improvements. Bridgeland Development office hours are from 8:30am-4:30pm, lunch from 12pm-1pm, Monday-Friday.

All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for construction of landscape improve-ments including, planting, irrigation, lighting & electrical, monument sign wall, and concrete walks.

Bidders shall submit five (5) copies of the Bid on exact copies of the Bid Form provided.Bid Documents may be examined without charge in the offices of KGA/DeForest Design,

LLC, 23501 Cinco Ranch Boulevard, Suite A-250, Katy, Texas, 77494, or may be obtained upon deposit of One Hundred & Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for each set. This sum is non-refundable and should be made payable to KGA DeForest Design LLC. Only check or money order will be accepted.

A Cashier’s Check or Bidder’s Bond Payable to Bridgeland Development, L.P. in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid submitted, outlined in the Contract Documents must accompany the Bid.

Bidders must have at least five years of confirmed experience on comparable size projects of a similar scope in the Houston Area.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for January 27th, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the office of Bridgeland Development L.P. (a Howard Hughes Company).

The successful bidder receiving contract award must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) each of the total Contract price. Each such bond shall be executed by a corporate surety duly authorized to do business in the State of Texas.

The contract will be awarded in accordance with the competitive bidding laws applicable to municipalities which can be summarized as follows: The contract shall be awarded either to the lowest responsible Bidder or to the Bidder who provides goods or services at the best value for the municipality. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive bidding informalities.

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to LGI Homes – Texas, LLC for Bauer Landing Water

Control and Improvement District, 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 10:00 AM, local time, Tuesday, January 27, 2015 and then publically opened and read for the construction of the following project:

“CONSTRUCTION OF WATER, SANITARY SEWER, DRAINAGE, AND PAVING FACILITIES FOR BAUER LANDING SEC 2”

PROJECT NO. 40071-20

Scope of Work of the Contract includes:

1. Approx. 3,875 LF of 6-inch through 12-inch waterline and all appurtenances.2. Approx. 4,700 LF of 8-inch through 12-inch sanitary sewer and all appurtenances.3. Approx. 7,035 LF of 24-inch through 72-inch storm sewer pipe and all appurtenances.4. Approx. 21,855 SY of 6-inch concrete pavement.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM, local time, Tuesday, January 20, 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 Jordan Konesheck 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.

CAUSE NO. 201438029PUBLICATION (DIVORCE)

THE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF HARRIS

TO: RUIZ, ARLENE NAHIR, whose residence and whereabouts are unknown. 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 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. The Petition of RUIZ JR., PABLO, Petitioner, was filed in the Court of Harris County, Texas on the 19th day of November, 2014 against RUIZ, ARLENE NAHIR Respondent (s), numbered 201438029, and entitled “In the Matter of the Marriage of RUIZ JR., PABLO and RUIZ, ARLENE NAHIR”. The Suit Requests DIVORCE.

The Court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the marriage and providing for the division of property, which will be binding on you.

ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT at Houston, Texas, this the 21st day of November, 2014.

CHRIS DANIEL, DISTRICT CLERKHarris County, Texas201 Caroline Houston, Texas 77002(P. O. Box 4651) Houston, Texas 77210

CAUSE NO. 201425713PUBLICATION (DIVORCE)

THE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF HARRIS

TO: OLIVER, ROBERT DALE, whose residence and whereabouts are unknown. 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 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. The Petition of OLIVER, NINA ALENE Petitioner, was filed in the Court of Harris County, Texas on the 9th day of December, 2014 against OLIVER, ROBERT DALE Respondent (s), numbered 201425713, and entitled “In the Matter of the Marriage of OLIVER, NINA ALENE and OLIVER, ROBERT DALE”. The Suit Requests DIVORCE.

The Court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the marriage and providing for the division of property, which will be binding on you.

ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT at Houston, Texas, this the 10th day of December, 2014.

CHRIS DANIEL, DISTRICT CLERKHarris County, Texas201 Caroline Houston, Texas 77002(P. O. Box 4651) Houston, Texas 77210

PROPOSAL NOTICE FOR HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

NORTHWEST ALIEF CAMPUS1st & 4th Floor Demolition Package

Turner Construction Company, (Turner) as Construction Manager-at-Risk for HCC, in accordance with Texas Education Code Section 44.038, is soliciting proposals from subcon-tractors (including SBE firms) for the construction of Houston Community College North-west Alief Campus. The work includes demolition scope of the existing space only. This work includes approximately 32,500 sf of demolition work for the 1st floor and 4th floor.

Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday January 27, 2015, at the of-fices of Turner Construction Company, 4263 Dacoma Street, Houston, TX, 77092, phone (713) 840-8441, or via fax (713) 840-8365 to the attention of Candido Lizarraga or Chris Compton.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday 1/20/15 at HCC Alief Campus, 2811 Hayes Road, Houston, TX.

There will be no public opening of proposals. After receipt of proposals, Turner will con-duct its evaluation of the subcontractor proposals in relation to the project requirements and will select the proposal(s) that offer(s) the best value to HCC.

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, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for “Construction of the Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Drainage Facilities to Serve King Cross-ing Section 5 for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 495, Harris County, Texas”.

Scope of Work of the Contract includes the construction of Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Drainage Facilities.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 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 Houston, 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

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, Thursday, January 29, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for “Construction of the Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Drainage Facilities to Serve King Cross-ing Section 6 for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 495, Harris County, Texas”.

Scope of Work of the Contract includes the construction of Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Drainage Facilities.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, January 22, 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 Houston, 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 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 en-sure all interested parties will automatically receive any updates via e-mail. Interested parties can call (832) 393-8762 for additional information.

BIDS DUE – FEBRUARY 5, 20151. Truck-Mounted Crane Rental Services for City of Houston Public Works & Engineer-

ing Dept. – S19-L25212– 0% MWBE Goal - Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. – Conference Room 2.

2. Purchase of Chemical Storage Tanks for the City of Houston Public Works & Engi-neering Dept. – S50-N25290 – 0% MWBE Goal - Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. – Conference Room 1.

SECTION 00020INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to West Harris County Regional Water Authority, Attention Mr. Bruce Parker, President, Board of Directors, will be received at the office of Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation, 3100 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77098, until 10:00 AM, Local Time, February 5, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for “West Harris County Regional Water Authority Construction of Proposed 16” Water Main along HCFCD Channel U101-03-00, HCFCD Channel U101-03-01, Misty Cove Dr. and Green-house Rd. from Fry Rd. to WHCRWA Contract 23 to Serve Ricewood MUD and Mayde Creek MUD, Contract No. 49 for the West Harris County Regional Water Authority, Harris County, Texas.”

Scope of Work of the Contract includes the construction of approximately 9,180 linear feet of 16” water main with all necessary bends, valves, combination air release valves, and all other appurtenances by open cut and trenchless construction methods. Two pressure control/sustain stations and metering stations will be constructed. One station is located at the Rice-wood MUD Water Plant and the other is located at the Mayde Creek MUD Water Plant. Any disturbed roadway pavement will require the replacement of the entire roadway pavement that is partially or totally damaged from its original condition. Traffic Control and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans located in the plan set are to be used by the contractor to perform the work in the plans.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM, Local Time, at the office of Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation, 3100 West Alabama, Houston, Texas. Attendance by each prospective bidder or its representative at the pre-bid conference is MANDATORY, and no Bid will be opened unless the bidder or representative was present at the pre-bid con-ference

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 locations:Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search

WHCRWA Contract 49. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or down-load specifications, plans, soils report and environmental reports for this project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.

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 West Harris County Regional Water Authority (the Authority) and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

West Harris County Regional Water Authority

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSSealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 391

will be received at the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 29, 2015, then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing all work required for construction of Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer and Water Lines to serve Villages Of Cypress Lakes Section 31 within Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 391.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received.

All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total price of the bid contained in the proposal, payable without recourse to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 391, as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract and execute a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. The Bid Bond must be enclosed in the same envelope with the bid. Bids without Bid Bonds will not be considered.

Except for the three lowest bidders, all Bid Bonds will be returned to the respective bidders within three (3) days after bids are opened and read.

Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be secured from the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, for a non-refundable fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00).

A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be conducted in the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. EACH BIDDER MUST BE REPRESENTED AT THIS PRE-BID CONFERENCE. BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM ANY BIDDER WHO IS NOT REPRESENTED AT THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE. NO PLANS SHALL BE ISSUED AFTER 5:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSSealed bids, in duplicate, addressed D.R. Horton – Texas, Ltd. A Texas limited partnership

on behalf of Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 12 will be received at the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January 29, 2015, then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing all work required for construction of Detention Phase 3 to serve Jasmine Heights within Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 12.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received.

All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total price of the bid contained in the proposal, payable without recourse to D.R. Horton – Texas, Ltd. A Texas limited partnership on behalf of Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 12 as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract and execute a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. The Bid Bond must be enclosed in the same envelope with the bid. Bids without Bid Bonds will not be considered.

Except for the three lowest bidders, all Bid Bonds will be returned to the respective bidders within three (3) days after bids are opened and read.

Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be secured from the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, for a non-refundable fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00).

A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be conducted in the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. EACH BIDDER MUST BE REPRESENTED AT THIS PRE-BID CONFERENCE. BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM ANY BIDDER WHO IS NOT REPRESENTED AT THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE. NO PLANS SHALL BE ISSUED AFTER 5:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015.

INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to Harris County Municipal Utility District (MUD)

No. 287, Attention Board of Directors, will be received at the office of Brown & Gay En-gineers, Inc., 10777 Westheimer, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77042, until 10:00 a.m. Local Time, Tuesday, February 3, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary or incidental to the “Construction of Waterstone, Section Thirteen Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Storm Sewer Facilities for Harris County MUD No. 287, Harris County, Texas,”

Scope of Work of the Contract includes:

1. Approx. 1,800 LF of 4-inch through 12-inch waterline and all appurtenances2. Approx. 1,500 LF of 8-inch sanitary sewer and all appurtenances3. Approx. 1,200 LF of 24-inch through 54-inch storm sewer and all appurtenances

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. There will be no pre-bid conference associated with this project.

Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from www.CivcastUSA.com: search 2626-00. There is NO charge to view or download documents.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount of 5 percent of the total amount bid. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids.

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LEGALSLEGALSINVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed 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 10:00 a.m. Local Time, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, and then publicly opened and read for “Construction of the Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Drainage Facilities to Serve King Cross-ing Section 4 for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 495, Harris County, Texas”.

Scope of Work of the Contract includes the construction of Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Drainage Facilities.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 10:00 a.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 Houston, 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

INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed bids in duplicate addressed to Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 47

(“OWNER”) will be received at the District Office, 210 Brookview Drive, Channelview, Texas 77530, until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2015 to furnish all labor, materials and equip-ment, and performing all work required for construction of Woodforest Secondary 8” Water-line serving Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 47, Harris County, Texas. Bid envelopes must be sealed and addressed to Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 47. Prospective bidders may purchase a set of plans, specifications, and bidding documents for a non-refundable cost of $50.00 at the office of the ENGINEER, 1500 South Dairy Ashford, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77077-3858, (281) 496-0066. A pre-bid conference for bidders and ENGINEER will be held at the District Office, 210 Brookview Drive, Channelview, Texas 77530 at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 2015. Pre-Bid conference is non-mandatory.

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.

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.

CITATION BY PUBLICATIONCAUSE NO. 15FD0017

STATE OF TEXASIN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OFROCIO SORTO AND ESTABAN RAMIREZ, aka JOSE GUADALUPE CHICASTO: ESTABAN RAMIREZ, aka JOSE GUADALUPE CHICASUnknown

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: “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 10:00 am on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after the date you were served this citation, a default judgment may be taken against you.”

The original Petition for Divorce of Rocio Sorto, Petitioner, was filed in the 306th District Court of Galveston County, Texas on the 5th day of January, 2015, against Estaban Ramirez, aka Jose Guadalupe Chicas, Respondent, numbered 15FD0017 and entitled “In the Matter of the Marriage of Rocio Sorto and Estaban Ramirez, aka Jose Guadalupe Chicas. The suit requests: Divorce as is more fully shown by the Petition on file in this suit.

“The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree, including but not limited to dissolving the marriage, providing for the division of property, which will be binding on you.”

“The court has authority in this suit to render an order in the children’s interest that will be binding on you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity, and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the children’s adoption.”

Issued and given under my hand and the seal of the Said Court at Galveston, Texas, on the 6th day of January, 2015.

Carlos Garza John D, Kinard, District Clerk1100 Rosenberg Galveston County, TexasGalveston, Texas 77550 By: Pamela Stines, Deputy

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTYThe Houston Independent School District is offering to open-enrollment charter schools

located wholly or partly within the boundaries of HISD an opportunity to submit sealed bids for purchase of certain real estate district property listed below. A sealed bid proposal for this property addressed to the Houston Independent School District, Real Estate, will be received at the Board Services Office located on Level 1 of the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 4400 W. 18th Street, Houston, Texas 77092-8501. The bid deadline is 2:00 p.m. on January 27, 2015. Real estate brokers will be entitled to receive a commission not to exceed two percent (1%) from the sales proceeds if such broker and commission amount is specifically named and included as part of the successful purchaser’s bid in accordance with HISD bid pro-cedures. The minimum bid that will be accepted for this property will be $3,200,000. Bid proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Security Deposit consisting of a Certified or Cashier’s Check in the amount of $300,000. The Bid Security Deposit shall be made payable to the Houston Independent School District. Bid proposals will be subject to automatic rejection if not accompanied by the prescribed form and amount of the Bid Security Deposit. Potential bidders who wish to discuss details of the proposed bid procedures and obtain individual bid packages or general information, or to schedule a tour or a meeting are requested to call Gary Hansel, Real Estate Manager for the Houston Independent School District at 713-556-9268, or you may request information and a copy of the offering memorandum by e-mail at [email protected]. This sale is subject to terms contained in the bid package and subject to approval by the HISD Board of Education, and HISD retains the right to accept any bid proposal or reject any or all bids regardless of the bid price, and to withdraw the property from sale at any time. HISD reserves the right to waive informalities in any bid proposal as deemed appropriate by HISD. It is the intent of the Houston Independent School District that the qualified bid proposal which results in the highest net proceeds and/or the greatest net benefit to the school district shall prevail.

The following property will be available for bids to purchase:

+ 18.93 acres of land being Tracts 4A, 4B, 5A and 5B, in Block 5, Houston Suburban Heights, Houston, Harris County, Texas.  The property is located at 6602 Winfield Rd., Houston, TX 77050.  It is improved with a + 80,000 square Foot school build-ing.

BID ENVELOPES SHALL BE PLAINLY MARKED:Sealed bid for: Sale of Property6602 Winfield Rd. (+ 18.93 acres)Do Not Open Until 2:00 p.m. on January 27, 2015

Any bid received later than the specified time, whether delivered in person or mailed, is subject to rejection.

INVITATION TO BIDDERSSealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to Becker Road, LP on behalf of Harris County

Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 434, 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, February 03, 2015, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor and supervision neces-sary or incidental to “Construction of S Stone Creek Ranch Detention Basin # 1, Harris County, Texas,”

Scope of Project:

1. Approx. 247 SY of Rip-Rap2. Approx. 493 SY of crushed rock drive3. Approx. 1,560 LF of 6-inch concrete pilot channel4. Approx. 351 SY concrete slope paving5. Approx. 488 SY of Rip-Rap and slope paving removal6. Approx. 383 LF 24-inch CMP storm sewer7. Approx. 100 LF 48-inch CMP storm sewer 8. Approx. 190 LF 60-inch CMP storm sewer9. Approx. 82 LF 84-inch RCP storm sewer10. Approx. 160,000 CY of cut

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: 2793-

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 BIDDERSSealed Bids will be received by TBG Partners, on behalf of Harris County Municipal

Utility District 504 in the office of TBG Partners, 3050 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77056 until 2:00 P.M. February 9th, 2015 for construction of The Groves Phase 1: Sitework, Grading, Planting, and Irrigation.

All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for construction of landscape improve-ments including: clearing and grubbing, concrete walks, seat walls, site furniture, irrigation, landscape planting, turf establishment, and maintenance.

Bidder shall submit (2) copies of the Bid on exact copies of the Bid Form provided.Bid Documents may be examined without charge in the offices of TBG Partners, 3050

Post Oak, Boulevard, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77056, or may be purchased at A&E Repro-graphics digital vault.

A Cashier’s Check or Bidder’s Bond Payable to Crescent LHTX 2012, LLC in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid submitted, as outlined in the Contract Docu-ments, must accompany the Bid.

Bidders must have at least five (5) years of confirmed experience on comparable size proj-ects of a similar scope in the Houston Area.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. January 26th, 2015 at the office of TBG Partners. The successful bidder receiving contract award must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds & Maintenance Bonds in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) each of the total Contract price. Each such bond shall be executed by a corporate surety duly authorized to do business in the State of Texas. The contract will be awarded in accordance with competitive bidding laws applicable to municipalities which can be summarized as fol-lows: the contract shall be awarded either to the lowest responsible Bidder or to the Bidder who provides goods or services at the best value for the municipality. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive bidding informalities.

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: Wastewater Substitute Service – Sherman St.WBS Number: R-002015-0007-4Bid Date: February 5, 2015Project Location: The lots are located North of Harrisburg Blvd., West of

Burr Street, East of Delmar Street, and South of Sher-man Street.

Project Manager: Robert C. Miles, P.E. Phone Number (832) 395-2330Estimated Construction Cost: $556,000.00Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 1:30 P.M., 16th Floor,

Conference Room No. 16-A, 611 Walker, Houston, Texas 77002

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 R-002015-0007-4,is subject to the Hire Houston First program, which gives a pref-erence to certain local Bidders in award of the contract. For more information, go to: http://www.houstontx.gov/obo/hirehoustonfirst.html.

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

The Project may contain City of Houston Standard Construction Specifications for Waste-water 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 de-termine 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 R-002015-0007-4, bidders shall comply with City Ordinance 2013-0428, Chapter 15, Article V, City of Houston Code of Ordinances, as amended, and City of Hous-ton Office of Business Opportunity Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprise (MWS-BE) Procedures. The Lowest Responsible Bidder will be required to demonstrate 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).

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, January 16, 2015) Anna RussellCity Secretary

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 en-sure all interested parties will automatically receive any updates via e-mail. Interested parties can call (832) 393-8762 for additional information.

BIDS DUE – FEBRUARY 12, 20151. Large Submersible Pump Repair Services (Part II) for City of Houston Public Works

& Engineering Dept. – S32-L25235– 8% MWBE Goal - Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. – Conference Room 1.

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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 449, EHRA, 10555 Westoffice Drive, Houston, Texas 77042, and electronic bids delivered via the CivCast website, until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read for the construc-tion of the project:

HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 449PHASE 2 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION TO 0.30 MGD

Project No. 111-066-24 (K)

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at 3:00 p.m., at the office of the Engineer for the District, EHRA, 10555 Westoffice Drive, Houston, Texas.

Project scope shall include the expansion of an existing 0.15 MGD concrete wastewater treatment plant to a 0.30 MGD facility. The project site is located on Harris County Key Map No. 445 B.

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.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)FOR AN AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PROGRAM-SPECIFIC AUDIT

GULF COAST COMMUNITY PROTECTION AND RECOVERY DISTRICT, INC.

The GULF COAST COMMUNITY PROTECTION AND RECOVERY DISTRICT, INC. is seeking an independent auditor to conduct a program-specific audit for its fiscal year running from March 1, 2014, through February 28, 2015. A program-specific audit is an audit of the entity’s financial statements and its compliance with laws, regulations, and grant agree-ments related to a federal or state award.

Closing: All responses to the RFP must be received by February 2, 2015, at 3 p.m. Central Standard Time.

A full copy of the RFP is available at www.gccprd.com.

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, February 4, 2015. 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 February 4, 2015 for the following improvements in Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 24:

STUEBNER AIRLINE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT

The project consists of landscaping and irrigation of existing medians in Stuebner Airline Rd. between Louetta Rd and Spring Cypress Rd. Bid Documents may be examined without charge in the offices of the Engineer, Eby Engineers, Inc. at 1814 De Milo St., Houston, TX 77018, (Telephone 713-957-0788) or may be obtained upon deposit of one-hundred dollars ($100.00) for each set, which is non-refundable.

A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held at the Owner’s Water Plant No. 3 at 18519 Stuebner Airline Rd., Spring, TX 77379 on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.

A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or bid bond payable to Harris County MUD 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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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 435374

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of ANDRES ROMERO ALVAREZ, Deceased, were is-sued on January 7, 2015 in Cause No. 435374 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to:

CELINA CRUZ ALBARRAN, Independent Executrix

All claims against the Estate of ANDRES ROMERO ALVAREZ, Deceased, should be presented to: Nick Johnson, Attorney at Law, 55 Waugh Drive, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77007.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 January, 2015. Johnson Law Group /s/ Nick Johnson, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 435871

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Let-ters Testamentary for the Estate of JOSE MIGUEL SANTOS OCAMPO, Deceased, were issued on January 7, 2015 in Cause No. 435871 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to:

MARIA GUADALUPE ORTEGA MENDEZ, Independent Executrix

All claims against the Estate of JOSE MIGUEL SANTOS OCAMPO, Deceased, should be presented to: Nick Johnson, At-torney at Law, 55 Waugh Drive, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77007.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 January, 2015. Johnson Law Group /s/ Nick Johnson, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 435869

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of ROLANDO RAYMUNDO REYES CANO, Deceased, were issued on January 7, 2015 in Cause No. 435869 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to:

ESTELA CERVANTES CARMONA, Independent Executrix

All claims against the Estate of ROLANDO RAYMUNDO REYES CANO, Deceased, should be presented to: Nick Johnson, At-torney at Law, 55 Waugh Drive, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77007.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 January, 2015. Johnson Law Group /s/ Nick Johnson, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 436151

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of ARNOLD E. FRENCH, Deceased, were issued on January 7, 2015 in Cause No. 436151 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to:

BETTY SUE HARTENSTINE, Independent Executrix

All claims against the Estate of ARNOLD E. FRENCH, Deceased, should be presented to: Lan T. Nguyen, Attorney at Law, 2701 Fan-nin St., Houston, Texas 77002.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 7th day of January, 2015. Shortt & Nguyen, P.C. /s/ Lan T. Nguyen, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 435522

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of CHARLIE TRAN, Deceased, were issued on January 7, 2015 in Cause No. 435522 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to:

HOC DINH TRAN, Independent Executor

All claims against the Estate of CHARLIE TRAN, Deceased, should be presented to: Lan T. Nguyen, Attorney at Law, 2701 Fan-nin Street, Houston, Texas 77002.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 7th day of January, 2015. Shortt & Nguyen, P.C. /s/ Lan T. Nguyen, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 14-32071-P

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of BONNIE J. JONES, Deceased, were issued on January 8, 2015 in Cause No. 14-32071-P pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Montgomery County, Conroe, Texas to:

MICHAEL J. JONES, Independent Executor

All claims against the Estate of BONNIE J. JONES, Deceased, should be presented to: Jerry V. Walker, Jr., Attorney at Law, 5850 San Felipe, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77057.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 8th day of January, 2015. /s/ Jerry V. Walker, Jr., Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 425025

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of KIMBERLEY OATES GRANT, Deceased, were issued on December 11, 2014 in Cause No. 425025 pending in the Probate Court No. 4 of Harris County, Texas to:

SHANNON BARNES, Independent Executor

All claims against the Estate of KIMBERLEY OATES GRANT, Deceased, should be pre-sented to: Steven G. Baughman, Attorney at Law, 2499 Atascocita Road, Humble, Texas 77396.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 8th day of January, 2015. /s/ Steven G. Baugh-man, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 14-32021-P

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Let-ters Testamentary for the Estate of KATH-LEEN MAE WHEELER, Deceased, were issued on December 17, 2014 in Cause No. 14-32021-P pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas to:

STAN WHEELER, Independent Executor

All claims against the Estate of KATHLEEN MAE WHEELER, Deceased, should be pre-sented to: Michael P. Jensen, Attorney at Law, 1525 Lake Front Circle, The Woodlands, Texas 77380.All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and manner prescribed by law. DATED this 6th day of January 2015. O’Donnell Ferebee Medley & Frazer, P.C ./s/ Michael P. Jensen, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. PR-0075494

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters of Administration for the Estate of DEN-NIS BURRIS, Deceased, were issued on De-cember 3, 2014 in Cause No. PR-0075494 pending in the Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas to:

SUSAN TAMAR BURRIS, Independent Administrator

All claims against the Estate of DENNIS BURRIS, Deceased, should be presented to: Dean P. Shearer, Attorney at Law, 16815 Royal Crest Dr., 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 5th day of January, 2015. /s/ Dean P. Shearer, At-torney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 14-32019-P

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of EARLINE DOUGLAS REBER WEISINGER, De-ceased, were issued on December 11, 2014 in Cause No. 14-32019-P pending in the County Court at Law No. 2 of Montgomery County, Texas to:

JAMES C. WEISINGER, Independent Executor

All claims against the Estate of EARLINE DOUGLAS REBER WEISINGER, De-ceased, should be presented to: J. Steven Weisinger, Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 2666, Conroe, Texas 77305.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 12th day of January, 2015. Larson & Weisinger /s/ J. Steven Weisinger, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 435322

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JOSEPHINE IVIE BODE, Deceased, were issued on Janu-ary 3, 2014 in Cause No. 435322 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to:

JOSEPHINE ANNETTE CHILDERS, Independent Executrix

All claims against the Estate of JOSEPHINE IVIE BODE, Deceased, should be presented to: J. Steven Weisinger, Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 2666, Conroe, Texas 77305.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 6th day of January, 2015. Larson & Weisinger /s/ J. Steven Weisinger, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 14-32093-P

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of HUGO GO-MEZ ORTIGOZA, Deceased, were issued on January 8, 2015 in Cause No.14-32093-P pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Mont-gomery County, Texas to:

JUDITH GOMEZ de GOMEZ, Independent Executrix

All claims against the Estate of HUGO GO-MEZ ORTIGOZA, Deceased, should be presented to: Jim L. Garcia, Attorney at Law, 1770 St. James Place, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77056.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 12th day of January, 2015. Ceronsky, Rosen & Garcia, P.C ./s/ Jim L. Garcia, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 434868

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Let-ters Testamentary for the Estate of JERRY WAYNE BLUM, Deceased, were issued on November 19, 2014 in Cause No. 434868 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to:

SHEILA BAIN, Independent Executrix

All claims against the Estate of JERRY WAYNE BLUM, Deceased, should be pre-sented to: Catherine Kenjura, Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 557, Brenham, Texas 77833.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 12th day of January, 2015. Lacina & Kenjura, P.C. /s/ Catherine Kenjura, Attorney for the Estate.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNO. 434457

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of THERESA CARMEN WHITFIELD, Deceased, were issued on December 11, 2014 in Cause No. 434457 pending in the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas to:

SANDRA OLIVER BYRD, Independent Executor

All claims against the Estate of THERESA CARMEN WHITFIELD, Deceased, should be presented to: S. Robert Fling, Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 411, Katy, Texas 77492.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 13th day of January, 2015. /s/ S. Robert Fling, 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, February 4, 2015. 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 February 4, 2015 for the following improvements in Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 24:

TWIN FALLS SECTION 5WATER, SANITARY SEWER & DRAINAGE

Bid Documents may be examined without charge in the offices of the Engineer, Eby Engi-neers, Inc. at 1814 De Milo St., Houston, TX 77018, (Telephone 713-957-0788) or may be obtained upon deposit of one-hundred dollars ($100.00) for each set, which is non-refundable.

A NON-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the office of Engineer at 1814 De Milo, Houston, TX 77018 on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.

A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or bid bond payable to Harris County MUD 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.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSSealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to Vicksburg Estates, Ltd. on behalf of Fort Bend

County M.U.D. No. 47 will be received at the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 3, 2015, then publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and perform-ing all work required for construction of Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, and Water Lines To Serve Lake Shore Harbour Section Six within City of Missouri City and Fort Bend County M.U.D. No. 47.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received.

All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total price of the bid contained in the proposal, payable without recourse to Vicksburg Estates, Ltd. on behalf of Fort Bend County M.U.D. No. 47, as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract and execute a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price, from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety. The Bid Bond must be enclosed in the same envelope with the bid. Bids without Bid Bonds will not be considered.

Except for the three lowest bidders, all Bid Bonds will be returned to the respective bidders within three (3) days after bids are opened and read.

Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be secured from the office of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, for a non-refundable fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00).

A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be conducted in the office of R. G. Miller En-gineers, Inc., 16340 Park Ten Place, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77084, on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. EACH BIDDER MUST BE REPRESENTED AT THIS PRE-BID CONFERENCE. BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM ANY BIDDER WHO IS NOT REPRESENTED AT THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE. NO PLANS SHALL BE ISSUED AFTER 5:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015.

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed bids in duplicate, will be received by HARRIS COUNTY WC & ID NO. 116

at the District Meeting Building, located at 5135 Cobles Corner, Houston, Texas 77069, until FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015 AT 10:00 A.M., at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read for furnishing all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary for completion of the following: SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION PHASE IV. The major items of work include: Rehabilitation of sanitary sewers by cured-in-place pipe methods, including cleaning and televising, obstruction removal, point repairs, and service reconnections. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Bond from a reliable surety company drawn to the order of HARRIS COUNTY WC & ID NO. 116 in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid. No bid proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept the bid deemed most advantageous to it. The successful bidder will be required to provide a performance, payment, and maintenance bond for the full amount of the contract. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the District Meeting Building, located at 5135 Cobles Corner, Houston, Texas 77069 on FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 AT 10:00 A.M. Attendance is not mandatory. Specifications and Bid Documents are available at the offices of AEI Engineering, LLC, 616 Cypress Creek Parkway (FM 1960 West), Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77090, for a non-refundable fee of $35.00. Business hours are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 A.M. until 5:30 P.M. and Fridays from 7:30 A.M. until 11:30 A.M. Telephone 281/350-7027. Information is available on our website: www.aeiengineering.com.

BID NOTICESealed bids addressed to Northwest Harris County M.U.D. 23 for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation – Phase 5 Located in N.W. Harris Co. M.U.D. 23 will be received at the offices of JNS Engineers LLC, Attention Mr. Jon N. Strange, P.E., R.P.L.S., 722 Pin Oak Rd., Suite 202A, Katy, Texas, 77494, Phone (281) 391-3366 on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. and then publicly opened. The work consists of approximately 5,707 feet of 8”, 12” and 15” sanitary sewer cured in place pipe. Plans and Bid Documents will be available at the office of the Engineer, JNS Engineers LLC, 722 Pin Oak Road, Suite 202A, Katy, Texas 77494, Phone (281) 391-3366 beginning Monday, January 19, 2015 upon a $75.00 non-refundable deposit, and/or may be examined at the office of the Engineer. A cashier’s check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total amount of the bid must accompany each bid. The successful bidder must furnish a payment and performance bond acceptable to Owner. A pre-bid conference will be held at the offices of JNS Engineers LLC, 722 Pin Oak Rd., Suite 202A, Katy, Texas, 77494 on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 10:00 A.M

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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 449, EHRA, 10555 Westoffice Drive, Houston, Texas 77042, and electronic bids delivered via the CivCast website, until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read for the construction of the project:

HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTIRCT NO. 449DETENTION BASIN PHASE FOUR TO SERVE

VENTANA LAKESPROJECT NO. 111-045-00-37 DST (I)

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., at the office of the Engineer for the District, EHRA, 10555 Westoffice Drive, Houston, Texas. Bids submitted by parties not attending the mandatory pre-bid conference will not be accepted or opened.

The project consists of excavation of approximately 146,000 CY of earthen material to be placed, graded and compacted on-site. The project site is located on Harris County Key Map No. 445 B&F.

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.

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JANUARY 16-22, 2015 HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL 37


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