The Eldorado Success newspaper

FEBRUARY 2012

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
TOM GREEN COUNTY FWD #2
WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
Separate sealed bids for the construction of WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS will be received by the TOM GREEN COUNTY FWD #2 until March 8, 2012 at 10:00 A.M., at their office at 508 Anson Street, Christoval, Texas 76935 and then publicly opened and read aloud. 
The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal, Bid Bond, Contract, Performance and Payment Bonds, General Conditions, Notice of Award, Notice to Proceed,  Plans, Specifications, and Addenda (if any) may be examined at the following location:

JACOB & MARTIN, LTD., Consulting Engineers
3465 Curry Lane, Abilene, Texas 79606

Bids will not be received from contractors who have not obtained original plans and specifications from Jacob & Martin.  Bids shall be submitted on original documents and the entire specification book must be returned with bid.  No faxes or copies of bid sheets will be accepted. 
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids.  Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders prior to awarding of the contract.
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from Jacob & Martin, Ltd., 3465 Curry Lane, Abilene, Texas 79606 (325-695-1070), upon payment of $50.00 for plans and specifications, all non-refundable.  Checks should be made to the order of Jacob & Martin, Ltd. 
A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the TOM GREEN COUNTY FWD #2, negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at par value) or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid shall be submitted with each bid.
TOM GREEN COUNTY FWD #2
By: Jean Ann Danbert, President
Date:  February 16, 2012

NOTICE OF SALE


THE STATE OF TEXAS            §        BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE                                §
§
COUNTY OF SCHLEICHER        §                       DATED:  JANUARY 18, 2012


and issued  pursuant  to a judgment  decree of the District Court, 51ST Judicial District, of SCHLEICHER County, Texas, by the District Clerk on said date, and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff of said County, I have on the 26th  day of January, 2012, seized, levied upon, and will on the first Tuesday in March, 2012, the same being the 6th day of said month, at the Courthouse door, of said County in the City of Eldorado, beginning at 1:00 o’clock p.m., on said day, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title and interest of the defendants in such suit to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Schleicher and the State of Texas, to-wit:      

CAUSE NO. DT-263: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. BOTELLO, JOSE ISRAEL A/K/A BOTELLO, JOSE

TRACT 1: R10998   Lot Twelve (12), Block Six (6), South Heights Addition to the Town of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas being that property more particularly described in Volume 390, Page 300 of the Deed Records, Schleicher County, Texas.

TRACT 2: R10997   Lot Eleven (11), Block Six (6), South Heights Addition to the Town of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas being that property more particularly described in Volume 390, Page 300 of the Deed Records of Schleicher County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. DT-326: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. MARTINEZ, LISA G. ROMERO

TRACT 1: R12327  A 20’x187’ tract of land abutting the North (N) side of Lot Fourteen (14), Block Sixty-eight (68), Finnigan Addition, City of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas.  Said real property is subject to an equitable access easement held by the owners of the two (2) 2.0-acre tracts described in Volume 316, Page 334, and Volume 412, Page 837, of the Deed Records in the Office of the Schleicher County Clerk.

TRACT 2: R12326  A 20’x180’ tract of land abutting the North (N) side of Lot Fifteen (15), Block Sixty-seven (67), Finnigan Addition, City of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas.  Said real property is subject to an equitable access easement held by the owners of the two (2) 2.0-acre tracts described in Volume 316, Page 334, and Volume 412, Page 837, of the Deed Records in the Office of the Schleicher County Clerk.

CAUSE NO. DT-329: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. POWELL, WALTER G., III

TRACT 1: R13423  Lot Two (2) and Northeast 30 feet of Lot Three (3), Block Forty-Eight A (48A), Original Town of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas, and including a Manufactured Home with Serial # TXFLV66A01698CG11, Title #00899418, Label #RAD0966576.

CAUSE NO. DT-333: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. CALDERON, AMARI RAMIREZ IND HEIR RAMIREZ, SUSANNA, DECEASED

TRACT 1: R10462 Lot Four (4), Block Ten (10),  West Subdivision to the City of Eldorado, Schleicher County,  Texas {Volume 60, Page 23 and Volume 5, Page 221 of the Deed Records, of said county, being that property more particularly described in a Special Warranty Deed recorded at Volume 374, Page 397 of the Deed Records of Schleicher County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. DT-336: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. RIOS, OSCAR H.

TRACT 1: R12630 Being all of Lot 5, Block A, Keele Addition, City of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas

TRACT 2: R12628 Being all of Lots 3 & 4, Block A, Keele Addition, City of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas, together with a manufactured home, Serial #KBTXSNB244609

CAUSE NO. DT-341: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. BUITRON, RAMIRO C. ET AL

TRACT 1: R11130  All of Lots One and Two (1,2), Block Nineteen (19), including any improvements, West Addition, Original Town of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas; being that property more particularly described in a Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 396, Page 672 of the Deed Records of Schleicher County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. DT-344:  SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. USSERY, DOUGLAS

TRACT 1: R10642  Lots, Three, Four and Five (3,4,5), Block Twenty-seven (27), Original Townsite of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 1, Page 41 et. seq. of the Plat Records of Schleicher County, Texas; being that property more particularly described in a Corrected Deed of Trust in the Deed Records in Schleicher County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. DT-363: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. JUAQUIN COVARRUBIAZ, ET AL

TRACT 1: R13957  Being Lot 4, Block 4, Original Townsite, City of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas; being that property more particularly described in a Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 459, Page 499 in the Deed Records of Schleicher County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. DT-366: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. JOSE SALAS, DECEASED

TRACT 1: R13472  All of Lots 10 and 11, Block 4N, Christian Addition, to the City of Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas; being that property more particularly described in a Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 417, Page 125 in the Deed Records of Schleicher County, Texas

CAUSE NO. DT-376: SCHLEICHER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. DANIEL OLIVAN, JR.

TRACT 1: R24722  18.63-acres of land out of the Northeast corner of Survey No. 80, Block M, GH&SA Ry. Co., Certificate No. 1548, Abstract No. 822, Schleicher County, Texas; being more particularly described by metes and bounds in a Warranty Deed recorded at Volume 403, Page 24 of the Official Records of Schleicher County, Texas.

or upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion thereof to satisfy said judgment, interest, penalties, and costs; subject, however to the right of redemption by the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem said property, or their interest therein, in the manner provided by law, and subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law.  Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment rendered in the above styled and numbered cause, together with interest, penalties and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sale to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

I have appointed the following as agent to conduct the sale, to-wit:

Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P.
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 50188
Midland, Texas 79710-0188
(432) 522-2427

At the time the sale begins, all bidders at the sale must be registered with the above named agent conducting the sale and be eligible to bid according to the Property Tax Code.

Dated at Eldorado, Schleicher County, Texas, this the 26th  day of January, 2012.

DAVID DORAN   
SHERIFF, SCHLEICHER COUNTY

By: GEORGE A. ARISPE
CHIEF DEPUTY   

JANUARY 2012

The Schleicher County Commissioners Court has approved the sale of the old stock show pens.  The pens will be sold by the unit.  One complete unit consists of four (4) pens per unit at a cost of $500.00 per unit.  The pens consist of square tubing frames with angle iron vertical cross sections which are approximately 4.5 feet tall.  If interested in purchasing these pens you may contact County Extension Agent Anthony Munoz @ 325-853-2132.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 2, 2012
SCHLEICHER COUNTY, TEXAS, will receive sealed bids for the SCHLEICHER COUNTY POOL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, a Schleicher County Texas project partially funded by a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.  Bids must be delivered to, and be on file with Judge Charles Bradley, at the Schleicher County Courthouse, 2 S. Divide St., Eldorado, Texas 76936 on or before 3:00 p.m., February 15, 2012, at which time all bids will be opened and read publicly at the Schleicher County Courthouse.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Schleicher County Courthouse, 2 S. Divide St., Eldorado, Texas 76936 at 1:00 p.m., February 2, 2012. The last day to submit any questions shall be February 7, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. so that adequate time is available to issue any addenda.

The project consists of construction of approximately: a 2,110 square foot pool house building, a 2,700 square foot pool equipment building, 4,700 square foot swimming pool, 9,982 square foot concrete pool deck, a water slide, a splash pad area with interactive water features, and associated site and utility work. 

Contract Documents including bidding and contract forms, technical specifications and drawings are on file at Schleicher County Courthouse, 2 S. Divide St., Eldorado, Texas 76936 and may also be obtained from Naismith Engineering, Inc. 600 W. 8th Street, STE 300, Austin Texas 78701, (512) 708-9322. 22” X 34” hard copies of the Bid/Contract Documents may be obtained by depositing $100.00, non-refundable for each set of documents obtained. Bidders wishing to receive the documents by mail must pay an additional $40.00 non-refundable postage and handling fee to cover the cost of mailing.

Electronic copies of the Bid/Contract Documents may also be obtained at no charge via the internet at: http://www.neionline.com/cgi-bin/showpage.pl?Schleicher_County_Pool. Potential Bidders obtaining copies of the bid/contract documents via the internet must register with the Engineer to ensure receipt of any addenda or other communication that may be issued.  Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of documents, including any addenda, obtained from any other source.

Contractors are required to comply with the Texas prevailing wages requirements established in Government Code Ch. 2258. The contractor is required to comply with regulations issued pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with respect to nondiscrimination in assisted programs of the Department. Schleicher County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Each bid must be accompanied by a cashier’s check, certified check, or satisfactory bid bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total base bid, as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract as required by the contract documents. Schleicher County reserves the right to reject any and all bids received and to waive any and all formalities in regard thereto.  Bids will remain subject to acceptance for a period following the bid opening as specified in Section 00300 of the contract documents.