Public notices: June 14
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PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
CAPCOG METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION FOR
2017 HURRICANE HARVEY – ROUND 1: CDBG-DISASTER
RECOVERY
The Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) is conducting a public hearing for its proposed Method of Distribution for 2017 Hurricane Harvey Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Allocation for the Local Infrastructure Program and the Local Buyout and Acquisition Program. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Bastrop County Annex Building, 804 Pecan Street in Bastrop, in the County Commissioners Court Room on the second floor.
The purpose of the hearing is to gather public comment on the proposed Method of Distribution from those residing in the CAPCOG counties affected by Hurricane Harvey, 2017 FEMA Disaster 4332: Bastrop, Caldwell, Lee, and Fayette counties. CAPCOG anticipates the region receiving $4,305,474 of infrastructure and $12,929,474 of acquisition program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These program funds are direct allocations to be issued under the CDBG-DR Program to HUD eligible cities and counties designated in Hurricane Harvey impact areas.
On June 13, 2018, a proposed Method of Distribution will be viewable online at www.capcog.org and www.glo.texas.gov. For more about the hearings or to request disability or non-English speaking accommodations, contact Kristie Hadnot at 512-916-6066 or khadnot@capcog.org. Written comments also may be submitted to khadnot@capcog.org or Attn: CAPCOG Hurricane Harvey CDBG-DR Comments, CAPCOG, 6800 Burleson Road, Building 310 Suite 165, Austin, Texas 78744. Written comments must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2018.
The room reserved for the hearing is in compliance with the American Disabilities Act
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AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
MÉTODO DE
DISTRIBUCIÓN DE CAPCOG PARA
HURACAN HARVEY 2017 – RONDA 1: CDBG-
RECUPERACIÓN DE DESASTRE
El Consejo de Gobiernos de la Área de la Capital [Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG)] está llevando a cabo audiencias públicas sobre el Método de Distribución para la Asignación de las Subvenciones en Bloque de Desarrollo Comunitario de Recuperación de Desastre [Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)] del Huracán Harvey 2017 para el Programa de Infraestructura Local y el Programa de Compra y Adquisición Local. La audiencia será el martes 19 de junio de 2018 a las 6 p.m., en el Anexo del Condado de Bastrop, 804 Pecan Street en la cuidad de Bastrop, en la Sala de Justicia de los Comisionados del Condado en el segundo piso.
El objetivo de la audiencia es recopilar comentarios públicos de aquellos que residen en los condados de CAPCOG afectados por el Huracán Harvey 2017, Desastre de FEMA 4332: Condados de Bastrop, Caldwell, Lee y Fayette. CAPCOG anticipa que la región recibirá $4,305,474 para el Programa de Infraestructura y $12,929,474 para el Programa de Adquisición del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE. UU. (HUD). Estos fondos del programa son asignaciones directas que se emitirán bajo el Programa CDBG-DR a ciudades y condados elegibles en las áreas impactadas durante el Huracán Harvey designados por HUD.
En el 13 de junio de 2018, estará disponible el Método de Distribución propuesto en www.capcog.org y www.glo.texas.gov. Para más información sobre las audiencias o para solicitar acomodaciones para personas discapacitadas o que no hablan inglés, contacte a Kristie Hadnot, 512-916-6066 o khadnot@capcog.org. Los comentarios escritos también se pueden enviar a khadnot@capcog.org o Attn: CAPCOG Hurricane Harvey CDBG-DR Comments, CAPCOG, 6800 Burleson Road, Building 310 Suite 165, Austin, Texas 78744. Los comentarios escritos se deben recibir antes de las 5 p.m. el miércoles 27 de junio de 2018.
La sala de reuniones para la audiencia pública está en conformidad con la Ley de Discapacidades de los Estados Unidos.
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ORDINANCE 2018-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOCKHART, TEXAS, REPEALING UN-CODIFIED ORDINANCE 2016-06 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING THIS ORDINANCE REGARDING ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EACH CLASSIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 2018-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOCKHART, TEXAS, REPEALING UN-CODIFIED ORDINANCE 2016-07 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING THIS ORDINANCE REGARDING THE CITY PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL; REMOVING PERFORMANCE OR MERIT PAY FOR POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL AND ADOPTING A STEP PAY PLAN FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING A REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The complete ordinance(s) may be viewed at the City Secretary’s Office, 308 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Texas, during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Lockhart Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at 7:00 P.M. in the lower level of City Hall, 308 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Texas, to receive public input regarding the following:
SUP-18-07. A request by Hector and Sandra Gomez for a Specific Use Permit to allow a DF-2 Duplex-Family Development Type in the RMD Residential Medium Density District on Lots 7, 8, and the west one half of Lot 9, Block 2, Compress Hill Addition, consisting of 0.16 acre and located at 415 Flores Street.
All interested persons owning property within 200 feet of this property who wish to state their support or opposition may do so at this Public Hearing; or they may submit a written statement to the City Planner or his designee for presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission at or before the time the Public Hearing begins.
Should any person be aggrieved by the Commission’s action, a request may be submitted in writing for an appeal to City Council. Such request must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator (City Planner) within ten calendar days of the date of the Commission’s action.
Dan Gibson, AICP
City Planner
512-398-3461, ext. 236
dgibson@lockhart-tx.org
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Alliance Regional Water Authority (the “OWNER”) is requesting sealed written Bids for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and incidentals and for performing all Work required for the Phase 1A Pump Station Project (IFB No. 2017-002). The Project generally consists of construction of a new 1.0 MGD water pumping facility in Buda, TX. The facility and construction will include the following: 3-700 gpm booster pumps, 1-0.75 MG prestressed concrete ground storage tank, 1-Electrical and Controls building, 1-Disinfection Chemical building, yard piping, flow metering and control valves, instrumentation systems, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, disinfection chemical injection system and site improvements.
ALL BIDS (INCLUDING HUB PARTICIPATION PLANS) ARE DUE BY 2:00 P.M., Central Time, on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD IN THE OFFICE IDENTIFED FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS at 2:00 P.M., Central Time, on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Bid documents may be obtained without charge from www.CivCastUSA.com. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download Bid Documents. At the time a Bidder registers on this website, the Bidder must provide a working e-mail address, so the Bidder will receive any addenda or clarification issued by the OWNER. ANY BIDS (INCLUDING HUB PARTICIPATION PLAN) NOT RECEIVED BY THE DATE AND TIME SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR CONSIDERATION. The time stamp clock in the office for receipt of Bids will be the time of record and will be verified with www.time.gov, the official U.S. time.
The contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board.
All procurements by the OWNER are subject to the OWNER’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program. The Program provides HUBs full opportunity to participate in all of the OWNER’s contracts. Goals for HUB participation are stated for each solicitation. Information on achieving the goals or documenting good faith efforts to achieve the goals are contained in the Bid Documents and other Contract Documents. When a HUB participation goal applies, each Bidder is required to complete and return a HUB Participation Plan with its Bid. If a HUB Participation Plan is not submitted with a Bid, the Bid will not be accepted for consideration.
Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, in the form attached to the Bid Form, in an amount of not less than five percent of the total Bid, as specified in Form 00100, Instructions to Bidders. Performance and Payment bonds, when required, shall be executed on forms furnished by the OWNER. Each bond shall be issued in an amount of 100% of the Contract Amount by a solvent corporate surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas and shall meet any other requirements established by law or by the OWNER.
Minimum insurance requirements are specified in Form 00810, Supplemental General Conditions. Prevailing wage rates have been established and are specified in Form 00830, Wage Rates and Payroll Reporting.
The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any minor informality (one that does not affect the competitiveness of the Bid) in any Bid or in the solicitation process.
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. (Central Time) at the Kyle Public Works Facility ,520 E. RR 150, Kyle, Texas 78640. Attendance is mandatory unless otherwise stated. To ensure understanding of the OWNER’s bidding and contracting requirements, each Bidder must attend any mandatory Pre-Bid Conference, and all Bidders are encouraged to attend any non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference. If the Pre-Bid Conference is mandatory, each Bidder must arrive and sign-in before the scheduled start tine of the conference; otherwise the Bidder will not be allowed to submit a Bid for the Project.
The persons listed below may be contacted for information regarding the Invitation for Bid. If a Bidder contacts any other officer or employee of the OWNER during the period beginning on the date this Invitation for Bids is issued and ending on the date of contract award or rejection of all bids by the OWNER’s Board of Directors, any Bid submitted by the Bidder is subject to rejection by the OWNER.
Authorized Contact Persons: PROJECT ENGINEER: Ron Mick, PE; 512-879-0400; rmick@bgeinc.com. OWNER’s Executive Director: Graham Moore; 512-294-3214; gmoore@alliancewater.org
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals addressed to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Lockhart will be received at the Lockhart City Hall, 308 West San Antonio, Lockhart, Texas 78644, until 11:00 A.M., July, 10 2018 for the MLK 18” Water Main, at which time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid received after closing time will be returned unopened.
The project consists of approximately 6100 LF 18” PVC water main and all necessary appurtenances.
Bidders shall submit with their bids a Cashier’s Check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the maximum total bid, payable to the City of Lockhart, Texas without recourse, or a Proposal Bond in the same amount from an approved Surety Company as a guarantee that Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance and payment bonds on the forms provided, within ten (10) days after the award of Contract. Bids without check or Proposal Bond will not be considered.
The successful Bidder must furnish Performance and Payments Bonds each in the amount of 100% of the contract price from an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety and acceptable according to the latest list of companies holding certificates of authority from the Secretary of Treasury of the United States, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the Owner.
Plans and specifications may be examined without charge at Lockhart City Hall. Bid Documents and Construction Drawings for the project may be viewed and downloaded free of charge (with the option to purchase hard copies) at www.civcastusa.com. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans and other related documents for this project. Printed copies of the specifications and drawings may also be viewed at the Engineer’s office, TRC Engineers, Inc., 505 East Huntland Drive, Suite 250, Austin, Texas 78752, (512) 454-8716.
Please submit questions for this project forty-eight (48) hours prior to bid opening through www.civcastusa.com in the Q&A portal. All addenda issued for this project will be posted on www.civcastusa.com. It is the responsibility of the Contractor bidding to use proper scaling, paper size, etc., for bid quantities. Failure to do so may result in error in the Unit Bid Quantities and/or Bid Amounts.
The City Council of the City of Lockhart reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. No bid may be withdrawn within sixty (60) days after the date on which bids are received.
CITY OF LOCKHART, TEXAS
LEW WHITE, MAYOR
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LOCKHART
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
The Directors of the Lockhart Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the Upstairs Conference Room at Lockhart City Hall, 308 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Texas to discuss a project under Section 4B of the Texas Economic Development Corporation Act of 1979.
The Public Hearing is to consider a new project, Project Oklahoma, which is considering an expansion to Lockhart. The company plans to purchase the building located at 1408 Blackjack Street to house a manufacturing facility. The initial capital investment is estimated at $4,000,000 and the company will create up to 20 new jobs with an average wage of $50,000 per year. The LEDC will be considering possible reimbursable incentives up to $190,000 to be offered to the company to help facilitate their investment and expansion to Lockhart.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and present their views. Persons with disabilities that plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Secretary’s office to arrange for assistance. Individuals who require aids or services for this meeting should contact City Hall at least two days before the meeting.
Lockhart Economic Development Corporation
