Court ordered demolition of a residential single-family structure

Bid Number: 2026-15
Bid Title: Court ordered demolition of a residential single-family structure located @ 319
W 11th Street, Taylor, TX 76574.
Bid Start Date: 07/05/2026
Non-Mandatory pre-bid 07/15/2026 @ 11:00AM
Bid Closing Date: 07/21/2026 @ 2:00PM
Bid Contact: Sabrina Schmidt
Purchasing Agent
512-309-6182
sabrina.schmidt@taylortx.gov
Code Enforcement: Mitchell Alvarez
Supervisor
512-595-4548
mitchell.alvarez@taylortx.gov
The City of Taylor is accepting bids for the Court ordered demolition of a residential
single-family structure located at 319 W 11th Street. Taylor, TX 76574. It is a two-story
building structure that will require City permits to be pulled by the bidder (the City will
cover the cost of the permit) The building structure along with slab and concrete
including driveway will need to be removed or demolished and all debris to be removed
from the property by 08/15/2026. It will be the bidder's responsibility to coordinate the
removal or demolition of the structure with Code Enforcement. The address of the
building is 319 W 11th Street, Taylor, Tx 76574.
Bid documents will only be available on the City of Taylor Website.
NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID: 07/15/2026 @ 11:00 AM @ the building site location, 319
W. 11th St., Taylor, TX 76574.
The successful contractor will be notified by email on 07/28/2026 @ 4:00.

City of Taylor
Bid Number: 2026-15
Bid Title: Court ordered Demolition of a residential single-family structure located @ 319 W.
11th St., Taylor, TX 76574
Bid Information:
1. Purchaser Information Sheet.
2. Pictures of the building.
3. W9
4. City of Taylor Purchasing Rider
5. HB1295 & Conflict of Interest forms
All documents herein and attached are required to be completed and returned with the bid
documents.
Standard Disclaimer: The right is reserved to accept or reject all or part of the bid, and to
accept the offer considered most advantageous to the city by total bid. The City of Taylor will
be awarded the lowest bidder.
Bids maybe submitted by mail or hand delivered to the City of Taylor, Attn: Purchasing, 400
Porter St., Taylor, TX 76574.
Envelopes must be clearly marked with the Bid Number, bid title, date, and time of bid opening
on the outside of the envelope along with the bidder's name.

City of Taylor
Bid Number: 2026-15
Bid Title: Court ordered demolition of a residential single-family structure located @ 319 W.
11th St., Taylor, TX 76574.
Tax ID # or Social Security # ________________________________
Legal Name: _____________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________
City State & Zip: __________________________________________
Contact: ________________________________________________
Telephone: _____________________________________________
Email Address: ___________________________________________
Authorized Signature: _____________________________________
Printed Name: ___________________________________________
"By signature heron affixed, the bidder hereby certifies that neither the bidder nor the entity
represented by the bidder, or anyone acting for such entity has violated the antitrust laws of this
State, codified in section 15.01 et seq., Texas Business and Commerce Code, or Federal Antitrust
laws, nor communicated directly or indirectly, the bid made to any competitor, or any other
person engaged in such line of business."

CONTRACT AND PURCHASING RIDER
FOR THE CITY OF TAYLOR, TEXAS
(Version October 27, 2025)
By submitting a response to a solicitation or bid, or by entering into a contract for goods or
services and/or by accepting a purchase order, the contracting party identified below agrees that
the below terms and conditions shall govern all agreements with the City unless otherwise
agreed to by a specifically executed provision within the contract and if permissible by law.
Absent a specifically executed provision, the below terms are BINDING and SUPERSEDE any and
all other terms and/or conditions whether oral or written.
1. Application. This Governmental Rider applies to, is part of, and takes precedence over any
conflicting provision in or attachment to the Contract (Contract) (attached hereto) of
_______________________, (Vendor). The Contact involved in this Rider is described as
follows:
Title of Contract: BID # 2026-15 - Court ordered demolition of a residential single-family
structure located @ 319 W. 11th St., Taylor, TX 76574.
2. Payment Provisions. The City's payments under the Contract, including the time of payment
and the payment of interest on overdue amounts, are subject to Chapter 2251, Texas
Government Code. City reserves the right to modify any amount due to contractor presented
by invoice to the city if necessary to confirm the amount to the terms of the contract.
3. Multiyear Contracts. If the City's city council does not appropriate funds to make any
payment for a fiscal year after the City's fiscal year in which the contract becomes effective
and there are no proceeds available for payment from the sale of bonds or other debt
instruments, then the Contract automatically terminates at the beginning of the first day of
the successive fiscal year. (Section 5, Article XI, Texas Constitution). It is understood and
agreed the City shall have the right to terminate the agreement at the end of any City fiscal
year if the governing body of the City does not appropriate funds sufficient to continue the
contract, as determined by the City's budget for the fiscal year in question. The City may
execute such termination by giving contractor a written notice of termination at the end of its
then current fiscal year.

4. Best Value Determination. All competitive bids or proposals received shall be evaluated
based on the best value for the City. Best value shall be determined any relevant criteria
specifically listed in the solicitation and by considering all or part of the criteria listed below:
a. Bid price.
b. Reputation of the bidder and of bidder's goods and services.
c. The quality of the bidder's goods or services.
d. The extent to which the goods or services meet the City's needs.
e. Bidder's past relationship with the City. All vendors shall be evaluated on their past
performance and prior dealings with the City to include, but not limited to, failure to
meet specifications, poor quality, poor workmanship, and late delivery.
5. Local Preference. Local Bidder shall be defined as a bidder whose principal place of business
is in the municipality (within the city limits). 3% Rule Applies to contracts for the purchase of
real property (land) or personal property that is not affixed to real property (goods). Pursuant
to Section 271.905 of the Texas Local Government Code, even if the bid received from a local
bidder is not the lowest bid, a preference may still be given to a local bidder if their bid is
within 3% of the lowest bid price received from someone who is not a local bidder, if the City
determines in writing that the local bidder offers the City the best combination of contract
price and additional economic development opportunities for the City created by the
contract award, including employment of residents of the City and increased tax revenues of
the City. 5% Rule Applies to contracts for construction services in an amount less than
$100,000, or contracts in an amount less than $500,000 for the purchase of real property
(land), personal property that is not affixed to real property (goods), or services (other than
construction services). The 5% Rule does not apply to the purchase of telecommunications or
information services. Pursuant to Section 271.9051 of the Texas Local Government Code,
even if the bid received from a local bidder is not the lowest bid, a preference may still be
given to a local bidder if their bid is within 5% of the lowest bid price received from someone
who is not a local bidder, if the City determines in writing that the local bidder offers the City
the best combination of contract price and additional economic development opportunities
for the City created by the contract award, including employment of residents of the City and
increased tax revenues of the City.
6. No Ex-Parte Communications during Competitive Bidding Period. To ensure the proper and
fair evaluation of a response, the City prohibits ex-parte communication (e.g., unsolicited)
initiated by the proposed contractor to a City official or employee evaluating or considering
the responses prior to the time a formal decision has been made. Questions and other
communication from vendors will be permissible until 5:00 pm on the day specified as the

deadline for questions. Any communication between responder and the City after the
deadline for questions will be initiated by the appropriate City official or employee in order to
obtain information or clarification needed to develop a proper and accurate evaluation of the
response. Ex-parte communication may be grounds for disqualifying the offending responder
from consideration or award of the solicitation then in evaluation, or any future solicitation.
7. Abandonment or Default. A contractor who abandons or defaults the work on the contract
and causes the City to purchase the services elsewhere may be charged for any increased
cost of goods, materials and/or services related thereto and shall be considered disqualified
in any re-advertisement of the service and may not be considered in future bids for the same
type of work for a period of three years for the same scope of work, goods or services.
8. Disclosure of Litigation. Each contractor shall include in its proposal a complete disclosure of
any civil or criminal litigation or investigation pending which involves the respondent or
which has occurred in the past in which the respondent has been judged guilty or liable by a
competent court regardless of whether the Court Order or Judgment is final or on appeal.
9. Cancellation. The City reserves the right to cancel the contract without penalty by providing
30 days prior written notice to the contracting party. Termination under this paragraph shall
not relieve the contractor of any obligation or liability that has occurred prior to cancellation.
NOTE: This contract is subject to cancellation, without penalty, at any time the City deems
the vendor to be non-compliant with contractual obligations.
10. Annual Vendor Performance Review. The City reserves the right to review the vendor's
performance at the end of each twelve-month contract period and to cancel all or part of the
agreement (without penalty) or continue the contract through the next period.
11. Compliance with other laws and certification of eligibility to contract. Any offer to contract
with the City shall be considered an executed certification that the contractor will shall
comply with all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations, (as
amended during the contracting period) and any orders and decrees of any court or
administrative bodies or tribunals in any matter affecting the performance of the resulting
agreement, including without limitation, immigration laws, workers' compensation laws,
minimum and maximum salary and wage statutes and regulations, and licensing laws and
regulations. When requested, the contractor shall furnish the City with satisfactory proof of
its compliance within 10 days or any contract with the City is void.

12. Compliance with all Codes, Permitting and Licensing Requirements. The successful
contractor shall comply with all national, state and local standards, codes and ordinances as
well as any other authorities that have jurisdiction pertaining to equipment and materials
used and their application. None of the terms or provisions of the specification shall be
construed as waiving any rules, regulations or requirements of these authorities. The
successful bidder shaJl be responsible for obtaining all necessary permits, certificates and/or
licenses to fulfill contractual obligations.
13. Boycott Israel. The City of Taylor may not enter into a contract with a company for goods and
services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that; (i) it does
not Boycott Israel; and (ii) will not Boycott Israel during the term of the contract. (Texas
Government Code Chapter 2270) by accepting this purchase order, the vendor (Professional
or other applicable term defining the contracting party) verifies that it does not Boycott
Israel, and agrees that during the term of this agreement (contract as applicable) will not
Boycott Israel as that term is defined in the Texas Government Code Section 808.001, as
amended.
14. Liability and Indemnity of City. Any provision of the Contract is void and unenforceable if it:
(1) limits or releases either party from liability that would exist by law in the absence of the
provision; (2) creates liability for either party that would not exist by law in the absence of
the provision; or (3) waives or limits either party's rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities
that would exist by law in the absence of the provision .. (Section 5, Article XI, Texas
Constitution)
15. Indemnity and Independent Contractor Status of Contractor. Contractor shall indemnify,
save harmless and defend the City, its officers, agents, and employees from and against any
and all suits, actions, legal proceedings, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses,
attorney's fees and any and all other costs or fees (whether grounded in Constitutional law,
Tort, Contract, or Property Law, or raised pursuant to local, state or federal statutory
provision), arising out of the performance of the resulting agreement and/or arising out of a
willful or negligent act or omission of the contractor, its officers, agents, and employees. It is
understood and agreed that the contractor and any employee or sub-contractor of contractor
shall not be considered an employee of the City. The contractor shall not be within protection
or coverage of the City's workers' compensation insurance, health insurance, liability
insurance or any other insurance that the City from time to time may have in force and
effect. City specifically reserves the right to reject any and all contractor's employees,
representatives or sub-contractors and/or their employees for any cause, should the

presence of any such person on City property or their interaction with City employees be
found not in the best interest of the City, harassing, or is found to interfere with the effective
and efficient operation of the City's workplace.
16. Liens. Contractor agrees to and shall indemnify and save harmless the City against any and all
liens and encumbrances for all labor, goods and services which may be provided under the
resulting agreement. At the City's request the contractor or subcontractors shall provide a
proper release of all liens, or satisfactory evidence of freedom from liens shall be delivered to
the City.
17. Confidentiality. Any provision in the Contract that attempts to prevent the City's disclosure of
information that is subject to public disclosure under federal or Texas law or regulation, or
court or administrative decision or ruling, is invalid. (Chapter 552, Texas Government Code)
18. Tax Exemption. The City is not liable to Vendor for any federal, state, or local taxes for which
the City is not liable by law, including state and local sales and use taxes (Section 151.309 and
Title 3, Texas Tax Code) and federal excise tax (Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code).
Accordingly, those taxes may not be added to any item. Texas limited sales tax exemption
certificates will be furnished upon request. Vendors shall not charge for said taxes. If billed,
the City will remit payment less sales tax.
19. Contractual Limitations Period. Any provision of the Contract that establishes a limitations
period that does not run against the City by law or that is shorter than two years is void.
(Sections 16.061 and 16.070, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code)
20. Sovereign Immunity. Any provision of the Contract that seeks to waive the City's immunity
from suit and/or immunity from liability is void unless agreed to by specific
acknowledgement of the provision within the contract.
21. Governing Law and Venue. Texas law governs this Contract and any lawsuit on this Contract
must be filed in a court that has jurisdiction in Williamson County, Texas.
22. Form 1295. For contracts needing City Council approval, the City may not accept or enter into
a contract until it has received from the Contractor a completed, and signed IBC Form 1295
complete with a certificate number assigned by the Texas Ethics Commission ("TEC"),
pursuant to Texas Government Code 2252.908 and the rules promulgated thereunder by
the TEC. The Contractor understands that failure to provide said form complete with a
certificate number assigned by the TEC may prohibit the City from entering the Contract.

Pursuant to the rules prescribed by the TEC, the TEC Form 1295 must be completed online
through the TEC's website, assigned a certificate number, printed, signed and provided to the
City. The TEC Form 1295 may accompany the bid or may be submitted separately, but must
be provided to the City prior to the award of the contract. Neither the City nor its consultants
have the ability to verify the information included in a TEC Form 1295, and neither have an
obligation nor undertake responsibility for advising any bidder with respect to the proper
completion of the TEC Form 1295.
23. Conflict of Interest Questionnaire. The statements and questionnaires must be filed with the
records administrator of the city. A records administrator includes a city secretary, a person
responsible for maintaining city records, or a person who is designated by the city to
maintain the statements and questionnaires filed under Chapter 176 of the TLGC. A city does
not have a duty to ensure that a vendor that is required to file a questionnaire does so. A city
that maintains a website is required to post statements and questionnaires that are required
to be filed under chapter 176. However, a city that does not have a website is not required to
create or maintain one.
24. Any provision of the Contract is void and unenforceable if it authorizes Contractor to
amend the Contract at its sole discretion or otherwise without a negotiated and signed
amendment to the Contract.
25. Compliance with SB 13 & SB 19. Vendor does not boycott energy companies as those terms
are defined in the Texas Government Code 809.001, and will not boycott energy companies
during the term of any contract with the City of Taylor. Vendor does not have a practice,
policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade
association as those terms are defined in the Texas Government Code 2274.001, and that
vendor will not so discriminate during the term of any contract with the City of Taylor.
26. Compliance with Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Vendors shall not do business with Iran,
Sudan or a foreign terrorist organization while providing products or services to the City of
Taylor.
27. Title VI. The Recipient, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all
bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this
advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity
to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the
grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.