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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE BY THE CI Tf OF PADUCAH OF 13,182 BOARD FOOT
OF SEASONED AND TREATED LUMBER, THE SAME TO BE USED BY THE DEPARnLENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS, STREET DIVISION, AND PRESCRIBING THE SPECIFICATIONS
TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY BIDDERS:
BW IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CI TZ OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized
to advertise for bids for the sale to tie City of Paducah of 13,192
board foot of seasoned and treated lumber for use by the Department
of Public Works, Street Division. In his request for bids the City
Manager shall require compliance with the following specifications:
QUANTITY
91 pieces of 311 x 12" - 201 long (5460 B.F.)
13 Pieces of 3" x 1211 - 161 long ( 702 B.F.)
7020 board feet of 311 thick, 6" to 10" aide by 181 long.
GRADES AND SPECIES OF LUMBER FOR JOISTS A!,D PLANKS
The object of listing the various grades and species of lumber is to
obtain the highest grade of structural joists and planks available at
a reasonable cost.
All lumber shall be graded in accordance with "national Rules" as
accepted by the "National Hardwood Lumber Association."
GRADES
1.
2150#f
(Structural
Stress -Grade)
2.
1900#f
(Structural
Stress -Grade)
3.
1700#f
(Structural
Stress -Grade)
4.
1450#f
(Structural
Stress -Grade)
5.
Select Car Stock,
Select Dimension
6.
Freight Car Stock,
Common Dimension, Mine
Car Lumber
f - Extreme Fiber Stress in bending in pounds per
square inch.
SPECIES
Red and White Oak lumber is preferred but the other hardwoods
listed below are acceptable. Each bidder must state specificly
the species that will be furnished on each grade he proposes
to supply.
Acceptable Hardwoods:
White Ash, Beech, Birch, Hard Mapel, Rock Elm, Peach
Hickory, SoutY.ern Cypress, Soft Elm, Black Gum, Tupelo,
Yellow Poplar and Chestnut.
Any joist or plank teat is warped, cuped, bpwed or crooked to an
extent that will prevefat proper fastening of the piece in place or
reduce its strength value will not be accepted.
SIZE
All lumber shall be rough and conform to the standard size
of rough structural stress -grade joist and planks.
Standard Size of Joists and Planks i
Nominal thickness * Minimum rough thickness
3" 3/16" off
Nominal width * Minimum rough width
611 3/16" off
8" and up 1/4" off
*Permissible on not to exceed 20%
Nominal Langth of the pieces in any one shipment.
181 and 201 Must be full length and square on encs.
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MOISTURE CONTENT:
All lumber shall be seasoned until the moisture remaining in the m od
will not prevent the injection and the, proper distribution of the specified
amount of preservative as herein stated.
All lumber after seasoning and before creosoting shall be inspected accord-
ing to the rules and regulations of the Nat oval Hardwood Lumber Associa-
tion by a National Inspector at the cost of the supplier. A copy of his
inspection report shall accompany and become a part of the invoice to be
presented to the city for payment.
PRESERVATIVE TREAVIENT:
All lumber shall be pressure treated with a creosote oil that meets A. S. T. IQ.
specifications Serial Designation D 390-36, and the weight of water free
oil retained in the lumber shall be not less than 8 pounds per cubic foot
of lumber.
The presertsative treatment shall be performed in an approved manufactured
method as adopted by the leading preservative plants.
Each bidder shall state his earliest delivery date and his cash unit price
per board foot for delivering F.O.B. Paducah, Kentucky, the aforesaid
quantity of each grade and species he proposes to supply.
SECTION 2. The City manager shall advertise for bids by
a notice posted up at the City Hall door and by inserting notice
of the request for bids in at least one issue of the Sun -Democrat.
The notice shall be posted and published at least seven days prior
to the opening of bids and no bid shall be opened within ten days
from the date on which this resolution is adopted. No bid shall
be received unless under seal, nor shall any bid be received after
the hour fixed in the notice for the opening of bids. All bids re-
ceived by the City Manager up to the time fixed in the notice shall
be filed with the Board of Commissioners who may let the contract
to the lowest responsible bidder. The Board of Commissioners shall
reserve the right to reject any and all bids and the city shall not
become legally obligated to purchase said lumber until the adoption
of an ordinance authorizing the execution of a montract.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Mayor Pro m
COMMI i ner
Passed by the Board of Commissioners Jun 13, 1950
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, June 13, 1950.