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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF UNSPECIFIED QUANTITIES OF 6, 8, 10 AND 12 CUBIC YARD"STEEL, DROP BOTTOM
REFUSE CONTAINERS OF A TYPE TO PERMIT PICKUP BY TRUCKS AND HOIST OF 7,500 POUNDS
CAPACITY; SUCH CONTAINERS TO BE DESIGNED IN THE STYLE OF THE UNIVERSAL CONTAINER
(MANUFACTURES BY DEMPSTER BROTHERS, INCORPORATED, ALSO, TWO 3 -CUBIC YARD DROP BOTTOM
CONTAINERS FOR USE WITH THE ELGIN $1-D STREET SWEEPING MACHINE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby authorized,
to advertise for the purchase of unspecified quantities of 6, 8, 10 and 12 cubic
yard steel, drop bottom refuse containers of.a type to permit pickup by truck and
hoist of 7,500 pounds capacity; such containers to be designed in the style.of the
universal container manufactured by Dempster Brothers, Incorporated. Also, two
3 -cubic yard drop bottom containers for use with the Elgin 81-D street sweeping
machine to be used for collection of refuse.
Each bidder shall submit his lowest and best bid for the aforesaid
erquipment, said price to be f.o.b. Paducah, Kentucky. Bidders trill also
give earliest reliable delivery date and length of guarantee on said equipment;
and shall provide list of users, indicate nearness of service facilities and
parts supply.
SECTOON 2. The City Manager shall advertise for bids by posting a notice
at the City Hall door and by inserting notice of the request for bids in at least
one (1) issue of the Sun -Democrat. The notice shall be posted and published at
least seven (7) days prior to the opening of bids and no bid shall be opened
within ten (10) days from the date on which this Resolution is adopted. No bid
shall be received after the hour fixed in the notice for the opening of bids.
All bids received by the City Manager up to the time fixed in the notice for the
opening of bids 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 equipment until the adoption of an ordinance
authorizing the execution of a contract.
SECTIONS This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners December 2, 1952
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, December 2, 1952.