HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 13, Page 301, No Resolution NumberA RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIRTY (30) PARKING METER HEADS, DESCRIBING THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT OF PURCHASE AND THE MANNER IN
WHICH BIDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED
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
and empowered to advertise for bids for the purchase of thirty (30)
parking meter heads only to be installed on a parking lot owned by the
City. Bidders shall submit in writing their offers, stating the pur-
chase price of meters which shall be operated so as to permit parking
in periods of 60 minutes for each five cents (5¢) deposited, and each
meter shall be so constructed as to allow a total legal parking time
of 10 hours.
One-half of the receipts from the operation of said parking meters
shall be paid monthly to the successful bidder until the entire purchase
price of said meters shall have been paid. Bidders shall also state in
their bids that delivery of said meters shall be made within thirty (30)
days from the execution of the contract.
SECTION 2. The City Manager shall advertise for the purchase of
said meters by posting a notice at the City Hall door and by inserting
the notice of the request for bids in at least one issue of the Sun -
Democrat. The notice shall be posted and published for at least seven
(7) days prior to the opening of bids, and the bids shall not be opened
within ten (10) days from the date on which this resolution is adopted.
All bids shall be sealed and 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 same
shall be filed with the Board of Commissioners who shall let the contract
to the lowest and best bidder. The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved and the City shall not become legally obligated to purchase
said meters until the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the execution
of a contract.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
e.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners April 26, 1955
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, April 26, 1955•