HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 13, Page 975, No Resolution NumberA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR
FURNISHING THE CITY OF PADUCAH WITH ITS REQUIREMENTS OF REGULAR AND ETHYL
GASOLINE, MOTOR OIL, DIESEL FUEL, CHASSIS LUBRICANT, GEAR LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC
OIL, KEROSENE AND ANTI -FREEZE TO BE USED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH FROM JANUARY
1, 1959 TO JUNE 30, 1959
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 bids for furnishing the City of Paducah with its requirements
of regular and ethyl gasoline, motor oil, diesel fuel, chassis lubricant,
gear lube oil, hydraulic oil, kerosene and anti -freeze for the period beginninM
January 1, 1959, or as soon thereafter as possible, and extending to and in-
cluding June 30, 1959, at the lowest cash price per unit, unit price to include
State Tax, but exclusive of Federal Tax, in accordance with all terms and
specifications listed herein.
Each bidder must guarantee that the Regular and Ethyl gasoline he
proposes to supply will be equal to or exceed 90 octane and 97 octane,
respectively, the price to be listed as the prevailing tank wagon price, plus
or minus; motor oil to be detergent heavy duty, premium (not to be a fleet oil)
and first grade, and first grade non -detergent (requirements approximately
300 gallons of each per 6 -month period); Diesel, high detergent motor oil
(requirements approximately 200 gallons per 6 -month period); diesel fuel to
be No. 2 (requirements approximately 3,000 gallons per 6 -month period);
chassis lubricant to be all-purpose (requirements approximately 100 pounds
per 6 -month period); gear lube oil to be 1¢0 and 90 weight (requirements
approximately 600 pounds per 6 -month period); kerosene (requirements
approximately 3,000 gallons per 6 -month period); anti -freeze to be permanent
type (requirements approximately 100 gallons per 6 -month period).
The requirements for regular gasoline will be approximately 29,000
gallons per 6 -month period and for ethyl gasoline approximately 27,000 gallons
per 6 -month period.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish and install four (4)
electrically operated and metered gasoline pumps, necessary tanks and required
concrete islands and wild be required to furnish one (1) electrically operated
and metered diesel pump and underground tank.
In the event bids are awarded to more than one bidder the successful
bidder for ethyl gasoline will be required to furnish three (3) pumps, tanks
and islands; and the successful bidder for the regular gasoline shall be
required to furnish one (1) pump, tank and island; and the successful bidder
for the fiesel fuel shall be required to furnish one (1) pump and tank.
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Bids shall provide a guarantee against advance in the bid price and shall
also guarantee a corresponding reduction in price in the event of a decrease
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in the market price of any of the items bid on.
The bidder will so state in his bid that he agrees to give 24-hour
emergency tank truck service to any point in the City of Paducah, Kentucky.
In the event of a temporary tank wagon price less than normal, the City
will be charged the normal tank wagon price less the discount or the
temporary tank wagon price without the discount whichever results in a
lower net price per gallon of gasoline.
SECTION 2. The City Manager shall advertise for sealed bids by posting
a notice at the City Hall door and by inserting notice of the request
for bids in at least three issues of the Sun Democrat to be published once
a week for three consecutive weeks. All bids shall be sealed and no
bid shall be received after the hour fixed in the notice for the opening
of same. 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 may let a contract to the lowest and best bidder, and
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
products until the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the execution of
a purchase contract.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
Mayor,
Passed by the Board of Commissioners October 2$, 1958
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, October 28, 1958.