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A 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 LIBRICANT, GEAR LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC
OIL, KEROSENE AND ANTI -FREEZE TO BE USED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH FROM JANUARY
1, 1962 TO JUNE 30, 1962.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF C0194ISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, i
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KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized to
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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 snti-freese for the period beginning
January 1, 1962, or as soon thereafter as possible, and extending to and
including June 30, 1962, 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 and state the octane rating contained in the
regular and ethyl gasoline he proposes to supply, the octane rating of ethyl
gasoline to be not less than 99, the price to be listed as the prevailing tank
wagon prices, 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 six month period; Diesel,
high detergent motor oil (requirements approximately 200 gallons per six month
period), diesel fuel to be No. 2 (requirements approximately 3,000 gallons
per six month period); chassis lubricant to be all-purpose (requirements
approximately 100 pounds per six month periodO; gear lube oil to be 140 and 90
weight (requirements approximately 600 pounds per six month period); kerosene
(requirements approximately 3,000 gallons per six month period); anti -freeze
to be permanent type (requirements approximately 100 gallons per six month peri
The requirements for regular gasoline will be approximately 29,000
gallons per six month period and for ethyl gasoline approximately 27,000 gallon
per six 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 will 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 l
and islands; and the successful bidder for the regular gasoline shall be re -
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quired to furnish one (1) pump, tank and island, and the successful bidder for j
diesel 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 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 seven days
per week.
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
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posting a.notice at the City Hall door and by inserting notice of request for
bids in the Sun -Democrat, as provided for by law. 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. The Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners November 3, 1961
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, November 3, 1961.