HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 16, Page 117, No Resolution Number117
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY 14ANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT OF LIMESTONE FOR THE YEAR 1967
(APPROXIMATELY 1,800 TONS) TO BE USED IN STREET CONSTRUCTION WORK
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 the City's requirement of limestone for the year
1967 (approximately 1,800 tons). Bid price to be f.o.b. to any destinatio
in the city limits of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, as specified by the
Director of Public forks. The limestone is to be delivered as ordered,
by collect telephone call to the successful bidder or bidders, in 100 ton
lots or more and the successful bidder is to guarantee to start delivery
within twenty-four hours after notification and continue until the re-
quired amount has been delivered.
The limestone must meet the specifications known and listed as
Kentuckv State Highway Specifications for No. 7, No. 8, No. 9 and No. 11
limestone. The successful bidder may be required to furnish representativ
samples of any and all items and all weights of delivered material must
be certified from some accurate scales in or near the City of Paducah at
the expense of the successful bidder.
All bids shall provide a guarantee against advance in market price
and shall guarantee a reduction in price in the event of a decrease in
market price. The successful bidder shall post a performance bond in the
sum of :1,000.00 guaranteeing specifications and delivery. The City
reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept the lowest
and best hid.
SECTION 2. The City Dlanager shall advertise for sealed bids by
postin7 a notice at the City Hall door and by inserting notice of the re-
cuest for rids in the Sun Democrat- to be published not less than seven (7)
days nor more than twenty-one (21) days before the date fixed for the
opening of bids. 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 he filed with the Board of Commissioners who may
let- a contract to the lo;•rest and best bidder, and the Board of Com-
missioners shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids and the
City shall not become legally obligated to any bidder until the adoption
of an ordinance authorizing the execution of the purchase contract.
SECTION 3.- This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
LL�av+.eL� Z�. ieL'r�f. Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 2, 1967
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, P•Iay 2, 196?.