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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 LUBRICANT, GEAR
LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC OIL, KEROSENE AND ANTI -FREEZE TO BE USED BY THE
CITY OF PADUCAH FROM JANUARY 1, 1968 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1968
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 beginning January 1, 1968, or as soon thereafter
as possible and extending to and including December 31, 1968, 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 700 gallons
of each); diesel, high detergent motor oil (requirements approximately
500 gallons); diesel fuel to be No. 2 (requirements approximately
6,600 gallons); chassis libricant to be all purpose (requirements
approximately 300 pounds); gear lube oil to be 140 and 90 weight
(requirements approximately 1400 pounds); kerosene (requirements
approximately 6,600 gallons); anti-freese to be permanent type
(requirements approximately 300 gallons).
The requirements of regular gasoline will be approximately
64,000 gallons, and for ethyl gasoline approximately 60,000 gallons.
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 under-
ground 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 which-
ever results in a lower net price per gallon of gasoline.
Each bidder shall bid upon each individual item, and all in-
complete bids will be rejected. The lowest overall bid will be
accepted unless all bids are rejected.
SECTION 2. The City Manager shall advertise for sealed bids
by 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 overall 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. .
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Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners November 14, 1967
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, November 14, 1967.