HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance Book 18, Page 21, No Resolution NumberA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SECONDARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR
THE CITY OP PADUCAH
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 construction of Secondary Wastewater
Treatment Facilities for the City of Paducah, said invitation for bids
to be in words and figures as follows:
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The City of Paducah, Kentucky will receive bids for the construction
of Secondary Wastewater Treatment Facilities for the City of Paducah
until 2:00 p.m., C.S.T., on the day of 1973, at
the City Hall Commission Chambers, Paducah, Kentucky, at which time
and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Bids are invited upon either or both of the following alternatives:
Bid A - Site grading, utility revisions and additions, revisions
to pump station, new bar screen manhole, revisions to
grit chamber, one (1) new primary settling tank, one (1)
new aeration basin, two (2) new secondary settling
tanks, new chlorine contact tank and new equipment
building, additions to and paving of new and existing
drives, parking areas, and sidewalks, and all other
pertinent items required to complete the work as shown
on the drawings entitled "Bid A", and as specified in
the contract specifications.
Bid B - Site grade, utility revisions and additions, revisions
to pump station, new bar screen manhole, revisions to
grit chamber, one (1) new primary settling tank, two (2)
new clarifiers, new chlorine contact tank, new exygen
generating equipment and oxygen distribution system,
additions to and paving of new and existing drives,
parking areas and sidewalks, and all other pertinent
items required to complete the work as shown on the
drawings entitled "Bid B" and as specified in the con-
tract specifications.
Contract documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications,
are on file at the office of the City Engineer, City Hall, Paducah,
Kentucky and at the office of Florence & Hutcheson, Inc., Consulting
Engineers, 1201 Madison Street, Paducah, Kentucky.
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained by depositing a
certified check of $100.00, payable to the City of Paducah, Kentucky,
at either of the above mentioned locations for each set of documents
so obtained. Each such deposit will be refunded if the Drawings and
Contract Documents are returned in good, reusable condition within
ten (10) days after bid opening. No refunds will be made after that
date.
A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the City
of Paducah, Kentucky, negotiable U. S. Government bonds (at par
value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an
acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the
total Bid (Bid A or Bid B) shall be submitted with each bid.
Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum
salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be
paid on this project, and that the Contractor must ensure that
employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated
against because of their race, religion, sex, color, or national
origin.
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The City of Paducah, Kentucky reserves the right to select either
Bid "A" or Bid "B", regardless of which is lower, and to reject
any or all Bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.
Bids may be held by the City of Paducah, Kentucky for a period not
to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the opening of Bids for
the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating the qualifications
of bidders, prior to the awarding of the Contract.
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
By J; WILLIAMCHOWERTON
City,:Manager
SECTION 2. The City Manager shall advertise for sealed bids by
notice posted up at the City Hall door and by publication pursuant to
KRS Chapter 424. No bid shall be opened within ten days from the date
on which the resolution is adopted, and no bid shall be received after
the hour fixed for the opening of bids. All bids received by the
City Manager up to the time for opening the same shall be filed with the
Board of Commissioners who may let a contract to the lowest responsible
bidder. The City shall have the right to refuse and reject any and all
bids.
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 January 23, 1973
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, January 23, 1973.