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MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 556
A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE CITY'S REQUIRE-
MENT OF LIMESTONE FOR THE 1990 FISCAL YEAR (APPROXIMATELY
3,000 TONS) TO BE USED IN STREET CONSTRUCTION
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City Manger is hereby au-
thorized to advertise for bids for the City's requirement of
limestone for the 1990 fiscal year (approximately 3,000
tons). The quantity quoted is a preliminary estimate only
and the City reserves the right to add to or delete from
same at its discretion. Bid price to be F.O.B. to any
destination in the city limits of the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, as specified by the Director of the Street
Department. 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 required amount has been
delivered.
The limestone must meet the specifications known
and listed as Kentucky Bureau of Highways Standard Specifi-
cations for Road and Bridge Construction for No. 2, No. 3,
No. 610, No. 68, No. 78, No. 8, No. 9M, No. 11, DGA lime-
stone and No. 125 & 8" limestone rip -rap. The successful
bidder may be required to furnish representative 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
guaranteeing specifications and delivery.
SECTION 2.
The City Manager shall advertise for
bids by inserting notice of the request for bids in The
Paducah Sun to be published as required by law. All bids
shall be sealed and no bid shall be received after the hour
fixed for the opening of same.' All bids received by the
City Manager up to the time fixed for the opening of same
shall be filed with the Board of Commissioners who may let a
contract to the best responsible bidder or bidders, and the
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Board of Commissioners shall reserve the right to reject any
and all bids and the City shall not become legally obligated
to purchase said material until the final adoption of an
authorizing ordinance and the execution of a contract.
SECTION 3. This Order shall be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its adoption.
GERRY B. MONTGOMERY
Mayor
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners March 13, 1990
Recorded by Lenita Smith, City Clerk, March 13, 1990
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