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MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 143
A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE CITY's REQUIREMENT OF LIMESTONE FOR THE YEAR 1983-84
(APPROXIMATELY 21,000 TONS) TO BE USED IN STREET CONSTRUCTION
BE IT ORDERED BY 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 1983-84
(approximately 2,000 tons). The quantity quoted is a preliminary estimate only
and the City reserves the right to add to or delete from same at its dis-
cretion. 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 Depart-
ment. 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 success-
ful 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 Specifications for Road and Bridge
Construction" for No. 2, No. 3, No. 610, No. 68, No. 78, No. 8, No. 9M, No. 11,
DGA limestone and limestone rip -rap. The successful bidder may be required to
furnish representative samples of any and all items and all weights of deliver-
ed 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 bids shall be filed with the Board of Commis-
sioners who may let a contract to the best responsible bidder or bidders, 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 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.
JOHN K. PENROD
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners April 12, 1983
Recorded by Louise McKinney, City Clerk, April 12, 1983
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