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MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 47
A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF THE CITY's REQUIREMENT OF LIMESTONE FOR THE YEAR 1981 (APPROXIMATELY 2,000
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 1981
(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 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 -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 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
bids shall be filed with the Board of Commissioners 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.
/ Mayor
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners April 21, 1981
Recorded by Louise McKinney, City Clerk, April 21, 1981