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AN.ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF FAIRBANKS, MORSE & COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT
OF $27,770.00 FOR PUMPING EQUIPMENT FOR DRAINAGE PUMP ,STATION #1 IN STORM SEWER i
PROJECT N0. KY 15 -CF -8 IN THE _CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY; PROVIDING THAT THE MAYOR
EXECUTE A CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY .OF PADUCAH WITH FAIRBANKS, MORSE & COMPAN
FOR SAID EQUIPMENT.AND PROVIDING.THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID CONTRACT;
PROVIDING THAT SAID ACCEPTANCE.OF.SAID BID AND CONTRACT.FOR SAID EQUIPMENT.BE
CONDITIONED UPON THE.APPROV4 AND ,ACCEPTANCE THEREOF BY THE.HOUSING AND HOME
FINANCE AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. .. I
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah, Kentucky.advertised for bids for pumping j
equipment for drainage Pump Station No..l in Storm Sewer Project No. KY 15 -CF -8 j+
in Paducah, Kentucky, and_. I
WHEREAS, bids were submitted by contractors on said.equipment in accordance Jf�
with the "Notice to Bidders, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal Form, Bond' F¢m, I
Contract Agreement Form, General Conditions, Special.Conditions and Specifications)
for Storm Sewer" which was prepared by Black & Veatch, Consulting Engineers,.and J
WHEREAS the lowest bid for said equipment was in the amount.of $27,770.00
and was submitted by Fairbanks, Morse & Company, and
WHEREAS, -it is believed said bid should be,accepted by the City of Paducah i
if it is approved by the Housing and Home Finance Agency of the United States of
America.
.NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY -THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, subject to the conditions herein set
out, approve and accept the bid of Fairbanks, Morse & Company in the amount of
$27,770.00 for pumping equipment for drainage pump station No. 1 of the Storm
Sewer Project No. KY 15 -CF -8 in Paducah, Kentucky. Approval and acceptance of sai
bid is subject to all the terms and conditions contained in the document on which
said bidder based his bid on said work, this document having been prepared by
B ack & Veatch, Consulting Engineers of Kansas City, Missouri, and entitled:
"NOTICE TO BIDDERS, INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS, PROPOSAL FORM, BOND FORM, CONTRACT
AGREEMENT FORM, GENERAL CONDITIONS, SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS".
SECTION 2. Acceptance of the bid of Fairbanks, Morse & Company and of the
contract as set out.in Section 1 herein shall be conditioned upon the,final
approval of the bi(I of said contractor and the authority to the City to enter into
a contract therefor from the HHFA of the United States of America and until said
approval and authority is given and received neither the City nor the Contractor
*ill be obligated except that each will be obligated to comply *i.th the directions
of said governmental agency and the decision of said agency shall be binding upon
them. If final approval for the entire work by said contractor is granted by said
governmental agency it is agreed that the parties will properly eaecute a contract
or contracts containing all the terms of said Contractor*s bid and the said
contract shall be in the form of the contract in Black & Veatch•s "Notice to
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Contractors, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal Form, Bond Form, Contract Agree-
ment Form, General Conditions, Special Conditions and Specifications for Storm
Sewers", and shall contain all the terms, specifications and conditions thereof
subject to such changes as may be required by the HHFA.
SECTION 3. It is further provided that said bid is accepted and said
contract.is authorized as herein provided subject to payment therefor from grants
of money from the HHFA and that said Contractor will be paid for said work from
funds received from said grant and the City of Paducah shall in no wise be
obligated under said contract for any payments out of any other revenues.
SECTION 4. The Mayor of the City of Paducah is hereby authorized to
execute a contract, for and on behalf. of the City of Paducah, with Fairbanks,
Morse & Company, said contract to contain all of the terms and conditions of this
ordinance and such other terms and conditions as provided for in the bid of
Fairbanks, Morse &.Company,
SECTION 5.1 This ordinance shall be introduced at.a regulat meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of the..City of Paducah, Kentucky, and remain on file for
at least.one (1).week for public inspection in the completed form in which
it shall be put upon its final passage, but.it being necessary for the public
health and safety of the City of Paducah, Kentucky that said equipment be in-
stalled as soon as possible to complete the.aforesaid storm sewer project, an
emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its adoption.
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Introduced by the Board of Commissioners September 8, 1953
Passed by the Board of Commissioners September 15, 1953
Recorded by Sarah Thusmian,'City Clerk, September 15, 1953.
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