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A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE ACTION OF THE CITY MANAGER BY
ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF REGULAR AND ETHYL GASOLINE TO BE
USED By 9HE CITY OF PADUCAH IN ALL OF ITS GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS FOR A
PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS BEGINNING MAY 16, 1950; REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE MAKING OF SUCH PURCHASES FOR USE IN GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS DURING FOUR (4) MONTH PERIOIS FROM AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 16, 1950;
AND PRESCRIBING THE SPECIFICATIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY BIDDERS:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the action of the City Manager by advertising for bids
for the purchase of regular and Ethyl gasoline to be used by the City of
Paducah in all of its governmental operations for a period of.four months
beginning May 16, 1950, be ratified and approved.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby authorized to
hereafter advertise for bids for the purchase of regular and Ethyl gasoline
for use by the City of Paducah during each and every period of four months
beginning September 16, 1950.
SECTION 3. No bid will be considered unless the regular gasoline
offered for sale shall have a minimum research rating of at least 84 octane,
and unless the Ethyl gasoline so offered shall have a minimum research rating
of at least 90 octane. Each bidder shall state in his bid the price per
gallon, including the state tax but excluding the Federal Tax thereon, for
the respective grades of regular gasoline and also of Ethyl gasoline according
to the octane rating of the gasoline so offered for sale, and shall guarantee
the delivery of gasoline so rated. Each bid shall provide a guarantee against
advance in the bid price during said four months period, but in the event of
a decrease in the consumer's tank price during said period, the same reduction
and one exactly equivalent to such decrease shall be given the city upon all
of its purchases of gasoline.
SEC TION 4. The City Manager will advertise for gasoline by posting a
notice at the City Hall door and by inserting notice of the request for bids
in at least one issue of the Sun -Democrat. The notices shall be posted and
published at least seven days prior to the opening of bids and no bid shall be
opened within ten (10) days from the date on which this resolution is adopted.
No bid shall be received after the notice for the opening of bids. All bids
received by the City Manager up to the time fixed in the notice for the
opening of bids shall be filed with the Board of Commissioners who may accept
the lowest and best bid. The right shall be reserved to reject any or all
bids and the city shall not become obligated for the purohase of gasoline
until the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a con-
tract with the successful bidder.
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SECTION 5. All resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith
are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 2, 1950
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 2, 1950.