HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 12, Page 85, No Resolution NumberA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO READVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE
PURCHASE BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH OF 13,182 BOARD FEET OF SEASONED &1D TREATED
LUMBER, THE SAME TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, STREET DIVISIOII,
Ai,1D PRESCRIBING NEIN SPECIFICATIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY BIDDERS
BE IT RESOLVED BY '1HE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby authorized to adver-
tise for bids for the sale to the City of Paducah of 13,182 board feet of seasoned
and treated lumber for use by the Department of Public ':forks, Street Division.
In his request for bids the City Manager shall require compliance with the follow-
ing specifications:
QUANTITY•
91 Joists 3" x 12" - 201 long (5460 B.F.)
13 Joists 3" x 12" - 18t long (702 B.F.)
7020 Board Feet, planks 3" thick, 6" to 10" wide by 181 long.
SIZE: Required minimum and maximum measurements
Joists 3" thick Minimum thickness 2-13/16"
12" wide 11-13/16" to and including 12"
Planks 3" thick 2-13/16" to and including3'I
SPECIES:
All lumber shall be of good sound oak of the Red and V-1hite species.
All lumber shall be well manufactured, sawed straight, trimmed square on ends,
have opposite surfaces parallel and have bark entirely removed from wane.
Any joists or plank that is warped, cupped, bowed or crooked to any extent
that will prevent proper fastening of the piece in place or reduce its
strength value will not be accepted.
MOISTURE CONTENT:
All lumber shall be seasoned until the moisture remaining in the wood will not
prevent the injection and proper distribution of the specified amount of pre-
servative as herein stated.
PRESERVATIVE TREAFHENT:
All lumber shall be pressure treated with a creosote oil that meets A.S.T.M.
specifications, Serial Designation D 390-36, and the wdight of water free oil
retained in the lumber shall be not less than 8 pounds per cubic foot of lumber.
The preservative treatment shall be performed in an approved manufactured method
as adopted by the leading preservative plants.
INSPECTION•
All lumber, after creosoting and upon delivery to the City, shall be inspected and
accepted by the Street Superintendent and all pieces rejected by him will be
replaced by acceptable creosoted lumber at no additional cost to the City.
Each bidder shall state his earliest delivery date and his cash unit price per
board foot for delivering F.O.B. Paducah, Kentucky, for the aforesaid quantity
he proposes to supply.
SECTION 2. The City Manager shall advertise for bids by a notice posted
up at the City Hall door and by inserting notice of the request for bids in at
least one issue of the Sun -Democrat. The notice shall be posted and published at
least seven (7) days prior to the opening of bids and no bid shall be opened
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,within ten days from the date on which this resolution is adopted. rro bid shall
be received unless under seal, nor shall any bid be received after the hour fixed
in the notice for the opening of bids. All bids received by the City Manager up
to the time fixed in the norice shall be filed with the Board of Commissioners
who may let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. The Board of Comm-
issioners shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids and the City shall
not become legally obligated to purchase said lumber until the adoption of an
ordinance authorizing the execution of a contract.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
714
P:4ay'or
Passed by the Board of Commissioners June 27, 1950
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, June 27, 1950.