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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS FOR FURNISHING THE CITY OF PADUCAH WITH ITS REQUIREMENT OF
REGULAR AND ETHYL GASOLINE, DIESEL FUEL, MOTOR OIL, CHASSIS LUBRICANT,
GEAR LUBE OIL AND ANTI-FREEZP. TO BE USED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH FROM
JANUARY 1, 1956 TO JUNE 30, 1956.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COT-11ISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized
to advertise for bids for furnishing the City of Paducah with its
requirement of Regular and Ethyl Gasoline, diesel furl, motor oil,
chassis lubricant, gear lube oil and anti -freeze for the period
beginning January 1, 1956, or as soon thereafter as possible, and
extending to and including June 30, 1956, at the lowest cash price per
unit, unit price to include State Tax, but exclusive of Federal Tax,
in accordance with all terms and specifications listed herein.
Each bidder must guarantee that the Regular and Ethyl Gasoline he
Proposes to supply will be equal to or exceed 84 octane and 90 octane,
-respectively, the price to be listed as the prevailing tank wagon
prices, plus or minus; motor oil to be detergent heavy duty, premium
and first grade (requirements approximately 110 gallons per month);
diesel fuel to be No. 2 (requirements approximately 2,000 gallons
per month); chassis lubricant to be all-purpose (requirements approx-
imately 200 pounds per month); gear lube oil to be 140 weight and 90
weight (requirements approximately 25 pounds of each per month);
anti -freeze to be permanent type (requirements approximately 150
gallons per year).
The requirements for Ethyl gasoline will be approximately 3,500
gallons per month and for regular gasoline about 2,500 gallons per
month.
The successful bidder vrill be required to furnish and install
three (3) electrically operated and metered gasoline pumps, necessary
tanks and required concrete islands and will be required to furnish
one (2) electrically operated and metered diesel pump and underground
tank.
In the event bids are awarded to more than one bidder the
successful bidder for the Ethyl gasoline will be required to furnish
two (2) pumps, tanks and islands; and the successful bidder for the
regular Gasoline shall be required -to furnish one (1) pump, tank
and island; and the successful bidder for the diesel fuel shall be
required to furnish one (1) pump and tank.
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Bids shall provide a guarantee against advance in the bid price,
and shall also guarantee a corresponding reduction in price in the
event of a decrease in the market price of any of the items bid on.
The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, or any part
thereof, the City reserving the right to place the contract on the
most favorable basis.
SECTIOD? 2. The City I-ianager shall advertise for sealed bids 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 notice
shall be posted and published at least seven days prior to the opening
of bids and no bid shall be opened within ten days from the date on
which this resolution is adopted. No bid shall be received after the
hour fixed in the notice for the opening of bids. All bids received by
the City I•ianager up to the time fixed in the notice for the opening of
bids shall be filed with the Board of Commissioners who may let tho
bid to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders. All bids shall be
on a unit price.
SECTIOM 3 This resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners December 16, 1955
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, December 16, 1955.