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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 14, Page 173, No Resolution Number173 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR FURNISHING THE CITY OF PADUCAH V]ITH ITS REQUIREMENTS OF REGULAR AND ETHYL GASOLINE, MOTOR OIL, DIESEL FUEL, CHASSIS LUBRICANT, GEAR LUBE OIL, HYDRAULIC OIL, KEROSENE AND ANTI -FREEZE TO BE USED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH FROM JANUARY 1, 1960 TO JUNE 30, 1960 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 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 require- ments of regular and ethyl gasoline, motor oil, diesel fuel, chassis lubricant, gear lube oil, hydraulic oil, kerosene and anti -freeze for the period beginning January 1, 1960, or as soon thereafter as possible, and extending to and including June 30, 1960, 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 and state the octane rating contained in the regular and ethyl gasoline he proposes to supply, the octane rating of ethyl gasoline to be not less than 99, the price to be listed as the prevailing tank wagon prices, plus or minus; motor oil to be detergent heavy duty, premium (not to be a fleet oil) and first grade, and first grade non=detergent (requirements approximately 300 gallons of each per six month period); -Diesel, High detergent motor oil (requirements approxi- mately 200 gallons per six month period); diesel fuel to be No. 2 (require ments approximately 3,000 gallons per six month period); chassis lubricant to be all-purpose (requirements approximately 100 pounds per six month period; gear lube oil to be 140 and 90 weight (requirements approximately 600 pounds per six month period); kerosene (requirements approximately 3,000 gallons per six month period); anti -freeze to be permanent type (requirements approximately 100 gallons per six month period). The requirements for regular gasoline will be approximately 29,000 gallons per six month period and for ethyl gasoline approximately 27,000 gallons per six month period. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and install four (4) electrically operated and metered gasoline pumps, necessary tanks and required concrete islands and will be required to furnish one (1) electrically operated and metered diesel pump and underground tank. In the event bids are awarded to more than one bidder the successful bidder for ethyl gasoline will be required to furnish three (3) 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. 174 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 priceof any of the items bid'on. The bidder will so state in his bid that he agrees to five 24-hour emergency tank truck service to any'point in the City of Paducah seven days per week. In the event of a temporary tank wagon price less than normal, the City will be charged the normal tank wagon price less the discount or the temporary tank wagon price without the discount whichever results in a lower net price per gallon of gasoline. SECTION 2. The City Manager 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 three issues of the Sun Democrat to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks. All bids shall be sealed and no bid shall be received after the hour fixed in the notice for the opening of same. All bids received by the City Manager up to the time fixed.in the notice for the opening of same shall be filed with i the Board of Commissioners }who may let a contract to the lowest and best bidder, 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 products until the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the execution of a purchase contract. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. ZZ, naley L. 4toox, iiiayor vro 'rem endley, Commissiogbr Passed by the Board of Commissioners November 18, 1959 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, November 18, 1959.