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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE CITY'S REQUIRE1.7,HT OF LIIESTONE FOR
THE YEAR 1961 (APPROXIMATELY 5000 TO 8000 TONS) TO BE USED IN
STREET CONSTRUCTION JORK
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COPTS SSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby authorized
to advertise for bids for the City's requirement of limestone
for the year 1961 (approximately 5000 'to $000 tons). Bid price
to be F.O.B. to any destination in the cit;T limits of the City
of Paducah, Kentucky, as specified by the Director of Public
:9orks. The Limestone is to be delivered as ordered, by collect
telephone call to the successful bidder or bidders, in 100 ton
lots or more and the successful bidder is to guarantee to start
delivery within twenty-four hours after notification and continue
until -the required amount has been delivered.
The limestone must meet the specifications known and listed
as Kentucky State Highway Specifications for No. 7, No. 8, No. 9
and No. 11 limestone. The successful bidder may be required to
furnish representative samples of any and all items and all weights
of delivered material must be certified from some accurate scales
in or near the City of Padycah at the expense of the successful bidder.
All bids shall provide a guarantee against advanxe in market
price and shall guarantee a reduction in price in the event of a
decrease in market prce. The successful bidder shall post a per-
formance bond in the sum of •,1,500.00 guaranteeing specifications
and delivery. The City reserves the right to reject any and all
bids and to accept the lowest and 'gid.
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 the Sun Democrat to be published not less
than seven (7) days nor more than twenty-one (21) days before the
date fixed for 'the opening of bids. All bids shall be sealed and
no bid shall be received after the hour fixed in the novice for the
opening of same. Q11 bids received by the City I-ianager up to -the
time fixed in the notice for the opening of same shall be filed with
the Board of Commissioners who may let a contract to the lowest and
best bidder, and 'the Board of Commissioners shall reserve the right
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to reject any and all bids and the City shall not become leEally
oblicated to any bidder until the adoption of an ordinance
authorizin-g the execution of the purchase contract.
SECTIOPI 3. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Cf -1'6"V"4 i
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners February 28, 1961
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, February 28, 1961.