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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT OF LIMESTONE FOR
THE YEAR 1964 (APPROXIMATELY 5000 TO 8000TONS) TO BE USED IN STREET
CONSTRUCTION WORK
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 the City's requirement of
limestone for the year 1964 (approximately 5000 to 8000 tons).
Bid price to be f.o.b. to any destination in the city limits of
the City of Paducah, Kentucky, as specified by the Director of
Public Works. 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 Paducah at the expense of the successful
bidder.
All bids shall provide a guarantee against advance in market
Price and shall guarantee a reduction in price in the event of a
decrease in market price. The successful bidder shall post a perform-
ance 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 best bid.
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 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 the Board of Commissioners who may
let a contract to the lowest and best bidder, and the Board of Com-
missioners shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids and
the City shall not become legally obligated to any bidder until the
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adoption of an ordinance authorizing the execution of the purchase
contract.
SECTION 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 May 12, 1964
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 12, 1964.