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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FO
BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS
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, requested and
authorized to advertise .for bids for the construction of street improvements
according to plans and specifications prepared by Edward T. Hannan &. Associate ,
Inc. of Paducah, Kentucky., and in so advertising he will use substantially the
following form:
"ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
1.1.01 RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS: The Board of Commissioners of the
City of Paducah, McCracken County, Kentuckv, will receive bids for a
street improvement program until 2:00 o'clock P.M. (CDT) on the 19th
day of May 1966, at the City Commission Chamber in the City Hall,
Paducah, Kentuckv, at which time and place the bids will publicly be
opened and read aloud.
1.1.02 PROJECT: The project consists of furnishing materials and
constructing all the following items:
a. Approximately 1:1,000 square yards of Emulsoin Slurry Seal sur-
gacing.
b. Approximatelv 770 gallons of bituminous material for tack coat.
1.1.03 OBTAINING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Proposed forms of Contract
Documents and Specifications are on file at the offices of Edward T.
Hannan and Associates, Inc,, 2221 Broadway, P. 0. Box 1349, Avondale
Station, Paducah, Kentucky; and may be obtained at the offices of the
Engineer on or after the 6th day of May, 1966. Copies of the documents
will also be on file at the office of the Associated General Contractors
Paducah, Kentucky.
a. Copies of the documents may be obtained by depositing $520.00
with the Engineer for each set of documents so obtained. The deposits
of all who submit a.proposal will be refunded in full upon return of the
Contract Documents in good condition within ten (10) days after the
opening of bids, except the successful bidder, whose deposit will be
retained. Bidders returning unusable documents, non -bidders; including
material suppliers and subcontractors, and those returning documents
after the above mentioned ten (10) day period will be refunded 50%
of their deposit.
1.1.04 PROPOSAL GUARANTY: A satisfactory bid bond executed by the
bidder and acceptable sureties in an amount equal to five percent (5I)
of the bid shall be submitted with each bid.
1.1.05 PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MriATERIALS BOND:
The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfacto
Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond - each in the
amount of 100% of the Contract, as provided for in the specifications.
1.1.06 OWNER'S RIGHTS RESERVED: The City of Paducah reserves the
right to reject any or all bids or waive any informalities in the bid-
ding. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days sub-
sequent to the opening of bids without the consent of the City of Paduca
City of Paducah, Kentucky
By
B. Cowles Mallory, City Manager
SECTION 2. The City Manager shall advertise .for sealed bids by posting
a notice at the Citv Hall door and by inserting notice of the invitation for
bids in the Sun -Democrat to be published at least one time not less than
seven days nor more than twenty-one days before the date fixed for the openin
of bids. No bid shall be received after the hour fixed in the notice .for the
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opening of same. All bids received 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. Said Board shall reserve
the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities in the bidding
and the City shall not become legally obligated to any bidder 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.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 5, 1966
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 5, 1966.