The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-16


inbefore set forth. Such notice by ref
erence shall include the plans and
specifications of the city engineer, and
may also require the Bidder to furnish
other and different plans and specitica-
tions, to be in all respects complete for
the construction of the Improvement,
together with his bid for the same.
The said notice may also require sam
Piles of materials to be furnished to the
Clerk, Register, or Recorder of the
legislative body of said city or town at
least three days before the opening of
said bids, and any other provision said
legislative body may determine.
All bids for the construction of the
improvements authorized by this Act
shall be accompanied by a suitable
bond, with at least two good and SOL
vent sureties, or in lieu of personal
sureties, the bond of some surety COM
pany authorized to do business in the
state may be given in the penal sum of
at least ten per cent, or a certified
check for ten per cent of the entire cost
of the work to be done or improve
ment to be made, computed on the ba-
sis of the bid submitted, conditioned
that the contractor or contractors there
in named shall, in case said work is
awarded him or their bid accepted, en-
ter into a contract with said city or
town within the time required and for
the price named in his or their respect
i've bids or bid, and in accordance with
the plans and specifications adopted by
the Legislative body of said city or
town and the provisions of the resolu-
tions or ordinances of said Legislative
body. All bonds or checks, whether
rendered with bids for the work or for
specific performances of the contract
and all forms of contract, shall be sub
mitted to the Attorney or solicitor Of
said city or town to ascertain if they
sufficiently guard the interest of said
city or town and are in all respects le-
gally sufficient, and he shall report
his opinion in reference thereto in
writing to said legislative body of said
city or town. Before any of the bids
submitted shall be opened the said at
torney or solicitor of said city or town
shall investigate and report as satisfac-
tory the bond submitted with said bid,
and said bond shall also be examined
by said Legislative body and determin.
ed to be satisfactory before proceeding
to open any of said bids. All bids
shall be opened and read by the Re
corder, Clerk, or Register of said city
or town ill an open session of said leg
islative body at such time as such body
may direct under the terms of this Ac
and no bids shall be considered which
are not in accordance with the PLAN
and specifications of the city engines
or those furnished by the bidder will
his bid when so required and also &C
companied by proper bond or check al
aforesaid.
All bids or any part thereof may b
rejected and new bids ordered. TIL
bond or bonds or checks accompany
= ing the successful bid or bids shall b
deposited with the Recorder, Clerk, O
. Register of said city or town and b
! held by him to secure the faithful pei
formance by the bidder or bidders c
all of his or their undertakings. Th
i person to whom the contract for th
b improvement shall be awarded, in &C
dition to the bond hereinbefore pre-
J vided for, shall as a part of his COZ
; tract execute bond to said city {
; town in an amount equal to twenty-fiy
per cent of the contract price of sal
9 improvement, conditioned that sue
shall we'll and truly perform all of IL
. terms and conditions of his contract i
good and workmanlike manner an
= in accordance with the plans and spe
ifications which shall form part
said contract, and shall indemnify an
save the city or town harmless from a
the losses, costs and expenses which
" may sustain by reason of any negl
. gence of such contractor, and sue
. bond must be approved by said legi
lative body of said city or town by re
olution before such contract shall ha,
any binding force on said city or tow
If the successful bidder or bidde
to whom the contract is awarded
said Legislative body Of said city
town shall fail or refuse to enter in
said contract or to furnish the Dor
last above required, the said city
town shall be entitled to recov
against him or them and his or the
sureties on the bond or check accol
panying his or their bid or bids {
costs and expenses incident to the +
advertising for bids and awarding al
future contract for said improvement
together with any damages sustain
by said city or town, if any, by reas
of the failure or refusal of said succei
full bidder or bidders to enter into t
contract as awarded him.
Confined next week.