The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-31
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posal and contract for completion of
the contract; if any such time there be
Section p. Contractor to Receive
Bonds in Payment. In all eases unless
it is otherwise provided in the ordi-
nance ordering any such local improve
ment under the mode of Payment by
Bonds the contractor shall take the
bonds of such local Improvement dis
trict in payment for said contract and
shall have no claim against the City
or said district except solely upon said
bonds, the special assessment made and
the fund thereby created.
Section % Contracts to Lowest Bid
ders; Notice; Check With Bid. The
Committee on Public Improvements
may provide that all of the work to be
done in any local improvement district
shall be let in one (D contract or at
its option, it may provide that the work
in any local Improvement district be
subdlvlded and separate and distinct
contracts be let for each subdivision
thereof. All public improvements to be
made by contract shall be let to the
lowest bidder therefor; Provided, the
Council reserves the right to reject all
bids if deemed too high. Before award
ing any such contract, or contracts, the
Committee on Public Improvements
shall cause to be published in the Off
cial newspaper of the city notice, for
at least two (2) weeks before the let
ting of such contract, or contracts,
notice inviting sealed proposals for such
work, the plans and specifications
whereof must at the time of the publ
cation of such notice. be on file in the
office of the City Clerk, subject to pub.
lie inspection. Such notice shall state
generally the work to be done, and shall
call for proposals for doing the same,
to be sealed and filed with the City
Clerk on or before the day and hour
named therein. Unless otherwise pro-
vided in the ordinance ordering any
local Improvement to be paid for on
the "Payment by Bonds mode, the
City Clerk, in advertising for such bids,
shall state that the contractor doing
the work shall agree to accept at par
the bonds issued in pursuance of the
ordinance in payment of the same as
provided in Section of this ordinance.
All bids shall be accompanied by GER
titled check, payable to the order of
the City Clerk, for sum not less than
five 60 per cent of the amount of
the bid, and no bid shall be considered
unless accompanied by such check. If
in the Judgment of the Committee on
Public improvements, the work should
be done by the city by day work, and
under the supervision of the Committee,
it is hereby empowered to proceed with
the work irrespective OF all such bids.
and in such case all bids shall be re-
jected. ~--.
Section 23. Opening Bids; Accept
ance and Reflections; Letting Contract;
Return of Checks; Forfeiture; No Re-
mission. At the time and place named,
such bids shall be publicly opened and
read; no bid shall be rejected for infor-
mality, but shall be received If it can
be understood what is meant thereby
The Committee shall proceed to deter
mine the lowest bidder and may let
such contract to such bidder or if in
its opinion, all bids are too high, it
may reject all of them and readver-
tise, or may proceed to do the work
under it's own supervision by "day
work., and in such case all checks
shall be returned to the bidders by the
City Clerk, but if the contract be let,
be returned to the bidders except that
Of the successful bidder, which shall be
retained until the contract be entered
into for making such improvement be-
tween the bidder and the city, in ac-
cordance with such bid, and the duly
approved and accepted bond therefor
be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
If the said bidder fails to enter into
such contract in accordance with his
bid within ten (1O) days from the date
at which he is notified that he is the
successful bidder, the City Clerk shall
stamp across the face of the certified
check: "Forfeited to the City of Ken
newick.
City Clerk
and shall deliver said check to the City
Treasurer to be deposited in the City
Treasury to the credit of the "LOcal
Improvement Fund.- and the Commit