Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

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 that purpose
 l Section 2. Any contract may pro- 1 vide for progressive payments. if in | the ordinance authorizing or ordering
 the work permission is given for such 1 contract. But no progressive pay
 ments can be provided for or made
 at any time, which, with prior pay l ments, if there have been such. shall l exceed in amount at that time Seven- 1 ty-flVe per cent of the value of the | labor done and the materials used up l to that time, and no contract shall | provide for or authorize o~ permit tie l payment of more than seventy-fi
 per cent of the contract price before | the completion of the work done under
 said contract and the acceptance
 thereof by the proper officer, depart
 ment or board
 1 Section 3. In the erection, improve
 ment and repair of all public build
 ings and works, in all street and sew
 CT work, and in furnishing any sup plies and materials for the same, or
 for any other use by the city, when l the expenditure required for the same
 exceeds the sum of five hundred dol
 lars, the same shall be done by con-
 tract, and shall be let to the lowest
 responsible bidder, after advertising for sealed proposals for the work
 contemplated for not less than five consecutive days in the official news paper. Such notice shall distinctly and specifically state the work con- templated to be done Provided how | ever, the commission may reject any
 and all bids, readvertise for bids, or provide for the work to be done by the division of public works. In case no bid is received, the commission may likewise provide for the work to be done by the division of public works
 Section 4. The commission shall let annually contracts for the official ad-
 vertising for the ensuing fiscal year. For this purpose the commission shall advertise for not less than five con-
 secutive days, setting forth distinctly
 and specifically the work contemplated
 to be done and asking for sealed pro-
 posals therefor. The proposals shall
 specify the type and spacing to be
 used at the rate or rates named ir the bids. The commission shall lei the contracts for such official ad- vertising to the lowest responsible
 bidder publishing a daily newspaper in the city which is a newspaper O1
 general circuiation and has been il
 existence at the time of the award
 ing of the contract at least one year provided that the commission in it! l discretion may reject any or all bids and advertise for new bids
 | The newspaper to which the award for such advertising is made shall b' known and designated as the officia r newspaper
 Section 5: No contract for sup plying water for the use of the nun 5 icipality in any of its department
 shall be valid wherein the rates ex ceed the minimum charges to othe . consumers.
 l Section 6. The maximum time O
 labor or service required of any la : borer, workman or mechanic em r ployed upon any municipal work T whether so employed directly by tn 1 city and it's officers, or by a contrac s tor or sub- contractor, shall be eigh r. hours during any one calendar day. S Section '. Any officer of the city = or of any department thereof, wh r shall aid or assist a bidder in secur e ing a contract to furnish labor, ma S terials or supplies at a higher pric
 than that proposed by any other bid Q der. or who shall favor one bidde h over another by giving or withholdin a l information or who shall Wilfully miS h lead any bidder in regard to the char r acter of the material or supplies calle r for, or who shall knowingly acceI o materials or supplies of a quality in = ferior to those called for by the con k tract, or who shall knowingly certif q to a greater amount of labor per }. formed than has been actually per = formed or to the receipt of a greate V amount or different kind of materia S or supplies than has been actually re Il ceived, shall be deemed guilty of - misdemeanor and shall be remove e from office.
 q Section 8. If at any time it sha - be found that the person to whom . contract has been awarded has, i q presenting any bid, or bids, cOllude n with any other party or parties fo @ the purpose of preventing any othe S bid being made, then the contract s Q awarded shall be null and void an S the commission shall advertise for e new contract for said work, prOvid o for such public work to be done b
 the division of public works.