Arizona republican., 1912-10-03


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 Section ,. Any contract may pro- vide for progressive payments, if in the ordinance authorizing OF ordering the work permission is given for such contract. But no progressive pay ments can be provided for or made at any time, which, with prior pav- ments, if there have been sucn. shall exceed In amount at that time seven ty-five per cent of the value of the labor done and the materials used up to that time, and no contract shall provide for or authorize n~ permit tie payment of more than seventy five 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.
 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 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 a1 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 in | the bids The commission shall let the contracts for such official ad- vertising to the lowest responsible l bidder publishing a daily newspaper in the city which is a newspaper o1 1 general circulation and has been ir l existence at the time of the award | ing of the contract at least one year: provided that the commission in its discretion may reject any or all bids and advertise for new bids.
 The newspaper to which the award for such advertising is made shall bt known and designated as the officia newspaper
 1 Section ,: No contract for sup. plying water for the use of the nun ,icipality in any of it's department: shall be valid wherein the rates ex- ceed the minimum charges to othel | consumers.
 Section 6. The maximum time 0 labor or service required of any la borer. workman or mechanic em ployed upon any municipal work whether so employed directly by tn city and it's officers, or by a contrac tor or sub-contractor, shall be eigh hours during any one calendar day. Section T. Any officer of the city or of any department thereof. wh shall aid or assist a bidder in Secur ing a contract to furnish labor, ma terials or supplies at a higher pric than that proposed by any other bid der, or who shall favor one bidde over another by giving or withholdin information or who shall Wilfully mis lead any bidder in regard to the char acter of the material or supplies calle' for, or who shall knowingly accep materials or supplies of a quality in ferior to those called for by the con tract, or who shall knowingly certif to a greater amount of labor per formed than has been actually per formed, or to the receipt of a greate amount or different kind of materia or supplies than has been actually re
 ceived, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall be removes from office.
 Section 8. If at any time it shal be found that the person to whom presenting any bid, or bids, collude with any other party or parties fo the purpose of preventing any othe bid being made, then the contract S awarded shall be null and void. am the commission shall advertise for new contract for said work, or provid for such public work to be done b. the division of public works.