Arizona republican., 1912-09-30


 that purpose.
 Section 2. Any contract may pro vide for progressive payments, if in the ordinance authorizing or ordering the work permission is given for such a contract But no progressive pay ments can be provided for or made at any time, which, with prior pay ments, if there nave been such, 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-fiV 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 ,. In the erection, improve ment and repair of all public build lngs 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
 
 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 1. 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 bidder publishing a daily newspaper in the city which is a newspaper of general circulation and has been in existence at the time of the award ing of the contract at least one year; provided, that the commission in it's discretion may reject any or all bids, and advertise for new bids The newspaper to which the award for such advertising is made shall be known and designated as the official newspaper.
 plying water for the use of the mum .icipality in any of it's departments shall be valid wherein the rates ex- ceed the minimum charges to other consumers
 Section 6. The maximum time of labor or service required of any la | borer workman or mechanic em- 1 ployed upon any municipal work, whether so employed directly by the i city and it's officers, or by a contrac- | tor or sub-contractor, shall be eight hours during any one calendar day. i Section :. Any officer of the city,
 or of any department thereof, who shall aid or assist a bidder in Secur- l ing contract to furnish labor, ma | terials or supplies at a higher price l than that proposed by any other bid der, or who shall favor one bidder over another by giving or withholding 1 information or who shall wilfully mis- lead any bidder in regard to the char
 acter of the material or supplies called 1 for, or who shall knowingly accept l materials or supplies of a quality in | ferior to those called for by the con- i tract, or who shall knowingly certify | to a greater amount of labor per | formed than has been actually per 1 formed, or to the receipt of a greater
 amount or different kind of material or supplies than has been actually re Ceived, shall be deemed guilty of d misdemeanor and shall be removed | from office.
 Section s. If at any time it shall l be found that the person to whom a
 contract has been awarded has, in presenting any bid, or bids, cOlluded
 with any other party or parties for
 the purpose of preventing any other
 bid being made, then the contract sc
 awarded shall be null and void, and
 the commission shall advertise for a 1 new contract for said work, or provide
 for such public work to be done by
 the division of public works. CHAPTER XIX.
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