Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-03-20
Notice to Bidders

Sealed proposals will be received by
the city clerk of the city of Cresco,
Iowa, at his Office in Cresco, Iowa, un-
til 300 o'clock p. m on the 4th day of
April, 1914, for the construction of the
following described improvement as
per plans and specifications on file in
the office of the said clerk:
Curbing with Portland cement con-
crete North Elm street from the north
lines of Third Avenue East and Third
Avenue West to the south lines of
Eighth Avenue East and Eighth Ave-
nue. West; Second Street West from
the south line of First Avenue West
to the south line of Sixth Avenue
West; Third Avenue East from the
east line of Second Street east to the
west line Of Eighth Street East; Sec
ond Avenue Southwest from the west
line of South Elm Street to the east
line of Second Street Southwest; the
alley at the north end of lots Nos. S, 6,
Z, 8, 9, 10, II and IL in Block 16, Cres-
co; said curbing containing about 49,
500 lineal feet mo or less; said curb
ing to be constructed of Portland &C.
ment concrete with steel reinforce
ments in the curved portions thereof;
said curbing to be constructed in &C.
o,dance with the specifications on file
with the city clerk; said work to begin
on or before the lst day of May, 1914,
and to be fully completed on or before
August LIST, 1914.
So much of the cost of the construc-
ton of said improvement as is by law
assessable against AUDITING property
to be assessed against said AUDITING
property in accordance with the law
governing the same, payment to the
amount of such assessments for such
work will be made in assessment GER
tificates bearing interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum, the deficiency
between the contract price and the
amount of such certificates will be paid
in time warrants drawn on the i'm
sessment certificates and warrants
full payment for all work done under
his contract without recourse upon the
city of Cresco.
Each bid must be accompanied With
q certified check in separate
envelope, said check to be drawn on
some bank in Cresco, Iowa, and made
payable to City Treasurer of the City
of Cresco, Iowa, in the sum of $500. 90.
Each envelope must be addressed to
the City of Cresco and endorsed with
the name of the bidder and the
improvement such check and proposal
are for. Certified checks accompanying
proposals will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders when the contract
has been awarded and also to the bid
der to whom the contract if awarded
when he shall have entered into con-
tract for the construction of said
improvement with the city of Cresco,
and given bond in the sum of 81, 10000
with sureties to be approved by the
city council for the faithful perform
ance of his contract. The contract
will contain provision that the con-
tractor shall guarantee the improve
ment to remain in good repair for
period of three years from and after
the date of its acceptance by the city
council, and the bond will contain a
like provision.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into contract with the
city of ,Cresco, Iowa, on or before
April II, 1914, for the construction of
said improvement, or furnish bond as
herein required and as required by
law, the certified check deposited by
him with, his bid shall be forfeited to
the city Of Cresco as agreed and
liquidated damages; the right is
reserved to reject any and all bids or
parts of bids. The proposals will be
acted upon by the city council Of the
city of Cresco, Iowa, on the 4th day of
April, 1914. Published by the author
ity of the city council of the city Of
Cresco,G Iowa. ,,.n
A. w. GILLETT,
=" City Clerk of Cresco, Iowa.