The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-12
NOTICE


From the South Line Of First ave-,
to the South Line Of Third ave.
Southwest.
Notice is hereby given that bids
and proposals for furnishing the ma
teria and performing the work nee
essary in making the improvements
herein described will be received at
the Office of G. II. Bruce, City Clerk
of the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma, up
TO s l.. m, on the 26th of May, 1913,
said improvements to be as follows, to-
wit:
The paving, grading, curbing, gutter
ing, draining and otherwise improving,
including the installation of catch ba-
sins and the making of drain pipe
connections of street southwest,
in the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma,
from the south line of First Avenue,
southwest, to the south line OF Ihlru
avenue, southwest, including alley
crossings and street intersections; the
curbing shall be of concrete, and the
pavement from curb line to curb line
shall be 20 feet wide, of which II
feet shall be Ardmore Rock Asphalt,
with concrete cutters on either slde
thereof Is inches wide: Said pave
ment shall be laid with a four-lnch
base or foundation of crushed stone,
with a wearing surface laid thereon OF
Ardmore Rock Asphalt and to be laid
according to detailed specifications
prepared by the City Engineer and
approved by the Mayor and Commis-
I,nl al inalnHn all
necessary catch basins, man holes, IN
let pipes and other improvements nee
essary to complete said pavement
ready for use.
All of said improvements to be done
according to a resolution of the Board
of Commissioners passed and APPROX
ed on the 5th day of May, 1915, and
in accordance with the plans, plats,
profiles, specifications and estimates
now on file in the office of the city
clerk, and in accordance with the
contract provided for in said resolu-
ton.
Contractors are further notified that
all such bids will be based upon ana
received with the understanding that
thev are so based upon such plans,
plats, protiles, specifications, and con-
tract provided for. The contract will,
if let. be let to the lowest and best
bidder.
The contract price of such improve
ments shall not exceed the estimate OF
the city engineer, which was submitted
with the plans, plats, proiiles ana
specifications. Each bid on the I'M
provements herein ordered shall be ac-
by certified check in the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars C$5OO.OO)
such check being "A guaranty of good
faith. and that the bidder, if success
full. will execute a contract IN accord
ance with his bid, and will execute a
bond in accordance with his bid, and
will execute and furnish the bonds
required.
The contractor shall receive his con
tract price as the statutes OF Oklalo'
ma, and said contract and resolution
provide. and one bond resolution, ana
one only, will be passed authorizing
the issuance of series of bonds evil
denCing the assessments as same may
be made against the property as pro
yided by law. The contractor may be
maid in both cash and bonds, or IN
bonds solely, or in cash, at the option
of the city. which bonds shall be CIV
en- by the city, and received by the con
tractor at their par value plus the IN
terest, according to the provisions oil
the statutes of Oklahoma.
Prior to the beginning of the work
l; urill hn rnnllirp1
to execute and deliver to the city OF
Ardmore. oklahoma, a good ana sur
6cient bond in the amount of thirty
per cent go per cent? of the estimated
costs of said improvements, said bona
to be conditioned upon the full ana
faithful execution of the work, the
of the contract and lor'
the protection of the city and property
owners against any loss or damage by
reason of any negligence or improper
execution of work by such contractor,
his agents or employees. Ana shaII
also execute and deliver to the CITY
of Ardmore a good and sufficient bond
to be approved by the Mayor ana
Board of commissioners, in the sum
of 30 per cent of the contract price
of the improvements, conditioned up,
on tn maintenance in good repair oil
said sphalt pavement for period oi
five Years from the date of compile
tion OF said contract.
All Such bids will be opened ana
consid cred by the Board of Commis'
sionere at the City Hall, OF said city
of Ardmore. oklahoma, at O'Clock
D. m. on the 26th day of May, 1915.
It 10 further understood that the
Board of Commissioners reserves the
right 20 reject any and all bids
Dated this 18th day of May, 1918.
G. II. BRUCE,
,SeaD City Clerk.
First published May II, 1918.
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