The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-19


of the shall fail into the contract award
all advertisements bids there shall be reserved
the right to reject any and all bids.
Receiving and Opening Bids.
Section 49, At the time and place mentioned in the
advertisement for bids the Council shall meet in public
session publicly receive open and all bids that
may be presented before any bids opened that shall
be numbered consecuvely and further bids shall be
received after any bid has been opened The City
Gil shall give all persons who desire the opportu
nifty to inspect all bids when they opened
Action of Council.
Section 49, The Council shall act upon such bids and
shall determine which if any, shall be accepted and if in
their judgment they shall determine that the interests of the
City will be best served purchase such commodities with
out accepting competitive bids they do and order
the purchase of the All shall be awarded
to the lowest, reliable and responsible bidder complying
with the foregoing requirements provided that the City
Council may reject any bids which may deem
able and unreliable and the Council in determining the
liability of the bid shall consider the question OF response
bty of the bidder and his ability perform his contract
without reference the responsibility of the surete his
bond In the bid of the lowest responsible bidder shall
be that the estimated cost of such commodities
ce the Council may reject all bids and abandon the pro-
posed contract may require the City Clerk adver
tise for bids in the hereinbeore provided All
shall be executed by the bidder within days
after the ready for his signature and
cuted by him said time he may be declared by the City
Council to have abandoned the and such action
by the City Council his deposit shall be forfeited and be
the property of the City. All which the
City party shall be signed behalf of the City by the
Mayor and countesgned by the City Clerk and
shall be valid unless signed by both officers. No award of
contract shall be binding the City and liability shall
be attached to the City upon the awarding of contract
any until contract actually entered into between
the and the City and bonds furnished therefor by
All with the City shall be recorded by
the City Clerk proper book kept for that purpose and he
shall keep index thereto.
Performance of Contracts.
Section 2O After the acceptance by the Council of any
bid shall direct the execution OF contract by the proper
officers in accordance with said plans and specifications
with such notifications may be determined upon, and
such contract shall be out by the proper department
or officer of the City in this Charter provided
he Conn shall that or
service be market the shall be
procured by the department officer in accordance
Bond
Section III Every person whom is award
ed for amount exceeding three hundred dollars shall
give bond, in such the Council may direct. and
with such sureties may approve, for the faithful
performance of such contract.
In all of contracts coming within the purview OF
sections 4535 4539 inclusive of Revised Laws 1905 of
the State of Minnesota and the amendments thereof the
Council shall require such bonds required by such
laws.
Expenditures.
Section 122 1t shall be the duty of each officer head
Of department report the Council, monthly the
modes work and services likely be needed for the OPP
Grafton of his department Office for the ensuing month
and not before contracted for.
Emergencies and Probable Cost Thereof.
Section 123 In of emergency, and when delays will
great damage the public endanger safety, the
Council in their discretion may make necessary repairs by
day labor and materials therefor market
Contracts Not to Be Assigned
Section ia. No contract for which bond is required
this section provided and assignment transfer there
Of except by operation of law by of the Council
expressed by resolution shall fully end and such
the option of the City Council, and the
shall be null and void any other and further per-
Torrance thereof by the contractor his assigns without
the part OF the City; and the City, through its
proper authorities may proceed to reet such
may its discretion proceed complete the
the agent and the expense of such and his
sireteS.
Afidavits that Claims Are Paid.
Section Us Before any contractor his representative
shall receive final estimate any contract when labor
and materials furnished and for which bond is
required and given said his representatives
shall make and file with the City Clerk affidavit that
all claims for materials and labor to date the work
which estimate is asked, have been fully paid.
Collision with Bidder
Section l26. Any officer of the City of any depart
ment thereof who shall aid assist any bidder
ing contract to furnish labor material supplies
higher price than that proposed by any other bidder
who shall favor bidder another, by giving with
holding information who shall wilfly miSlead bid
der regard the character of the material supplies
called for who shall knowingly accept materials sup
tract who shall knowingly certify to greater
of labor performed to the receipt OF greater
different kind of material supplies than has been actually
received shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance and shall be
removed from Office.
Collision by Bidder.
Section IT, If any time is found that the person
whom contract has been awarded has, presenting
bid bids couded with other party parties for the
purpose of preventing any other competing bids being
made or has entered into by which he made
higher lower bid than other person for the pu
pose of dividing the contract profits therefrom between
bidders them the awarded shall be
null and void and the Council shall advertise for bids