Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
!. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the City Council OF the City Of Man
cnester, Iowa, at the office OF the
city clerk, until 2 O'Clock p. m. on
the 18th Gay OF January, 1910, tor the
Following described Improvement as
per plans and specifications now on
lile m the office OF the city clerk. ,
h Paving with No. /, Vitr,tied Block
on Portland cement concrete base
and Vertical Fibre sVitritied Block
on Portland cement concrete Dase
aud Portland cement wearing SURFACE
on Portland cement concrete base
and machine mixed Bituminous con.
crete wearing surface on q Portland
cement concrete base, Main street
from Brewer street to Iowa street
and Fayette street from Franklin
street to Madison street and Madison
street from Main street to Fayette
street, about 10000 50. yds. OF paw
ing more or less. &. "
And curbing and guttering with,
Portland cement Madison street from
Main street to Fayette street on,
each side thereof. about 500 l1neal
feet OF curbing and gutter1ng. :.
Work to commence on or before
May lst, 1915, and to be completed
on or before Aug. LIST, 1915, the cost
OF constructing said improvement to
be assessed against the property
abutting thereon and other property
in accordance with the law govern
ing the same except that any dettci-
ency where the special assessment
shall be insufficient to pay the cost
Of said REINFORCEMENT. shall be paid
from the City improvement fund as
providea by law, and payment Tor
said work shal' be made when same
is completed and accepted by the city
cOuuc1 in Assessment Certificates to
the extent the same is assessable
against the abutting property > and
warrants upon the City Improvement
Fund for, any, deficiency between the
contract price and the Assessment
Certificates against the abutt1ng
property and other property available
for the fiscal year beginning April J.,
1915, payable out OF the proceeds of
the tax levied therefore and from no
other source. 9. r. t. 4
The city to incur no liability other
than the levy, collection and proper
ceeds thereof, said warrants to be
proceeds OF said tax are available,
after the acceptance of said improve
ment by the City Council. q u
=; Said assessment certificates and
warrants to be issued, shall be &C
copied by the contractor in full pay.
ment for all work done under this
contract, excep as SO much as may
be paid in cash. u
Each bid must be accompanied
with q certified check enclosed in a
separate envelope, said check to be
drawn on a responsible bank and
made payable to the order Of the
City Treasurer Of the City OF, Man
chester, Iowa, in the sum Of Five
Hundred ($500) Dollars. s..
Such check must not contain any
either In the, body Of the
check or endorsement thereon.
it5AH envelopes must be addressed to
the City Clerk and endorsed with the
name Of the bidder and the improves
ment said check and proposal are
tor.! IL. r. !. Al. Il
: Proposal blanks will be furnished
At the office Of the City Clerk to be
used: in making all bids.
Certified checks win be returned to
the unsuccessful bidders, and also to
The successful bidders to whom the
contract is awarded, when he shall !
have entered into a contract in the |
.orm prescribed by the City Counc, 4
and given bond in the sum required,
With sufficient suretfes to be, APPROX
I'd by the City Council. " i
In case the successful bidder shall
Tail to enter into contract or furnish |
bond as required by law said check
shall be forfeited to the City Of Man
chester Iowa, as agreed and ltQuidat-
ed damages. 49,. |
The contract shall contain a provi-
sion that the contractor shall guar
antee the improvement to remain in
good repair for the term OF one year
rom and after its acceptance by the
city.
The right is reserved to reject any
snd all bids.
\ Proposals viii be acted upon by the
City Council at a meeting to be held
It the council chambers on the 18th
lay of January. 1915. at 8 o'clock p:t
;sv2. T. WILSON.
a5ss City Clerk.