The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-24
NOTICE.


Callinq for Bids for Paving and I'm
provement of B Street, southwest
From the South Line Of First Ave.
to the South Line of Third Ave.
Southwest.
Notice is hereby gwen that bids
and proposals for furnishing the ma
terial and performing the work nee
essary in making the improvements
herein described will be received at
the office of G.. H. Bruce, City Clerk
of the City Of Ardmore, Oklahoma, up
to s p. m, on the 26th Of May, 1918,
said improvements to be as follows, to.
wit:
The paving, grading CURLING, gutter
ing, draining and otherwise improving,
including the installation OF catch ba-
sins and the making of drain pipe
connections of b street southwest,
in the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma,
from the south line of First Avenue,
southwest, TO the south line OF Third
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 side
thereof IS inches wide: Said pave
ment shall be laid with a four-inch
base or foundation of crushed stone,
with 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 Commits
sioners, and shall also include 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 resolution of the Board
of Commissioners passed and APPROX
ed on the 5th day of May, 1915, and
in accordance with the plans, plats,
prohles, specifications and estimates
now on file in the office of the city
clerk, and in accordance with the
contract provided for in said resolu-
tion.
Contractors are further notified that
all such bids will be based upon and
received with the understanding that
they are so based upon such plans,
plats. profiles, 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, protiles ana
specifications. Each bid on the inn
proyements herein ordered shall be ac-
companied by a certified check in the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($5OOOO)
such check being a guaranty OF good
faith, and that the bidder if success
ful. will execute a contract in accord
ance with his bid, and will execute a
bond in accordance with his bid, ana
will execute and furnish the bonds
required.
The contractor shall receive his coz
tract price as the statutes of Okaho-
ma, and said contract and resolution
provide, and one bond resolution, and
one only, win be passed authorizing
the issuance of a series of bonds eyl-
dencing the assessments as same may
be made against the property as pro
vidcd by law. The contractor may be
paid 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 OF
the statutes of Oklahoma.
Prior to the beginning of the work
the successful bidder will be required
to execute and deliver to the city OF
Ardmore. Oklahoma good and sut-
ficient bond in the amount of thirty
per cent go per cent? of the estimated
costs of said improvements, said OOnd
to be conditioned upon the full and
faithful execution of the work, the
performance of the contract and for
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 cr employees. And SnaII
also execute and deliver 20 the city
OF Nrlmorp good and sufficient bond
40 he approved by the Mayor aud
Board of Commissioners I'm the sum
of .N per cent of the contract price
of .g. improvements. conditioned up
ON I.a maintenance i'm good repair OF
said asphalt pavement for q period OF
five Years ,-1m the date of compile
tiog n, said contract
All such uids Will be opened and
cousid red by the Board of Commis
sioucr, at the city Hall of said city
of Ardmore. Oklahoma. at s o'clock
u. No.. on the 2Gth day of May. 1915.
n +, further understood that the
Board of Commissioners reserves the
right ,o reject any and all bids.
Dated this 18Th day of May, 1915.
G.. II. BRUCE,
,soaD City Clerk
First published May i, 1915.