The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-26

the bid which check shall be forfeited the
CITY as qudated damages if the bidder upon the awarding
the contract shall fail to the award
ed In all advertisements for bids there shall be reserved
! the right to re ect any and all bids
| Receiving and Opening Bids
Section ll8 At the time and place mentioned in the
advertisement for bids the Council shall public
may be presented any bids are opened that shall
be numbered consecutively further bids shall
received after any bid has been opened The City Coun
Gil shall give all persons who desire same an opporu
nifty to inspect all bids when they are opened.
Action of Council
Section 49, The Council shall act upon such bids and
shall determine which any, shall be accepted and in
their Judgment they shall determine the interests of
City will be best served to purchase such commodities with
out accepting competitive bids they may do SO 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 unreason-
able and unreliable and the Council in determining the
liability OF the bid shall consider the question of response
bity OF the bidder and his ability perform his
without reference the responsibility of the sureties on his
In case the bid OF the lowest responsible bidder shall
be that the estimated of such commodities or sev
ice the Council may reject all bids and abandon the pro-
posed contract may require the City Clerk to adver-
tlse Tor new bids in the herenbefoe provided All
contracts shall be executed by the bidder within ten DAYS
after the contract ready for his signature and
cuted by him said time he NAV be declared by the CITY
Council to have abandoned the same and upon such
by the City Council his deposit shall be forfeited and be-
come the property of the City All which the
City party shall be signed behalf of the City by the
Mayor and counersgned by the City Clerk and
shall be valid unless signed by both officers No award OF
be attached to the City upon the awarding of
person until actually entered into between
the contractor and the City and bonds furnished therefor
the contractor for the faithful performance of his proposed
contract All contracts with the City shall be recorded by
the City Clerk in book kept for that purpose and he
shall keep index thereto.
Performance of Contracts
Section 12O After the acceptance by the Council OF any
shall direct the execution of contract by the proper
officers, in accordance with said plans and specifications
with such notifications may be determined upon
such contract shall be carried by the proper department
or officer OF the City in this Charter provided
If the Council shall determine that any commodities
to be procured in market the shall be
procured by the proper department officer accordance
with such general directions as the Council may give.
Bond.
Section 2l Every person whom contract is award
ed for 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 coming within the purvew of
sections 4535 4539 inclusive of Revised Laws 1905
the State OF Minnesota and the amendments thereof the
Council shall require such bonds required by such
laws.
Expenditures.
Section l22 shall the duty of each officer or 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 lZ3 In case OF emergency and when delays will
great damage to public or endanger safety the
Council in their discretion may make necessary repairs by
day labor and procure materials therefor open market
Contracts Not to Be Assigned.
SeCuOn IA NO contract 1Or which pond Is required
shall be assigned transferred in except in
this section provided and any assignment transfer there
Of except by operation of law of the Council
expressed by resolution shall fully end and such
the option of the City Council and the
shall be null and void to any other and further per-
Torrance thereof by the his assigns without
any the part OF the City, and the City, through its
proper authorities at proceed to reet such
may its discretion proceed complete the
the agent and at the expense of such contractor and his
sureties
Afidavits that Claims Are Paid
Section Us Before contractor his representative
shall final estimate when labor
and materials furnished and for which bond is
required and given said contractor his representatives
shall make and file with the City Clerk affidavit that
all claims for materials and labor date the work
which estimate is asked, have been fully paid.
Collision with Bidder.
Section 126 Any officer of the City of any depart
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 wilfuy msead any bid
der regard the character of material supplies
called for who shall knowingly accept materials sup
plies of quality inferior those called for by
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 III. If any is found that the person
bid bids coluded with any other party parties for the
purpose OF preventing other competing bids being
made has entered into by which he made
higher lower bid than other person for the
pose of dividing the contract profits therefrom between
bidders them the awarded shall be
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