The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-13

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 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 Commits
/ soners, 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 a resolution of the Board
of Commissioners passed and APPROX
ed on the 9TH day OF May, 1915, and
| in accordance with the plans, plats,
profles, specifications and estimates
now on file in the office of the city
| clerk. and in accordance with the
! contract provided for in said resou-
I ton
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 profles, 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, prohles ana
| specifications. Each bid on the I'M
provements herein ordered shall be ac-
companied by a certified check in the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars tS5OO.OO
such check being a guaranty of good
faith, and that the bidder, if success
ful, will execute contract in accord
ance with his bid, and will execute
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 Oklaho-
ma, and said contract and resolution
provide, and one bond resolution and
one only, will be passed authorizing
the issuance of series OF bonds eVl-
dencing the assessments as same may
be made against the property as pro
vided 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, a good and suf-
fcient bond in the amount of thirty
per cent go per cent? of the estimated
costs of said Improvements, said BOND
to be conditioned upon the full ana
faithful execution of the work, the
performance of the contract and Tor
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. And shall
also execute and deliver to the City
of Ardmore a good and sufficient bona
to be approved by the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners, in the sum
of 80 per cent of the contract price
of the improvements, conditioned up
on tn . maintenance in good repair OF
said sphalt pavement for period OF
five years from the date of compile
ton OF said contract.
All such bids will be opened and
consid cred by the Board of Commits
sioners at the City Hail. of said City
of Ardmore, Oklahoma, at s o'clock
D. m, on the Goth day of May, 1915.
1t 10 further understood that the
Board of Commissioners reserves the
right TO reject any and all bids.
Dated this 18th day of May, 1915.
G. II. BRUCE,
(SeaD City Clerk.
First published May II, 1915.
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