The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

on the 26th day of November, 1917
for the grading and crawling of al
of the streets and avenues in Loca
Grading and Crawling Improvement
District No. 1, as provided by Ordi-
nance No. IT'S creating said district
All proposals shall be made or
blank forms provided by the City
Engineer, in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by him
and shall be delivered to the Clerk OF
said City of Emmett at his office on
or before the hour above named, in
sealed envelopes plainly marked
proposals for Grading and Crawling
Improvement District No. l."
All bids will be opened by the City
Council at public meeting at the
City Hall on the 26th day of Novem-
Der, 1917, at 7:30 o'clock p. M
The City Council will proceed with
out unnecessary delay to award the
contract to the lowest responsible bid
der. The right to reject any or all
bids is hereby reserved.
The estimated cost necessary to
grade and gravel said streets and ave-
nues in said Local Grading and GRAY
cling Improvement District No. l, &C
cording to the estimate of the City
Engineer, is as follows:
Approximately 1920 yards
of earth, cut and fills 5,697.60
Approximately $685. yards
of gravel ..............-.....-....--- 5,935.00
Total ......-.................... .$11, $3.50
Bidders are advised that they must
inform themselves of the character
of the work to be performed under
this contract and that deviation to
any extent either way may be made
from the approximate quantities above
which are stated for the purpose of
showing the class of work required |
and as basis for determining the |
of the bid, but not to fix the
of work to be done. The |
contractor will be paid for the work
done at prices bid, regardless
of the approximations. Each propo-
sal shall be in strict conformity with
the terms of this notice without mod
erasure, or interlineations,
and permission will not be given in
any case for the withdrawal, modifi-
cation or explanation of any bid. Each
shall be accompanied by a
certified check on some well known
Emmett bank and made payable to
he City of Emmett, Idaho, in the
sum of fifteen hundred ($1500.00) dol
ars.
The place of residence of every
bidder must be given after his sig
nature, and must be written in full. II
When a proposal is made by a firm,
he firm name and also the Individual
lame of the members of the firm
must be written in full.
The deposit of the unsuccessful
bidders will be returned as soon as |
m award has been made, and that |
f the successful bidder upon the con-
of the contract A salts
actory bond to the amount of sixty
60) per cent of the contract price
must be provided by the successful |
idder, who must present evidence |
to the City Council that /
e has been regularly engaged in the 4
usiness or is reasonably familiar II
herewith, and that he is fully pre- Il
AIRED with the necessary capital, ma II
erals, and machinery to complete II
he work TO be contracted for. II
The City Council will inquire dill II
emily into the bidders reputation Il
nd business methods elsewhere, and n
eserves the right to reject any bid b
n account of previous difficulties on
he part of the contractor Reason c,
bic grounds for supposing that any Il
oder is interested in more than one d
roposal Will cause rejection OF all o