The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-29
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Notice Is hereby given that pursuant
to a resolution adopted by the Board of
Commissioners Of the City Of Ardmore
Oklahoma, and approved by the Mayor
on August 21st, 1917, proposals will be
received at the office Of the City Clerk
Of the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma, until
five o'clock p. m. of Tuesday, September
4, 1917. for the furnishing of mate
rials and construction Of the work nee.
essary to improve all that portion Of
ID" street, southwest from the south
line Of West Main street, TO the north
line of Fourth avenue, southwest, Of the
City Of Ardmore, Oklahoma, including
alley crossings and street intersections
thereon.
said improvements to consist of grad.
ing, curbing, ,guttering, draining and
paving same. BY constructing all nee.
essary manholes, catch basins and plac.
ing necessary drainage pipes thereon,
and by paving same, after grading,
which said pavement shall be SO feet
wide from outer line to outer line OF
curb, 81 feet OF which shall be on
concrete base five inches thick, with
wearing surface inches thick Of Okla.
homa rock asphalt, on each side OF said
pavement shall be a gutter of concrete,
"a inches wide, and the curbs shall be
inches thick, according to the plans
and profiles and plats specifications and
estimates Of the city engineer.
The plans and specifications and esti.
mates as prepared by the city engineer
are now on file in the office Of the City
Clerk Of said city, and are open TO in.
spection of all parties.
All bids shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes, and plainly marked in ink
thereon, and must be filed by five
o'clock p. m, Of September 4. 1917,
and accompanied by a certified check
on some bank In Ardmore, Oklahoma,
payable to said City Clerk in the sum
Of seven hundred and fifty dollars
G75oO0. The successful bidder shall
give a construction bond conditioned in
term Of the law, and also a maintain.
ance bond conditioned that he viii keep
said street in good repair for a period
Of five years from the date OF accept.
ance Of same and each bond shall be
in the sum Of thirty per cent of the
amount of said bid. and shall run in
favor of the City OF Ardmore. Oklahoma.
All bonds shall be approved by the Board
Of Commissioners Of said city by appro.
pirate resolution, TO be approved by the
Mayor
Such bids win be opened and con.
sidered by the Board Of Commissioners
at eight O'Clock p. m, on Tuesday. Sep
tember 18th. 1917, at the session cham
bers Of said board, and the contract
win then be let to the lowest and best
bidder who viii undertake TO construct
said Improvements and furnish said ma
terials in accordance with such plan.
and specifications Of said city engineer
No bid viii be considered that does not
contemplate the completion OF the en-
tire Improvement, and the payment OF
all incidental expenses attached TO n,
city engineers estimate.
Compensation shall be made in stree
Improvement bonds az par, issued an,
secured as provided by law Any prop
erty owner may pay in cash his assess
ment, and the city reserves the right &c
pay part cash, and part in bonds fol-
such Improvements. The city also re
serves the right to sell said bonds ant
pay all in cash for such Improvements
The form OF the contract the city will
require is now on file in the office o.
the City Clerk, and open for inspection
to all parties. The form OF the bid re
quired can be had on application to th'
City Attorney.
The city reserves the right to rejec
any and all bids and re-advertise 10
bids for such improvements. II the sue
cessful bidder fails TO execute his con
tract and file his said bonds within tel
days after the letting OF such contract
the city reserves the right 10 canoe
said contract. and forfeit the certifie
check accompanying said bid to the in
provement district. and readvertise 10
bids for such improvements.
Dated this 22nd day Of August. 1917.
tSeaD G. w. GROOM,
City Clerk.
published In Daily Ardmoreite Aus
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