The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15
City of Emmett, Idaho.
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Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Council at the office Of
the City Clerk until 8 o'clock 0. m,
on the goth day Of November, 1917,
| for the construction OF a sewer sys-
tenn in Local Sewerage Improvement
District No. q.
blank forms provided by the City
Engineer, in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by him,
and shall be delivered TO the City
Clerk, at his office on or before the
hour above named, in sealed envel-
/ opes plainly marked Proposals for
Constructing Sewer System in Lo-
cal Sewerage Improvement District
No. A." All bids will be opened by
the City Council at public meeting
at the City Hall on the goth day of
November, 1917, at 1880 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.
Bids TO be submitted for payment
in bonds Of the district and also bids
for payment in cash.
The estimated cost necessary to
construct said sewer system in said
Local Sewerage Improvement Dis
trict No. 4, according to the estimate
of the City Engineer, are as follows:
Approximate 1858 it. of g.
inch pipe in place 5,893.S0
Approximate zoos #. of 10
inch pipe in place l,306.50
Approximate $50 #. of g.
inch pipe in place. $4,000
Approximate flush tanks $500
Approximate IS manholes 1,260.00
Approximate 259 wys----...--.. 1890
Engineering, printing and
attorney fees...-.....-'-.--. 479.s3
Total 10,07643
Bidders are advised that they must
inform themselves of the character
of the work to be performed under
this contract and that a deviation TO
any extent either way may be made
from the approximate quantities,
which are stated for the purpose of
showing the class Of work required
and as a basis for determining the
amount of the bid, but not to fix the
amount of work to be done. The
contractor will be paid for the work
actually done at prices bid, regardless
of the approximations. Each propo-
sal shall be in strict conformity with
the terms of this notice without mod
ifcation, erasure, or interlineations,
and permission will not be given in
any case for the withdrawal, modifi-
cation or explanation Of any bid. Each
proposal shall be accompanied by q
certified check on some well known
Emmett bank and made payable to
the City of Emmett, in the sum Of
fifteen hundred (s1500.00) dollars.
The place of residence of every
bidder must be given after his sig
nature, and must be written in full.
When proposal is made by a firm,
the firm name and also the individual
name of the members of the firm
must be signed in full.
The deposit of the unsuccessful
bidders will be returned as soon as
an award has been made, and that
of the successful bidder upon the con-
summation of the contract. A salts
factory bond to be approved by the
City Council to the amount of sixty
(60) per cent Of the contract price
must be provided by the successful
bidder, who must present evidence
satisfactory to the City Council that
he has been regularly engaged in the
business or is reasonably familiar
Herewith, and that he is fully pre-
pared with the necessary capital, ma
terials, and machinery to complete |
the work to be contracted for.
The City Council will inquire dill
gently into the bidders reputation !
and business methods elsewhere, and /
reserves the right to reject any bid |
on account of previous difficulties on
the part of the contractor. Reason |!
able grounds for supposing that any
bidder is interested in more than one
will cause a rejection OF all
in which ne is supposed to
be interested.
All proposals shall be made and re-
,eived with the understanding that
he bidder accepts the terms and con-
iitions contained in the proposed form
If contract.
The City Council reserves the right
% reject any and all proposals and
% waive any informality in any pro-
,osal received.
r. E. ROSE, Mayor.
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