The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-23
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a resolution adopted by the
Board of Commissioners and approved
by the mayor of the City of Ardmore,
Oklahoma on the 18th day of Decem-
Der. 1916, proposals will be received
at the office of the city clerk Of the
City of Ardmore until o'clock p. mo
on the 30th day of January, 1917, for
furnishing the materials and perform
ing the work necessary to improve the
following streets and portions thereof
in the City of Ardmore, in the manner
and subject to the conditions follow
ing, towit;
That portion of "D" street, north
west. from the north line OF West
Main street to the south line of Ninth
avenue, northwest including alley
crossings and street intersections.
Said street shall be improved by
eXcayating, grading, paving with what
is known as Ouc-Cuurse concrete and
constructing concrete curbs and gut.
,crs and installing such manholes and
catch basins as may be necessary TO
properly care for the surface drainage
said improvements shall be 80 feet
wide from outer line TO outer line OF
curb, of which % feet shall consist of
q one-couysc concrete pavement s
! inches in depth with concrete cutters
"a inches wide and concrete Curbs 6
| inches thick on either side thereof all
| of said improvements to be construct
| ed in accordance with the plans and
| specifications on file in the Office Of
/ the city clerk of the city of Ardmore,
! Oklahoma.
All bids shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes and plainly marked in ink
on the outside, and each bid shall be
filed on or before o'clock y. m. on
the said 3Oth day of January, 1917, and
shall be accompanied by a certified
check drawn on some bank in the City
of Ardmorc in the sum Of one thou.
sand ($1,0O000) dollars. The contract.
or to whom the contract for said i'm
provements may be awarded, will be
required to execute TO the City Of
ArdmOre a construction bond COndi.
toned according to law for the full
and faithful performance of the con
tract and for the full protection Of the
city and all property owners interest.
ed against any loss or damage by rea-
son OF negligence or improper eXecu
ton of the work in a sum of 30 per
cent Of the estimated cost Of said i'm
prOyements. Said contractor will also
be required to execute an additional
bond in the sum of 80 per cent of the
estimated cost of said Improvements
conditioned on the maintenance OF
said improvements in good condition
for a period of five years from and
after the completion and acceptance Of
said work and in addition thereto the
! usual statutory bond to the state o
Oklahoma. Said bonds in each in
stance to be subject to the approya
Of the mayor and commissioners.
The contractor to whom said worl
may be awarded shall receive in pay
ment for said work street improve
ment bonds at par, issued and SO
, cured as provided by the laws of tn,
state Of Oklahoma; provided, that II
case the property owners shall eleC
e to pay cash for said improvements, a
D they may do under the laws OF Okla
1 homa, then and in that event, the cit
reserves the right to pay for said in
proyements in cash or part cash. an
! part bonds.
All proposals for construction G
= said improvements will be considere
n by the mayor and board OF commits
sioners Of the City of Ardmore, Oh
lahoma, at meeting to be held a
n session chambers in said city at
& o'clock p. m. on the Both day Of JAM
e ary 1917, and the contract will the
be awarded to the lowest and beS
bidder who will undertake to perforI
+ the work, furnish the material, el
c ecute the bonds and construct sal
/. improvements according to the res,
, luton aforesaid, and plans and spec
fications filed in the office of the cit
II clerk of the City of Ardmore and con
e ply with all other terms and cond
II tions Of said resolution.
- No bid will be considered whic
does not contemplate the completio
s Of the entire Improvement and pa.
l. ment Of all incidental expenses OF er