The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-23
CITY OF EMMETT, IDAHO
Call for RidS.
II. HAYLOR,
Secretary

q Sealed proposals will be receive
by the City Council at the office o
the City Clerk until 7 o'clock p. M
on the Bird day of September, 1917
for the construction of a Sewerag
System in Local Sewerage Improve
ment District No. 3.
All proposals shall be made OF
blank forms provided by the City
Engineer, in accordance with plan!
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 envelope:
plainly marked Proposals for Con.
structing Sewerage System in Loca
Sewerage Improvement District No
g." All bids will be opened by the
City Council at public meeting at
the City Hall on the 3rd day of Sept
ember 1917, at 1880 p. NJ The City
Council will proceed without unneces-
sary delay to award the contract to
the lowest responsible bidder, the
right being reserved to reject any, or
all bids.
L he tSllIidttu pudlIlIleS VI Jilt pipe
necessary to construct said Sewerage
System and the estimated cost there
of according to the estimates of the
City Engineer are as follows, to-wit:
Approximately 1856 feet 15-inch
pipe in place, $3.50. Approximate
ly 9O3 feet 12-inch pipe in place,
$1173.90. Approximately 1875 feet
1O-inch pipe in place $525000. APP
proximately 1850 feet S-inch pipe in
place, s16,O71.00. Approximately 200
feet 6-inch pipe in place, $4,000. APP
proximately IA flush tanks, $1540.00.
Approximately A manholes, $2640.00.
Approximately SIG wys, $489.60.
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 quanti-
ties above, which are stated for the
purpose of showing the class of work
required and as basis for determin-
ing 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 proposal shall be in strict
conformity with the terms of this
notice without modification, era
ures, or interlineations, and permits
sion will not be given in any case
for the withdrawal, modification or
of any bid. Each pro-
posal shall be accompanied by certi-
fled check on some well known En-
nett bank and made payable to the
City of Emmett, in the sum of Fifteen
($150000) Dollars.
The place of residence of every bid
der must be given after his signature,
md must be written in full. When
proposal is made by firm, the firm
name and also the individual name
If the members of the firm must be
signed in full.
The deposit of the unsuccessful bid
lers will be returned as soon as an
ward has been made, and that of
he successful bidder upon the con-
of the contract A salts
actory corporate surety bond to the
mount of sixty (60) per cent of the
ontract price must be provided by the
uccessful bidder, who must present
violence satisfactory to the City Coun
il that he has been regularly engaged
! the business or is reasonably ia
liliar Herewith, and that he is fully
repaired with the necessary capital,
laterials, and machinery to complete
ne work to be contracted for. The
ity Council will inquire diligently
Ito the bidders reputation and bust
ess methods elsewhere, and reserves
lie right to reject any bid on account
previous difficulties on the part of
lie contractor Reasonable grounds =
n suposing that any bidder is in
rested in more than one proposal = =
i'll cause a rejection of all proposals :,
which he is supposed to be inter- n
ted. n.
All proposals shall be made and a
ceived with the understanding that
e bidder accepts the terms and con- A
tons contained in the proposed form n
contract u
The City Council reserves the right VI
reject any and all proposals, and Q,
waive any informality in any pro- a
sal received 90
r. E. ROSE, Mayor ID
test; ID. Nj. SrOKESBERY, Clerk er
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