The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-26
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Notice is hereby given that in pur.
suance ~ a resolution adopted by the
Board OF Commissioners ana approved
by the mayor Of the City of Nrdmore,
Oklahoma. on the 18th day of Drccm-
ber. 1916, proposals will be received
LAT the Office OF the city clerk of the
City of Ardmore until o'clock p. m.
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
eNcayating, grading, paving with what
is known as ouecourse concrete and
constructing concrete curbs and gut
tors and installing such manholes and
catch basins as may be necessary toI
properly care for the surface drainage
said improvements shall be 30 feet
wide from outer line to outer line of
curb, OF which % feet shall consist of
Il One-COurse concrete pavement 81
inches in depth with concrete cutters
'24 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
tie city clerk of the City Of Ardmorc
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 4 o'clock p. IN. on
the said 3Oth day of January, 1917, and
shall be accompanied by a certified
check drawn on some bank in the City
Of Ardmore in the sum of one thou.
sand ($l,000.O0) dollars. The contract.
or to whom the contract for said i'm
prOyements 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.
tion Of the work in a sum of 80 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
a at nI pr al
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 OF
Oklahoma. Said' bonds in each in.
stance to be subject to the approval
Of the mayor and commissioners.
The contractor to whom said work
may be awarded shall receive in pay.
ment for said work street improve
ment bonds at par, issued and Sc
cured as provided by the laws of the
state of Oklahoma; provided. that in
case the property owners shall elect
to pay cash for said improvements, as
] my may wv uuutl llt laws VI Ohld
| homa, then and in that event, the city
reserves the right to pay for said i'm
proyements in cash or part cash and
part bonds
All proposals for construction Of
said improvements will be considered
by the mayor and board of commits
sioners of the City of Ardmore, Ok
lahoma, at meeting to be held at
session chambers in said city at s
o'clock p. m. on the 3Oth day of Janu.
airy, 1917 and the contract will then
be awarded TO the lowest and best
! bidder who will undertake to perform
the work, furnish the material, ex
ecute the bonds and construct said
improvements according to the reso.
luton aforesaid, and plans and speci.
iications filed in the office of the city
clerk Of the City OF Ardmore and com
ply with all other terms and condi.
tions Of said resolution.
No bid will be considered which
does not contemplate the completion
Of the entire improvement and pay.
ment of all incidental expenses of en-
g,neering, advertising, printing, trans.