The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-02-21
CITY OF EMMETT, IDAHO.
Call for Bids

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Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Council at the office OF
the City Clerk until o'clock p. m.
on the 18th day of March, 1918, for
the construction of a sewer system
in Local Sewerage Improvement Dis
trict No. 4.
All proposals shall be made on blank
forms provided by the City Engineer,
in accordance with plans and specifica-
tons prepared by him, and shall be
delivered to the City Clerk, at his
office on or before the hour above
named, in sealed envelopes plainly
marked Proposals for Constructing
sewer system in Local Sewerage I'm
provement District No. A." All bids
will be opened by the City Council
at public meeting at the City Hall
on the 18th day of March, 1918, at
5 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 con-
struct said sewer system in said Lo-
cal Sewerage Improvement District
No. 4, accordig to the estimate of the
City Engineer, are as follows:
Approximate $685. fit. of g.
inch pipe in place..-.-.---..-----S 5893.S0
Approximate zoos fit. 10
inch pipe in place 1306.50
Approximate $50 TT. of g.
inch pipe in place. $4,000
flush tanks. $500
IS manholes.... 10000
259 Wys.---... 1890
Engineering, printing and
attorney fees ---.----.....--.----.. 1888
Total ..............................s1 OO76.43
Bidders are advised that they must
inform themselves of the character
of the work to be performed under
this contract and that 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 re-
yardless of the approximations. Each
shall be in strict conformity
With the terms of this notice without
erasure, or interl1nea-
ions, and permission will not be CIV
n in any case for the withdrawal,
or explanation of any bid.
each proposal shall be accompanied
W a certified check on some well
.nown Emmett bank and made pay
BILE to the City of Emmett, in the /
UNI of fifteen hundred ($1500.00) dol .
ars.
The place of residence of every I
idder must be given after his sig !
allure, and must be written in full. /
When a proposal is made by firm, !
he firm name and also the individ {
al name of the members of the firm ,
lust be signed in full.
The deposit of the unsuccessful bid [
ers will be returned as soon as an /
ward has been made, and that of c
ne successful bidder upon the con- 7
ummation of the contract. A sat t
;factory bond to be approved by the 4
ity Council to the amount of sixty (
6O) per cent of the contract price d
lust be provided by the successful {
idder, who must present evidence a
to the City Council that n
e has been regularly engaged in the n
lsiness or is reasonably familiar $
and that he is fully pre- o
AIRED with the necessary capital, ma t
.rials and machinery to complete the t.
ork to be contracted for. r
The City Council will inquire dill "
emily into the bidders reputation b
I'd business methods elsewhere, and c
serves the right to reject any bid
/ account of previous difficulties on 4
e part of the contractor. Reason I
lie grounds for supposing that any r.
oder is interested in more than one :,
.oposal will cause a rejection of :,
proposals in which he is supposed \,
be interested. i
All proposals shall be made and re- &
ived with the understanding that NJ
e bidder accepts the terms and con- q;
tons contained in the proposed form fo
contract.
The City Council reserves the right be
reject any and all proposals and Sc
waive any informality in any pro-
sal received. Of
R. E. ROSE, Mayor. pa
Attest: D. NJ. STOKESBERY, sa
City Clerk. or
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