The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
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NOTICE.

NOtlce Is nereDy given tnat pursuant
to q resolution adopted by the Board
Of Commissioners of the City Of Ard
more Oklahoma, and approved by the
Mayor on the 20th day of August, 1918,
proposals will be received at the office
of the City Clerk of the City of Ardmore.
Oklahoma, until five o'clock p. M, OF
September 3rd, 1918, on the following
propositions:
1. For the furnishing Of all necessary
labor, tools, teams. material and ma.
chinery for the construction Of 12.inch
pumping station of the City Of Ardmore
to proposed reservoir. which is the be-
ginning of the said pipe line at the pro-
posed Hickory Creek Reservoir above
the town Of Woodford. and to complete
said pipe line in 4 workman-like man
ner.
2. The City Of Ardmore to furnish the
pipe and fittings, f. o. b. cars. Ard
more. and the contractor all the neces-
sary tools, labor. teams, and machinery
for the construction Of the pipe line
from the water works pumping station
of the City of Ardmore to the proposed
Hickory Creek Reservir above the town
of Woodford in thorough and work
man-like manner.
3. The City of Ardmore to furnish
the pipe and fittings at such places as
it may be needed, to be designated by
the consulting engineers along the route
Of the proposed pipe line and the con-
tractor to furnish all labor, tools, teams
and machinery necessary for such con-
struction and to complete same in a
workman.like manner.
All of the pipe line herein mentioned
shall be 12-inch, l00-pound Universal
Cast Iron Pipe. or cast iron pipe "B
grade Bell and Spigot pipe. Contractors
are invited to bid on each Of the above
propositions and the Mayor and Board
of Commissioners will open said bids
and then elect which proposition it will
adopt. The contract will be let to the
lowest and best bidder, and the right
to reject any and all bids submitted and
to re-advertise for additional bids is
reserved.
The plans, plats. profiles, estimates
and specifications as prepared by the
consulting engineers are now on file In
the office OF the City Clerk and are open
for inspection to all parties.
All material used in the construction
Of said pipe line to be examined by and
the work to be superintended by Mac
Kintosh- Walton Company, consulting
engineers. for the additional water sup
ply OF the City OF Ardmore.
| All bids shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes. and plainly marked in ink
4 ~ lal hx,A Ax-A. ~
d. m. on September 3rd. 1918. and &C
companied by certified check drawn
| on some bank in Ardmore. Oklahoma
payable TO the City Clerk In the sum o
five 60 per cent OF the amount OF sai'
bid.
The successful bidder win be require,
to begin actual work within 80 day
after the awarding OF the contract an'
to execute a good and sufficient bon'
conditioned in the terms OF the law. II
the sum of SO per cent Of the contrac
price thereof. and also to execute tn
statutory lien bond as required by law
Such bids will be opened and consid
cred by the Board OF Commissioner
AT eight O'Clock o. m. on the 3rd day o
| September 1918, at the Session Cham
bers OF sn1o bo4ro anu tnc cohu ~ W"
then be let TO the lowest and best bidder
who will undertake TO construct sal
pipe line and furnish said material II
accordance with the plans piats. pro
i files. estimates and specifications OF sal
MacKintosh-w Walton Company. consult
ing engineers- No contract will be cor
sidered that does not contemplate tn
completion Of said pipe line and IN
payment OF all incidental expenses a
tached to the estimate Of said consult
ing engineers. aforesaid.
Compensation will be made on IN
first and fifteenth days Of each month
according TO the estimate Of the cor
suisine engineers. MacKintosh-Walfo
COMPANY and paid by warrants on th
First National Bank OF the City
Arfmore. Oklahoma
A failure 10 execute such bonds an
sign such contract and begin work With
In 20 days after the award Of the cor
tract. the Board Of Commissioners ma.
By proper resolution declare the cez
tifsed check of the successful bidder for