The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOVICE " CSN W NAV tShS.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the City Clerk of the City OF keokuk,
at his office in Keokuk, until 6 o'clock
p M. on the End day Of June. 1919,
for the construction Of the following
described Improvement, as per plans
and Specifications now on file In the
office Of the said clerk:
Sanitary sewer In Reid's Addition
to the City OF Keokuk. more particu-
larly described as follows, towit:
In B street, Park street, William
street, Reid street, G street. and
through alley in Block Al.
Location and size Of pipe TO be as
follows:
In B street from Bluff to William.
10 inches.
In Park street from B to D. inches.
In William street from b to d 3
inches.
In Reid street from c to ID, 8 inches.
In G street from William to Reid,
inches
Through alley IN Block Il, inches
Said sewer to connect with the
storm sewer Tn place at B and Bluff
street, about 700 feet Of 10 inch pipe
sewers In place, and about 4,700 feet
of s inch pipe sewers In place, more
or less, work to begin on or before tne
18th day Of June. 1913. and to be ruiiy
completed on or before the Soth oay ~
August, 1913.
So much of the cost Of the construo'
ton of the said improvement as Is 10y
law assessable against AUDITING and
adjacent property to be assessed
against the privately owned property
abutting on and adjacent to said I'M.
provement, according to area anu
benefit In accordance with the law
governing the same, and payment to
the amount Of such assessment TOT
such work will be made In assessment
certificates, bearing interest at the
rate of six per cent. per annum, Is
sued in accordance with law. In case
of any deficiency between tho CON
tract price and the amount OF sucn
certificates, such deficiency VIII De
paid in warrants drawn on the CITY
Sewer Fund available for the fiscal
year beginning April LIST, 1913, payable
out Of the proceeds Of the tax levied
therefor, and from no other source,
the city to incur no liability other than
the duty to levy the said tax and 70
properly apply the proceeds thereof, to
making the special assessment above
referred to and issuing assessment
certificates to the contractor tnereror.
The warrants herein provided lot. 10
be drawn as soon as the proceeds Oh
said tax are available. Said assess.
ment certificates and warrants,
such warrants be issued. shall be 40
cepted by the contractor In full pay
ment for all work done under hts con
tract without recourse On the City Of
keoluk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check, in a separate en-
velope, said check to be drawn on
some known responsible bank, and
made payable to tho order Of the
City Treasurer of the City OF Keokuk
in the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars
Each envelope must be addressed 70
the City of Keokuk and endorsed with
the name Of the bidder and the i'm.
provement such check and proposal
are for Certified checks accompany
ing proposals will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders when the con
tract has been awarded, and also to
the bidder to whom the contract is
awarded when he shall have entered
into contract for the construction OF
said Improvement with the City Of
Keokuk and given bond in the sum OF
Four Thousand Dollars. with sureties
to be approved by the City Council OF
the City of Keokuk, for the faithful
performance of his contract. The con
tract will contain a provision that the
contractor shall guarantee the i'm.
provement to remain in good repair
for the period of two years from and
after the date of It's acceptance by
the City Council, and the bond will
contain like condition.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into contract WITH the
City of Keokuk for the construction OF
said improvement or furnish bond as
herein required, and as required by
law, the certified check deposited by
him with his bid shall be forfeited to
the City of Keokuk as agreed and
liquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
The proposals received win be acted
upon by the City Council of the City
of Keokuk on the 3rd day Of June,
1919.
Published by authority Of the City
Council of the City Of Keokuk.
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