The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-04
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.


Notice Is hereby given that pursuant
to a resolution adopted by the Board oi
Commissioners Of the City OF Ardmore
Oklahoma. and approved by the Mayor
on May %. 1919, proposals will be re
ceived at the office of the City Clerk
OF tha city of Ardmore, Oklahoma, un
I'll five O'Clock p. IN. of June 10, 1919
Tor the furnishing of materials and con
struction of the work necessary to i'm
prove,
Twelfth Avenue Northwest, from the
East line OF Il Street, Northwest to the
East line of Boundary Avenue, except
ing the street intersection at "E" Street.
| Northwest, street Improvement District
/ NO. G3, In the city of Ardmore, Okla
| homa.
Said improvements to consist of grad.
Ing. curbing, guttering, draining and
paving same. Said improvements shall
be twenty-five feet wide from outer
line to outer line OF curb and shall con
sist OF a driveway twenty feet wide,
constructed with concrete base five
inches thick and n wearing surface OF
Oklahoma Rock Asphalt, two inches
thick when thoroughly compressed: on
either side OF said driveway there shall
be constructed a combined curb and
gutter of concrete, the curb TO be six
inches thick and six inches high, and
the gutter TO be twenty.four inches
wide.
The plans and specifications and esti.
mates as prepared by the City Engineer
are now on file i'm the office of the City
Clerk Of said City, and are open to in.
specton of all parties.
All bids shall be submitted intsealed
cnvelopess and plainly marked in ink
thereon, and must be filed by five
O'Clock p. m. of June 10, 1919, and ac-
companied by certified check on some
bank in Ardmore. Oklahoma, payable
to said city Clerk in the sum of Eff.
teen Hundred Sl5O00) Dollars. The
successful bidder shall give Il construc.
ton bond conditioned I'm term of law,
and also a maintenance bond condi-
toned that he will keep said street in
good repair for Il period of five years
from the date of acceptance of same
and each bond shall be in the sum of
thirty per cent of the amount of said
bid, and shall run I'm favor of the City
of Ardmore, oklahoma. All bonds shall
be approved by the Board of Commits
sioners of said City by appropriate res
olution, to be approved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and con
sidered by tho Board of Commissioners
at eight O'Clock p. m. on June l3, 1919.
at the Session Chambers of said Board.
and the contract will then be let to the
lowest and best bidder who will under
take to construct said improvements
and furnish said materials in accord. |
ance with such plans and specifications |
of Said City Engineer. No bid will be |
considered that does not contemplate |
the completion of the entire improve
ment, and the payment of all incidental |
expenses attached to the City Engi- |
neer's estimate.
Compensation shall be made in Street
Improvement Bonds at par, issued and
secured as provided by law. Any prop
erty owner may pay in cash his assess.
ment, and the city reserves the right to
pay part cash and part in bonds for
such improvements. The City also re.
serves the right to sell said bonds and
pay all in cash for such improvements.
The form of Contract the City will re-
luire is now on file in the office of
-he City Clerk, and open for inspection
% all parties. The form of the bid
'equired can be had on application to
he City Attorney.
The City reserves the right to reject
my and all bids and re-advertse for
}ids for such Improvements. If the sue.
'essful bidder fails to execute his con,
ract and file his said bonds within
en- days after the letting of such con
ract, the City reserves the right to
'ancel said contract, and forfeit the
certified check accompanying said bid
o the improvement District, ami re
Ldvertise for bids for such improve.
nents.
Dated the 2Gth day of May, 1919.
r. +. BROWN,
(ScaD CITY Clerk.
published in Daily Ardmoreite May
Z, 2S, 29, June ., 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10,
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