The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-27
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS


Notice Is hereby given that pursuan,
10 "A resolution adopted by the Board OF
Commissioners OF the City OF Ardmore,
Oklahoma and approved by the Mayor
on June 10, 1919, proposals Will be re-
coived at the office OF the city clerk,
at the City of Ardmore. Oklahoma, until
five o'clock p. m, of Tuesday, July S,
1919, for the furnishing or materials
and construction of the work necessary
10 improve Twelfth avenue, northwest,
from the east line OF "B" street, north.
west to the east line OF Boundary
avenue, including the alley crossings
and street intersection thereon except
the street intersection at "E" street,
northwest, and constituting Street I'M
provement District No. 60 of the city
of Ardmorc, Oklahoma.
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 consist of Il
driveway twenty feet wide constructed
on "a concrete base five inches thick and
a wearing surface of oklahoma Rock
Asphalt two inches thick when thor.
oughly compressed; on each side OF
said driveway there shall be a combined
concrete curb and gutter. the curb to be
six inches thick and six inches high
and the gutter to bc twenty.four inches
wide.
The plans and specifications and esti-
mates as prepared by the city engineer
are now ON file in the office of the
city clerk of said city. ana are open 10
inspection of all parties.
An bids shall be submitted In sealed
envelopes, and plainly marked in ink
hereon. and must be filed by five o'clock
p. m. OF Tuesday. July s, 1919. and
accompanied by II certified check ON
some bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma, pay.
able To said city clerk in the sum of
Seven hundred and fifty and no1O0
dollars S75O.0Ol. The successful bidder
shall give construction bond condition
ed I'm terms of the law. and also n main
tcnance bond conditioned that he will
keep said street in good repair for
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 in IA
Vor of the city of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
All bonds shall be approved by the board
of commissioners of said city by appro-
pirate resolution. to be approved by
the mayor
Such bids will be opened and con.
sidcred by the Board of Commissioners
at eight o'clock p. m. on Tuesday. July
s, 1919. at the session chambers of said
board, and the contract will then be let
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undertake to construct said improve.
ments and furnish said materials in ac
cordance with such plans and speaitica.
tions of said City Engineer. No bid will
be considered that does not contem
plate the completion of the entire i'm
provement, and the payment of all Incl
dental expenses, attached to the city en-.
gineer's estimate.
Compensation shall be made in street
Improvement bonds at par, issued and
secured as provided by law. ANY proper.
ty owner may pay in cash his assess.
mcnt, 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 the contract the city
will require is now on file in the office
of the city clerk and open for inspection
to all parties. The form of the bid re.
quired can be had on application to
the city attorney.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids and re.advertise for
bids for such improvements. If the
successful bidder fails to execute his
contract and file his said bonds within
ten days after the letting of such con.
tract, the city reserves the right to
cancel said contract. and forfeit the Ger.
titled check accompanying said bid to
the Improvement district. and re.adver-
tise for bids for such improvements.
Dated this 20th day of June, 1919.
II. +. BROWN,
tSeaD City Clerk |
published June %, "a, 25, 26, 27, 80,
and July l, 2, 3, y
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