The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-10-30
Notice to Bidders.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received at the Oh
ice OF the City Clerk OF Leon, Iowa,
until eight (S) O'Clock, p. IN. Decem-
Der Bird, 1919, and then publicly
opened for furnishing inc laOof auu
structing the following city improve
Bringing to the subgrade CORES
bonding to the established grade for
the type or types OF pavement select
ed and paving the roadway OF about
fifty (5O blocks OF streets ana ,i
alleys being definitely set out in the
contract), with one or more OF the
following pavements:
Asphaltic concrete on five (5)
inch concrete base,
Bitulithic on five 60 inch con-
crete base.
Sheet asphalt on five (5) inch
Vitrified brick on a five 60 inch
concrete base.
And constructing curb or combin-
alton curb and gutter, as the council
may decide, on both sides thereof,
all in accordance with the plans ana an
Engineers with the City Clerk on
October 9Th, 1919, and duly APPROX
ed and adopted by the council on
October It'll, 1919; and guaranteeing
said improvement for period or
! five 60 years from and after COM
pletion and acceptance OF ac same; mi,
18th, 1919, and completed by Oct.
18th, 1919.
Bidders are requested to consider
carefully the contract, plans, specltl-
cations and other documents relative
to the proceedings and letting OF said
contract and to familiarize. them
selves with same: In case OF doubt
portion of the contract Of specifi-
cations or any part of the plans,
the bidders are requested to confer
with the Engineers and have all
doubts or obscurities removed from
their minds. Bidders are also re-
quested to examine the ground and
stances affecting the cost Of the work
and the time required to complete
same. The opinion Of the Engineer
as to the meaning or intent of any
clause or paragraph OF the contract
and specifications or any part OF the
plans shall be final and conclusive
as to same.
Proposal Blanks" furnished by the
City and which may be obtained
from the City Clerk or Engineer,
and all items contained therein
shall be bid upon. All the work
contemplated in the contract shall
be awarded to one party or bidder.
Proposals shall be submitted in
lard F. stookey, City Clerk, Leon,
Iowa, and shall have plainly marked
upon them the following:
Proposal for Pavement
Each proposal shall be accom-
panied by a certified check payable
to the order of the City Treasurer
Of Leon, Iowa, or cash xl d IN the S sun Of
and same shall guarantee that the
successful bidder. will enter contract
and furnish bonds acceptable to the
Council within ten (10) days after
the award is made; and on failure of
the successful bidder to enter con-
tract and furnish bond within the
period above specified, said Three
retained by the City as liquidated
The successful bidder will be re-
CURED to furnish surety bonds ac
ceptable to the Council in the sum Of
Fifty Thousand ($5O,0OOD Dollars,
guaranteeing that the contractor
will we'll and faithfully perform all
the contract and specifications and
will pay for all labor and materials
entering into the work contracted
for, and that the improvement will
be SO constructed and with such
materials that same shall endure
without need of any repairs for a
period of five co years from and
same.
The cost Of making the said i'm
provement shall be paid by the is
suance of special assessment certifi-
Gates against the real estate liable
therefor as provided by law, bearing
interest at the rate of five and one
half 6 ~ per cent per, annum and
shall be payable in seven CD equal
annual installments, and warrants
or other debentures on the City I'M
nrovement fund and such other
funds as are available for this
purpose.
The City Council shall decide at
the meeting at which award is made
as to the type or types of pavement
to be used and whether curb or COM
bination curb and gutter shall be
used.
Plans and specifications are on
| file and may be inspected at the Of
| tlce OF the City Clerk or the En-
sineers, or a copy of the plans, con-
tract and specifications may be Sc
cured, from the Engineers upon pay
ment Of five 60 Dollars.
The deposits of the unsuccessful
bidders will be returned Immediate
| " after the award is made. and the
deposits of the successful bidder will
be returned when the contract Is
executed and bonds furnished. No
bids can be withdrawn after time for
receiving same has closed.
| T he right is reserved by the Coun-
Gil to waive defect in any bid, or to
| Dated at Leon, Iowa, October
Goth, 1919.
| WILLARD F. STOOKEY.
| City Clerk.
| Shockley Engineering Company,
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