Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-18
AN ORDINANCE

I'LL Ol0ieiuSC PhVtlulliS ~lOI Lllc COU-
struction, reconstruction and improve
ment of sewers. according to plans
and specifications prepared by the
City Engineer, within City of Rich
mond and providing for the letting of
a contract for same by competitive
bidding:
Whereas the City Engineer has
r.opared plans and specifications
a ca are attached hereto and made
-, of this ordinance providing for
| "A AIRY and storm water sewers to
INSTRUCTED in the City of Rich
Glond as provided under General
Description of the Work" and as
ihown on the drawings, sheets num-
| Der l to 80; and "a" to al" which are
part of said plans and specifications,
| aid sewers being part of the City's
general program for the expenditure
of the proceeds of the $150,000 bond
issue heretofore authorized by the
voters of. the City of Richmond, Be it
now Ordained by the Board of Coun-
Gil of the City of Richmond, Ky.
l. That the immediate construction
reconstruction and improvement of
sanitary and storm water sewers as
above specified and according to said
plans and specifications is a neces-
sity, and that the plans and specifca-
tions prepared therefore by S. F. Gre
celius, City Engineer, and on file in
his Office, are hereby approved and
attached hereto and made part of
this ordinance and recorded as part
of same in the City Minute Book, and
that the City in the manner hereinaf-
ter stated in detail shall proceed at
once to construct, reconstruct and i'm
prove the sewers in said City accord
ing to said plans and specifications.
2. Said construction shall be done
by contract between the City, and
such contractor as shall make the low
est and best competitive bid for the
doing of said work. Said work shall
be paid for by the City of Richmond
out of the proceeds of the $150,000
bond issue above referred to upon
completion of the work according to
the contract and acceptance of same
by the City Engineer and this Board
of Council.
3. That the Mayor of the City of
Richmond hereby appointed for the
purpose, is authorized and directed to
advertise once a week for not less
than two consecutive weeks in the
Richmond Register, a newspaper pub
lished in the City of Richmond, and
by such other means. of advertising
as in his judgment shall be productive
of the largest number of bids, for
competitive sealed bids for doing said
work in accordance with this ordin-
ance and the plans and specifications
above referred to. ~
4. Bidders shall submit sealed bids
addressed to L. P. Evans, Mayor of
Richmond, at Richmond, Kentucky,
marked "Sewer Bids" and said Mayor
shall keep said bids until the regular
meeting of this council at o'clock
P. M. on September '4th, 1919, at
which time he shall open them in the
presence of the City Council in it's
Council Chamber, whereupon the
Council shall accept the lowest and
best of said bids for said work, re-
serving, however, the right to reject
any or all bids.
\ Each bid shall be accompanied
by a certified check for one thous-
and $4,000 dollars, payable to the
treasurer of the City of Richmond,
which sum shall be forfeited as
acknowledged and agreed liquidated
damages to the City of Richmond in
the event the bidder to whom the
contract for said work is awarded
fails to enter into a contract and
furnish bond as hereinafter required.
The checks deposited by unsuccessful
bidders. shall be returned to them
when a contract for said work is
awarded, and the check Of the sue
cessful bidder will be returned to him
if and when he executes the contract
and furnishes the bond required.
6. In the advertisement hereby
directed, the Mayor will specify the
method of submitting bids and the
time and place for opening of same
as above set out.
Z. The contract for said improve
ment with the successful bidder
shall be awarded by this Board by
ordinance. Within five days after
such award the accepted bidder shall
enter into a contract with this Board
of Council for the full and faithful
performance of said work, including
all labor and materials, in accordance
with this ordnance and The plans and
specifications herein referred to, and
he shall also execute and deliver to
this Board in sum equal to the con-
tract price a bond with Surety Com
panv authorized tn do hl1siness in