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


Notice is hereby given that pursuant
10 resolution adopted by the Board OF
Commissioners Of the City OF Ardmore
Oklahoma, and approved by the Mayor
on May 20, 1919 proposals will be re
ceived at the office OF the City Clerk
of the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma. un.
Ill five o'clock p, IN. of June 10, 1919,
for the furnishing of materials and con
struction of the work necessary TO i'm
prove,
&c" street, Southwest. from the
North line of the c., X. /. & T.. Ry..
lands to the North line of Fourth
Street; and from the North line of
Fourth Street to the South line OF Third.
including the alley crossings and street
intersections thereon, in the City OF
Ardmore, 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 driveway twenty feet wide. con.
structed with a concrete base five inches
thick and wearing surface of Okla.
homa Rock Asphalt. two inches thick
when thoroughly compressed; on either
side of said driveway there shall be con.
structed combined curb and gutter
of concrete, the curb TO be six inches
thick and six inches high, and the gut.
ter tWenty-four inches wide
The plans and specifications and esti.
mates as prepared by the City Engi.
neer are now on file in the office OF
the City Clerk of said City, and are
open TO inspection of all parties.
All bids shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes, and plainly marked in ink
thereon, and must be filed by five
O'Clock p. m. of June 10. 1919, and ac.
companIed by u certified check on some
bank in Ardmore, oklahoma, payable
to said City Clerk i'm the sum of Four
Hundred ts4OO,OOl Dollars. The sue.
cessful bidder shall give a construction
bond conditioned in term of the law.
and also maintenance bond condi- |
toned that he Will keep said street in
good repair for a period of five years
from the date of acceptance of same
and each bond shall he in the sum Of |
thirty per cent of the amount of said |
bid, and shall run in favor of the City |
of Ardmore, Oklahoma. All bonds shall |
be approved by the Board of Commits.
sionerso of said City by appropriate res.
to be approved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and con.
sidered by the Board of Commissioners
at eight o'clock p. IN. on June 10, 1919,
at the Session Chambers of said Board.
and the contract will then be let to
the lowest bidder who will undertake
to construct said Improvements and fur.
nish said materials i'm accordance with
such plans and specification of said
City Engineer. No bid will be consid.
cred that does not contemplate the
and the payment of all incidental ex
)enses attached to the City Engineers
estimate.
Compensation shall be made in Street
Improvement Bonds at par, issued and
secured as provided by law. Any
property owner may pay in cash his
assessment and the city reserves the
light to pay part cash, and part in
'onds for such improvements. The City
Llso reserves the right to sell said bonds
md pay all in cash for such improve
nents.
The form of Contract the City will re
uire is now on file in the office of the
'ity Clerk, and open for inspection to I
IL parties. The form of the bid re- I
uired can be had on application to the {
'ity Attorney.
The City reserves the right to reject
ny and all bids and re advertise for {
ids for such improvements. If the sue. |
essful bidder fails to execute his con- {
ract and file his said bonds within ten I
ays after the letting of such contract, {
he City reserves the right to cancel t
aid contract. and forfeit the certified s
heck accompanying said bid to the c
District, and re-advertise |
r. bids for such improvements. f
Dated the 2G day of May 1919
+. f. BROWN
(SeaD City Clerk.
published in Daily Ardmoreite May
:, %, 80, June 2. 8. 4, ), 6, and 10, .
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