The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-11-06
Notice to Bidders.

proposals will be received at the Of
flee of the City Clerk of Leon, Iowa,
until eight 81 O'Clock, p. m. Deem
opened for furnishing the labor and
materials and doing the work of con-
Istructing the following city improve
lment:
Bringing to the subgrade cores
ponding to the established grade for
the type or. types of pavement select.
fifty (50) blocks Of streets and
alleys in said city, (the streets and
alleys being definitely set out in the
cOntract), with one or more Of the
following pavements:
Asphaltic concrete on a five (5)
Bitulithic on five 90 inch con-
Reinforced concrete.
Sheet asphalt on a five 60 inch
|concrete base.
Vitrified brick on five 90 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 and
specifications for same filed by the
Engineers with the. City Clerk on
October 9Th, 1919, and duly approx
ed and adopted by the council on
said improvement for a period Of
five 81 years from and after COM
Ipletion and acceptance of same.
Work to be commenced April
15th 1879 1912 and completed by Oct.
Bidders are requested to consider
carefully the contract, plans, specifi-
cations and other documents relative
to the proceedings and letting of said
contract and to familiarize them
selves with same. In case Of doubt
as to the meaning or intent OF any
portion of the contract. Of specifi-
cations, or any part Of the plans,
with the Engineers and have all
doubts or obscurities removed from
their minds. Bidders are also re-
quested to examine. the ground and
judge for themselves the circum-
stances affecting the cost of the work
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.
ProposaTR shs be Submitt tee On on
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
three thousand l$5,00o.) dollars,
and same shall guarantee that, the
successful bidder will enter contract
and furnish bonds acceptable to the
Council within ten l0) days after
the award is made; and on failure OF
the successful bidder to enter con-
period above specified, said Three
Thousand ($3,0OO.) Dollars shall be
retained by the City as liQuidated
damages.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish surety bonds &C
eeptable to the COUNCIL in in the sum OF
guaranteeing that the contractor
will we'll and faithfully perform all
the covenants and stipulations of
the contract and specifications and
will pay for all labor and materials
entering into the work contracted
for, and that the improvement will
materials that same shall endure
without need of any repairs for q
period of five 60 years from and
after completion and acceptance OF
same.
The cost of making the said inn
provement shall be paid by the is
suance of special assessment certifi-
oo q Ooincf tho roo1 ocf0f0 EQhIn
therefor as provided by law, bearing
interest at the rate of five and one
half 6 w per cent per annum and
which special assessment certificates
shall be payable in seven CD equal
annual installments, and warrants
provement fund and such other
funds as are available for this
purpose
The City Council shall decide at
the meeting at which award is made
or at an adjourned meeting thereof
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
flee of the City Clerk Or the En-
gineers, or copy Of the plans. con-
tract and specifications may be Sc
cured, from the EnS lneeIS upon pay
ment of five 60 Dollars. |
The deDosits 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.
The right is reserved by the Coup- |
Gil to waive defect in any bid, or to /
reject any or all bids. |
Dated at Leon, Iowa. October !
30th, 1919.
City Clerk. |
Shockley Engineering Company.
TAO Reserve Bank Bldg, Kansas I,
City, Missouri, Engineers. 1927. |
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