The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-11-13
Notice to Bidders.

ice OF the City Clerk OF Leon, Iowa,
until eight 90 O'Clock, p. M. Decem-
Der 3rd, 1913, and then publicly
opened tor furnishing the LABOR and
materials and doing the work OF con-
structing the following city improve
ment:
Bringing to the subgrade CORES
ponding to the established grade for
the type or types OF pavement select
ed and paving the roadway OF about
fifty (50) blocks OF streets and
alleys in said city, (the streets ana
alleys being definitely set out IN the
contract), with one or more Oh inc
following pavements:
Asphaltlc concrete on live (o)
inch concrete base.
Bitulithic on five 60 inch con-
Reinforced concrete.
Sheet asphalt on a five 60 inch
Vitrified brick on five 60 inch
concrete base.
And constructing curb or combin-
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
ed and adopted by the council on
said Improvement for a period OF
five 60 years from and after COM
pletion and acceptance Of same.
Work to be commenced April
18th, 1920, and completed by Oct.
Bidders are requested to consider
carefully the contract, plans, specltl-
cations and other documents relatlve
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-
scations 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
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.
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 ~ IN the sun OF
and same shall guarantee that the
successful bidder will enter contract
and furnish bonds acceptable to the
Council within ten I0) days after
the award is made; and on failure OF
the successful bidder to enter con-
tract and furnish bond within the
Thousand ($3,O6O.) Dollars shall be
retained by the City as liquidated
The successful bidder will be re-
Quired to furnish surety bonds &C
ceptable to the Council in the sum of
Fifty Thousand l$5o,,;0oo.) Dollars sta.
will well 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
be so constructed and with such
materials that same shall endure
period of five 60 years from and
after completion and acceptance of
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
interest at the rate Of five and one
half 6 " per cent per annum and
which special assessment certificates
shall be payable in seven CD equal
annual installments, and warrants
or other debentures on the City I'M
provement fund and such other
funds as are available for this
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 a copy of the plans, con-
tract and specifications may be Sc
cured, from the ENGINEERS upon pay
ment of five 81 Dollars.
The deDcsits Of the unsuccessful
bidders will be returned immediate
ly 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 Coun-
Gil to waive defect in any bid, or to
reject any or al bids.
Dated at Leon. Iowa, October
30th, 1919
MILLAPD F. STOOKEv.
CITY Clerk.
Shocklev ENGINEERING Comranv.
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