Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-06-11
NOTICE TO. BIDDERS

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Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the City
Clerk of the City Council of Cresco,
Iowa, on forms furnished by him IN
til 8 o'clock p. m. on the twenty-sec-
ond day of June, 1920, for the con-
struction of the following described
Improvement as per plans and speci-
fications now on file in the City
Clerks office.
Paving with inch Portland &C.
ment concrete pavement:
Second Avenue South East from
the east line of Elm Street to the
west line of Third Street South East
to be paved approximately 40 feet
wide.
The north portion Of the tract Of
public ground lying east Of Elm
Street and south Of and adjoining the
south side of Block No. % of the
Plat of Cresco, Iowa. Said paving on
these public grounds to extend from
the east line of Elm Street along the
north line of said public ground to
the east line Of Second Street South
East and to cover a strip uniform in
width and approximately 20 feet wide
Second Street South East from the
south line Of the paving along the
north side of said public grounds as
above described to the north line. of
Second Avenue South East approx
mately 30 feet wide.
The total amount Of paving pro-
vided for in this notice being approx
mately 5000 square yards.
All bids shall be addressed to the
City Clerk of said city and must be
accompanied in separate envelope
by a certified check drawn on bank
in Cresco, Iowa, for the sum Of
$4,000 payable to the order of the
treasurer of said city. Certified checks
accompanying said bids will be re-
turned to the unsuccessful bidders
when the contract has been awarded
and to the bidder to whom the con-
tract is awarded when he shall have
entered into contract with the city
for the construction of said paving
and given bonds in the sum of 100
per cent Of amount Of his contract
with sureties as provided by the
laws of Iowa and approved by the
council Of said city for the faithful
performance Of his contract. The
contract and bond will contain a
provision that the contractor shall
warrant and guarantee The construc-
tiol. and materials of said pavement
ard keep same in repair for period
OF four years from the date of IFS
completion and acceptance by said
city. Said bond snail also protect
tie city from any and all claims for
damage to persons and property oc-
casioned by the constructor of said
pavement and shall guarantee that
the contractor will keep and main
tain compensation insurance on all
of his employees engaged upon the
work.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into contract and fur
nish bond in 10 days after the con-
tract is let, the certified check de-
posted by him shall be forfeited to
said city as liquidared damages.
Payment for said improvement is
to be made in special assessment
certificates bearing per cent inter-
est to the extent that same is assess
able by law against the property
abutting and adjacent to said i'm
provement and any deficiency be-
tween the cost of construction and
the amount of said certificates is toI
be paid in time warrants or certifl-
Gates drawn on the Improvement
Fund Of said City of Cresco.
Said paving shall be commenced on
or before July Is, 1920, and shall be
entirely completed on or before
Sept. Is, 1920.
The bids will be acted on by the
City Council of said city June %, 1920
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
M. ]. MACARTHUR,
City Clerk, Cresco, Iowa.
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