Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-01-22
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
NOtica To Cortractnrs

Sealed proposals VIII be received by
the City Clerk of the City of Missouri
Valley, Iowa, in his office at the City
Hall in said City, until o'clock p. M,
on the 10th day of February A. d.
1920, for the construction of paving
and grading certain streets, parts OF
streets, avenues and alleys in the
said City of Missouri Valley, low.
the extent of the work, kinds OF
material and racthod Of constructic.,
to be as shown b. .se 9lans all
specifications row CT f..le in tha al.
flee of the City q / waieh Gre. b
reference, made part hereof, ard
as provided by The resolution of nee
essity passed by the City Cornell on
the 18th day of January A. D. 1920,
and which said resolution of necessity
is by reference made part hereof.
Approximate Quantities
The following is a LIST Of the an.
proNimate quantities covered by tn
said resolution of necessity passed b.
the City Council at the date abova
mentioned, and the bids will be cor.
pared ON the basis of this list.
Paving l0,55O square yards.
The work to be constructed in ac
cordance with the plans and speci-
fications above referred to, and shall
be commenced on or before April |
1890, and fully completed on or be-
fore the LIST day of October, 1920.
Payment for said work to be made
after its completion and acceptance
by the City Council, for extra grading
by bonds or warrants drawing So an
nual interest, drawn against such
funds as the City of Missouri Valley,
Iowa, as can by law be used for such
purposes and by bonds issued in an
ticlpation of a fund to be created by
tax levied against all the property
OF the CITY of Missouri Val ey, Iowa.
taxable for this purpose, md upon
completion OF all work, AMI it's ac-
ceptance, the cost of same shall r.
paid for by bonds or warrants draw.
ing 81 annual interest, drawn ays.inss
such funds of the City of Missouri
Valley, Iowa, as can by law be used
for such purposes, and b. special
assessment Certificates or Bonds, is
sued in anticipation of frnd to be
created by special assessment to be
levied against the property abutting
and adjacent to said Improvement as
provided by law and said resolution
Of necessity. Said payments to be
made IS soon as by law provided after
the completion and acceptance Of
lsaid improvements.
All proposals must be made on
blanks to be furnished by the City
Clerk, and each proposal shall be ac-
companied by certified check in
tho sum o. FIVE thousand Dollars
drawn en- some responsible bank, in
separate envelope and made pa,y-
able To tire CITY Treasurer, as sec.ar-
ity that the bidder VIII, in case his
proposal is the lowest and best legal
bid submitted, and contract is awar-
ded to him, enter into contract for
dong OF the work and give bond
within ten days in the sum of con-
tract price bid for the construction
of said Improvement, conditioned up
on the proper carrying out Of the
work, and the faithful performance
of the contract, and the contract and
bond shall contain condition re-
curing the contractor to carry Work
mems Compensation Insurance, and
the contractor and his bondsmen to
keep said Improvement in repair for
period of Four Years from AMI
after the completion thereof.
! Certified checks will be returned
to the unsuccessful bidders and to
successful bidders when they have
signed contract and given bond as
required.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into contract and civ
bond as required, the certified checl,
filed with his proposal may be re-
tanned by the City Council at their
option as agreed and as liquidated
damages. The ri@ht is reserved to
reject any and all bids or proposals.
and bids or i,ropasa!s received will
be acted Unon at meeting to be
held by the City Council at 1880 p M,
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