Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-01-22
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:; NOTICE ~ CONTRACTORS.

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=. NOTICE ~ CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Clerk Of Missouri Valley,
Iowa, on~the 10th day Of February, A.
d. 1920. until 2 o'clock p. M, for the
construction Of curb and guttering
certain streets in the City Of Missouri
Valley, Iowa, the extent Of the work,
kinds Of material and method of con-
struction to be as shown by the plans
and specifications now on file in the
office Of the City Clerk, which by ref
erence are made part hereof, and as
provided by a resolution of necessity
passed by the City Council on the 18th
day Of January, 1920. which is by ref
erence made part hereof.
The work to be constructed in ac-
cordance with the plans and specifica-
tons above referred to, and shall be
commenced on or before April LIST,
1920; and fully completed on or before
August LIST, 1920.
Payment for said work to be made
after the completion and acceptance of
the same by the City Council, for ex-
ira grading BY bonds or warrants
drawing SO annual interest, drawn
against such funds as can by law be
used. for. such purposes and by bonds
issued in anticipation of fund to be
created by tax levied against all the
property in the City of Missouri Val
ley, Iowa. taxable for this purpose,
and upon completion Of all other work
and its acceptance, the cost of the
same shall be paid by bonds or war
rants drawing SO annual interest,
drawn against such funds as can by
law be used for such purposes, and by
Special Assessment Certificates or
bonds issued in anticipation of the
fund to be created by special assess
ment to be levied against the proper
ty abutting and adjacent to said inn
provement as provided by law and said
Resolution Of Necessity.
Said payments to be made as soon
as by law provided after the compile
ton and acceptance Of said improve
ments. y
All proposals must be made on
blanks furnished by the City Clerk,
and each proposal shall be accompan-
led by certified check in the sum of
100000 drawn on some responsible
bank, in a separate envelope and made
payable to the City Treasurer as Sc
curity that the bidder, in case his pro-
posal is the lowest and best legal bid
submitted, and is awarded to him, en-
ter into contract for doing the work
end give bondswithin ten days in the
sum of 1000 of the contract price for
the construction, conditioned upon the
proper carrying out the work, and
the faithful performance Of the con-
tract, and the contract and bond shall
contain condition requiring the con-
tractor to carry Workmen's Compen-
sation Insurance, and the contractor
md his bondsmen will guarantee said
improvement for a period of four
years from and after the completion
thereof.
| Certified checks will be returned to
the unsuccessful bidder and to the
successful bidder when they have
signed contract and given bond as9re-
quired. = ~
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into contract and give
bonds as herein required, the certi.
fled check filed with his proposal may
be retained by the City Council al
their option as agreed and as liquidat
cd damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids received, and all bids ane
proposals received will be acted upor
ct a meeting to be held by the Cit,
Council at the Council Chambers i,
the City Hall at 7:30 o'clock P. NJ, or
the 10th day Of February, A. D. 1920
or at an adjourned meeting thereof.
! Published by authority Of the Cit,
Council Of the City Of Missouri Val
ley, Iowa.
WILLIAM BOWER,
--J22-29. City Clerk