Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-05-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

l. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
-oeaied proposals for each trade
namely, nan General. Electrical, Heat
and Sewerage, will be received in
accordance with law until : Il
o'clock Noon on the 2Sth day of
June, 1949, by the Board of Edu-
cation of the Port Clinton Ex-
Building, Port Clinton, Ohio, for
the furnishing of all materials and
lhe performance of all labor re-
CURED in the construction of the
project entitled New Grade School
Building and Alterations and Ad-
,dltions to Existing High School
Building for The Board of Educa-
ton of the Port Clinton Exempted
village School District, Port Clin-
t, !, Ohio"
Bids to be opened Immediately
thereafter and read aloud.
The nature of the work to be
done is set forth in drawings and
specifications for the same, pre-
pared therefor by c. H. Shively,
Registered Architect No. 1T, Fre-
specifications may be obtained by
applying to the above named Archi-
tect A deposit of $1,000 is re-
CURED to guarantee the safe re-
turn of these documents. This de-
boSil 10 " De. felunueQ
the documents are returned TO the
Architect in good condition within
seven days after date of bid OPEN
angs. Bidders are cautioned to visit
the site of the proposed building
and ascertain the existing. condi-
b1ds shall be submitted in dupli-
cate on special blanks obtained
from the Architect. Each bid shall
contain the names of all persons
interested therein and shall be ac-
companied with a surety bond or
a certified check on some solvent
bank made payable to the Treas
urer of the Board of Education in
the amount of Ten percent (1OeSN
OF the base bid plus the highest
alternate bid, as guaranty that
the bidder will, if award is made
him, enter into bona fide contract
with said Board of Education for
the work and furnish acceptable
performances bond. If, for any rea-
son whatsoever, the bidder fails
fnd/or to execute a proper bond,
the amount of such guaranty shall
be retained by said Board of Edu-
cation as and for liquidated dam
ure. to do so. Each bid must be
enclosed in a sealed envelope and
on it must be written the name
of the Contractor and the name of
the DID. Said Board of Education
reserves the right to consider the
bids for a period of thirty days
from the date of the opening
thereof before awarding a contract
NO bidder may withdraw his bid
within period of thirty days of
the date set for the bid opening
Performance bond shall be fur
nished within ten days of the date
OF notice of acceptance of bid.
Bidders shall furnish satisfactory
evidence of their experience and
ability to construct work of the
character required Each contract
shall be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder as soon as prac-
ticable after the opening of bids ;
however, the Board of Education
may, in the interest of standardi-
cation and ultimate economy, au-
thoriZe a contract award to a re-
sponSible bidder other than the
lowest bidder All contractors and
sub-contractors employed in the
work shall and will conform to the
Labor Laws of the State of Ohio
and the various acts amendatory
and supplementary thereto: and all
city laws, ordinance and legal re-
uuirements applicable thereto.
from each proposal
State Sales Tax to be excluded
serves the right to reject any or
all bids and to waive informalities.
(Signed) c. l.. DARR, Clerk,
Board OF Education
Port Clinton Exempted Village
School District,
Port Clinton, Ohio. 15-4t