Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-04-29

Sealed proposals will be received
until IL o'clock noon, on the 10th
day of May, 1949, at the Office of
the Board of Education of the Dan
bury Township Local School Dis
trict, Lakeside, ottawa County
Ohio, for the furnishing of all ma
terials and the performance of all
labor required in the construction
of the project entitled alterations
and Additions to Danbury Town
ship School Building, Lakeside,
Ohio"
Bids to be opened Immediately
thereafter and read aloud. The ma
ture of. the work to be done is set
forth in drawings and specifications
Tor the same, prepared therefor by
Z. II. ShiYely, Registered Architect
No. III, Fremont, Ohio. Said draw
tanned by applying to the above
named Architect. A deposit of
$1,000 is required to guarantee the
safe return of these documents. This
deposit is to be refunded provided
the documents are returned to the
Architect in good condition within
seven days after date of bid open
ing.
Bidders are cautioned to visit the
site of the proposed improvement
and ascertain the existing condi-
tions before submitting bid. All
bids shall be submitted in duplicate
on special blanks obtained from
the Architect. Each bid shall con-
tain the names of all persons in
terested therein and shall be ac-
companied with surety bond or a
certified check on some solvent
bank, made payable to the Treas
urer Of the Board of Education of
Danbury Township Local school
District, in the amount of 1919 of
the Base Bid plus the highest alter
nate bid, as guaranty that the
bidder will, IL award is made him,
enter into bonafide contract with
the said Board of Education for the
work and furnish acceptable per-
formance bond in the amount of
1909 of the contract price.
If, for any reason whatsoever.
the bidder fails to enter a proper
contract and /or to execute a proper
bond, the amount of such guaranty
shall be retained by said Board of
Education as and for liquidated
damages sustained by reason of
failure to do so.
Each bid must be enclosed in a
sealed envelope and on it shall be
written the name of the Contractor
and the name of the bid.
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 a
period of thirty days of the date
of bid opening. Performance Bond
shall be furnished within ten days
of the date of notice of accept
ance of the bid. Bidders shall fur
nish satisfactory evidence of their
experience and ability to construct
work of the character required.
Each contract shall be awarded to
the lowest responsible bidder as
soon as practicable after the open
ing of bids; however the Board Of
Education may, in the interest of
Standardization and ultimate econ
omy authorize a. contract award to
a responsible 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 to
all City Laws, Ordinances and Legal
Requirements applicable thereto.
State Sales Tax to be excluded
from each proposal.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject anv or all bids
and to waive informalities.
Ry Order of the BOARD of Educa-
| tion of Danbury Township Local
| School District, Lakeside, Ottawa
| County, Ohio.
| (Signed)
F.. r. BRAITHwAITE Clerk.
Danburv Township Local
| School District,
Lakeside, Ohio. Sat