Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-16
NOTICE TO BIDDER

Sealed proposals will be received
until II o'clock noon, on the 18th
day of April, 1851, at the office of
the Board of Education of the
Ottawa County, Ohio, for the fur
nishing of all materials and the
performance of all labor required
in the construction of the project
entitled North Bass School Build
ing" Bids to be opened immedi-
The nature of the work to be done
is set forth in drawings and apeci-
ficationS for the same, prepared
therefor by G. H. Shively, Register
ed Architect No. III, Fremont,
Ohio Said drawings and specifi-
cation" may be obtained by apply
ing to the above named Architect.
A deposit of $500 is required to
guarantee the safe return of these
documents. This deposit is to be
refunded pro, ided the documents
are returned to the Architect in
good conditie n within seven days
after date of bid opening. Bid
ders are cautioned to visit the site
of the proposed improvement and
ascertain the existing conditions
before submitting a. bid. All bids
shall be submitted in duplicate on
special blanks obtained from the
Architect. Each bid shall contain
the names of all persons interested
therein and shall be accompanied
with a surety bond or certified
check on some solvent bank, made
payable to the Treasurer of the
Board OF Education of the North
Bass Local School District, in the
amount of 1870 of the Basr Bid
plus the highest alternate bid, as
a guaranty that the bidder will, if
award is made him, enter into
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Board of Education for the work
and furnish acceptable perform
ance bond in the amount of 100e6
of the contract price. If, for any
reason whatsoever, the bidder fails
to enter proper contract and /or
to execute proper bond, the
amount of such guaranty shall be
retained by said Board of Educa-
ton as and for liquidated dam
ages 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
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 acceptance
of the bid Bidders shall furnish
satisfactory evidence of their eX-
perience 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 amen
datory 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 any or all bids
and to waive informalities.
By Order of the Board of Edu-
cation of North Bass Local School
District. Ottawa County, Ohio.
(Signed)
JANITA B. WIRES. Clerk.
North Bass Local School District,
: Ottawa County, Ohio. Sat