Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27
LEGAL NOTICE
1. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for each trade,
namely, General, Electrical, Heat
ing and Ventilating, Plumbing and
Sewerage, will be received in ac-
cordance with law until IL o'clock
Noon on the Sth day of May, 1856
by the Board of Education of the
Port Clinton City School District,
at their Office in the High School
Building, Port Clinton, Ohio, for the
furnishing of all materials and the
performance of all labor required
in the construction of the project
entitled Portage Park School
Building, Port Clinton, Ohio.
Bids to be opened Immediately
thereafter and read aloud.
The nature of the work to be
done is set forth in Drawings and
ed therefore by c. H. Shively,
Architect, ALA, Fremont, Ohio.
Said Drawings and Specifications
may be obtained by applying to the
above named Architect. A deposit
of $500 is required to guarantee
the safe return of these docu-
ments. This deposit is to be refund
ed provided a bonafide bid is sub
mitted by the Contractor and the
documents are returned to the
Architect in good condition within
seven days after date of bid open
ingS. Bidders are cautioned to visit
the site of the proposed building
and ascertain the existing condi-
tions 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 a. certified
check made payable to the Treasur-
er of the Board of Education in the
amount of Ten Percent 10%) of
the Base Bid plus the highest alter
nate bid, as a guaranty that the
bidder will, if award is made him,
enter into bonafide contract with
said Board of Education for the
work and furnish acceptable per-
formance bond. If, for any reason
whatsoever, the bidder fails to enter
into 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 must be written
the name of the Contractor and the
name of the bid. Said Board of
Education reserves the right to con-
slider the bids for period of thirty
days from the date of the opening
thereof before awarding a contract
and no bid may be withdrawn with
in that period of time. Acceptable
Performance Bond shall be furnish
ed 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 res
ponsible bidder as soon as practic-
able after the opening of bids, how
ever, the Board of Education may,
in the interest of standardization
and ultimate economy, authorize a
contract award to 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 a ind supplementary
thereto; and all City Laws, Ordi-
nances and Legal Requirements ap-
plicable 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.
(Signed)
C. L. DARR, Clerk Treasurer
Board of Education
Port Clinton City School District
Port Clinton, Ohio Sat