Minutes-9/3/1964

1964, and in the plans and specifications now on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town, all of said proposals having been received pursuant to legal publication of due notice of hearing and letting as evidenced by copy of such publication and affidavit pertaining thereto, signed by the publisher of the Iowa City Press-Citizen, a newspaper published in Johnson County, Iowa, and of general circulation in the Town of Tiffin, which affidavit or proof of publication is now on file in the office of the Town Clerk, it is determined that the bid of the following contractor is the best and lowest legal bid received for furnishing materials and constructing said improvements, said bid being as follows: NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR AMOUNT OF BID Ammons Construction Co., Keokuk, Iowa $37,843.00 IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the contract for the furnishing of materials and for the construction of said extensions and improvements be and the same are hereby awarded to said contractor above named at a total estimated cost of $22,152.90; the final settlement to be made with said contractor on the basis of the unit price therein set out, and the actual final quantities of each class of materials furnished and improvements constructed, said contract to be subject to the terms of the resolution ordering the construction of said extensions and improvements and the notice of hearing and letting as published, the plans and specifications and the terms of the bidders' written proposals; all of which are hereby made a part of this resolution and the proposed specific contract by reference as surely and certainly as though set out herein in detail, and the Mayor and Town Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and ordered to enter into written contract with said contractor covering such furnishing of materials and the construction of said extensions and improvements, said contract not to be binding until approved by resolution of this Council. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amount of the said contractor's bond is fixed and determined at $22,152.90, which is the equivalent total estimated cost under said contract. Passed and approved this 7th day of September, 1964.