HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 3799-1963RESOLUTION NO. ~79q
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
AUTHORIZING THE WORK AND CALLING FOR BIDS ON THE IM-
PROVEMENT OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION -
PHASE A - GRAND AND CHESTNUT AVENUES, PHASE B - GRAND
AND ORANGE AVENUES
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco, California, that
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works has submitted
plans and specifications for the Traffic Signal Installation
at Grand and Chestnut Avenues and Grand and Orange Avenues
entitled "Traffic Signal System Installation - Phase A -
Grand and Chestnut Avenues, Phase B - Grand and Orange
Avenues", and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve said plans
and specifications, authorize the work and call for sealed
proposals.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
1. The plans and specifications for the Traffic Sig-
nal Installation at Grand and Chestnut Avenues and Grand and
Orange Avenues entitled "Traffic Signal System Installation -
Phase A - Grand and Chestnut Avenues, Phase B - Grand and
Orange Avenues" are hereby approved and the work therein
provided is hereby authorized, said plans and specifications
are referred to and by this reference made a part hereof
the same as if recited herein verbatim.
2. The City Clerk of said City is hereby directed to
publish by two (2) consecutive insertions in the Enterprise-
Journal, a newspaper published and circulated in said City,
a notice inviting sealed proposals or bids for said public
improvement and referring to the plans and specifications on
file in the Office of the City Clerk, the first of which
publication shall be at least ten (10) days prior to the
time fixed for opening bids. A copy of said notice en-
titled "Notice to Bidders" is attached hereto and referred
to and by this reference made a part hereof as if set forth
verbatim herein.
Ail proposals or bids shall be accompanied by a
cashier's, or certified, check payable to the order of the
City of South San Francisco, in an amount equal to not less
than ten per cent (10%) of the bid figure, or by a bond in
said amount drawn in favor of said City and executed by a
corporate surety. Said check shall be forfeited by bidder,
or said bond shall become payable to said City in case the
lowest responsible bidder (or bidders) depositing the same
does not, within the time set forth in said plans and speci-
fications, enter into a contract with said City, the faithful
performance of which shall be guaranteed by an undertaking in
the amount of one hundred per cent (1OO%) of the sum bid,
said undertaking being that of a corporate surety satisfactory
to said City Council, and which contract shall be accompanied
by a labor and materials bond of a corporate surety, also in
a sum equal to one hundred per cent (1OO%) of the amount of
said bid, as required by the provisions of Title I, Division
5, Chapter 3, of the Government Code of the State of California.
In case of a forfeiture, as provided for in the preceding
sentence, the defaulting bidder shall be liable to said City
for any additional expense to which it may be put in connection
with obtaining full and complete performance of the particu-
lar work of improvement with which this Notice to Bidders is
conce=ned.
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3. Bids will be received by the City of South San
Francisco, California, at the Office of the City Manager
of said City, City Hall, Grand Avenue, South San Francisco,
California, at or before the hour of 2:00 Dom.
on Tuesda~ , the l~th
day of November , 19 63, said time not being
less than ten (10) days from the first publication of
notice, the bids wall be publicly opened, examined and de-
clared at said time and place and award will thereafter be
made by the City Council of said City to the lowest res-
ponsible bidder or bidders, subject, however, to the right
of said City Council to reject any and all bids, which
right is hereby reserved.
the City of South San Francisco at a
meeting held on the 21st
19 63, by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of
regular
day of October
Patrick E. Ahem, Emilio Corbesi, Andre~
Rocca, G. J. Rozzi, and Frank Bertucelli
NOES, " None
ABSENT, " Noue
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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