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z7c~ Sealed proposals in duplicate addressed to Honorable A4. D. Burgin, Mayor, City of La Porte, Texas, will be received at the Mice of the City Clerks City Halls La Porte, Texas, until 10:00 A. M., November 30, 1953, for: Furnishing a71. necessary materials, machinery equipment, superinten- dence, and labor for malting certain improvements to a ertain streets in the City of La Porte, Texas, to-merit : 1. Street improvements, generally consisting of the shaping and ca~paction of existing base materials the addition of -base material as required; and the application of a two course in- verted penetration asphalt wearing surface on apprwn.mately five miles of existing streets; 2. Or in the alternative, Street improvements, generally consisting of the shaping and compaction of existing base materials the addition of base material as required; and the application of a two course inverted .penetration asphalt wearing surface on approximately $ve miles of existing streets ,except those materials listed in the .specifications to b e supplied by the City. ~.. . Bidders must submit Cashiers check or certified check issued by a bank satisfactory to the City or a bidden s bond from a reliable surety company, payable without recourse to the order of M. D. Burgin Mayar~ La Porte, Tex- as~ in an amount not less than five (5~) per cent of the largest possib~.e bid submitted as a guaranty that bidder will enter into a contract and exe- cute bond and guaranty in the farms providied within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids v7ithout required check or pro- posal bond will not be considered. The successful. bidders must furnish performance bond on the attached form in the amount of one hundred (1000 per cent of the total contract price from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety, or other surety or sureties- acceptable to the City. Instructions to bidderss proposal forms and plans and s pecifications may be wed without charge in the office of the City Clerk and ma„y be procured from A. B. Moore Engineering Compavy~ 307 South Maine Pasadena Texas upon making the deposits required by the engineers. All lump sum and unit prices must be stated in both script and figures. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formal- ities. In case of ambi~zity or lack of clearness in stating the prices i.n the bids, the City reserves the right to consider the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject the bid. Unreasonable (or "unbalanced") unit prices ~ri11 authorize the City to reject any bids.