Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1954 to September 21, 1955, lvc000009-385

Commissioner Whipple moved that the City Clerk be authorized to commence publication of notice to bid for installation of improvements in Assessment District 100-25, and the following resolution adopted: WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas have taken steps to create certain public improvements all as provided for in Emergency Ordinance No. 597, passed; adopted and approved the 17th day of March, 1954, and WHEREAS, the State of Nevada by and through its State Highway Department is concurrently entering into an improvement program along that certain state highway in the City of Las Vegas known as Fifth Street; which said street is included within the area to be improved as set forth in the above mentioned ordinance; and WHEREAS, it appears to the Board of City Commissioners that a considerable saving of public funds can be realized by the awarding of the bids to the City of Las Vegas for said improvement district concurrently with the bids of said State Highway Department as a joint award; and WHEREAS, the time has now arrived to authorize and direct the City Clerk to advertise for construction bids all in accordance with the proceedings heretofore taken to construct said improvements by special assessment; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th bay of January, 1955, that the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners be and she is hereby directed to publish notice that the Board of Commissioners, jointly with the Nevada State Highway Department will receive bids for furnishing of labor, material, transportation and service for improve­ments of certain streets and parts of streets in Special Assessment District No. 100-25, as created by Emergency Ordinance No. 597, in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, said bids to be submitted to the City of Las Vegas at the Las Vegas City Hall and the Nevada State Highway Department at Carson City, Nevada, on or before the 20th day of January, 1955, at which time said bids will be opened; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners be and she is hereby directed to publish notice of the receipt of bids for said construction by publication in the Las Vegas Sun, a daily newspaper published in the City of Las Vegas for ten (10) consecutive issues, and by publication in the Reno Evening Gazette; a daily newspaper of general circulation throughout the State for ten (10) consecutive issues. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners be directed to publish in said notice that the bids for said construction will be received until 1:00 o'clock P.M., January 20; 1955; at which time said bids will be opened and awarded jointly with the bids of the State of Nevada for the improvements of Fifth Street in the City of Las Vegas. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Notice shall be in substantially the form attached to this resolution and made a part hereof. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 5th day of January, 1955. BIDS WANTED FOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until and opened at 1:30 P.M., January 20; 1955; for the construction of a portion of the State Highway System in Clark County; Fifty Street from Oakey Boulevard in Las Vegas to a junction of Main Street in North Las Vegas, a length of 2.980 miles; including a portion of a street lighting system on Fifth Street for the City of Las Vegas known as Special Assessment District No. 100-25. The minimum wage to be paid on this contract shall be as follows: $2.10 per hour for unskilled employees; $2.21 per hour for intermediate grade employees; and $2.34 per hour for skilled employees. The Nevada State Employment Office located at Las VegaS; Nevada; is the local agency designated to prepare the employment lists. Plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the undersigned; the Highway Department Division Offices at Reno and Las VegaS; Nevada; the office of the City Clerk; City Hall; City of Las Vegas; and the Division Office of the Bureau of Public Roads, Room 102; Old Mint Building, 5th and Mission Streets; San Francisco 3, California; the Associated General Contractors of America, 707 Architects Bldg., Los Angeles, California; Boise Hotel, Boise, Idaho; 430 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Security National Bank Bldg., 180 West First Street, Reno, Nevada. Plans, form of proposal, contract and specifications may be secured by prequalified bidders through the office of the undersigned. A deposit of ten dollars is required for each copy of the plans with proposal form, five dollars of which will be refunded upon return of the plans in good condition, within fifteen days after the opening of bids. Bids must be on the proposal form of the Highway Department and must be accompanied by a bid bond, a certified check, a cashier's check, or cash in the amount of five percent of bid. Right is reserved to reject any or all bids. 1-5-55 ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-25 Notice to Bidders