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1921-09-13 Special - " ~~ Special Session. COUNCIL CHAMBER Sept. 13, 1921 ". The City Council of tbë City of Okeeohobee, Florida'met in Special sessiOn this 13th' day ()f' Septérnber, 1921, at the hour of One 0' clock, p.m. for the~urpose of receiving and opening bids for contracting street paving and for completion of the water works and sewerage systems, and for the sale of street Paving, Water and Sewer Time Warrants, \rtth the following members present: D. E. Austin, Mayor, . W. T. Goode. President o. O. Davis, Councilman . ,J. S. Underhill, " R. E. McLaughlin, If E. C. Adams, " Also present were: Geo. F. Parker, City Attorney, W. W. Du.nnicliff, City Clerk and others. The Clerk proceeded to open 'the bids received which were as follows: . PROPOSAL FOR T~E WARRANTS. Okeeohobee, Fla., Sept. 13,1921 . . To the Hon. City Counoi1, W. W. Dunnicliff, City Clerk, Okeechobee, Florida. , , Gentlemen: w For $'3,000.00 par value of City of Okeeohobee-Street Improvement Time Warrants. being 86 Warrants of t500.ÐO each, referred to in annexed notice, 'which is hereby made a part of this 'id, we propose to pay the sum of J~3,OOO.00 and in addition thereto, aocaued interest to date of delivery of , said Time Warrants, and accept delivery of and pay for said Time Warrants at the City Hallin t~e City of Okeeohobee, Fla. ,Cashier '. Check, without oondi tions. for the' sum of ;~lOOO made payable to W. T. Goode, President of City Côunoil, Okee- obobee, Florida, accompanying this proposal, is to -be, zo.eturned to MAULE PAVnfG CO1!PANY upon the award of these !rime Warrants, provided this proposal is not accepted. - JU.ULE PAVING COMPANY > By Evert P. Maule . - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . PROPOSAL FOR TntE wA.$ETs Okeechobee, Fla. s'Pt. 13,1911. To tbe Hon. ,Ci;ty Counoi:¡', '::', ; W. W. Dunnioli:ff, City C1el;'k. ... Okeeohobee, F10ridà. Gentlemen: I J'or $30 ,000 .00 par value of City of Okeechobee Water and Sewer~i~e Warrants, being 60 Warrants of ~500.oo each, referred tç'in annexed notice, which is made a part of this bid, V.H.Green Engineering and Contracting Co. will- pay in current money the sum of Thirty thousand Dollars (.~30 ,000.00) ai'1d, in addi ti on there to, accrued interest to the date of delivery of said Time Warrants at some business center as shall \e mutally agreed upon, within ten days after date of sale. Cashier's Check, without conditions, for the sum of $1000 - made payable to W. T. Goode, ~esideDt of City Council, Okeeohobee, Florida, accompanying t)ds proposal is to be returned to V. H. Gœ-een Eng. & Con. Co. upon the award of these time warrants, provided this proposal ia not accepted. V. H. Greèn Eng. and COn. Co., By V. H. Green, Gen. 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CD ø.. þ .p - '*' 0 0 OOrD 0 Oor-! 0 0 'I"Iod .C2Þ- . -*1i=I ~ (i:¡ fi;¡ ~ ~ ~ .pe .pi.p CD s= :ct* o.p .p1iD ", 0 - * ap.. .p PI"" liD 0 or-! 00* 0 lIa k Þ- .p tj* . . . . . . :od otJ.p 0 0* r-i ()Q . ~ IQ \0 I:'- OIS E-i9~0] "" ::¡¡ ~* LQ <It . Sept. 13, 1921 continued. ~ The following is the only written bid received for;?30,000 Water and Sewer issue of Time Warrants: Orlando, Florida, Sept. 9th, 1921. To the Hon. Mayor and City Council, City of Okeeohobee, Flo~ida. Gentlemen: In reference to the Sanitary Sewer System to be èomp1eted in your city and for which you have advertised for BIDS on same. We wish to say that inasmuch as there ar~. no speoifioplans on file in the offioe of your oity clerk pertain- ing to thia wo~ we presume that the installation is to be handled regular with a cost plus for all extra work' ordered done. In making up our proposal we have listed all labor and . materials, less sewer pupe, man hole rings and oovers, rpam hole steps '. "Y" Branohes, Elbows" plugs and oapS. You will note that we have listed all lumber as an e*,-a item, we have done this because there will be places where all pipe .hould be 1ayed on foot boards to insure an even alignment, , and a tru.egrade. You will also note that we have submitted prices on pipe compound, we consider this essential where pupe is layed in wat~r, for joints so made with this oompotUld are absolutely tight and there fore no 1n~llteration can ezist there by eliminating sewer stoppage by quick sand. We are also submitting you this p~oposal together with the plans of a septic 1umk especially designed by us _r your city. On àooount of the short time between our Mr. Green's visit to your Ci ty on sept. 'th., and the letting of t big work, we have been unable to have these plans aooeptedby the State Boa.J:d of Health; . however our proposal is there by conditional upon these plans being . . accepted by the State Board of Health. RELATIVE to the purchase of your Time Warrants issued by your city to complete this work, we wish to state that we will purchase theae warrants fro~ your city allowing you par for aame. So that our clients may in 'turn have these warrants passed on by their attorneys. PROPOSAL FOR SEWER WORK. We 8c'gree to furnish labor only for the laying and completion of all ~ - 6 - 8 - 10 - and 12" sewer p~pe. Lineal feet from 0 ft. to and including ~ft. 4eep for the sum of 55~ per lineal foot. .. Lineal ,feet from ~ft. to an~ izl,luding 6ft. deep for the sum of 95i per lineal foot. Lineal feet from 6th to and including 8ft. deep for the sum of $1.15 per lineal foot. Lineal feet from 8ft. to and 'including 10ft. deep for the Bum of tl.50 per lineal foot. Vertical feet of Manhole ~ feet in diameter for the sum of $8.50 per oe:z:tioal feet. (less man hole ring and cover but including the setting of sam" We recommend that there be placed several automatic ~lushing devices in this system and we here with submi' you our prices on these flush tanks complete with all neoesB~~y fi ttings less 3/~n pipe necessary to connect flush tanks to water main, we quote this separate. .~ : , Sept. 13, 1921. .31 <Flush tank deviaea aompleteò ~f;O.OO each. Tam: walls tops and bottoms .¡~8 .50 per vertical foot. Concrete in place $25.00. per cu. ya.rdo approximate cost of each tank not to exceed '1f;0.00 Number required, one on end of each sewer line. " . Lumber in place on side of ditch $30.00 per-Me Ibs. G-K Sewer .;Joint compound 12~ per lineal foot of pipe where j oints '~e made with same. feet 3/." Gal iron pipe layed and connected to Flush tanks, per foot 70r¡. complete with regulating cocks. SEPTIC TANKS. We propose to build for your city tbæee septic tanks as shown on plans for septic tank:, these tanks *0 be constructed .1tb8~ with briok or cono~ete, With oonoæete bottoma. We will furnish all labo:l: and materialE! less C.I. pipe and fittings for the sum of ' $1,735.00 for each and every tank constructed. We will furnish all C. I. pipe and fittings for each tank for the' sum of $515.00 (It is quite likely that the state :Board of Health will permit us to build these tanks and omit the cast -iron pipe and fittings. This will not leasen the t~rs efficienay.) In event that our company is aw~ded this contract, we reserve the right to await favorable weather working conditions and it is understood that all work shall be disoont&nued during the rainy season. I It is further understood that should our company be awarded this contract that we are not to be HELD RESPONSIBLE for any sewers that he:'e been constl'ucted or any par't thereo;f, as having been constructed by the city of Okeechobee, or do we agree to put ssme in a working condition: but we do here by guarantee all work as . done by the V. H. ~reen Eng & Con Co., to be correct in eac~ and every detail and all pipe layed perfect to grade by levels as set and furnished by the City Engineer for the City of Okeecbobee and all pipe to be inspecte d BY the ci t;7 engine e:r1 mld all pipe grades to be measured by him before giving our superintendent permiåsion to cover same, and i"t is further understood that the oi ty engineer willgi ve our supe.rintendent at the finish of each working day a written statement in whi oh the city engineer will state that all work as has been done is correct and that be has passed on all pipe as furnished by the City of Okeechobee and layed by the V. H. ~reen Eng & Con Co" and that all pipe has been layed true to grade and that all pipe ~oints have been properly made and that his inspection of this work is final as far as any and all work has progressed. We do not want misunderstand1n~ to arise by f'e11uze of city to properly inspect and all work as . one by our company. We will co-operate with the city of Okeechobee in every way and manner possible during the progress of this work. In submitting our prppoaal for sewe~ construction to the City of Okeechobee together with our offer to purchase Time Warranta as issued by the City of Okeeobobee we wish to stat ~hat it is to be thoroughly unde~stood that unless the sewe~ and wa~r cont~acts are let and signed to the V. H.G"een Engineering and Contl1acting Co., covering the ëntire water works and i~s completion, the entire sanitary sewer system yet to be completed, This proposa1 suBmitted to the City of Okeeobobee, this Thirteenth day of September 1921.- V.H.Green Engineering and Contracting ... Company . SEA L By V. H. G:I'een, Gene"reJ. :Manager. - - - - - -'- - - - -- WATER WO RKS PRO POSAL . §H~do, Florida. Sept 9th. t 1911.. To The Ron. )layer and City Council, City of Okeechobee, Florida. . Gentlemen: .. " In reference to the WATER WORKS SYSTKM to be completed Sept. 13, Ig2l,33 in your city and for which you have advertised for BIDS on same. We wish to say that inasmuch aa there are no apecifio plans on file in the office of your City Clerk pretain1ng to this work, we presnme that the installation is to be handled regular with a cost ptus for all e%tra work ordered done. We there fore propose to f~nish and install complete the following listed items covering machinery and housing. . ITEK No. l~- One 15 H. P. Fairbanks-Morse combined Pumper as illus~rated ånd described in Catalog # 92-E pages 17-16-19 complete with ~ll accessories and haTing a capacity of 'o~ gallon@ of water per minute when »umping against a head of 163 fee~. ITD Bo.J-- One 50 gallon fuel storage tank complete and connected to combustion miker on Eng1ne~, ITEM Bo.3-- To make all oonneoidons f~om pump to well, using pipe and fittings as ordered by the city of Okeechobee and now in storage. ITEM No.~-- To make all oonneotiona :from pump to water mains, using pipe and fittings as ordered by the Cit~Of Okeeohobee and :furnishtd by them. . . . ITD Io.ð-- To out well casing, JP.'uead and furnish and set a suitable wheel shut off TaITe on same. ITEM No.6-- PUKPIBG STÂTIOH. To fUrnish all labor and material and to erect on site as selected h7 the City Council a pumping station to be built as follows-- Dimentions of building to be %5 % ~O concrete foundations with wood framing and to be covered with oorrugatedgalvanize4 iron sheeting complete with suitable doors and windows. With Concrete Floor.,.:i-" :)(ìJi;"hle dc)),'" ". ~,',,1(y':~. I TEll 1'0.7-- Pump and Engine Foundations. To furnish all labor and material and to build complete all foundations necessary for the installation of combined pumpeJ.". ITEM Bo.6-- To set up and connect combined pumper on foundations complete. We further ag=ee to oo~ope~ate with youc engineer in evezy way and manner possible and will lend him our assistance when ever so desired and it will be our intention to ~rn oYWœ to your city a well built water works sJls'iem. We will also co-operate with your city clerk in helping him install in hiB office a set,of modern and up to date water works record books including oustome~8 . ledgers, eta. We will also if desired furnish him With a opaplete oi ty ordinance covering the wateŒ! works and se.e.. system including a complete sanitary plumbing ordinance with is absolutely necessary when house plumbing is connected to city sewer sjatem. We will do the above mentioned work and furnish all material aa listed for the sum of $~,695.00. . Thia porposal 8ummitted to the City of OkeeøhDbee, this Thirteenth day of September 1921. By V. H. Green Eng1neering and Contracting Company. . By V. H. Green General Manageœ. - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - PADŒNTS . "PAnŒ!1TS 8OB THE WOBK WILL .BE AS FOLLOWS" . As the work progresses. according to our proposals we the ¡T. H. Green Engineering and Cont.aoting Co., as oont~aot08s will )e paid on the first and fifteenth dq of each and' eTery m9nth., Ninety per cent of the value of the oomp1eted work, and materials furnished by the V. H. G»een 1Ingineeœin,g and Cont:raCIti .' . . . ng Co. . . Sept. 1~, 1921¡ ;3' 5 oont:Lnued under our proposals, after such materials have been delivered inspected, and payment satisfactorily vouched for the the enginee~. Providing the materals in the judgment of the engineer are such as will be incorporated in the wo~k within fifteen days. Upon completion of the Proposal submitted by the V, H. Green Engineering and Contracting Co" and the entire contract finished as ordered done by the City of,Okeecbobee through their City Engineer, then the ten per cent as held back by the City of Okeechobee is to be paid to the V. H. Green Engineering and Con- tracting Co" and to Mr. V. H. Green, General Manager of this dompany and to him only unless a written order is issued by him to the City of Okeeohobee authorizing payments to be made other than to him. On motion of Councilman H. C. Adams, seconded by Councilman R. E. }icLaughlin, the fOllowing Resolution was unanimously adopted: \ ,. RESOLUTION " WHEREAS there was only one bid for the purchase of the Water Works . . and Sewerage T. ime . ~arrants., and whereas it ap. pears ~o. r the best . . . interests of the OJ. ty that t l1t!I same be further oons1dered, THEREFORE ¡e it resolved that the City Council do adjourn to meet - again on the 19th day of September, A.D. 1921 at sevell 0' clock p.m. , .for the purpose of the further consideration of said bid for the --purc hase of said Time Warrants. A Tote waS taken which stood as .. follows: w. T. Goode, Yea - H. C.. Adams, Yea R. E. McLaughlin, Yea J. S. Underhill, Yea o. O. Davis, 'Yea None voting Nay. On motion of Councilman R. E. McLaughlin, seconded by Counoilm8Z1. J. S. Underhill, the follwing Resolution was un~~1mous1y adopted~ RESOLUTION RESOLVED, That whereas there is oniy one bid received on the Water Works and Sewerage Work, that of the V. H. Green Engineering and Contracting Company, and whereas it is necessary that the City Council have time for investigation of said bid, THEREFORE be it resolved that the City Council adjourn and meet again on the 27th dç- of September 1911 at 7(0 'clock p.m. for the further oonsidera- tion thereof. A vote was taken which stood'as follows: W. T. Goode, Yea H. C. Adams, Yea R. E. McLaughlin, Yea J. S. Underhill, Yes O. O. Davis, Yes None voting nay. There being no fUrther busineas Councilman Adams moved that the Council adjourn until September 27, 19!1 at 7 o'clock p.m. Seconded by Councilman O. O. Davis and carried unanimously. :::::::---~--~:~---::--~--~--------~~~~------- ********************************************************************~ COUNOIL CHAIlBER Continuation Adjourned meeting Sept. 13,1921 Sept. 27,1921. The City Council ~t pursuant to adjournment of September 13,1921 to further consider V. H. ~reen Eng. and Con. Co's bid on Water and Sewerãge Time Warrants and Water and Sewerage construction, With the following members present: D. E. Auatin, Y~or; W. T. Goode, Preaident of Council; J. S. Underhill, R. E. JlcLaughlia, O~ O. Davia and H. C. Adærst Council- men. Alsò present were Geo. ~. Parker, City Attorenr and W.' W. Dunnicliff City Clerk. ,