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26.08 <br />bids shell be opened publicly by two or more desiynated ' <br />officers or ayenls of the Municipality and tabulated in <br />advance of the meetiny at which tree they are to be <br />considered by the Council. Nothing herein shall prevent the <br />Council from advertisiny separately for various portions of <br />the work involved to an improvement, or trom Itself, <br />supplying by such means es may be otherwise authorized by <br />Law, all or any part of the materials, supplies, or equip- <br />ment to be used in the improvement of from combining two or <br />more improvements in a single set of plans and spe.:ifica- <br />tione or a single contract. <br />SeydtVISLon 2. Contracts_ Day tabor. In contracting <br />for an improvement, the Council shall require the execution <br />of one or more written contracts and bonds, conditioned as <br />required by law, The Council shall award the contract to <br />the lowest responsible bidder or it may reject all bids. If <br />any biddei Ui whuin a cunitact is .iwarded fails to enter <br />promptly into a written contract and to furnish the required <br />bond, the defaulting bidder shall forfeit to the City the <br />amount of his cash deposit, cashier's check, bid bond or <br />certified check, and the Council may thereupon award the <br />contract to the next lowest responsible bidder. When it <br />appears to the Council that the cost of the entire work <br />projected will be less than $5,000.00, or whenever no bid is <br />submitted after proper advertisement o- the only bids <br />submitted are higher then the engineer's estimate, the <br />Council may advertise fur new bids or without advertising <br />for bids, directly purchase the materials for the work and <br />do it by the employment of day labor or in any other manner <br />the Council considers proper. The Council may have the work <br />supervised by the City h,ngineer, or other qualified person <br />^.t shall have the work supervised by a registered engineer <br />it done by day labor and it appears to the Council that the <br />entire cost of all work and materials for the improvement <br />wi,l be more than $2,000.00. In case of improper <br />construction of any portion of the work improperly dine, and <br />where the cost of completion or reconstriction necessary <br />will be less than $10,000.00, the Council may do it bl thi- <br />employment of day labor. <br />Subd,vision 3. Day Lebor-; Detailed Report. When the <br />Council has performed construction work by day labor, it <br />shall cause a detailed report to be filed with the Clerk and <br />certified by the registered engineer or other person in <br />charye, if there is no registered engineer. The report <br />shall show: <br />(1) The complete :osts of the construction; <br />(2) Final quantities of the various unity of work done; <br />(3) Materials furnished for the project and the cost <br />of each item thereof; <br />(4) Cost of labor, cost of equipment hired, and super- <br />visory costs. 14 <br />