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26.08 bids shall be opened publicly by two or more designated officers or agents of the Municipality and tabulated in advance of the meeting at which time they are to he considered by the Council. Nothing herein shall prevent the Council from advertising separately for various portions of the work involved in an improvement, or from itself, supplying by such means ds may be otherwise authorized by law, all or any part of the materials, supplies, or equip- ment to he used in the improvement of from combining two or mote uxpnrvemonts in a .uig U• set of planes An,i sperifica- tions or a single contract. Subdivision 2. contracts_ Day Labor. In contracting for an improvement, the Council shall require the execution of one ^r more written contracts and honds, conditioned as required by law. The Council shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or it may reject all bids. If any bidder to whom a contract is awdrded fails LC) enter promptly into a written contract and to furnish the required bond, the defaulting bidder shall forfeit to the City the amount of his cash deposit, cashier's check, bid bond or certified check, and the Council may thereupon award the contract to the next lowest responsible bidder. When it appears to the Council that the cost of the entire work projected will be lass than $5,000.00, or whenever no bid is submitted after proper advertisement or the only bids . submitted are higher than the engineer's estimate, the Council may advertise far new hids it without advertising for bids, directly purchase the materials for the work and do it by the employment of day labor or in any other manner the Council considers proper. The Council may hav- the wc'.'k superv.sed by the City Engineer, or other qualified person but shall ha,e the work supervised by a registered enu'.neer it dote by day labo- and it appears to the Council that the entire cos: of all work and mai.arials for the improvement wi:i be mope than $2,000.00. in cas of improper construction of any portion of the work improper.y done, and where the cost of completion or reconstr-_ction necessary will be less than $10,000.00, the Council nay do it by the employment of day labor. Subdivision 3. Day Labor; Detailed penort. When the Council nas performed con stri.c[ion work by dr.y labor, it shall cause a detailed report to be filed kith the Clerk ani certified by the registered engineer or other person in charge, if there is no registered engineer. The report shall show: (1) The complete costs of the construction; (2) Final quantities of the various units of work done; (3) Materials furnished for the project and the cost of each item thereof; (*) C. t cs labo- ,per cf o; inmen[ hired, and super- visory costs.