Resolution No. 953.5
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A OS.OJ,trfIOJ' OF 'mE OI'fY OOUl'fCIL OF .'l'HE
CI'fY OF VERlfOI RECJODDDIKG 'fHE AWA.RD OF
THE OOI'ftUO'l' FOR !'HE WORK A.JiD IJ4PROVEdlf'l'S
DBSCRIBED IN '!'HEXOneE FOR SEALED PRO-
POSALSOR BIDS DD SPECIFIOATIONS IO. 116.
'mE CI'l'Y OOUNOIL OF THE OInOF VERBOK DOES IUalOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
'ftIA'f \YH1mEAS. the Clty Council of .the OitJ'
of Vernond.i4, 1. open 888810n, on the 12th U7 of
D8cemb8r.. 1938.. open, . e%Ulineand deo1are the sealed
proposals or'Oi4s for the dOlng of cerialD work lIBel
1.JIprsvements in said CitJ' uDier an4 pul"suu't to a
.atioe 1nvltiq se.1ed proposals orbldstor the elolng
of said work described in 8ai4 Hotice and Specifications
116, heretofore approved by the City Oouncilonthe 13th
da7 of Bovember, 1938, by Resolution 110. 946, aaid Reso-
lu.tion is BOW oB.f1le iB the office of_e City Ole:rk or
said Oi ty, and 1s 11ereb7 expres8ly referred to rorflU"ther
particulars J and
DEREAS, upon the reading of Baiel proposa18 or
bids for the doiDg of the work aforesaid, the Oit7 Ocnmeil
referred all bids to the Ci~7 Bmgi..er of the C1t7 of
Vernon for checking and report; and
lIlIEREAS, the City Engineer did check all of
said bids and. recommemds that the contraotbe .w,rded.
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teF:#fless P~mp/)Iv/.sion/ fOod I1Jqh/ner;>COt',r>>tff9f;C/f7.1
the biUer whoae offer is moat favorable to t he beat
im:tereata of the Oity of Vernon. whiem :recommendation:
is as fo11owal
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wDecem.ber 12,,1938
wHonerable,Qity OOUlloil
Oity.otVernon, California
Gentlemen:
WEight bida were received and opened for
the purchase of Deep Well Turbine hap, i1'l8talled,
in accordance with Specifications Jo. 116, as shown
on the attached tabu.lations sheet. '
ftThebld of Ko,.. Davis is the 10we8t.<$5,845.(0)
but their guaranteed efficienc7 curve of only '74. wcuM
prove to be expensive in operation.
wThe bid of! Layne-Bowler Co.. in Ol.unt $5,980.35,
is the next lowest, but their curve of guaranteed etfic-
iency of the unit is indefinite and therefore unaatia-
taoterI_
It 18 1lq opinion that the bid . which is most
tavorable 'to the best interests ot the City with :re-
speotto low eost" qua1itYI ttme of completion of
installation and guaranteea overall efficienoy of
operatio~f is the ofter of Peerless Pump Division,
Food Xaoh1..ery Corporation, 1900 B. 67th street"
Los .Angel...
Blt.is therefore recommended that the contract
for the pump 'be awarded 'to the latter oOllY8.ll:T at
$6,283.86, less thirty day discount of3~. thete1"JJ1B
ottered in their proposal.
Yours truly.
FRANOIS B.A.'fEB
City Engineer."
lOW. T~ORE, BE Iar RESOLVED:
Section 1: '!'hat the said Oity OOUllcil recommends
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'that the award of the contract for the doing of said
workan4- improvement be awarded to
, 'the bidder recommended by the
City Engineer of said Oity. he being the bidder m08~
favorable to the best interests of said City. at. the
price named in its bid. Said awa.rd being subject to
approval by the Regional Director, Public Works .Ad-
ministration.
Section. 2: The 01t,. Clerk shall certify t 0 the
passage of this ReEo1ution. and thereupon aDi the:reaf'ter
the Stae sha.ll be in full torce and eftect.
Adopted
day of Dee....r,
1938.
OF OAI,IFORB'IA ) 88
Oounty of Los Angeles}
I. '.f. J. FURLONG. City Clerk of the City of
Venon. do hereby certif'y that theforesoi138 resolution
i8 a full.. true and correct copy or the doresaiel. reso-
lution of .recommeJ1dation of award, 4u17 _4 regttlarly .&p-
proved b71;h8 City Council of the City of Vernon on 'She
lfthday of December. 19.3SA by the tOllcnri~.. vot.:
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