March 31, 19555~_
T4INUTES OF AN ADJOURNED riEETING OF THE CITY COUIICIL OF THE CITY OF WEST TIEriFIiIS,
ARKANSAS, HAD AND HELD OPT MARCH 31~ 1955
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The Counci]_ of the City of YTest T~Temphis met in an adjourned session at the
City Hall in said City at 7:00 F.hI. on the 31st day of r}arch, 1955.
The meeting tiaas cal7.ed to order by the T•Tayor, and upon roll ca1.1 there were:
Present: I4ayor H, B. Trice presiding and the following Aldermen:
James Bledsoe, 0. I. Bollinger, Bob Eden, Freeman Finley,
Curtis Foster. A. R, Planchester, F. B. Towers, and
R. H. Ray, Jr.; City Attorney Atlee Harris and City Clerk
J. P, Himes.
Absent: T1one.
TIayor Price announced the 'adjourned meeting was for the purpose of receiving
bids on Public Liability Insurance and bids for the construction of the Lamar L. Rodgers
1'lemorial Pool. Thereupon, the following Notices for Bids were read:
ITCTICE TO BIDDERS
On TIarch 31st, 7.955 At 7 F,I. the City of ?rTest Tlemphis, Arkansas, will accept, at
the City Council Chamber. City Hall, bids on Worlcnen's Compensation and Public Liability
Insurance basis limits covering all operations, except rolling equipment, for the year
beginning April 1; 1955. Bids should be submitted using as a basis the current rates
of the National Council On Compensation insurance, guaranteed cost plan, and the
National_ Bureau of Casulty and Surety Underwriters.
Bidding will be limited to West TTemphis agents who have complied with the City's
Privilege tax ordinance and the companies to capitol stock,
Bids will hold for a period of thirty days after submission.
The City of West T'Iemphis, Arkansas, reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
This 1.6th day o.f }larch; ].95~.
CITY OF WEST 1`IETTFIIIS, 11RRATISAS
J. E. fiIT"'.1S
City Clerl~
H04P~LL B , PRICE, T~TAYOR
ADVERTISi;I.1EfdT FOIL BI]a5 SIJITTi•I7TTG POOL AND BATTIHOUSE FOR
T,ATIA2 L. ROIIGER,S TIETORIAL FOOL AT WEST TIEIT.TIIS, ARKANSAS
Sea7_ed proposals will be received by the City of West TIemphis; Arl-ansas, at the office
of the Cit3* Clerlc in the City IIa1.1 up to 7 o'cloc!r p.m. on the 31st clay of Tiarch, 1955
and then publicily opened and read ~r the furnishing of all plant, labor, materials and
equipment and performing al].taor}c required for the construction of the following projects in
West ITeraphis, ~':rkansas, al.l in strict accordance with the specifications, schedules and
drawings.
The following projects are involved:
(a) 70 ft x 1B0 ft swinuning pool
(b) Bathhouse
(c) ~•Tading Pool
(d) Pwnp anti chlorinator house arxd equipment
(e) Filters and miscel]_aneous items
All bids shall. be submitted on printed forms contained in the book of specifications and
contract documents in accordance with the instructions to bidders and will become a part o.f
the proposed contract, Flans and Specifications, the latter containing Instructions to Bidders,
Proposal. Form... Contract Form, Bond Form, etc., can be examin°.i at t;he office of the City Clerk
at West Tlemphis or the office of A, E, Heagler, Consulting Engineer, 201 Banl; o£ West Memphis
Budding, ~~lest Memphis, Aransas.
Bidders desiring copies of bhe Flans and Specifications, with related contract documents,
may obtain there frnm A, E. Heagler, Consulting Engineer, at the aforementioned address, by
making a deposit of twenty-five dollars („:25.00) per set. Fifteen dcllars (;~l_5.00) of this
deposit will be refunded to each actual_ bidder (up to a. limit of one set to oath bidder)
upon return of the complete set of Flans and Specifications in good condition tiaithin ten (10)
days after the opening of the bids. To non-bidders and the successful bidders no reftuld wi]_1
be made. '
L'ach proposal must be accompanied by a surety bond or certif9_ed chec;c in the amount of at
7_east five (5°) per centwn of the bid. made payable to the City o.f West Tlemphis, Arkansas. The
check or bond is required as a gu~u~antee that if the bid is accepted that the bidder will. enter
into a contract and e:.ecute bond.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, and to ~raive any techni_ca.lities or
i.nformatliti.es therein.
Separate proposals will be received by the City of West TTemphis for the General Construction
Plwnbing Construction and Electrical TsTir.ng Construction.
Contractors submitting bid must be licensed under the terms of Act 125 of the Acts of 1939
elr1cansas General Assembly, as amended., and t;he Contractor's license mmrber must appear on the
face of the enve7_ope containing his bid.
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Ilayor Price informed those present alt bids Caere to be resented for o enin~~ at this
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time. The following bids were opened: E
United Insurance ~'~gency of llricansas, Inc, 73; Off Of The Basic Rates '!
Chartes J. Upton ~°- Co, , Inc. 63li Off Of The Basic i4anual Rates ii
Crittenden Insurance Company 3~`v 'Off Of Manual hates ',~
I']_inelworth Insux•atice Ilgency, Inc. 3~ y Off Of II<•u1ua1 Rates !~
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After. discussion of: the bi.cls and conrnu~nts from the Insux'a.nce Conmtittee consisting of j
ltlderman Foster, Utility Crn;m issioner Upton, a.nd. City Treasurer !haen, the fo]_lnwing rnoti_on ~i
was male by :?lderman Bollinger: The lo~.r hid of United Insurance ltgency of Arl•;ansas, Inc, ~~
in the amount of 73;~ off of the basic rates be accepted.. The motion was seconded b~,
Alderman Ray, and upon ro7.1. call vote, the Pildermen voted: ~~
Aye: Bledsoe, Bellinger, Eden, Finley, Foster, I1ancPtnster, ~=ot-tors. i?.ay.
ITay: Tlone. !~
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Playor Price advised the Cotu~cil the ne,ct rrder of business would be opening o.f bids i'•
for the Lamar. L, Rodgers PZemor.ia]. Fool. The following bids were opened.; ~{
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GliI1EiZE?L COITTRr1CTOR ~'
Faddock Engineering Company of Texas - Dallas Te~~as „~1.93,~.t91.00 i~
Frank Ii. Lee 8~ Company - ?dent Iiemphis, Ilr'-ansas 17F`,976.00
F7al:Lin~ Diclrey & Rich Lumher Company - ldest IlomPhis, 11rl-ansas 184,370.00
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Goe Plectri.c Co. _ ?lest I~iemphi_s, Arl~ansas 4,'95.00 i~
Tinley Electric Company - [Nest Plemphis, lrrlcansas Ly.5B1.00
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Jefferson. Electric .Company -Pine Bluff, rlrb:ansas 5,1au5,00
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IIas•vey YRiite -Vilest Iiemphis, ftr'cansas 13, "~7~35 ;I,
L. P:, Sanders I']_tunbi_ng Company -'Test Tie aphis, ~lr~cansas 10,9;'0.00
I. TT. Hanna -West Memphis, dr'cansas 12,03.00
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Ilayor Frice stated the Cownci]_ rrottld retire and go into executive ses~n to consil.er and jj
canvas the bids.
lJpon t;he Coturci.l convening in open meeting, Iayro.r ?'rice anneurt.ced it taas the. consensus o:C
opinion that the bids should be studied further, and a decision would be rendered at the ''I
regular Council I4eeting on April 5, 1955. Ido further bt.tsi.ness coming before the Council,
motion was made by Aldexnnan Bledsoe anal seconded by Alderman Potaers to adjourn, iJpon vote,
the Alder~snen voted:
Aye: B]_edsoe, Bo]_].inger, Eden, Finley, Foster, %Ianchester, Potters, Ray.
A1ay: T1on^.
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