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145 <br /> April 20,1983 <br /> BIDS RECEIVED <br /> The e <br /> following bids w received for in-place asphalt products <br /> for the Public Works Department: <br /> Gravel $572,680.. <br /> Lakesl,diopainue nal - $570,887 <br /> Recommendation is to reject the 2 bide received and authorise a re-bid. <br /> convadrbvithuthismrecomme ca <br /> njmw retreet,to <br /> DickhMNabseth,o£tP g Department, ted that,due to an <br /> error n his department v e bid specifications,the recommendation to <br /> rebid is being requested. a said err involved the matterofsales 9 <br /> tex being shownase separate item. Under Rule 171,only either a $ <br /> be a tax shall applyinthe unit prices an shall non the ot <br /> shown <br /> as <br /> , <br /> as separate ni d how <br /> while he second low bidder aincluded wa statemented sales xthat u x was in- <br /> eluded <br /> n- <br /> n the unit rices. After the bid was t lowbidderstated <br /> thatehevalso included use to in his unit prices. a the <br /> the since j <br /> the requirement to showsale tax was inappropriate,ethe lwhole tprocure I <br /> men should be rebid. The Legal Department also rec.:mended that it be <br /> re-bid. id the new bid specifications have been changed to clarify <br /> this situation. <br /> Led that the reason that he included k 14} <br /> because hebi used to working with c sync this y <br /> a street construction project,salestaxshould not have been shown. <br /> Gilman Overstreetasked if this item wasbidlast year.and the reply �i4tli <br /> dnyees.N the if sal a to had been show separately then <br /> sand how.Nabseth replied <br /> 1 it had abeen xincluded in he unit prices d not 11 J8 <br /> Bruce City Attorney,saidfirms knew e 1 buconfusion, <br /> the <br /> e RI'dry <br /> City's tspecs did nottake intoaccountpaye 171.the law, <br /> this o fusion, I <br /> the City might be exposed to having to the use tax. 4 9,9 <br /> President P p suggested splitting the bid between the two firms. <br /> Councilman Ov treetd if year's t <br /> L bid could be extended t I r' <br /> this year and AlTherlaepublic Works Director,replied the amounts bid <br /> last <br /> Year hig -� <br /> Councilman8tephenson asked i£the various materials were Itemized <br /> bmuld it be possible to determine the base bids before tax,and Mr. <br /> Jones said certain les tax so stems were subject to use tan othis ters exempt <br /> ak <br /> from ushman,Finance Director,ld be dexplained ifficult tthat the tactual bid specs <br /> were <br /> C exactly h as la year's except for theadditionof a <br /> line asking ington State Sales T <br /> Councilman hen againaskedif it could be determined who was <br /> {p$., <br /> the lowest bidder the e ben bid and Mr.Sones replied that at was s <br /> Conceivable butwould t befs . 149F <br /> Councilman Overstreet <br /> nd asked about the payment of local taxesaMr. <br /> Rabseth replied that both firms pa.B tax to the City. 85 <br /> `rCs <br />