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GENERAL LAWS. 403
provements whatsoever of said irrigation district shall be made by the
irrigation directors, to the lowest responsible bidder, after giving notice
by advertising same in one or more newspaper of general circulation in
the State of Texas, and in one newspaper published in the county, if
there be one in the county, and one newspaper in such irrigation district
if there be one in the irrigation district, which notice shall be published
once a week for four consecutive weeks; and also by posting notices for
at least twenty days in five public places in the irrigation district, and
one at the court house door of the county or counties in which such district
is situated.
SEC. 86. Any person, corporation or firm, desiring to bid on the'
construction of any work advertised as provided for herein, shall upon
application to the irrigation directors be furnished with a copy of the
engineer's report, and profile, showing the work to be done, provided the
irrigation directors may charge therefor the actual cost of having such
report and profiles made and furnished. All bids or offers to do any
such work shall be in writing, and sealed and delivered to the president
or secretary of the irrigation directors, together with a certified check
for at least five per cent of the total amount bid, which said amount shall
be forfeited to the district in the event the bidder refused to enter into
a proper contract for his bid as accepted. Any or all bids may be rejected
in the judgment of the directors. All bids shall be opened at the same
time.
SEC. 87. All contracts made by the irrigation district shall be in conformity
with and subject to the provisions of this Act, and the provisions
of this Act shall be a part of all contracts ir-so far as applicable to either
the contractor or the district, and the provisions of this Act shall govern
whenever the contract is in conflict herewith. The contracts shall be reduced
to writing and signed by the contractors and Irrigation Directors,
and a copy of same so executed shall be filed with the county clerk of
the county or counties in which said district is situated, which said copy
so filed with said county clerk shall be recorded in a book kept for that
purpose, and be subject to public inspection.
SEC. 88. The person, firm or corporation to whom such contract is
let shall give bond payable to the irrigation district in such amount as
the Directors may determine not to exceed the contract price, conditioned
that he, they or it, will faithfully perform the obligations, agreements
and covenants of such contract, and that in default thereof they will pay
to said district all damage sustained by reason thereof. Such bond shall
be approved by the Irrigation Directors, and shall be deposited with the
depository of the district, a true copy thereof being retained in the office
of such Directors.
SEC. 89. All such contracts shall contain a full statement of the
specifications for all the work included in the contract, and all such work
shall be done in accordance with the specifications under the supervision
of the Irrigation Directors and the irrigation district engineer. As the
work progresses the engineer of such district will-make full reports to
the Irrigation Directors, showing in detail whether the contract is being
complied with or not in the construction and when the work is completed
the engineer shall make a detailed report of same to the Irrigation Directors,
showing whether or not the contract has been fully complied with
according to its terms, and if not in what particular it has not been so
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1913-1914 [Volume 16], book, 1914; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth10838/m1/413/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .