Execution of authorized public works and improvements.
Section 13
SEC. 13. Execution of authorized public works and improvements.—All public works of construction, repair, and improvements of the city shall be carried on by administration, under the direction of the Mayor. For good reasons, the Mayor, on recommendation of the city engineer, may have said work done totally or partially by contract, upon advertising for bids therefor. In this event, the Mayor shall advertise for sealed bids for the same, the advertisements to be placed on the bulletin boards of the City Hall and in provincial buildings, ten days before the day fixed for opening such sealed proposals. A plan or profile of the "work to be done, accompanied by specifications for the performance of the same, shall be filed, after the advertisement shall have been made, at the office of the Mayor or of the city engineer, which plan, profile and specifications shall at the proper time be open for public inspection. All bids shall be opened in the presence of the Mayor at the advertised time and place. Each bid shall be accompanied by a deposit, the amount and character of which shall be fixed by the Mayor and named in the advertisement, and which shall not exceed ten per centum of the estimated cost of the improvement or work to be done where the estimated cost does not exceed two thousand pesos, and shall not be less than two hundred pesos in any case. Such deposit shall be forfeited to the city if the bidder shall neglect to post a bond or refuse to enter into a contract, with approved sureties, to execute the work for the price mentioned in his bid and according to the plans and specifications, in case the contract shall be awarded to him. The Mayor may reject any or all bids received. Should all bids be rejected or should it become necessary for any reason to call for new bids, subsequent advertisements shall be for a period of five days before the proposals are opened, and in the manner above described. Bonds, to be approved by the Mayor, shall be taken for the faithful performance of all contracts. Contracts shall be executed in triplicate by the Mayor and by the contractor, and the original shall be filed in the office of the Mayor, one copy in the office of the provincial auditor and the third shall be given to the contractor.