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The Board of Public Works was created to coordinate public works projects, to award construction contracts on behalf of the City, and to approve contractor's bills. The Board also ensured that prevailing wages were paid on City projects. The Board was originally establish by the 1890 City Charter as a citizen group. The Charter of 1896 reorganized the Board and thereafter its members included the superintendents of City departments directly involved in public works. The Board was abolished by City Charter amendment in 1992 and its functions were assumed by the Department of Administrative Services.

Proceedings of the Board of Public Works. Includes date, members present, Board actions, correspondence and reports filed for Board action, and discussion.

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Correspondence, reports, applications, permits, petitions, and contracts relating to construction, condemnations, street use, franchises, and rights of way. This series is an artificial collection arranged alphabetically by subject.

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Requests from the Board to the Corporation Council for legal opinions and advice related to public works. Includes descriptions of the issues in question.

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Newspaper clippings relating to construction and improvement projects, city planning, and downtown development. Especially interesting is information relating to post-World War II housing and economic development.

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Correspondence, bid tabulations, notices of bid openings, and invoices concerning construction on the Cedar River Water Supply project.

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Correspondence to departments and contractors especially regarding awards of contracts. Indexed by correspondent.

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Log of successful bidders for local improvement projects. Includes name of bidder, date, bond approval date, acceptance date, name of local improvement, LID number, ordinance number, amount of bond, amount of bid, and notes concerning work progress. Volume contains an alphabetical index cross-referenced by LID location, contractor name, and type of improvement.

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Log of successful bids for non-LID improvement projects. Includes bidder name, date, bond approval date, acceptance date, location of improvement, ordinance number authorizing work, amount of bid, and amount of bond or certified check. Indexed by bidder and location of improvement.

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Log of certified checks deposited with the Board in lieu of contractors' surety bonds. Includes date check received, project, ordinance and/or LID number of project, amount of check, and name and signature of contractor.

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