Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-21
PROPOSALS..
DROPOSALS FOR SWEEPING AND
L CLEANING STREETS AND
ALLEYS
ALEXANDRIA, Va, /, May 15, 1871.

ALENANDElA- Va DlstN 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Au
ditors Office until II o'clock m, TU ESDAY,
May % 1894, for SWEEPING. SPRTNK-
LING and CLEANING PAVED STREETS
and ALLEYS in the city of Alexandria for
one year from June /, 1884.
Blank forms of proposals and specifications
can be obtained upon application therefor at
said Auditors office together with all ncccs-
sary information. and bids upon these forms
only will be considered.
The right is reserved to reject any and all
bids or parts of bids.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
Bidders are cautioned to consider these in
structions and accompanying stipulations,
specifications, and conditions carefully they
will be strictly enforced:
l. Proposals must be signed by the bidder
submitting them with his signature in full.
When Il firm is 4 bidder the member of the
firm or agent who signs the firm name to the
proposal shall state, in addition, the names of
all the individuals composiu" the firm. Any
one signing the proposal as the agent OF an
other. or of Others, must file with il legal evil
dencc of his authority so to do.
,. The place of residence of every bidder,
with postoilicc address county. and State,
must he given after his signature. which must
be written in full.
,. All prices must be written in words as
well as expressed in figures.
t. Each bid must be accompanied with =
certified check for one hundred dollars drawn
payable to the chairman of the Committee on
Streets. of the city of Alexandria. as Il guar
antcc that he will enter into the contract, if
awarded to him, according 10 the terms of his
proposal, within ten days after the nOtlica-
of ho rI ' ,,-iIi ba
turned to the unsuccessful bidders upon ap-
plication, and TO each contractor after the ex-
ccution of the contract
D. When awards are made the contractor
will he required to give bond to idemnify the
city of Alexandria against all claims for dam
ages for and on account of infringement of
patent rights Of any kind or nature whatso-
ever.
6. Alterations by erasurcs or intcrlineations
must he explained or noted in the proposal,
over the signature of the bidder
Z. In the submitting of proposals the sealed
envelope must be endorsed as to indicate, he
fore being opened. the particular work for
which the bid is made it should then be en-
closed in another envelope and addressed to
this office
$. fla bidder wishes TO withdraw his pro-
posal, he may do 50 before the time ii2cd for
the opening without prejudice to himself, by
communicating his purpose in writing to the
Committee on Streets, and when his proposal
is reached it shall be handed to him, or his
authorized agent. unread.
.. Reasonable grounds for Supposing that
any bidder is interested in more than one
proposal for the same item will cause the re-
lection of ali proposals in which he is in
tercsted.
10. The commit reserve the right to
waive any intormaity in the proposal re-
ceivcd, to disregard the proposal OF any fail
ing bidder or contractor, and to rejects any and
all proposals.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
!. Proposals should be addressed to the
Chairman of the Committee on Streets Of the
city of Alexandria, and endorsed Proposals
for Sprnkling, Sweeping and Cleaning Paved
Streets and Alleys
2 Proposals forwarded otherwise than by
mail must he delivered to the Auditor of the
city of Alexandria.
JAMES r. CATION,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
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