Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-17
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PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. FOR SWEEPING AND
4 CLEANING STREETS AND
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May Is, II

ALEXANDRIA, va, May ID, 1871.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Au
ditors office until 12 o'clock M, TUESDAY,
May %. 1894, for SWEEPING, SPHINX
LING, and CLEANING PAVED STREETS
and ALLEYS in the city of Alexandria for
one year from June l, 1894.
Blank forms of proposals and specifications
can he obtained upon application therefor at
said Auditors office. together with all ncces-
sary information, and bids upon these forms
only will be considered.
The right is res. rived 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 a firm is a 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 composing the firm. Any
one signing the proposal as the agent of an
other or OF Others, must file with ii legal evil
dcncc of his authority so to do
=. The place of residence of every bidder
| with postotljcc address, county, and State.
! NUT be given after his signature, which must
| nc Wrlttcn In luI.
,. All prices must he written i'll words as
| well as expressed in figures.
t. Each bid must be accompanied with a
| certified check for one hundred dollars drawn
payable to the chairman OF the Committee on
Streets, of the city of Alexandria. as guar
antec that he will enter into the contract. If
awarded to him. according to the terms of his
proposal. within ten days after the notiica-
ton of the award The checks will be re-
turned to the unsuccessful bidders upon APP
plication, and to each contractor after the eX-
ccution Of the contract.
s. When awards are made the contractor
will be 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 interineations
must he eX planned or noted in the proposal,
ever the signature of the bidder.
J. In tho submitting of proposals the sealed
envelope must be endorsed as to indicate, be-
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.
= If a bidder wishes to withdraw his pro-
posal, he may do so before the time fixed 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 moro than one
proposal for the same item will cause the re-
lection of all proposals in which he is in
tercstcd.
10. The commit reserve the right to
waive any informality in the proposal re-
ceivcd 10 disregard the proposal of any fail
ing bidder or contractor, and to reject any and
al! proposals.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
i. Proposals should be addressed to the
Chairman of the Committee on Streets of the
city of Alexandria. and endorsed Proposals
for Sprinkling. Sweeping and Cleaning Paved
Streets aud Alleys
= Proposals forwarded otherwise than by
mail must he delivered to the Auditor Of the
city of Alcxandria.
JAMES 3. CATION,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
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