Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-18
PROPOSALS.
DROpOSALS FOR SWEEPING AND
a CLEANING ST .EETS AND


ALEXANDRIA, Va May ID, 1894.
Sealed proposals Will he + ceiycd at the Au
ditor'S office until II o'clock m, TUESDAY
May %. 1894. for SWEPT G.. SPRINK.
LING, and CLEANING PAVED STREETS
and ALLEYS in the city of Alexandria fol
one year from June /, 1894.
Blank forms Of proposals and specifications
can be obtained upon application therefor al
said Auditors office. together with al ncces-
sary information, and bids upon these forms
ouly will be considered.
The right is res ryed to reject any and all
bids or pats of bids
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
Bidders are cautioned to consider these in
| stiuctions and accompanying stpulations,
specifications, aud conditions carefully: they
will be strictly enforced
/. Proposals mu.t he signed by the bidder
submitting them with his signature in full.
When a firm is . bidder, the member of the
firm or agent who sgus The firm name to the
proposal shall STATE, in addition, the names of
all the individuals composing the iirm. Any
one signing The proposal as the agent of an
other. or Of othels must file with ii legal evil
dence of his authority so u DO.
>. The place of residence Of every bidder,
with postoilice address. county, aud State,
mu be given after his signature which must
b. written in luil
3. All prices mus, be written in words as
well as expressed in figures
1. Each bid must be accompanied with a
certified check for one hundred dollars drawn
payable 70 the chairman OF the Committee on
Streets, OF the city of ! lexandria. as a guar
antee that he will enter into the contract if
awarded to him. according TO the terms of his
proposal, within ten days after the notilica-
ton Of the award. 1he checks will be re-
turned 10 the Unsuccessful bidders upon ap-
plication and II each contractor after the cx-
ccullon of the contract.
D. When awards are made the contractor
will be required 10 give bond to idcmnily the
city OF Alexandria against alt claims for dam
ages for ard on account Of infringement OF
patent rights OF any kind or nature whatso.
ever
q. Alterations by crasurcS or intcrineations
must be explained or noted III tie proposal,
over the signature of the bidder
Z. In the submitting of proposals the sealed
envelope must be cu,lo'Scd as 10 indicate, be-
fore being opened the particular work for
which the bid is made it should then be en-
closed i'll another envelope and addressed to
this office
:. liza bidder wishes to withdraw his pro-
posal, he may do 50 before the time fixed for
the opening without p'ciudice to himself, by
communicating hi, pu pose in writing to the
Committee on Streets. and when his proposal
is reached it shall he handed TO him, or his
authorized agent, unread
9. Reasonable grounds for Supposing that
any bidder is interested in more than one
proposal for the same i,om will cause the re-
lection of all proposals in which he is in
tercsted.
10. The commit reserve the right to
waive any informally in the proposal re-
ceived. 10 disregard Tie proposal of any fail
ing bidder or contractor, and to reject any and
all proposals.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
/. Proposals should he addressed TO the
Chairman Of the Committee on Streets of the
city of Alexandria, and endorsed Proposals
for Sprnklng. Sweeping and Cleaning Paved
Streets and Alleys"
, Propo-als forwarded otherwise than by
mail must he delivered to the Auditor of the
city Of Alexandria.
JAMES Il. CATION,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
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