The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-01

penty. the CITY Will also agree to exer-
else, on demand of the contractor, all its
legal powers tosremove pollution OF wa
tiers tributary TO the proposed works, but
&9l expenses attendant upon the removal
Ecf such pollution shall be borne BY the
contractor.
The city Will. SO far as 1t has legal
power. permit the contractor to use such
lands as it may " or control as may
and m~aintaining the proposed conduit
from PassAic River to the reservoirs at
Bergen.
REMOVAL OF POLLUTION.
No source Of supply Will be accepted
which is not naturally pure and whole
some.
The bidder must specify in his bid what
works he viii agree to construct and
what methods he proposes to adopt to
remove r causes or sources of artift-
cal pollution which may exist upon the
proposed Intake. He must also guard
against and prevent de~terioration of the
water In shallow. improperly constructed
or foul reseryoirS
As the work progresses the contractor
shall furnish the city with all plans. de-
tails and working drawings of the works
to be constructed to execute this con
appointed to supervise the work herein
specified, shall have the right to inspect
the materials used, and work performed
In the construction of said works b. the
contractor, and reject the same If not in
accordance with this specification and
thezelans accompanying the accepted bid.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed three
years from the date OF contract to COM
plete the work and furnish the water spe-
Gifted.
dents or other delays unavoidable or be-
yond the control of the contractor shall
not be computed as part OF the time here
in specified, # the unavoidability Of such
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pointed by the city TO superinterd said
work.
LIQUIDATBD DAMAGES.
For every days delay beyond the term
city of Jersey City the sum Of two I'M
dred dollars per day as iiquidated dam-
ages, and not BY way of penalty.
Will not be enforced for the Dime lost in
case of strikes, accidents or other delays
unavoidable, or beyond the control of the
contractor, as provided in the previous
CERTIFIED CHECK TO ACCOMPANY
BE.
As an evidence OF good faith each bid
der Will deposit one hundred thousand dol
lars IN one of the national banks OF Jer-
sey City, or the New Jersey Title Guar
antee and Trust Company, and attach TO
his proposal a certified cheque for the
amount, payable to the order of the Treas
urer of Jersey City. On award of the
contract such cheque will be returned
to unsuccessful bidders, and returned to
the successful bidder on signing and de-
livery OF the contract, and to be forfeited
by the successful bidder to the use of the
city in case the contract is not signed
within ten days after ii is ready for exe-
cution on part of said contractor. Said
cheGue shall be in lieu of freehoider SCI
curiry.
BONDS.
Ine contractor must furnish a bond of
five hundred thousand dollars, the Sc
curfty to be subject TO approval accord
contract up to the date OF acceptance of
water supply hereunder. at which time
and upon the delivery to the city Of the
bond hereinafter provided for, this bond
is to be cancelled. Upon the acceptance
OF water under this contract, the con-
tractor must furnish a new bond for five
undre thousand dollars for the faithful
Its period, which bond is to be In force
SO long as the city b purchase water
Of the contractor by the million gallons,
FORM OF BOND.
The form of all bonds mentioned in this
specification shall be approved by the
Corporation Counsel.
DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
The contract. to carry into effect this
poration Attorney, with the approval of
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE.
Bidders must state a price at which
the CITY can buy and own the water sup
ply, water rights, lands and right Of way
and all necessary TO fulfil the
requirements of this specification to the
extent of fifty million gallons of water
daily forever, together with the plant,
storage reservoirs. coHduits and all neces-
sary works and appurtenanees for the
delivery to the city of thirty-iye million
gallons of water daily at all times said
purchase to be made at the expiration of
Of contract, but notice Of the city's inten-
ton TO purchase shall be given the con-
tractor at least one year in advance of
such purchase
which the city can buy and own the plant,
the water upply, water rights, storage
reservoirs, pipe lines, lands and right of
necessary to fulfill the requirements of
this specification to the extent of fifty
million gallons of water daily forever,
ton Of five. ten or fifteen years from the
date of contract; but notice of the city's
intention to purchase shall be given the
contractor at least one year in advance
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Proposals viii not be received later
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed
envelopes endorsed Proposals for a New
Water Supply for Jersey City" and hand
Ing when called for in the order Of busi-
ness relating. to sealed proposals They
must be made on blank forms to be OBJ
IdinSu AT the once OIL the CnlG1 engineer.
Bidders must submit and annex as a
requisite to their proposal such descrip-
tions, plans and drawings as may be
necessary TO make clear the essential fea-
lures of the works proposed to be built,
and must show the location, character
and extent of all reservoirs. the location
eff intake, the route. profile and hy-
draulic gradient of conduits with all
necessary data for determining their
carrying capacity, n the location, area
and extent of the gathering grounds.
Any bidder may on one certified cheque
make one or more bids upon either or all
OF the specifications hereby presented by
the city, and said cheque shall stand as
security for each bid so made.
Prices must be stated in figures and
writing.
Any proposal under this specification
which does not comply with all its re-
quirements will be deemed informal and
fhe city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids made by virtue of this
specification.
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WATER sup
PLY FOR JERSEY CITY.
provide a new supply of water to Jersey
City. and, produce the result required in
Plan and the specifications
preceding, attached to and made a part of
this proposal, subject to the options here
in expressed, for the following prices
For each million gallons up to twenty
million gallons daily,
For each million gallons In excess of
twenty million gallons daily up TO thirty
million gallons daily.
For each million gallons daily in excess
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