The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-22
CITY En-


additionai works are completed in accordance
the city agrees that Il Villa take and III BAY Day
dor at least thirty million gallons Of water
RICH OF WAT.
The right Of way for condufts shall be at
least 40 feet in width, and the conduits shall
thereof throughout. ana % sea a. M not s e occupy slpy
more thereof than is necessary. Where the
be laid On that part thereof designafsd BY the
cityss engineer.
RIGHT or EMINENT DOMAIN
Ine city VIII agree to exert Or exercise such
powers Or rights in the matter Of eondenlna-
ten or otherwise as it NOW has or may here
rlser aequirs. ana which may be advan-
tAseously used or exercised for the purposes
Of the CONTRACT. in. order to enable the use or
sg4e5Slal9n q such water and water rights
way, storage reservoirs and otheT works Or
psanls as may pc necessary to me proper and
SAID system Of water works 10 supply Jersey
CITY as aforesaid, said rights Of Condemnation
AZ the cost and expense OF the contractor, and
me contractor shall pay and hold the city
and demands of ali persons by reason Of the
lahang ana acquiring for the purpose Of the
rights and ether property. The city will
atse agree to exercise, on demand of the con-
ton Of waters tributary 70 the proposed works.
but all expenses attendant upon the removal Of
such pollution shall be borne by the ~eontrac-
The city viii, 50 far as it has legal power.
permit the contractor to use such lands as It
may own or control as may be necessary for
9 nrsnd purpose of laying and nsaintaining sae
reservoirs at Bergen.
REMOVAL OF POLLUTION.
No source Of supply viii be accepted which
isTnot naturally pure and wholesome.
works he win agree TO construct and what
methods ne proposes 70 adopt to remove any
may exist upon the watershed or streams
tributary TO his proposed intake. He must
Of the water II shallow, improperly construct
ed or foul reservoirs
INSPECTION.
As the work progresses the contractor shah
working drawings Of the works to De con-
strueted 70 execute this contract, and the
wise the work herein specified, shall have the
rlSnt to inspect the materials used. and work
performed n the construction of said works
ny the contractor, and reject the same i nor
n aecordance with this specification and the
plans accompanying the accepted bid.
TIME II COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed three years
from the date Of contract to conaplete the
WORK and furnish the water specified.
All time lost by reason Of strikes. accidents
or other delays unavoidable or beyond the
central Of the contractor shall not be com-
Rated as part e the time herein specified i
r. by the engineer appointed by the city to
superintend said work.
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
For every days delay beyond the term Of
Jersey City the sum Of two hundred dollars
per Gay as lquidated damages, and not by
way of penalty.
L being understood that this clause viii
noJ ne enforeed for the time lost in case OF
strikes, accidents Or other delays unavoidable.
or beyond the control Of the contractor, as
pro9ided u the previous
CERTIFIED CHECK TO ACCOMPANY BID
As an evidence OF good faith each bidder
will deposit ene hundred thousand dollars in
the New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust
Company. and attach to his proposal a certi-
order Of the Treasurer III Jersey CITY On
award Of the contract such cheque will be re-
turned e the successful bladder On SIGNING
feited by the successful bidder to the use OF
the. city in. case the contract is Mt signed
on part oe said contractor. said cheoue snail
be in lieu Of freeholder security.
BONDS.
The contractor must furnish a bond of five
hundred thousand dollars, the security to he
subject 70 approval according TO law. for the
acceptance Of water supply Hereunder, at
Which time and upon the delivery to the city
bond is 10 be cancelled. Upon the acceptance
Of water under this contract, the. contractor
must furnish a new bond for fse hundred
thousand dollars for the faithf1l performances
of the contract throughout its period, which
bond IS to be IN force so long as the city
million gallons, but viii be cancelled on cons
pletion Of a purchase Of the plant BY the
FORM or BOND.
The form Of al bonds mentioned In this
specification shah be approved by the Cor
poratiel Counsel.
DRAWING or CONTRACT:
acation VIII be prepared by the Corporation
OPTIONS TO PURCHASE.
Bidders must state a price at which the
city can buy and own the water supply.
necessary to faIaii the require
ments q this specification to the extent of
fifty million gallons Of water daily forever.
together with the plant, storage reservoirs.
conduits and all necessary works and appur-
tsnanees for the delivery to the city Of thirty;
times; said purchase to be made at the e1-
p~Iration Of five, ten or fifteen years from the
tention to purchase shah be given the con
tractor at least one year IN advance of sucn
Bidders must also state a pr.ce at which
the city can bay and own the plant, the
pipe !ines, lands and right Of way and all
sppqrtenances and easements necessary 70
70 the extent Of fifty million gallons of water
daily forever, said purchase to be- made at
from the date OF contract: but notice Of the
ciry's Intention to purchase shall be given the
such purchase.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Proposals viii NOT be received later than the
time fixed. |
Proposals must be enclosed n sealed en-
velapes endorsed Proposals for a New Water
suppiy for Jersey City and handed 70 the
Clerk of the Board in open meeting when
called for in the order Of business relating
to scaled proposals. They must be made or |
blank forms to be obtained at the Office Of the
Chief Engineer.
Bidders must submit and annex as a requi-
and drawings as may be necessary 70 make !
clear the essential features Of the works pro- |
passed to be built. and must show the location, |
character and extent Of all reservoirs. the +!
of intake, the route, profile and hy-
draulic gradient of eonduits, With all aeces-
sary data for determining their carrying |
capacity, and the location, area and extent /
Of the gathering grounds.
Any bidder may on one certified cheeus
make one o. more bids upon either or al !
city, and said cheque shall stand as security /
fer each bid so made.
Prices must be stated in figures and writing. 4
Any proposal under this specification which |
does not comply with all its requirements VIII 1
be deemed Informal snd re3aeted.
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids made by virtue Of this specification.
PROPOSAL FOR A NEW WATER SUPPLY 1
FOR JERSEY CITY.
proposes to
provide a new supply of water TO jersey City, |
and produce the result required in Plan
and made q part q this proposal. subject TO |
the options herein expressed, for the following /
prices.- |
For each million gallons up to twenty mil
lion gallons daily, 1
gallons daily up to thirty million gal
For each million gallons in excess OF thirty