The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-08
CITY 4DTERTTSEMEN


CITY ADTERIISEMEN
dor at least thirty million gallons Of water
8, RIGHT OF WAY.
The right Of way for c1nduits shah be at
Least 40 feet ~ width, and the condnits shall
ps constructed On one and the same side
more thereof than is necessary. Where the
elty furnishes right Of way, the corduits shall
citv's engineer.
RIGHT or EMINENT DOMAIN.
Inc city VIII agree to exert or exercise such
tion or otherwise as IL now has Of may here
after acquire, and which may be advan-
of the contract. in order to enable the use or
acquisition OF sncn water and water rights
a wsy ia a9aSa q other property for the right Of
plant, as may be necessary to the proper and
convenient construction and maintenance OF
CITY as aforesaid, said rights Of condemnation
e Pc exercised in the name of the city. but
the contractor shall pay and hold the city
harmless of and from all cost, expenses, claims
taking and acquiring for the purpose Of the
proposed contract Of all lands. water, water
rights and other property The city win
tractor, all its legal powers to remove p5liu-
ton Of waters tributary to the proposed works,
such pollution shall be borne by the ~contrac-
tor.
The city win, so far as. it has legal power,
permit the contractor to use such lands as It
may own or control as may be necessary for
the purpose Of laying and maintaining the
PROPOSED conduit from Passaic River to the
reservoirs at Bergen.
REMOVAL OF POLLUTION.
Nc source ct supply viii be accepted which
The bidder must specify IN his bid what
works he viii agree 70 construct and what
causes or sources Of artihciai pollution which
may exist upon the watershed or streams
also guard against and prevent deterioration
q the water In shallow. Improperly construct
INSPECTION.
AS the work progresses the contractor shall
fnfnish the city with al plans. details and.
strDcted to execute this contract. and the
city, through It's engineer appointed to super
wise the work herein specified, shall have the
right 70 Inspect the materials used, ana work
performed in the construction Of said works
in accordance with this speeiacation and the
plans aeeompanyiag the aeceptsd bid.
TIME TO COMPLETE.
The contractor will be allowed three years
from the date Of Contract TO complete the
or other delays unavoidable or beyond the
control q the contractor, shall moi Is com.
the nnavoida1ll1ty Of such delays Is certified
70 by the engineer appointed by the city TO
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
For every days delay beyond the term Of
contract the contractor shall pay the eiry Of
per day az Inundated damases, and not by
way OF penalty.
net pc enforced for the time lost in case OF
strikes, accidents ar other delays unavoidable.
Or beyond the control Of the contractor. as
provided in the previous section.
CERTIFIED CHECK no ACCOMPANY BID.
As an evidence of good faith each bidder
Will deposit one hundred thousand dollars n
one Of the Ndfinuaf hanks nf Ta~aaxT CTR or
the New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust
genpany, and attach 70 his proposal a certi-
order Of the Treasurer 81 Jersey city. On
award OF the contract such cheque Will be re-
Turned to the saeesssful b biiddddefs on 81 Signing
and delivery OF the contract, and 70 be for
the city IN case the contract Is not signed
within ten days after It is ready for execution
on part Of said contractor. said cheque shall
be In lieu Of freeh9lder security.
BONDS.
The contractor must furnish a bond of five
hundred thousand dollars. the security to be
subject to approval according to law. for the
performances OF the contract up to the date of
which time and upon the delivery to the city
of the bond hereinafter provided for. this
bond IS to be cancelled Upon the acceptance
must furnish a new bond for FIVE hundred
thousand dollars for the faithful performances
bond is 70 be in force so long as the city
shall purchase water of the contractor by the
million gallons, put VIII be cancelled on cOr1-
pletion of a purchase of the plant by the
FORM or BOND.
The form of all bonds mentioned in this
specification shan be approved by the Corr
DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
The contract to carry into effect this speci-
fcation will be prepared by the Corporation
Attorney, with the approval Of the Corporation
Counsel.
Bidders must state a price at which the
clty can buy and own the water SUNNY
water rights, lands and right of way and all
necessary g fuliili the require.
fifty million gallons Of water daily forever.
together with the plant, storage reservoirs.
tenances for the delivery to the city Of thirty
five million gallons of water daily at all
piration Of five. ten or fifteen years from the
date of contract; but notice Of the city's in
tractor at least one year in advance of sucn
Bidders must also state a price at which
water supply, water rights. storage reservoirs,
pipe lines, lands and right of way and all
fulfn the requirements Of this specification
to the extent Of fifty million gallons OF water
daily forever. said purchase TO be made at
the expiration of five, ten or fifteen gears
from the date of contract; but notice Of the
eity,s intention to purchase shall be given the
contractor at least ore year in advance of
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Proposals will not be received later than the
time fixed.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
vefepes endorsed Proposals for a New Water
Supply for Jersey City" and handed to the
Clerk of the Board in open meeting when
called for in the order of business RELAXING
to sealed proposals. They must be made on
blank forms to be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer.
Bidders must submit and annex as a requi-
site TO their proposal such descriptions, plans
and drawings as may be necessary to make
clear the essential features of the works pro-
posed to be built. and must show the l~oeations
character and extent Of all reservoirs, the
location of intake, the route, profle and hy-
draulic gradient Of conduits, with all neces-
sary data for determining their carrying
capacity, and the location, area and extent
of the gathering grounds.
Any bidder may on enc certified cheque
make one or more bids upon either or all
of the specifications hereby presented by. the
city, and said eheque 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 requirements Will
be deemed informal and rejected.
The cityk reserves the right to reject any or
all bids made by virtue Of this specification.
FOR A NEW wATER SUPPLY
FOR JERSEY CITY.
proposes to
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 herein expressed. for the following
prices
For each million gallons up to twenty mil
lion gallons daily.
For each million gallons in excess Of twenty