The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
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The right Of way for eonduits shall be at
least 40 feet In width, and the conduits shall
thereof throughout. and s. o. As nc not to- to occupy Il
more thereof than is necessary. Where the
bs laid On that Part part t thereof Mso d dasis eoauai'f s. II the
eity's engineer.
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
The city will agree to exert or exercise such
tion or otherwise as 1t now has or may here
after acquire, and which may be advan-
OF the contract in order to enable the use or.
acquisition of such water and water rights
way 1 'a storage G. f fessrgoO fiePss asydi 1 Cher sne works T1aas q 3
plant, as may be necessary to the proper and
CITY as aforesaid. said rights of condemnation
at the cost and expense Of the contractor, and
the contractor shall pay and hold the city
and demands Of All persons. by reason Of the
taking and acquiring for the purpose of the
proposed contract Of all lands, water. water
rights and other property. The city wiz
also agree to exercise, on demand OF the con-
tractor, All its legal powers to remove Doilu-
but all expenses attendant upon the removal Of
such pollution shall be borne BY the eontrac-
The city win. SO far as it has legal power,
permit the contractor to use such lands as It
the purpose Of laying and maintaining the
proposed conduit from Passaie River to the
reservoirs at Bergen.
- <L VI 1O64G l1ONs
No source Of supply will be accepted which
Is nE naturally pure and wholesome
The bidder nlust specify n his bid what
methods ne proposes to adopt 10 renlove any
causes or sources OF artificial pollution when
tributary 70 his proposed intake. He must
also guard against and prevent deterAorafton
q the water n shallow, Improperly construct
ss' Inspection.
As the work progresses the contractor shall
furnish The cffV With all mans details and
working drawings Of the works 70 be cons
structed to. execute this contract and the
wise the work herein specified, shall have the
right to inspect the materials used, end Work
by the contractor. ana reject the same i not
in accordance with this specification and the
plans aoe99 T9ai1z "a t9 ros agsf lHg BID.
The contractor VIII be allowed three years
werk and furnish me wafsr seemed.
Al time lost by reason Of strikes, accidents
or ot1er delays unayoidanis or sesSnd ne
puted as part Of the time herein specified. #
the unavoidability Of such delays Is certified
superintend said work.
L~IoUIDATED DAMAGES.
For every days delay beyond the term e
contract the eontraetoE shall pay the eAtE e
per day as liauidated damages, and not BY
Il being understood that this clause viii
not be enforced for the time lost IN case Of
strikes, accidents or other delays unavoidable.
or beyond the control Of the contractor as
provided IN the previous section.
CERTIFIED CHECK TO ACCOMPANY BID
$ an evidence of good faith each bidder
viii deposit one hundred thousand dollars IN
the New Jersey Title Guarantes and Trust
Company. and attach to his proposal a earti-
order Of The Treasurer II Jersey city. 8
award Of the contract such cheque viii be re-
turned to unsuccessful bidders, and re-
turned to the successful bidder On signing
and delivery Of the contract. and to be Tor
feited by the successful bidder to the use Of
the city in case the contract is not Signed
within ten days after 1t is ready for execution
on part Of said contractor. said cheque shall
be in lieu of freeholder security
BONDS.
The contractor must furnish a bond Of five
hundred thousand dollars. the security TO be
subject to approval according to law. fer The
performance Of the contract up TO the date Of
acceptance Of water supply hereunder. al
which time and upon the delivery 70 tire city
of the bond hereinafter provided for. this
bond is to be cancelled. Upon the acceptance
of water under this contract. the contractor
thousand dollars for the faithful performance
Of the contract throughout It's period. which
shall purchase water Of the contractor by tbs
million gallons, bun will be cancelled on com
pletion Of a purchase OF the plant by tbs
FORM OF BOND.
The form Of all bonds mentioned in this
specification shall be approved by the Cor
OF CONTRACT.
The contract to carry into effect this speci
ncation viii be prepared by the Corporation
Atterneys with the approval ofSthe Cooperation
OPTIONS 10 PURCHASE.
Bidders must state 9 price at which n
sassme risa' nee saaas a"a 70 sAs suiai Il The r aag e
nents of this specification to the extent Of
together with the plant. Storage reservoirs
conduits and all necessary works and appnr
i've million gallons Of water daily at al
/ times; said purchase to. be made at the ex
p~iration OF liye. ten or fifteen years from m
tention to purchase shall be given the con
tractor at least one year IN advance of sucs
Bidders must also state a price at which
the city can buy and own the plant. th'
pipe lines, lands and right Of way and al
/ appurtenances and easements necessary 4
fulfil the requirements OF this specification
to the extent Of fifty million gallons of watei
daily forever, said purchase to be made a.
the expiration Of five, ten Or fifteen year.
| city's intention to purchase shall be gwen tn
contractor at least one year in advance o
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Proposals will not be received later than ths
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes endorsed Proposals for a New Watei
! Supply for Jersey City, and handed TO TIL
Clerk Of the Board in open meeting .wher
| to sealed proposals. They must be made OF
biaSik forms to be obtained at the Office of tn
BIDDER must submit and annex as a requi
/ site TO their proposal such descriptions, plan.
| and drawings as may be necessary TO max,
clear the essential features Of the works pro
posed to be built, and must show the location
| character and extent of all reservoirs, tn
4 location Of intake the route. profile and ny
draulie gradient Of eonduits. with all neces
sary data for determining their carrying
| capacity, and the location, area and exten
of the gathering grounds
Any bidder may On one certified chequ'
Of the Specifications hereby presented by tn
/ cftv. and said eheque shall stand as security
for each bid so made.
Prices must be stated in figures and writing
ANY pronosal under this specification whicl
| does not comply with all Its requirements viii
be deemed Informal and rejected
The city reserves the right 70 reject any o
all bids fnade by virtue Of this specification.
FOR JERSEY CITY,
provide q new supply OF water to Jersey City
! and produce the result required In Plan
+ and the specifications preceding, attached t
md made a part Of this proposal. subject II
the options herein expressed. for the following
For each million gallons Up TO twenty mil
For each million gallons in excess of twentl
million gallons daily up to thirty million gal
r Far each million gallons in excess Of thirt!
million gallons daily up to forty million gal
n For each million gallons in excess Of fort.
MILTON gallons daily up TO fifty million gal
For the water supply, water rights, lands
the requirements of this specification To tn
extent of fifty million gallons of water dahl
| forever. together with the plant. ssorax
reservoirs. condaits and all necessary work
Ton5 observation-disclosures for the dllivery "A tn