The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-15
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sixth
Avenue South Improvement"
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received by he undersi gned
secretary of the board OF public works of
Saturday. October 10th, 1897. for the inn
provement OF Sixth Avenue South. from
the northerly margin Of Weller Street TO
the northerly margin of Dearborn Street.
by replanking that portion OF said street
between said points heretofore planked.
as provided by ordinance No. 1870 creating
local Improvement district No. f43. and In
accordance with the plans and specifica-
tons now on file in the Office OF the board
of public works
Each bid must be accompanied by a Ger
tilted check. payable 20 the order OF the
city comptroller. for a sum not less than
five 90 per cent. Of the bid, and no bid
will be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required to
enter into contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the laws of the state
of Washington, within ten days after be-
ing notified Of the award of the contract
to him. falling to do 40. the said check
and the amount fixed therein will be for
feited 10 the city. No person is eligible
as a bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the letting OF said contract made
for any work labor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant 10
any such contract as herein advertised
or who within said two years failed 10
complete any such contracts.
Special attention is called 10 article kill
of the city charter as now in force reiat-
ing to hours OF labor" and 10 article
viii. section 81. subs. ] and 2, which read
sec Il Subdivision !. Before any eon -
tract for the doing of any work or Ia Dor
or furnishing any skin. labor or material
TO or for the city OF Seattle shall he
valid or binding againEt the city the con-
tractor shan enter into a joint and sev-
eral bond with the city OF Seattle for the
use OF the city. and also for the Use Of
all persons who may perform OF cause 20
be performed any work or labor. or fur
nish or cause TO be furnished any skill
labor or material in the execution Of such
contract. conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according to It's terms conditions
and stipulations, and to pay as they be-
come due all just claims for all work
and abOr so performed and all skill or
labor and material so furnished in the
execution OF said contract and to com
ply with all the requirements OF the char
ter and ordinances Of the city and the
in ~ amount fixed by the board OF pub
he works. but not less than 50 per cent
more man the contract price agreed 10 be
pald TOT the performance of such con-
tract, and shall be duly signed by such
contractor. and two or more good and
sufficient sureffes and after being an
proved as herein provided shall he filed
IN the ONCE OF the city comptroller, pro-
wang That before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 70 be hled with and preserved by
them, by the proposed sureties. a list OF
the properties owned by each OF such
prop Sd suretles. such ist describing win
reasona bic certainty the VARIOUS proper
ties and showing whether the same il
community property or separate property
ana the encum brances thereon The bond
shait also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law
and such bond shall he deemed to run
also 70 the state OF Washington.
subdivision 2. The sureties on such bond
snaH each Justify as bail upon arrest
More than two suretles may De- accepted
On such bond, and they may justify ia
sum specified In such bond provided
that the aggregate OF their justification
shall De equal 10 two sureties iustlfvtng
ID double the amount Of the bond ia the
manner herein provided
The board % public works reserves tina
right % reject any and all bids
Proposals must ~ Endorsed on envelopa
Bid for Sixth Avenue South Improve
ment
BY order % The board % public works
FRANK OLESON. gecretarv.
Date Of Hrst publication. October 5th.