The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
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Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners. on
Thursday, October IA. 1891. at ten o'clock A.
NJ, in the Assembly Chamber Of the City
Z Hall, for the
RECONSTRUCTION OF PACIFIC AVENUE,
between Johnston avenue and Communipaw
avenue; and for the
RECONSTRUCTION OF PAyoNIA AVE
from Grove street to Kelso street, in accord
anee with specifications on file in the office
Of the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms OF bid and. agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N J.
The bidding for each street will be indiyid-
ual and bids for the same will be separately
received and considered. as follows
First-For the reconstruction of
PACIFIC AVENUE
between points specified, OF which the follow
ing is the estimate of quantities required, the
hundred per cent. standard of cost and time
allowance for doing the work.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
Per Cent.
Standard.
About 50 cubic yards of earth excava-
ton per cubic yard .........--.. $o.a
About 50 cubic yards Of earth filing per q,
About $40 cubic yards Of sand filling
per cubic yard :. -...-...r.r.. LIZ
About 4,2oo square yards OF paving.
specification blocks, per square yard. l.Su
About 500 lineal feet of curb stone per
lineal foot ...... .5O
About 800 square feet of bridge stone =
per square foot :. ;. .......--...-..- .5
About 100 square yards of repaving per
square yard .:..- .-.....-.-. 20
About 1000 lineal feet reset curb stone
About 500 square feet reiaid bridge
stone per square foot -.-...-.-. "
About 4 basinheads reset, each. ....... ZOO
About 10 manhoie heads reset, each... 300
About 2 new basin heads furnished and i
I Tse e paving AGO SQUARE yards, includes SIS IS
inches OutSide the track on either Side, Wllcn
the Consolidated Traction Company must pay
Time allowed for the completion of the work,
As working days.
Second-For the reconstruction Of
PAVONIA AVENUE,
between the points above specified, of which
Inc following is the estimate of quantities re-
quired, the hundred per cent. standard or
cost and the time allowance for doing the
NJ OF QUANTITIES.
Per Cent.
Standard.
About 50 cubic yards Of earth excava-
ton per cubic yard ......-.-. 500
About so cubic yards Of earth filling per
About 40 cubic yards of sand or gravel
filling per cubic yard ...-...-". l.25
About $3.50 square yards of paving
specification blocks per square yard. 1.1o
About $50 lineal feet Of curb stone per
About 40 square feet of bridge stone
per square foot ........ :. 49, 40
About 100 square yards Of repaving per
square yard. .. ;. ..........-.---.. 80
About 5 basinheads reset. each ........ 100
About s manhole heads reset, each..!... 3.W
About Z new basinheads furnished and
About 1850 lineai feet Of reset curb
stone per lineal foot. ........,..... "a
About 925 square feet of relaid bridge
stone per square foot .............. .o3
Paving $3.50 square YARDS includes IS
inches outside the tracks in street which the
Traction Company must pay for.
n-tvaa lor-a fer the rnrnn1afior ~ n ur,vl
Is working days.
Payment for work herein advertised for is
to be made out Of license monies.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for dtem speci-
fed)),' directed to Mr.. Ferd. Heintze, Chair
man of the Committee on Streets and Sew
and handed to the Clerk OF the Board
of business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals if 1t is deemed for the best
interests of the city so to do.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
ed for which they will furnish all materials
and do all the work comprehended in each
improvement, and If final award of contract
is made the per cent. so stated will form a
basis upon which payment Will be made for
all items.
The atteation of bidders is especially called
to Section 4, Chapter 1874 Of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to sufl-
Corporation Counsel, the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under cath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN.
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