The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-22
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A SUPPLY OF FIJI
TERED WATER FOR JERSEY
CITY.

The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, by
the Board OF Street and Water Commissioners
water based on this speciaeation. at the ONCE
OF the Board, at the City Hall, Jersey City,
New Jersey, on the day
of 1898. at ten O'Clock A. M.
HOW DELIVERED.
The water must be delivered into the pres
ent pumping intake of the Jersey City Water
to the present pump wells. AT the screen
house, in the intake, a bulkhead provided with
off and entirely exclude from the pump wells
any unfltered Passaic River water. Such gate
or gates shall be of such dimensions as not to
reduce the capacity of the present intake for
passing water to the pump wells. and when
property of the City and shall be under the ex-
elusive control of the City. The contractor.
however must maintain sueh gate or gates and
bulkhead in perfect order and condition.
OF WORKS.
The capacity Of the altering plant when first
constructed shall be 40 million gallons daily,
and it shall be increased from time to time so
as to be at all times 20 per cent. in excess of
the greatest monthly average consumption of
water by the City. The pumping plant will be
operated by the City as near as possible at the
| average rate of consumption for any given
month, but a variation of 20 per cent. from
that hate must be allowed for by the contractor
and the water must be delivered as needed
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The City reserves the right to reject any or
I ali bids made by virtue of this sp~eciffea ton,
Proposals will not be received after the time
fixed by the advertisement.
Proposals must be made on blank forms to
be obtained at the office of the Chief Engineer.
and must be delivered in open meeting, and
when called for, to the Clerk of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, in a sealed
envelope, to be endorsed Proposals for Filtered
Water for Jersey City, N j.
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.
Bidders must submit and annex as a reuuisite
to their proposal such descriptions, plans and
drawings as may be necessary to make clear
- ,zA,+f atIrA Of thA ravI, =
be built, and must fully describe. the method
by which they propose to purify the water.
CERTIFIED CHEQUE TO ACCOMPANY BID.
AS an evidence of good faith each bidder will
dercsit one hundred thousand dollars in one of
| Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Company,
and attach to his proposal a certified cheque
for the amount. payable to the order of the
Treasurer of Jersey City. On award of the
contract such cheque will be returned to un-
| successful bidders, and returned to the sue
| cessful bidder on signing and delivery Of the
| contract, but will be forfeited by the sue
cessful bidder to the use of the City in case
the Contract is not signed within ten DAYS ar
ter it is ready for execution on part of said con-
tractor. Said cheque shall be in lieu of free
holder security.
The contractor must furnish a bond Of five
| hundred thousand dollars, the security to be
subject to approval according to law. for the
| performance of the contract up to the date of
| acceptance of water supply Hereunder, at
| which time and upon the delivery to the City
| Of the bond hereinafter provided for, this bond
is to be cancelled. Upon the acceptance OF wa
[ ter under this contracts the contractor must
furnish a new bond for five hundred thousand
| doIlars for the faithful performance Of the
/ contract throughout its period, which bond is
"a he IN force so long as the city shall pur-
I chase water of the contractor by the million
| gallons, but will be cancelled on completion
Of a purchase Of the plan nE By the City.
The form of all bonds mentioned in this speci-
fcation shall be approved by the Corporation
eoun DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
The contract to carry into effect this speci-
| Attorney, with the approval of the Corporation
eouhseN TERM OF CONTRACT.
TT a contract is entered into it will RIM for
tyenty-fye years from the date of contract.
unless sooner terminated 10y a purchase of the
| water works by the City, as herein provided
io AMoUN THE CITY AGREES TO TAKE.
The city will agree to take at least twenty
| COZ million gallons of water per day, and 10
fake its whole supply of water from the com
QUALITY OF wATRR.
The water to. be furnished shall he pure and
wholesome for drinking and domestic purposes.
shall not exceed five hundred at any time, and
| the average of weekly determinations through
out the year shall not exceed one hundred and
| fifty per cubic centifaeter.
The purified water shall not contain as a re-
Bound injurious to health, or which will attack
| the water pipes, steam boilers, or otherwise
render the water unsuitable insult e e for the purposes
All odor, e6lor and suspended impurities
shall be removed. In case the water delivered
Shall not be of the quality required by these
specifications. the contractor shall only be en-
titled 10 compensation at one-half the contract
prices so long as water deficient in quality
! Shall be delivered. and in case the water is not
/ restored 10 the quality required by thess speci-
/ ~hcatioas within one week after notice has bean
served upon the contractor BY the City that
| the quality is defective. then the City rlay re-
fuse to make any payments whatever FOR wa
ter delivered by the contractor thereafter UNI
til the water shall be restored to contract pur-
ity. In case the contractor shall at any time
be unable to deliver enough water to supply
and without notice obtain an additional sup
ply needed directly from the Passaic River
through it's old intake, or from other sources.
samples Of water may be taken by the City
for inspection or analysts at the point where