The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-05
PUBLIC NOTICE.
TO CONTRACTORS
Proposals for NewW Supply
for Jersey City. N. j.

for Jersey City, N. j.
The Mayor and Aldermen Of Jersey City. by
the Board of street and Water Commissioners
will receive proposals for a supply OF pufe
and wholesome water tbased on specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk OF tne hodiu
OF Street and Water Commissioners at ene
meering room Of the Beard. at the ely faat'
Jersey CITY, New Jersey, on the
EiGHrEESyTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1893,
AT 10 O'Clock A.. NJ.
Bidders must submit proposals under the toi-
lowing pian:-
The water must be delivered by gravity at
Bergen Reservoirs. The first works must pc
constructed with storage and intake reser-
votrs of sufficient capacity and 50 located as
to be capable OF collecting and delivering nlty
800 million gallons daily at all times ana a
single conduit having a capacity 70 denver
seventy tG0) million gallons daily II OF masonry
or in tunnel, or fifty t5ol million gallons dally
HI of steel pine; delivery of said CONDUIT 10 De
at Bergen Reservoirs, with a pressure eduiVa-
lent to an elevation of 2D feel above mean
high tide. All sate-houses at intakes and
points of delivery, and all points OF connection
of steel with masonry conduits shall pc pro-
vided with connections for a second steer pipe
Of thirty 1907 million gallons daily capacity;
The lands, reservoir sites, water rights and
easements necessary 70 enable the lily % a.
vert ana use seventy t7O million gallons daily
must be acquired.
Whenever, during the term of contract, but
prior to the exercise of the Cttyfs option TO
purchase, the City shall notify the contractor
to increase the capacity of his water WORKS.
then the contractor shall Immediately proceed
to construct such additional storage ana m
take reservoirs as may be necessary, so ie-
Gated and of such capacity as 70 be capapie.
together with those previously constructed, OF
collecting and delivering seventy fW million
gallons daily at all times. and he shall like
wise proceed to construct a second steer Plpe
where such pipe may be necessary to enable
him to deliver thirty 800 million gallons daily
additional into Bergen Reservoirs at an ele-
walton of f27 feet above mean high tide, and
shall en- nerfecf and pQu1plete his water WOfkS
IN all details as to make them capanle OF
collecting and delivering 10 the City seventy
fT0l million gallons daily at all times. such
additional works shall be completed within
two years after the service of the aforesaId
notice, and when SO completed, on demand OF
the city, the City will agree to take and pay
for at least ffrv f5Dl million gallons of water
daily. But the contractor shall in no case be
compelled to complete these additional WORKS
earlier than the first works are to be COM
RI the conduit or enlduits shall pass within
one thousand feet of Belleville Reservoir, con-
nections must be provided Herewith, and the
City may REQUIRE delivery of a part OF the
supply into said reservoir
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids made by virtue Of the specification.
Proposals Will not be received after the time
fixed by the advertisement.
Proposals must be made on blank forms, 70.
he obtained at the office of the Clerk of the
RoaySSaf ssrset ana Water Commissioners, and
must be delivered in open meeting and when
called for. to that officer in a seated en-
Vei0De. TO be endorsed. FFupoSdlS w 1NS"
water supply for Jersey City, N. j."
Prices must be stated in figures and wrIting:
Any proposal under the specification wnisa
does not comply with all of its requirements
will he deemed informal and rejected.
Bidders must submit and annex as a requisite
10 their proposal sueh descriptions plans aad
d,avTings as may be necessary to make clear
the essential features of the works proposed
to be built, and must show the location, area
danfh and capacity of all reservoirs, the loea-
tom Of Intakes, the route, profile and hydraulic
gradient of conduits with all necessary aala
for Determining their CARVING capaeis, ana
the location, area and extent OF the gatnerlns
5SsIEFTIFIED eHEQuE TIC ACCOMPANY BID
AZ an evidence of good faith. each bidder
will depostt 1ne hundred thousand dollars IN
ane of the National banks OF Jersey city or
~ Ills New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust
E,n,nanv and attach TO his proposal a certi-
fsd chenue for the amount, payable to the
arder of the Treasurer Of Jersey city; On.
award of the contract, such cheque will pc re-
turned to unsuccessful bidders, and returned
4, the successful bidder on signing and dc,
livery of the contract; but VIII pc S11sis
nv the successful bidder, TO the use OF tns CITY,
In ease the contract is not signed WITHIN zen
DAYS after 1t IS ready for execution on part
Of said contractor. SAID cneaGe shali pc u II
OF freeholder security
Anv bidder may, on one certified cneques
make one or more bids upon the plan presented
by the city. ard said eneque shaii s1aho as
security for each bid 50 made
rba contractor must furnish a bond OF nve
b,,ndrefl thousand dollars, the security TO be
s,rhsecf To approval according TO law, Tor the
performance Of the contract up 70 aate q ~
eentance OF water supply Hereunder, at winch
,sroe and upon the delivery 20 the city of the
bond provided for in specifications. this pond
- 70 he cancelled. Upon the acceptance or
49, ,,nf5era this contract, the contractor must
furnish a new bond for five hundred thousand
dollars for the faithful performance 81 me
asn+rart throughout its period, which bond IS
~ IN forre so long as the city shall pun
abase water Of the contractor by the million
Salons. hut Will be eareeBed on completion OF
n,yrrhase of the plant Ny the city
FORM OF BONp.
The form of all bonds mentioned IN specIii-
cation shall be approved by the Corporation
Sounss' DRAWING OF CONTRACT,
r,aa contract to carry into effect the specsff-
,otioo shall be urepared by the Corporation
Attorney. with the approval OF me corporation
Counsel. ca>rp 4rr
IF 4 contract is entered into It win run for
twenty-five years from the date q contract.
unless sooner terminated py a purchase OF the
water works by the city as herein provided Tor.
n Isl CONTRACT Is CONTESTED.
In case an award of contract shah be made
sn.s MI n me provisions Of the specifications
ar any portion thereof snail pc legally COT
tested. due diligence must Pc USED m seneeelns
e,,,s,e1 and to the attainment Of that end no
reinforcement or delay in the hearing Of such
easa az m Its prosecution or process OF setrie-
sssnt shall rs consented ia or requested by the
successful bidder or by any one represshsns
him unless the same snaH navs I. { : rn,.nssS
agreed to by the AaFer q
Of Jersey City.
kNfOIINT THE CITY AGREES TO TAKE
The city viii agree 70 take at least twsntys
ave fas, million gallons OF water per DAY and
"a taEe its whole supply of water from the com
Sysctor during the term of contract.
OF
~ ,rater n Re furnished must be pure and
wholesome for drinking and domestic purposes;
II the villages. boroughs O cities Of tori
Gram. Dover, Reckaway- Beentan. Bulief.
Rieaniinrdale or Ponapton. or any other NUM-
c~sualifv in New Jersey, or Suffern, HiilphTn
~ T,1xnao Park or any other municipality N
Nav York. or any citizen thereof, or any manu-
fscttpriug establish n1ent therein or on me
sf,,saras below said villages, horoughs or cities
shan IN the Judgment of the Hudson County
Essard Of Health, seriously poiiute. the water
s1,srs,yr at any time prior 10 a purchase OF Ihe
works. By the city, the contractor Apen notice
bv the city of the existence OF such p9ltu5son.
s,aIl Forthwith prevent such pollution. AL
rs,svers possessed by the city shall be exersasea
IN aiding such prevention. The city snail not
be bound to accept any plant or water there
sran until the supply Is free from pollution
HOW TO BID.
RIdders must state q price per fn1iiien Eal-
Inns for a supply OF twentyslve milton Eat--
IONS daily: a price per million gallons for All
Is excess of twenty-five million gallons tally
n, "a thirty million gallons daily q price PSI
million gallons for all In excess ut thirty mill
fan gallons daily up to thisty7five mutton ga,s
15}s daily a price per mi7lidn Safions fnf att
III 4xeess nf thirtyz5ve miljioa gallons daily np
~ ferf4znve million Gallons daily and Z prices
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