The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-12
PUBLIC NOTICE.
TO CONTRACTORS
Proposals for NewW Water Supply
for Jersey City, N. j.

The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey city, py
the Board Of Street and Water commissioners
will receive proposals for a supply el pu ns
on ale IN the office of the Clerk of the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioned at the
meeting roeIn Of the Board. at the City Han,
Jersey city, New Jersey, on the
EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1895
At 10 O'Clock A.. NJ
Bidders must submit proposals unaer tAe ~
LOWING Plan Plan
The water must be delivered by gravity Ae
Bergen Reservoirs. The first works must pc
constructed with storage ana lntthS
voirs OF sufficient capacity ana So loGase1 sfsS
tc be capable of collecting ana deilFefAns ~
$50 million gallons daily at all times anu g
single conduit having a eapaclty 70 ueiler.
seventy fi70l million gallons daily II OF masonry
er IL fr,onel or nfty 800 million gallons daily
II Of steel pipe; delivery OF said CONDUIT 70 pc
at Bergen Reservoirs, with a pressure eoulsa
lent to an elevation Of 210 feet above mean
high tide. All gate-houses at intakes ana
points of delivery, and all points o. eonheclloi
OF steel with masonry condults snal sps s HI
of thirty 800 million gallons daily capaclty;
The lands, reservoir sites, wafer rignts aIu
easements necessary 10 enable the City % 81
vert and use seventy t70) million gallons daiiy
must be acquired. -
Whenever during the term of contract, but
,r;or ~ the exercise of the City's option TO
PURCHASE the CITY shall notify the contractor
10 increase the capacity of his water WORKS,
then the contractor shall Immediately pr9eeeu
to construct such additional storage ana m
take reservoirs as may be necessary ~ ~.
Gated and Of such CAPACITY as 70 pc capsoi -
together with those previously constructedi o.
collecting and delivering seventy tfu) mlllon
gallons daily at all times, and he shall ike
wise proceed to construct a second steel pipe
where sueh pipe nsay be necessary to enable
him to deliver thirty go million gallons daily
additional into Bergen Reservoirs at an eies
vaffo1 of 1877 feet above mean high tide, ana
shall SO perfect and complete his water WORKS.
in all details. as to make them capaole o.
(7) million gallons daily at al times sqen
additional works shall be completed WITHIN
two years after the service or the aiqreSale
notice. and when SO completed, on demand or
tbe CITY. the City will agree TO take and pay
for 1T least fifty (50l million gallons Of water
daily. But the contractor shall N no case pc
ear,ne,Iefi to complete these additional works
earlier than the first works are 70 be com
pleted hereunder.
one thousand feet of Beileville Reservoir, con
~nactions must be provided herewith, ana ne
city may require delivery Of a part OF the
supply into said reservoir
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The City reserves the right to reject any or
ali bids made by virtue of the specification.
fixed by the advertisement,
p-onesals must be made on blank forms, 70
he obtained at The office of the Clerk of the
BOARD of Street AMI Water commissioners ana
must be delivered in onen naeetine am wn &
velope. to be endorsed. Proposals for New
water supply for Jersey City, N. y"
s srr,ve nra no under the Specification which
does ROT. comply with all Of It's requirements
viii he deemed Informal and rejected
bidders must submit and annex as a requisite
ia heir proposal such descriptions. plans and
drawings as may be necessary 10 make cieaF
the essential features Of the Works propSssu
dsntb and capacity of all reservoirs, the loca-
ton Of intakes, the route, prol1le and hydrauiic
- s,an+ If eonduits with all necessary data
Sar detegujring their carrying capacity, and
the location. area and extent Of the gathering
g eT5TIIl1rn cHEorE TO ACCOMPANY BID,
AZ an evidence of good faith, each bidder
viii deposit one hundred thousand dollars N
one Of the National banks Of jersey Sa5y O
cg,tnpany. and attach to his proposal CERT
ned ehenue Tor the amount, PAYABLE 70 tne
$500 r. the contract. such chedue will be re-
t,,.ne,l 10 unsuccessful bidders, ana returned
to the successful bidder On signapg ana a ae5
Nv re successful bidder. to the use OF the city,
n oase the contract is not signed withln zen
days af septr u said cheque shall be in lieu
of freeholder security, ~ .
Any bidder may, on one eerIilsa csegues
i - tbe eitv. and said cheque shall stand az
security for each bid 50 naae-
~, contractor must furnish a bond Of FIVE
h,,aSro5 Thousand dollars. the security to he
subject to approval according 70 iaw, TOT me
! 9srnancs II the contract up 70 date Of ac-
* ent ! If water supply hereunder, at which
800 ana lpon the delivery TO the city of the
bond provided TER N Spss'hsstlons' aasS non es
rater under this contract, the csistractor must
e,tsssfsh i new bond for five hundred thaussnd
! s 49,, fn. the faithful performance Of tho
eeasraet throughout its period, which bond Is
n 10 in force 50 long as the city shall .pur-
chase water # The he eonI s;,es IS ~ Sns ml,,ir g
s1rchase Of the plant by the city.
= - FORM OF BOND.
eaton shall be approved By the Cooperation
Counsel pRAyING or CONTRACT.
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