The San Francisco call., 1898-06-14
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS-For the repair of bituminous
 rock payements-Ofiice of the Clerk of the
 Board of Supervisors of the City and County
 of San Francisco June s. 1898.
 In accordance with resolution No. 1242 Qourth
 series) of the Board of Supervisors, SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open session
 of the board on MONDAY AFTERNOON, June 20, 1898, from 2:30 to o'clock, for repair ing and keeping in good order and condition.
 to the entire satisfaction Of the Superintendent of Streets and Of the Board of Supervisors, all streets or portions of streets including street crossings and intersections, which now or
 may be hereafter paved with bituminous rock Tor term or two t2) years from July l, 1885, to and including June 3O 1900.
 The repairs are to be made in strict accord ance with specifications file and open for inspection in this office.
 A list uf streets and street crossings, etc. now paved with bituminous rock, and which stated, IS also on file and open for inspection
 in this office, and all streets or portions of streets paved with bituminous rock and accept ed by the city and county, included and must be put in good condition and kept in said list or not. All streets and street cross lnes enumerated in said list must be put in good repair and condition within a period of three months rom award Of contract, and
 must be kept in good repair until the expira- ton of the contract; in addition to all streets or portions of streets paved with bituminous rock and accepted by the city and county dur ing the continuance of the contract. except only such streets or portions of streets where a bond has been given and is in force for keep ing the same in repair; also. those portions of streets required by law to be kept in repair by thereon.
 NOTICE-Bidders must state a specifc sum for which the entire work will be performed with the understanding that monthly payments will be made therefor to the extent of one twenty-fourth of the sum bid, a certificate from the Superintendent of Streets, approved by the Board of Supervisors. that the work is being satisfactorily performed.
 Bidders will also be required to file with their bid a description of and the character of the plant owned by them, with chemical an-
 alysis and a sample of the bituminous rock to be used in carrying out and performing the work under this contract.
 And 1t is to be distinctly understood that
 eight hours shall constitute a days work for persons employed on the above work and that the minimum rate of wages to be paid shall be two (SD dollars per day: also, that the
 amount of the bond to be given will not 4oe less than one-half the amount bid for the per- formance of this work.
 No bid will be received or entertained from,
 any person, firm or corporation who does not own a fully equipped plant sufficient for the performance of this work.
 The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required prior to or at the time of the execution of said contract to pay the cost of advertising this notice in three daily news papers.
 In order to preserve uniformity and to faci itate the award. the board has resolved to re-
 ceive no, bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committee. and certified check for the sum Of five thousand (s5OO0) dol lars in favor of and made payable to the Clerk der, conditioned if the proposal is accepted a nd the contract awarded, and if the bidder shall fail or neglect to execute written agreement and give the bond required within six (G) days after the award is made. then, and in that case, the said sum shall be paid into the city and county treasury by said Clerk as loui- dated damages for such failure and neglect Blanks furnished by the Clerk
 The board reserves the right to reject all bids if the public good so require. JNO. A. RUSSELL Clerk