The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09
- PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS-For the repair of bituminous
 Board of Supervisors of the City and County
 of San Francisco, June S. 1898.
 In accordance with resolution! No. 1242 (fourth series) Of the Board of Supervisors, SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open session of the board on MONDAY AFTERNOON, June 20 1S9S 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. for term of two @ years from July l. 1898. to and including June 30, 1900
 The repairs are to be made in strict accord ance with specifications on file and open for inspection in this office.
 A list of streets and street crossings, etc, paved with bituminous rock and which will require, to be kept in repair as above 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, are included and must be put in good condition and kept in thorough repair, whether they are recited in said list or not. All streets and street cross ings enumerated in said list must be put in s@uou @ repair aia cohuilion "lthln period oi three months from award of contract and must be kept in good repair until the expra 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 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 the street railway companies having tracks thereon.
 NOTICE-Bidders must state specific 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 description of and the character of the plant owned by them, with a 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 days work for persons employed on the above work, and that the minimum rate of wages to be paid shall be two (S2) dollars per day; also, that the amount of the bond to be given will not be less than half the amount bid for the per formance of this work.
 No bid will be received or entertained from any person. firm corporation who does not own fully equipped plant sufficient for the performance of this work.
 The party to whom the contract Is awarded will be required prior to 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 facil- itate the award the board has resolved to re- ceive no bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committee, and a certified check for the sum of five thousand (S5000) dol lars in favor of and made payable to the Clerk of the board, must be deposited by the bid der, conditioned, If the proposal is accepted and the contract awarded, and If the bidder shall fail or neglect to execute written agreement and give the bond required within six co days case the said sum shall be paid into the city and county treasury by said Clerk as liqui- 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