The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-19
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A SUPPLY OF FIJI
TERED WATER TOT JERSEY
CITY.

The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, by
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
water based on this specification, at the office
OF the Board, at the City Hall, Jersey City,
New Jersey, on the day
of 1898, at ten o'clock A. NJ.
HOW
The water must be delivered into the pres
ent pumping intake of the Jersey City Water
Works, opposite Bellevilie, so that it will flow
to the present pump wells. At the screen
a gate or gates shan be erected so as to cut
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 such gate or gates and
bulkhead in perfect order and condition.
- OF WORKS
The capacity of the fltering 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
month but a variation of 20 per cent. from
that rate must be allowed for by the contractor
and the water must be delivered as needed
by the City within these limits.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The City reserves the right to reject any or
all bids made by virtue of this specification.
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 requisite
to their proposal such descriptions, plans and
drawings as may be necessary to make clear
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be built, and must fully describe the method
by which they propose to purify the water.
CERTIFIED CHEQU TO ACCOMPANY BID,
AS an evidence of good faith each bidder will
dercsit one hundred thousand dollars in one of
the National Banks Of Jersey City. or the New
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 I'M
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 af-
ter it is ready for execution on part of said con-
tractor. Said eheque 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 contract, the contractor must
furn,sh a new bond for five hundred thousand
dollars for the faithful performance of the
| contract throughout its period, which bond is
to be in force so long as the City shall pur-
Gallons. but will be cancelled on completion
Of a purchase Of the plant BY the City.
The form of all bonds mentioned in this speci-
| fcation shall be approved by the Corporation
couise DRAWING OF CONTRACT.
The contract to carry into effect this speci-
~fcation shall be prepared by the Corporation
| Attorney, with the approval Of the Corporation
Counsel TER OF CONTRACT.
IF a contract is entered into it will rim for
TWENTY-FIVE years from the date of contract.
unless sooner terminated by a purchase of the
water works by the City, as herein provided
AMOUNT THE CITY AGREES TO TAKE.
The CIV Will agree to take at least twenty
take its whole supply of water from the con-
tractor during nsg5t ne FERN or Of WaTTR
The water to be furnished shall be 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
| ATTY per cubic centimeter.
The purified water shall not contain as a re-
suit Of such pnrihc ss3n, any chemical or com
| the water pipes, steam boilers, or otherwise
render the water unsuitable for the purposes
All odor, color 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 to 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 to the quality required by these speci-
served upon the contractor by the City that
! the quality is defective. then the City may re-
fuse to make any Whatever for wa
ter delivered by the contractor thereafter UNI
| til the water shall be restored TO contract pur-
ity. In case the contractor shah at any time
he unable to deliver enough water to supply
the City's needs. then the City may Immediately
and without notice obtain an additional sup
ply needed directly from ne Passaic River