The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01


 tice to be posted conspicuously ln US office for not less than five days, ana raniished for the same time, inviting sealed proposals for the work contem- plated; except, however, that when any repairs or improvement, not exceeulng an estimated cost of five hundred doi- lars, shall be deemed of urgent neceS- sity by the Board, such repairs or inn provement may be made by the Board under written contract or otherwise, without advertising for sealed propo- SalS.
 Sec. 15. Said advertisement and mo- tice shall invite sealed proposals to De delivered at certain day and hour at the office of the Board for furnishing the materials for the proposed work, or for doing said work, or for both, as may be deemed best by the Board, and shall contain a general description of the work to be done, the materials to be furnished, the time in which the work is to be commenced, and when to be completed, and the amount of bond to be given for the faithful performance of the contract, and shall refer to plans and specifications on file in the office of the Board for full details and descrip- tion of said work and materials.
 Sec. 16. All proposals shall be made upon printed forms to be prepared by the Board, and furnished gratuitously upon application, with a form for the affidavit hereinafter provided for print ed thereon. Each bid shall have there on the affidavit of the bidder that such bid is genuine, and not colluslve or sham; that he has not colluded. con- spired, connived or agreed, directly or indirectly, with any other bidder or person to put In sham bid, or that such other person shall refrain from
 bidding; and has not in any manner sought by collision to secure any ad- vantage against the City and County, or any person interested in said inn
 provement, for himself or any other person. All bids shall be clearly and distinctly written, without any erasure or interlineation, and if any bid shall have an eraSure or interlineatton 1t shall not be received or considered by the Board. Any contract made in vio- lation of any of the foregoing provi- sions, and in the case of improvement of streets, any assessment for the work done under such contract, shall be ab- solutely void.
 | All proposals offered shall be accom- panied by check, certified by re- | sponsible bank, payable to the order of the Clerk of the Supervisors, for an
 amount not less than ten per centum of the aggregate of the proposal, and no proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such check.
 No person, corporation or firm shall | be allowed to make, file, or be interest ed In, more than one bid for the same work. If on the opening of said bids more than one bid appear in which the same person, corporation or firm Is in- | terested, all such bids shall be rejected.
 Sec. IT, On the day and at the hour l specified In said notice inviting sealed proposals the Board shall assemble and remain in session for at least one hour and all bids shall be delivered to the Board while 1t is so in session, and
 within the hour named in the adver-
 tisement. No bid not so delivered to the Board shall be considered. Each bid as it shall be received shall be num- bered and marked Filled" by the Pres
 ident and authenticated by his sigma ture. At. the expiration of the hour
 stated in the advertisement within which the bids will be received the Board shall, in open session, open, ex-
 anime and pblicly declare the same
 and an abstract of each bid shall be re- | corded in the minutes of the Board by
 the Secretary. Before adjourning, the I Board shall compare the bids with the
 record made by the Secretary, and shal
 thereupon, at said time, or at sucf
 other time, not exceeding twenty day: | thereafter, as the Board may adjourn l to, award the contract to the loves
 bidder, except as otherwise herein pro .vided. Notice of such award shal | forthwith be posted for five days by I the Secretary of: the Board in some I conspicuous place in the office of the
 Board, and be published for the same period of time.
 l.. The Board may reject any and al l bids, and must reject the bid of any ]: party who has been delinquent or un 1 faithful in any former contract witf | the City and County, and all bids oth. l CT than the lowest regular bid; and or
 accepting said lowest bid, shall there
 upon return to the proper parties the 1 checks corresponding to the bids. so re
 jected If all. the bids are rejected, the | Board shall return all the checks tc | the proper parties and again invite
 sealed proposals as in the first in. 1 stance -.'". ..,.',...' >:r.,> l The check accompanying the accept. | ed bid shall be held by the Secretary o1
 the Board until the contract for doing
 said work, as hereinafter provided, has
 been entered into, whereupon said cer-
 tified- check shall be returned to saiG
 bidder. # E." -:
 If said bidder fails or refuses to en. | ter into the contract to do: said work j as hereinafter provided. then the certi- E fled check accompanying his bid. an6
 the amount therein mentioned. shall bt 1 forfeited to the City and County, an6 1 shall be collected and paid into the
 General Fund. Neither the Board o1 Public Works nor the. Supervisors shal
 have power to relieve from or remit
 such forfeiture: -.
 r.. Sec. 1S. If at any time 1t shall be l found that the person to whom a con. j tract has been awarded. has, in nre-
 senting any bid or bids colluded witt
 any other party or parties, for the pur- pose of preventing any other bid beins l made, then the contract so awarded : shall be null and void, and the Board
 shall advertise for a new contract fol
 said work. = .....- Sec. .19. :. In the case of Improvement
 of streets,:the owners of the major par I of the. frontage of lots and lands upor the street wi1ereon the work is to be l done, or which are liable to be assessed for. said work or, in the case of ar I assessment district, the owners: of E major. part of the superficial. area .errl. | braced in such district, or. their agents
 shall not be required to. present sealed
 proposals. but: may, upon making >oatf l. that they. are: such. owners: or th,
 agents of such owners, within ten day.
 after the. first posting of.:notice of .sait award, elect to take said work and en.
 ter into a written contract to do. the I whole: work at the price at which tht
 same has been awarded. Should siIcI
 owners not enter &into:a written con.