The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-28
PUBLIC NOTICE.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Proposals for NeWW ater Supply
for Jersey City, N. j.

the Board Of Street and Water Commissioners,
will receive proposals for a supply OF purs
on file in the Office Of the Clerk OF the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners al the
meeting room Of the Board, at the City HAIL
Jersey City, New Jersey, on the
EIGHTEENTH DAY or AUGUST, 1898,
All 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Bidders must submit proposals under the foi-
lowing PLAN
The water must be delivered by gravity al
Bergen Reservoirs. The first works must be
constructed with storage and intake reser-
voirs Of sufficient capacity and 50 located as
to be capable of collecting and delivering nlty
500 million gallons daily at all times, ana q
single conduit having a capacity to denver
Or in tunnel, or fifty 500 million gallons dairy
if Of steel pipe; delivery of said conduit to be
al Bergen Reservoirs, with a pressure equiFa-
lent to an elevation OF 40 rect above NEAL
high tide. All gate-houses at intakes and
points of delivery, and all points OF connection
or steel with masonry conduits shall be pro-
vided with connections for a second steel pipe
of thirty 500 million gallons daily capacity;
The lands, reservoir sites, water rights anu
easements necessary to enable the city TO d.
vert and use seventy tTl million gallons daily
must be acquired.
prior to the exercise OF the City's option 20
purchase, the City shall notify the contractor
to increase the capacity Of his water WORKS;
then the contractor shall immediately proceeh
to construct such additional storage ana m
take reservoirs as may be necessary, SO 10
Gated and of such capacity as to be capable,
together with those previously constructed, Of
collecting and delivering seventy COD milton
gallons daily at all times, and he shall IKE
wise proceed to construct a second steel pipe
where such pipe may be necessary 10 enable
him to deliver thirty 500 million gallons daily
additional into Bergen Reservoirs st an ele-
walton Of 127 feet above mean high tide. ana
shall 50 perfect and complete his water works
in all details as to make them capaole OF
collecting and delivering to the City seventy
f7D) million gallons daily at all times. Such
additional works shall be completed within
two years after the service of the aforesaid
notice. and when so completed, on demand of
the City. the City will agree TO take and pay
for at least fifty t50l million gallons OF water
compelled to complete these additional works
earlier than the first works are to be COM
pleted hereunder.
RI the conduit or conduits shall pass within
one thousand feet Of Belleville Reservoir, con-
~nections must be provided Herewith, and the
City may REQUIRE delivery OF a part OF the
supply into said reservoir.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The City reserves the right to reject any or
all bids made by virtue Of the 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 Clerk of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners, and
called for, TO that officer in a sealed en-
veiope. 10 he endorsed Proposals for New
Water Supply for Jersey City, N IL.
Prices must be stated in figures and writing
Anv proposal under the specification which
does rot comply with ali Of 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
the essential features of the works proposed
to be built, and must show the location, area
depth and capacity of all reservoirs, the loea-
ton of intakes, the route. profile and hydraulic
gradient of conduits with all necessary data
for determining their carrying capacity, ana
the location. area and extent OF the gathering
CERTIFIED CHEQuE TIC ACCOMPANY BID.
As an evidence Of good faith, each bidder
viii deposit one hundred thousand dollars IN
one of the National banks of Jersey CITY or
in the New Jersey Title Guarantee and trust
Company, and attach to his proposal a CERT
fed cheaue for the amount, payable TO the
order of the Treasurer OF Jersey Clty, On
award of the contract such cheaue viii ps e
turned to unsuccessful bidders, and returned
4, me successful bidder on signing and de-
livery of the contract; but viii be forfeited
in case the contract Is not signed within zen
days after 1t is ready for execution on part
ANY bidder may. on one certified eheque,
make one or more bids upon the plan presented
by the city, and said cheque shai stana as
security for each bid 50 made.
The contractor must furnish a bond Of I'VE
hundred thousand dollars. the security to be
subject to approval according to law, for the
performance of the contract up TO date 81 ae-
cepfance Of water supply hereunder, at which
tinae and upon the delivery to the city of the
bond provided for in specifications, this bond
ID ia he cancelled. Upon the acceptance OF
water under this contract, the contractor must
furnish q new bond for five hundred thousand
dollars for the faithful p~erformanee eI tns
ee,nfract throughout its period, which bond IS
- ha IN force so long as the city shall pur-
cbase water Of the contractor by the million
saIlons but will be cancelled on completion or
4 purchase Of the plant by me city
r,s sarr IT ali bends mentioned in specih-
cation shall be approved by the corporation
Counsel. -o>rn,p .rr
1na eontrsset 10 carry into effect the specih-
catinn shall be prepared by the Corporation
AfNSrnov, with the approval Of the Corporation
Counsel. ~o,-rp Acr |
~ . eanagact Is entered into 1t will run for
tuanfv-dve years from the date Of contract
unless sooner terminated ny a purchase 81 tne
water works by the city as herein provided Tor.
n ease an award Of contract shall be made
ana the legality of such award and the carry
10 All ~ the provisions Of the specifications
or any portion thereof shall be Legally con
! s,ssedv settlement of such contest to a con-
and to the attainment OF that end no
yaSsfncnement or delay in the hearing of such t
or In It's prosecution or process OF settle /
sball he consented to or requested by the I
bidder or by any one representing \
unless the same shall have been first I
aereed Is by the Mayor or Corporation Counsel
Jersey City
! S5n1FVT TFFE CITY AGREES TO TAKE.
The Catv will agree to take at least twenty
Ave fa51 million gallons of water per day and
10 take It's whole supply Of water from the con-
QUALITY or WATER.
The. wa ter to be furnished must BE- pure and
vsholesome Tor drinking and domestic purposes
u the VILLAGES; neronsa1s Or cites q psTe
Bloomingdale or Poanpton. w any other munt7
eipasfty III New Jersey or Sutfern, Hiilburn /
81 Tuxedo Park or any other municipality in
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