Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-08-15
SANITARY DISTRICT OF CnllAco.
TO CONTRACTORS.


Board of Trustees of the Sanitary Dis
trict of Chicago and Endorsed:
Proposals for constructing certain
works for the conservation Of water
power on the channel of the sanitary
District of Chicago and the Dcsplaincs
River" will be received by the Clerk
of the Sanitary District at Room ITO
Security Building, Chicago. until Il
IA. standard time) of Wednesday. the
eth day of October. 1903. and will be
publicly opened by said Board of Trus-
tees at a meeting of the board held
that day.
The work for which said tenders are
invited covers work pertaining to the
water power development In the vicin.
ity of Lockport. Will County. Illinois.
the preparation of wall foundations.
the building of concrete retaining
walls. the excavation of a channel both
above and below the site selected for
the power development. the building
of sluice ways. levees and other works
auxiliary to the project Of power de.
vclopmcnt. such as raising the grade of
highways and bridges appertaining
thereto. constructing levees for the pro.
| lection of the work, etc. all In accord
ancc with the plans adopted therefor
| by the Sanitary District.
This work Is divided into four sec
tons. to be known as water power
section 1, section =, section 3, and sec
ton 4.
SECTION 1 extends from the pres
ent ending of the main cha mel of the
| Sanitary District at station 1920 south
erly for n distance of $500 feet to sta
| ton 1885.
SECTION 2 extends from station
1885 southerly for distance of 1000
feet TO station 1855.
SECTION 3 extends from station
1865 southerly for q distance Of 4,0Ot
| feet more or less.
SECTION 4 extends from origina
station 1895 to the entrance to the up
per basin near Ruby street.
| The work for which said tenders ar,
invited includes supplying all mate
rails. tools, appliances. labor and su
pcrintendcnce essential to the prope
execution of the work within the tim
required by and in accordance Will
the plans. specifications and direction
Of the Sanitary District.
Bidders will make separate proposal
for each of the sections scheduled here
In.
Each bid on each section must b
accompanied by certified check o
cash to the amount of ten Thousand
$4,000 dollars. Such certified checl
must he drawn on some responsible
bank doing business in the city Of Chi
cago and made payable to the order o
the Clerk Of the Sanitary District o
Chicago. Said amounts OF ten thou
sand $4,000, dollars deposited wit
each bid will be held by the Sanitar
District Of Chicago until all Of the r,
spective bids for said sections hav
been canvassed and the contract
awarded and signed. the return Of sal
check or cash being conditioned upo
the appearance within ten QO day
after receiving notice Of the award (
him. of the contractor to whom til
award shall have been made. wit
bondsmen. and the execution by hin
Of n contract with the said Snnitar
District for the work so awarded. an
giving n bond satisfactory to the Boar
Of Trustees for the sums herelnafte
named, viz:
For Section I In the sum Of sevent!
five thousand (S75,OOOD dollars.
For Section 2 In the sum Of sevent!
Ave thousand ($75.OOO) dollars.
For Section 3 In the sum Of sevent.
five thousand (S75.OOO) dollars.
For Section in the sum Of iift
thousand ($5O.OOO) dollars.
All bids must he made upon Il
blank forms furnished by the Sanital
District. No bid will be considers
unless the party making 1t shall furni'
:. evidence satisfactory to the Board I
! Trustees Of his experience In the ella
Of work to be undertaken by him az
OF his financial ability successfully
} prosecute said contract In case Il
same be awarded to him.
Bidders are requested to state
, their bids their individual names NJ
] places Of residence In full.
The said Board Of Trustees reserv
Z the right to reject any and all bids.
THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHI
CAGO.
BY THOMAS 4. SMYTH,
Q President Of Its Board Of Trustees.
Attest: s. ID. GRIFFIN. Clerk.
q chlcn GO August g. 1903