Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-18
PUsLlc ADVERTISING

Notice Inviting Bids for the Construc-
tion Of n storm sewer. Beninning 2O5
Feet North Of the North Line OF
Eourth street, " Point 20 Feet
West OF the West Line OF Bnutista
street nud Running to Point y
Feet West of the West LINE Of We're
mont Avenue nt Point 21O Feet
North Of the North Line of sixth
street.
In pursuance Of the resolution Of the
City Council of the City OF Los Angeles
passed at it's meeting OF July is, 1905,
authorizing n contract for the work
hereinafter specified notice is hereby
given that the Board Of Public Works
Of the city of Los Angeles Will receive
sealed bids for the construction OF q
proposed storm sewer west of Vermont
avenue the said bids to be received az
the office of the said Board OF Public
Works, room is. city Hall, up to the
hour of / 1 O clock a. m. of Monday, July
Each bid must be accompanied by a
check certified by responsible bank
and payable to the order of James A.
Anderson. President Of the Board OF
public Works of the city of Los An
geles, for an amount not less than five
per cent of the aggregate sum of the
bid, or by satisfactory bond for the
said amount and so payable. as q
guarantee that the bidder Will enter In
to the proposed contract IL the same Is
awarded TO him.
Said work shall commence within
fifteen days after the execution of the
contract therefor and shall be com
pleted within sixty days thereafter
The amount of the bond to be given
for the faithful performance of the
contract for said work shall be twenty
hve per cent of the contract price
therefor, and an additional bond In an
amount equal to. fifty per cent Of the
contract price of said work shall be
given to secure the payment OF the
claims for any materials or supplies
furnished for the performance OF the
work contracted to be done by the con-
tractor, or Tor any work or labor of any
kind done thereon.
The work contemplated for which
bids are hereby invited shall consist of
a concrete storm sewer, beginning at n
point 2O.5 feet north of the north line
of Fourth street at point 40 feet west
of the west line of Bautista street; rum
ming thence to q point 2S feet west OF
point 270 feet north of the north line of
Sixth street The said storm sewer is
to be approximately 1910 feet in length.
six inches in diameter, with vitriiied
let wing walls one standard manhole,
one twenty-four inch vitritied pipe
drain 80 feet in length with concrete
end wall; and the dredging of an out
let channel 2S0 feet in length. All of
said work is to be done in accordance
with plan No: 11,773 and special speci-
fications on file in the. office of the City
Engineer of the Board of Public Works
of the City of Los Angeles. to which
plan and specifications reference is
hereby made for further particulars.
Prints of the plan. profile and detail
drawings, also forms of contract and
bonds and copies of the specifications
for said work will he delivered to in
tending bidders upon receipt by the
Board of Public Works of the sum of
$500 as a deposit to guarantee the re-
turn of the plans accompanying the
specifications.
Each bidder is required to make per-
sonal mination of the ground in
which the sewer is to be constructed.
Blank forms of bids will be furnished
upon application by the Board of Pub
lie Works at the office of the City En-
gneer of the said Board.
Each bid must be filed with the
Board of Public Works before the hour
of II o'clock a. M of Monday, July 23,
1906. and must be submitted in a sealed
envelope addressed Board of Public
Works, Los Angeles. California" and
indorsed bid for the construction of
the storm sewer west of Bautista street
and Vermont avenue"
The Board of Public Works reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board of Public
Works Of the City of Los Angeles.
HORACE B. FERRIS,
7-1S19 2t Secretary.