The Jersey City news., 1906-04-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
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Proprietor.


sealed proposals will be received by the Board
q street and Water Commissioners on Monday,
Assembly Chamber Of the CITY Hall for the
IMPROVEMENT OF CORBIN AVENUE,
IRON Sip avenue to Stuyvesant avenue.
Said Improvement to be made conformably to
t tne provisions OF Chapter 217 of the Laws Of
1881 and in accordance with specifications on
ME IN the OFFICE Of the Clerk OF said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties
must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Ff1nglneef sllty Hall, Jersey City, N. j.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
l0SZ j stsnsard tan,
About 1853 cubic yards of Earth Excava-
tons per cubic yard ................$ 10
About cubic yards Of Rock Excava-
tion, per cubic yard s....e.............. - 800
About 1916 cubic yards of Earth Filling
About lsa cubic yards Of Sand Filling. -
About 800 square yards If Paving (BSi- 80
gram IN II cutters, per square yard -. 1.3o
About 1858 lineal feet of Curb Stone
5x16, set in concrete, per Iineai foot. 80
ABOUT oVl2 square feet of Fiagging per
square loot ........................... II
About Is square yards of Repaving tBel-
gian) N cutters, per square yard..... 80
About rs lineal feet of Reset, in con
crete, and Dressed Curb Stone, per lin
cal root ..-.-..+4-.........-......... 80
About Ss square feet Of ReIaid and
Dressed Bridge Stone, per square foot. .05
About 90 square feet of ReIaid and
Dressed Flagging, per square foot -. .02
ABOUT Reset Receiving Basin Heads,
eacn .-................. 800
About Reset Manhole Heads, each.. 800
About Rebuilt Receiving Basin and
Connections complete, each ............ 25 90
About Water Gate Boxes, reset each. 200
. time allowed for the completion OF the work,
40 working days.
The making of the above improvement and
award OF the contract therefor will be subject
TO the renlonstrance of the owners of the prop
erty liable to more than one-half the assess
ment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes. endorsed Proposals for the Improvement
OF Corbin avenue,i directed to Mr. James S.
Nolan, Chairman, of the Committee on Streets
and Sewers, and handed to the Clerk of the
Board N open meeting when called for in the
order OF business relating to sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals (and possible subsequent contraet) are
those of some surety company authorized TO do
business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must State a single fixed percentage
for which they will furnish all materials and
do all the work eornprehended in specifications,
and If final award of contract be made. the per
cent SO stated will form the basis upon which
payment will be made for all items.
The Board may. under the provisions of the
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject any
or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section 4 Chapter l24. of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to suffieiency by
this Board and to form by the Corporation
Counsel, President of this Board having the
power to examine the proposed bondsmen under
oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Dated Jersey City. April 6, 1906.