The Jersey City news., 1906-05-19
Dated April %, 1908.
NorIcE To coNraAcrons

NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals win be received by the Board
May sS 1900, at ocaock NJ. N tne
Assembly Chamber Of the city Hail for the
IMPROVEMENT OF CLEAN AVENUE.
from Communipaw avenue anu poarl Sos 4J-
100 fet north OF Communipaw avenue.
Said improvement 10 be made conformably to
the provisions Of Chapter 2l7g of the Laws Of
1895, and in accordance with specifications on
fls e, in the office Ct the Clerk Of said d Board;
must Be os obtsned PA at a the ooe Of the Chief
Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N. J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES:
Of Cost.
About 1925 cubic yards of Earth Excava-
ton; per CUBIC yard ..................-..S 40
About ! cubic yards Of Rock Excava-
ton, per cubic yard ...................... 800
About 242 cubic yards Of Earth Filling,
About Is cubic yards Of sand Fiiling,
About sIs Islo square yards Of Paving iAs i'
ng. sper square yard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 150
About S5 square yards of Belgian Paw
.us, per square yard .,....... ...s,..,.... LIS
5x16, set in concrete, per lineal foot. 80
About 100 square feet Of Bridge Stone,
About $3.50 square feet Cement Walks,
5 feet wide, per square feot,........... .16
About 80 square yards Of Repaying, per
Ai5auf il iifeai feet Of Reiaid ana Dress
ed Curb Stone, per lineal foot .s..... 80
Aeout 2 Resetting Water Gate Boxes.
About Reset Manhoie Heads, each..... each. 200
About Noissfess Manhols Covers, each 100
About Receiving aBsins and Con-
nections. complete, each .,.............. $500
RELAXING q Lowering Water Mains or
Service Connections. about 100 ineal
feet at. per linea1 foot ...........-..... .35
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 reinonstrance Of the owners Of the prop
erty liable to more than one-haif the assess
ment therefor on the basis Of preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes, endorsed Proposals for the Improve
n1ent of Olean Avenue" directed to "Mr.
James S. Nolan, Chairman of the Committee
on Streets and Sewers, and handed to the
called for in the order Of business relating to
sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals land a possible subsequent contract)
those of some surety company authorized to do
business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
OF the hundred per cent. standard above quoted
Tor winch they VIII furnish all materials and
do all the work comprehended in specifications,
md If final award OF contract be made, the per
cent. so stated will form the basis upon which
payment Will be mace 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
under the terms whereof contract shall be
binding upon the city, or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to sufficiency by
this Board, and as 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
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