The Jersey City news., 1906-08-04

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, August 6. 1906, at O'Clock p M.
in the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall for
IMPROVEMENT OF VAN NoSTRAND AVE-
NUE.
from Ocean avenue to Garfield avenue.
Said improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions Of Chapter 2l7 Of the Laws
Of 1896. and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office Of the Clerk OF said Board
ties must be obtained at the office OF tho Chief
Engineer, City Hall. Jersey City. N. J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
ioosb 5 stanaard tan,
About e2s cubic yards of earth excava-
tion per cubic yard Observation-Disclosures. 40
About cubic yards of rock excavation,
About tsDee IS cubic - yards Of earth iing per @
About 90 cubic yards of sand filling. per
cubic yard .....-...................... 1.50
cadam), per square yard ................ 30
About 1344 lineal feet of curb stone, SIX
16", set in concrete. per lneal foot. 80
About 10 square feet of bridge stone, per
square loot ..........s....-..-...... 40
About 9O5O square feet of tagging, per
square foot ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II
About square wards of repaving, CBel-
gian), per square yard ..,............... 80
About 20 ineal feet of reset in concrete
and dressed curb stone, per lineal foot. .35
About go square feet of relaid and dress
ed bridge stone, per square foot ....... .05
About 14S0 square feet OF relaid ana
dressed tagging, per square foot 80 O2
About reset receiving basin heads, each 200
About resetting water gate boxes. 200
About $50 square yards Of brick paving
In cutters on concrete foundation, at
per sqaure yard ....................... 2s0
Time allowed for the completion of the work
60 working days.
The making OF the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance of the owners of the prop
erty liable to more than one-half the ae-
sessnent therefor on the basis OF preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed enyel-
opes endorsed Proposals for the Improvement
of Van NoStrand Avenue" directed Ito Mr.
James 8. Nolan. Chairman of the Committee
On Streets "a and Sc Sewers" and handed 10 the
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro
posals (and q possible subsequent contract) are
those Of some surety company authorized 10
do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
Of the hundred per cent standard above quoted
for which they VIII furnish all materials and
do all the work comprehended 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 Z. Chapter 1874, Of the Laws of 1891,
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 sufficieney
by this Board and as to form by the Corpors,
tion Counsel the President OF this Board hav-
ing the power to examine the proposed bonds
men under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
GEO. T. RouroN,
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