New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
PUBLIC NOTICES.
INVITATION TO CONTRACTORS
Fiatbush Avenue Extension Nassau Strsss
to W!lioughby Street. Manhattan
EridEe, No -

Pubic Service Commission Tor the tfrs-
District by this advsrrLSement invites pro
posaIs 70 construct that part % the pro-
pcsed EoEFth Avenue subway IN the BOT
cUgh q Brooklyn which begins az -
thence under said FIatbush Avenue Exten
sion % a point about twenty feet north OK
tne centre line OF Wili0uEhby Street
The general plan of construction cans Tor
a fo-r-tracS sub-surface Railroad. put -
Contractor will not - required under tno
contract proposed 70 provide OF az ',SI,, -ISas.
les or ballast station between Liit1rF
Street and johnson Street viii O@ con
Fectee and suitable cross-oVeTs. ,S SGslS-. =
sna s1'lss are 9so 70 D pIovlie1- s-7,s a. =.
indicated on the deta .sd plans OF So..sS-
ton. Thc tunnels are 10 have a nclslll -
not less than thirteen fis} fset n TIE S4sa.. -.
and a maximum wi1rn o. hlt@en t-'- -, -.
for each track except a. cur -, -. y :.
the width ulay T. increased Ihe Foot -
the tunnels Is generally 70 be as 80. - -
surface of the street a. street On ~ ts..
ans grades VIII permit I.he rltt -, all -. -
Cf the tunnels viii be ot -on or steel s-t1
masonry Entrances - TIE sta.-ol -- a.
teacsd 10 BE- placed within pTivats P,,o. -.
rights n which viii De acQ1lFeo Lo1 - -
purpose OF on the streets or on lhe s41s
walks adjacent % private property a N
cicatct On the plans .-,, -. t-r
The manner q CONSTRUCTION siia-- - - - -
oueu excavation unless otherwise proNiae1
IN the contract or directed oy the Co-ll---.. C
sion, such portions OF the street, 80 20 -
y here the wlrz may not Be coFcP4sIee -. =
the hacEalI is not placed AZ the eNPiE 80
Of atteen months from the time OF 1Asc-- 1A-.
ing tas contract. must be suns.%sll.S..S
boarded over 20 permit freedom O I17-'l4-'
IL So ordered bv the Commission
In the detailed plans for eonstrlcli2n-
provisions for pine galleries along ne -
OF the tunnels are ilclU1sd. Hes 1or tn~
construction % the railroad must ne a.
coupanied By a separate bid Tor the con
strLctIcn OF the pice galleries eoes-
ferred %, as 70 IS essential Tor the Clty -
separate the cGsg OF ths railroad rom ms
cost OF the pipe galleries The CoIll-N.s-
sion reserves the rtght 70 accept oI- -
same time 20. reject the accompanying oi1
FOR pipe galleries
Bidders must vizi. the location ot the
railroad and station 20 De built under tnls
contract and note the present conditions
along the line OF the proposed rallrpaa I -
buildings standing within the lines OF ms
said Flatbush Avenue Extension are being.
OF are 70 be. demolished and the rlaee-la-s
removed by other contractors
a fuller description q the work 20 -
done Is set forth. and ether requirements.
provisions. details and specifications ars
stated n the printed c1Tr- OF contract noW
on tie in the ONCE of the Commission, No.
154 Nassau street n the Borough OF Kan
haitian. and in the detailed drawings tAers-
N referred 20. a. which Office copies ot ths
contract and of The form OF bond ana con
tractor = proposal ma be HaC on aPpAlcA-
ton The contract drawings NAV h IN
Epectsd at the same Office. The printed
form OF ccntrsce and the detailed draNlnss
are 70 De deemed part o. this 4nVi-a1loI-
Partial payments 70 the contractor VIII
BE uSda monthly as the work procee1ss a.
provided IN the FORM OF contract
The work OF construction Including 2iFs
galleries. Is 10 be completed as soon az
practicable and within tWenty-four months
from tle date of delivery ot the contract
SEALED BIDS OR PROPOSALS WIl.Ia
BE RECEIVED AT THE SAID OFFICE
OF THE COMMISSION. AT No. fS2 MAS
sAU STREET. ~ THG BORoUGH OF
MANHATTAN. THE CITY OF N5N
YORK. UNTIL FRIDAY. THE sTH DAY
OF MAY. 1898. AT TWELVE O'CLOCK
NOON. AT WHICH TINE OR AT \
L ,
COMMISSION THE PROPOSALS WILL
BE PUBLICLY OPENED.
Proposals must be IN The form prescribed
by the Commission copies oc which may
be obtained a. Office OF the Commission
The proposal must contain a statement.
n the form uresc-tbed- q the quantities
based such statement shah be merely Tor
the Information or the Commission 70 enaDis
It 70 determines uGon what basis ths pro-
pOsal ts made and for no other purpOs7
whatsoever. and the Commission shall not
Be bound IN any way 70 maze payments Or
value vorz done uDon the basis OF such
Quantities and unit values contained n SUCH
No propo-aI will - allowed 70 Be with
shall have been deposited with the Connis-
st1r-
Gf awarded) VIII be made BY tls Cornuis-
sion within twenty DAYS after ths opening
o. the proposals The bidder whose pro
pCsal shall bs accepted shall n person Or
the said ONCE of the Commission within ten
Gays after the delivery % a notice BY rhs
Commission thar his proposal Is accepted
and that the contract Is approved y the
Board Of Estimate and APportionnent: and
such bidder snail then deliver a CONTRACT
IN the form referred 70. duly executed anu
with its eNecuci-n duly proved.
At the time OF the delivery of contract.
the contractor will be required 70 furnish
security % the City BY giving a band IN
sand dollars. A. the option o. the success
ful bidder cash OF approved securities may
be deposited instead q giving a bond Il
sa-rrirTas a-a 5s-osf-eG ~ r,Iacs ~ a bond
under this contract. they must be OF the
character q securities In which Savings
Ranks NAV invest their funds and must oe
approved by the Commission The Con-
tractor bond must he n the form annexed
70 the form or contract
In addition and as further security % the
from time 70 time % be d-s 70 the con
tractor VIII Be retained until TIE wc-k -
fully completed
Bidders whose proposals a-e otherwise
satisfactory 70 The CoTmission may, IN
CO Sc the sLreties o. securities named BY
them are not approved by the Commission.
substitute IN their proposals the names %
new sureties or a different schedule OF Sc
cUrt-tes aC7rq-ed by the Commission. but
days after notice OF dtsapproval oT the
Commission unless this period ts extended
BY the Commission
In case OF failure or neglect to e0-cut-
and deliver the contract OF % make th-
required deposit OF q execute and deliver
the required bond. such bidder will ar the
option OF the Commission bs deemed either
to have made the contract or 70 have aban-
dons6 The contract IN the latter case th-
Commission win give notice thereof 70 ths
detaulttIg bidder And the Commission
may there-pCn proceed 70 make another
contract with such. Il any. 1t the original
bidders. as IN the opinion oc the Coulmts-
sion it Will be . t1s best interest % rhs
City 10 contract with. q may by new ad-
vsrtlseInsDt invite further proposals. Tbs
10 the city fo- al loss AID damage By L
sustained. including the excess, II any, %
the amount - shall ray any othar con
tractor over III amount of the bid cr such
ESvery proposal must when submitted. b.
enclosed in a sealed enveIope endorsed
RAPID TRANSIT RAIL.ROAD-FLAT-
BUSH AVENUE EXTENSION. NASSAU
STREET TO WILLOUGHBY STREET
and must Be delivered % tho Commission
or 20 tts Secretary. and n the presence ot
the person Offering the proposal i- VII bs
deposited in a sealed box n which all pro
be received OF deposited unless accom-
pau led by a certified check drawn upoa a
National o. state Rank or Trust Company
within The CItv os New York and salts
factory 10 the Commission payable 70 the
order of the Comptroller o. The city %
New York. for The sum o< twelve thousand
II tha Commission shall give notice 80
any bidder that his o its proposal f. aC-
Cepred ana r1&E CEa contract aDDr0Ves-
by -he Board of Estiuats and Apportiou-
reut. and T. the bidder shah faiI within
ten days thereafter or within such further
pertOd n any. as may BE- prescribed ~ tha
Commission. to execute and deliver the con
tract and % execute and deliver the bond
with suretizs. or make deposit IN cash -
securities. then this Invitation 70 Con
tractors and proposal accepted az Aforesaid
shall be a contract binding the bidder -
pay 20 the City the damages by Il sus-
tRinsd By reason q such failure: and n
such ease the bidder shah. ov the terms OF
the proposal absolutely assign 20 the Cirv
the ownership of the check accompanying
hts or its proposal a a payment on account
OF such damages
AT such deposits made by bidders xho.s
proposals shsIi not be accepted By the Com
mission viii be ret yrnsd 70 the person or
persons making ne same within rye dsva
after the contract shall - sxscutrd and
delivered The dsrosic OF the SUCCESSFUL
bidder will be returned wheu the contra~r
Is executed ard its provisions as 20 security
ara complied with
New York. ApriI lst. 1903
THE PCFLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT.
By
WILLIAM p WILCOX