New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
PUBLIC NOTICES.
STATE OF NEW YORK
OF SUPERINTENDENT Q
PUBLIC WORKS.

STATE OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
Albany. June Y. 1905.
Notice to Contractors:
Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned at his office in the Capitol in
of Tuesday. July 21st, 1908. at which
place and hour they will bs publicly
opened and read, for improving the New
York State Canals. pursuant 20 the pro
visions of Chapter lat OF the Laws of
1903. and of the amendments thereto. as
follows:
CONTRACT NO. go.
Erie Canal. Section 9.
For the Improvement of the Erie Canal
from the west end of Contract No. 9, TO
about one-half mile west of Adams Basin
bridge. Length. $50 miles. Sheets to
5S inclusive.
CONTRACT NO. "a
Erie Canal Section 10
For the Improvement OF the Erie CanaI
from 600 feet west Of Prospect Street
Bridge, Medina 10 100 feet east of Gasport
Bridge. Length. e.e1 miles. Sheets / to
81 inclusive.
Plans may be seen and detailed specih-
cations. engineers estimate OF quantities,
proposal blanks. form of contract and
proposers may be had at the Office OF the
Superintendent of Public Works. at Al
bany, n. y: at the Office OF the Assistant
Superintendent of Public Works for the
Middle Division at Syracuse. ~ u at the
office of the Assistant Superintendent OF
Public Works for the Western Division at
Rochester, y. Y: and at the Canal ONCE.
Spaulding's Exchange, Buffalo. y. Y
Copies OF detailed plans OF drawings may
be obtained from the State Engineer and
Surveyor at Albany. n. Y. upon payment
of the cost of producing them.
Monthly estimates will be paid of ninety
per centun 90 per cent? of the work done
AT the contract price. Every proposal for
said work must be accompanied by a
money deposit in the form OF draft or
certified check upon some good banking
institution in the city Of Albany or New
York, issued by a national or State bank
in good credit within the State and pay
able at sight to the Superintendent OF Pub
lie Works for five per centur % per cent?
of the amount of the proposal.
The person whose proposal shall be &C
cepted will be required TO execute a con-
tract and furnish bonds within ten days
from the date OF notice OF award delivered
to him or them in person or mailed TO the
address given in the proposal. Upon eG-
ecution OF the contract and approval or
bonds. the deposit will be returned 10 the
propcser. The deposits of bidders other
than the one 10 whom the award Of con-
tract shall be made will be returned inlIne-
diately after the award has been made.
The amount of bond required for faith
full performance will be twenty-five per
ceutunn (25 PER cent? of the amount Of the
estimated cost of the work according TO
the contract price. and an additional
bond, known as the labor bond. In the
sum OF ten per centum 40 per cent? Of
the amount Of the estimated cost OF the
work according 70 the contract price, will
be required as security that the contractor
will pay in full at least once in each
month all laborers employed by him upon
the work specified 70 be done in the con-
tract
Each proposal must be addressed to the
Superintendent OF Public Works, Albany.
N V, and must be endorsed on the en-
ve1cpe with the name of the construction
for which the proposal is made.
Award If made. will be made to the
person or persons whose proposals shall be
lowest in cost 70 the State for doing the
work, and which shall comply with all
provisions required 10 render in formal
Before any award shall be made the low
est bidder will be required TO satisfy the
Superintendent Of Public Works Of his
ability to provide suitable equipment and
materials for the proper performance of
the work.
The right is reserved 70 reject all pro
posaIs and readvertise and award the con-
tract in the regular manner IL. in the
Judgment of the undersigned. the interests
OF the State will be enhanced thereby.
2. C. STEVENS.
Supsrintendent Of Public Works