Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
REAL ESTATE WANTED
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BIDS
will DO received until 4 o'clock p, m. o..
Saturday, october 3, 1903, at the Office Ol
room 1O2, OF the administrator BUILDING
State university grounds, for the installa-
ton of plumbing fixtures, piping ano COu-
nections; and also for heating apparatus
and steam mains for the mechanical ehbl-
neering laboratories now In course OF CON
StructiOn on the university campus, LIN
coin, according to plans and specifications
on file In the office of the superintendent
of construction, room 2B, in said Admins
tration building. Bidders must consult the
superintendent before preparing and filing
bids upon all matters which may appear
to them uncertain in either plans or speci-
fications, and must also carefully examine
this notice and the forms OF contract and
bond on file with the superintendent; they
must also personally inspect the building.
Bids must conform strictly to the plans
and specifications and the requirements or
this notice. Bidders must be prepared TO
furnish commercial ratings or satisfactory
references upon their financial standing, II
the same be required by the university au-
thorities. Bids must be filed separately Tor
plumbing and heating. Each bid Tor
plumbing must be accompanied by a GER
tilted check on some Lincoln BANK payable
to the University of Nebraska uncondltlon-
ally for the sum Of two hundred dollars
and each bid on heating work must be ac-
companied with a like check in the sum Oh
three hundred dollars. The checks OF the
successful bidder, in case of an award, VIII
bo held as a guaranty Tor furnishing 70
the superintendent 81 construction schcd-
ules of materials, with quantities ana
prices, signing the contract in form as pro-
posed ant furnishing security company
bond i'm a sun equal to One-thtrd OF the
contract price OF work awarded. Both the
security bond offered and the form of bond
must be satisfactory to the Board of Re
gents of its building committee. In case
the successful bidder fails within two
weeks from the date Of the award TO file
saiG schedules, fails to furnish and file
bonds as required or to enter into contract
at the amount of his bid, the check de-
posted by him will be forfeited to the uni
Versity as liquidated damages without
further proceedings or notice. The check
of the bidder whose bid is second best in
the judgment of the Board of Regents or
its building committee will also be held
pending the negotiations for the closing of
a contract with the first best bidder, or
until il is determined whether the second
best bid will be taken up or rebidding
called for. All bids must bear the resi-
Gence or business address of the bidder,
must be signed, scaled up, addressed to
the undersigned and be plainly marked On
the outside with the bidders name and the
words plumbing work" or heating work, -
as the case may be, for mechanical engi-
neering laboratories. The bids will be
opened and inspected as soon after the
date above set for filing the same as the
Board of Regents or its building commit
right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
102, Administration building, State Univer-
sity, Lincoln, Nebraska, Station A. J. S.
DALES. Secretary. Sl6-2G-27