New-York tribune., 1908-01-30
PUBLIC NOTICES.
STATE OF NEW YORK.
OFFICE OF SCPERINTENDENT o.
PUBLIC WORKS


PUBLIC WORKS.
Albany. January g 1873.
Notice 70 Contractors.
SezIed oroDosais vii Be received BY sho
undersigned at his Office. In the Capitol. =
Albany. y. Z. until rwslvs o'clock noon -
Friday. January SIst. 1908. at which placs
ard hour they viii De publicly opened a1a
read. fcr improving ms New York 5-ars
canals. pursuant 10 tie provisions o< chsDtss
144. OF the Laws % 1908. and OF Eiss eEnsrlo~
men-s thereto. as follows
CONTRACT NO.
Erie Canai-SecLicn 10.
For the Improvement or the present ErfS
Canal from O. 164 mile east Of Eagle Harccr
bridge 20 0-O9 mile west Of Seals ortdss-
Length OF contract s. 6s2 miles
Plans may be seen and detailed scsctfcs-
tons. engineers estimate OF Quantities. pro-
possl blanks. form OF contract and bonds
required and other information cor pro
Superintendent OF Public works, at Albany.
y. Y. at the Office CT tbs Assistant super
tatende1t OF Publtc Works for the Middl-
Division. at Syracuse. y u az the 1rficS
or the Assistant Superintendent Of Publto
Works for tire Western Division. at Rocbesrs
ter. y. Y; AID at the canal oLtice. Sparld--
iCg's Exchange Buffalo. y Y Copiss of
detailed plans or drawings may os ootaineS
from the state Engineer and surveyor az
Albany. y Y. upon payment or the cost os
producing them
Monthiy estimates will be paid oc ninety
per ceutum 900 . the work dons at rhs
contract price Every proposal for SAD
work must be accompanied by money de-
pcsit IN the form OF a draft or Certified
check upon some good BANGING institution
IN the city % Albany o. New York. issued
by a national or state bank IN good cTedir
within the state and payable at sight 20 ths
Superintendent or Public Works fer I've per
centun t5ss) of the amount OF the proposal
The person whose proposal shall Be ac-
cepted viii be required 70 exsc1ve a con-
tract and furnish touds within ten Gays
from the date OF notice 81 award delivered
70 him or them IN person or mailed % tn
address given IN the proposal Jpcn e1-
ecutiou OF the contract AID approval %
bonds. ths deposit viii be returned 70 ths
propcser- The deposits OF bidders orhar
than the one 10 whom the award OF con-
tract shall he made win be returned i'm
mediateiy after the award has been made
The amount of bond required for faithful
performance viii Be twenty-five per cen.uns
$50 O the amount OF the estimated ccss
OF the work according % the contract rrtcs-
and an additional bond known as ths iabor
bond. n the sum o. ten per cenrurn (1o~at
q the amount o. the estimated cost Of the
work according 20 rhe contract price. viii
viii pay II fuii a. least once In each month
all iaborers employed oy aim upon tbs worx
specified 20 De done N the contract
Each proposal must De addressed: 70 -
Superintendent Of Public Works. Albany.
- Y. and must bs tndo-ssd or ths eu--
velope with the name os the sonsrruc-ion
for which the 1-Opcsai Is made.
Award = made viii be made 70 the per-
son or persons whose proposal shall Be low
est IN cost 70 the state Tor doing the work-
and which shah comply with All provisions
required 20 render - formal Before sz-y
award shall be made. the lowest bidder VIII
Be required 70 satisfy the Superintsndenr oe
Public Works or his ability &C provide suit
able equipment aud materials cor ths propsr
performances OF the work.
me right Is reserved 20 reject sn pro
posais and reafvsrtiss and award the con-
tract IN the y sular manner r. q the tudg.
msnt Of the undersigned. the interests -
the state viii be enhanced thereby
F. c. STEVENS,
superinssndsnt OF Pueds WosoA