New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
PUBLIC NOTICES.
INVITATION TO CONTRACTORS
p-lst5ush Avenue Extension. NASSAU Strssf
% Willoughby Street. Manhattan
Bridge. No. -

Elstou5h Avenue Extension, Nassau -r7sSs
% Willoughby Street. Manhattan
Bridge. No -
The City OF New York. acting b. sns
Public Service Commission for tne F1rsS
District b. this advertisement invites pro.
posals 70 construct that part OF tHs Q1o-
posed Fourth Avenue subway II tne 70.
oush cf BROOKLYN which oesIns a -
nCrtherly side q Nassau Street and r'irs
thence under said FiatOUsh Avenue ESxtsll
son 70 a point about twenty tset norea o
the centre lire of Wilioushby street
The general plan Of construction cars or
a four-track sIb-surfacs Railroad. our -
Contractor viii not Be required uneer -
contract proposed 70 provide or tdy ~ -.
ties or ballast A station between Eiil&ry
Street and johnson Srreat viii D. con
strCeted; and suitable eross-osssss ~, -
and sidilgs are also 10 Be prOvi1e a.. A
indicated on the detailed plans or co1s-sue c1.s..
tion- Tho tunnels are 20 have a leNslll- $50. =
not less than thirteen tiSl -. - =, - Tssr
and a maximum with o. nIlsSa 80. - -
for each track. except at curves. -. - - .
the width may b tncreassd ne - - =. =. .
the tunnels Is generally % % 1s - -.
surface OF the street as street eonolI.9..s
and grades will permit Tne roCI eL1 49, -
% the tunnels viii Be OF tTon or SEE - -
rnasourv Entrances 20 the s-atlon - - -
tended 20 Be placed within private pIos1-sss -.
rights n which viii % aEt1lIr- - s5-.
purpose or on the streets, or on - -
walks adjacent % prINale pl~P0- -
Tbs manner of construction shall % -
open excavation unless otnerNs1 k--s
sion. such portions OF me street noss
here the work may not % coinla1-s- s -, -
the backfu IS not place. A. ne .e---. :
o. ffteeu months from the tiIae o. e1e-1.
ir- she contract must - s1bscantial4y
boarded over % permit freedom oE usl1rs
II 50 ordered BY the Commission
IN the detailed plans tor eelstrlce, - ~. -
provisions FOR pipe galleries along re ISs
oS the tunnels are included BIDS .or =
construction OF the railroad must ne az
con panied b. a separate oid for ne son
=r- ~ 70 nj
rerred % as e Is essential tor the Cry -
ssparats thu cost % tbs ral--oa6 troEn 10
cost OF the pipe galleries. 1ns CoIfl-il,
sion reserves the right % accept q Did Ilr
construction O the railroad and a. Is
same time 70 rsject the accoHapa1F&rE pa
Bidders must visi, ras Iocatlou % ths
railroad ard station 20 os built under this
contract and note the present condIrlons
S.oHE t1e line O. the proposed rai.soad q. -. -
said Fla-bUsh Avenue Extension are being
OF are % be. demolished and the materials
removed by other CONTRACTORS
A fuller description q the WORK 70 -
done - SAT- forth and ether requirements.
provisions. details and spsctdcarlols ar
on tie in the Office q the Comulissiou- No
f54 Nassau Street n the Borough % Nan
haitian ana IN the detailed drawings r1er7-
in referred TO- a which once eoptes q -
tractor proposal may Re 1ad or sPpLc1~
ton The contract drawings nav He r..
form OF contract and tHs detailed draT1ne1s
are 70 os deemed a part % this Invitation
Partial payments % the contractor VII
Be made monthly as the work procests. 80
provided in the form OF contract
The work OF construction tt1cluc1as Ptps
galleries. IS 70 be completes As soon -
practicable and within CVecry-fou- months
from TIE date Of delivery Or the conIract-
SEALED BIDS OR PROPOSALS LIZ
BE RECEIVED AT THE SAID OFFICE
OF THE COMMISSION, At No l94 NAS-
SAC STREET. N THE BORoLGE o
MANHATTA$. The CITY OF <slg.
YORK UNTIL FRIDAT TIE STH DAY
OF NAY 1908 AT TWELVE O'CLOCA
NOON. AT WHICH TINE OR AT 4
LATER DATE To BE FIXED 81 Ia9
COMMISSION The PROPOSALS WILL
BE PUBLICLY OPENED.
Proposals must Be IN rhs form p-es--ioet
bv --e Commissiou copies % Wlic1 rlzY
Be obtained az once o. tn9 Commission
The proposal must contzin a statement.
in ths form prescribed. q cls quantities
ard Unit values upon which The bic 2.
the information o. the Commission 20 snzbl-
Il % determine upon what basis rhs PRO
posal Is made and fer 10 ether pu-pos-
Whatsoever. and tle Commission shall nor
- boun1 in auy way % maSs garments o.
value To-k done CDon the basis cc s1ch
Quantities and unit values contained n such
No p-opoSaI VII be allowed 70 be with
drawn for any reason whatever arrsr z,
shall have heen deposited with the Conr-riis-
The award q the contract or contracts
III awarded VIII be made BY the Cor1rnts
sion within twenty days after ne openinS Z
posal shall D. accepted shan n psrsou cr
by duly authorized representative attend n
Jns sad once OF tne CoraIaisSioI VIM - -
days after rhs delivery q z notics oy tAs
Commission that his proposal e accepted
ard that trA contract i approved D. Che
Board of Es-inars and ApportionuerTs and
such bidder shall than deliver a contrast
in The form referred %, duly executed ard
With its sxecuti-r duly proved-
Al the time q the delivery q contract
The contractor viii D. recu.rsd 70 flrnis-
sccUrtrv 20 the City BY giving bind =
The penalty of one hundred and htly thou
sard dollars. ~ the option OF he success
fuI biddsr cash o. approved securities nav
Z be 5suosi 80 Instead T giving a bond i
securities are deposited n place OF a bond
under this contract. Lhey mist De OF the
character os securities IN which savings
Banks may invest their funds and mus %
approved by the Commission The Con
tractors bend must be Ii Jhs FORM annexed
% the form Of contract
II addition ard as further security 70 r1e
CITY. ren per cent OF each amour. certified
t-o-i tina % time % be dus % -hs cor
tractor VIII bs retained until the work =
fully comple-ac-
Bidders whose proposals. are otherwise
satisfactory TO The Commission may. i
case the surs-ies OF securities na-,et By
them are rot approved by the Commission
revr s,l-eries or a 5ir-srert sche1uIs o. -
cu-f-iss approved by the Commission. du'
such substitution must b made within hVe
Commission unless this period IS EXTENDED
by the Commission
II case of failure O. neglect 70 exscut.
and dsltve- the contract or - MAKE Ihs
the required bond sucl bidder VIII. AT the
opCior o the Commission. Be deemed elths-
% have made ths contract Or % have aesn-
dS-eE ire contract IN the latter case rhe
Commission viii give notice thereof 70 rhs
6etaulting bidder. And The Commission
may the-eupCr proceed % rlaSs anorhei
contract with such. = any. o ths original
bidders as II the opinion OF the CoE-r.ts-
sio- n viii Be- L. -he bss- interest o. tha
City % contract win. OF E1ay by new st-
vsrtisernsrr invite further proposals Tis
dsfauI-inz bidder shall tharsCp0n Be labl-
% the CITY tor al loss ard damage BY 3,
sustained. Including Ire excess. = any O,
the amount T. shall pay any ocla- con-
tractor over the amount cS the bid q suc1
FS-srv p-7pozaI r,us-. when submitted, -
enclosed n = sealed ssve.oPe s1eSrse.
.PRoPOSAL FOR C9NS,C RCCL : 9
RAPID TRANSIT PAILROAD-FLAT
Bush AVENUE EXTENSION. NASSAU
STREET To WILLOCGEBY STREET.
and must b delivered 20 the CcEc--tssic-
O. % its Secretary. and n t5e presencs 4
deposited IN sealed box II which al pro
0oszLs viii - Gsrostred- No uropcSal VIII
be received or deposited unless accom-
parlss by a cs--iae4 check dawn upoz :
National o. state Bank Or Trust CoDpary
within The Clty % New ToTz and salts
factory % The Commission. PayaSls . th-
New YORK. c1r rEs SUI % twelve thouSa1i
Hvs hundred dollars
= the Commission sha- give no-ics "a
ary bidder that his O. its proposal - ac-
ceptsd and that the co1tracr Is approved
By the Board % Estimate and Appo-tiou
uslt- and - the bidder shall fat within
zen davs thereafter o. wish,n such turthe-
rerlod r. any. as may be prescribed oy ta-
Commission 20 sIs-Urs and deliver tEa con-
tra-r and 20 execute and deliver ths bond
WITH su-etias cr make deposit IN cash -
securities. then this Invitation % Con-
tractors and proposal accepted as aforesat,
shall Ls a contract binding the bidder -
pay to ths City the damages By u sus-
tzinsd BY reason q sucl failure. and q
such case the bidder shall. BY the terms Il
the proposal absolutely assign 20 the civ
the ownership % the cheek accompanying
his or is proposal a payment o. account
o. such damages
All such deposits made by bidders vhcS-
proncsals shall not be accepted By the Com
mission will ha ret trnsd 70 the perscl o.
persons uaking the same within fvs day,
afrer the contract shall Re executed an.
delivered The deposit o ths successful
bs7za- be returned when the cDErrart