New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
PUBLIC NOTICES.
STATE OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT Or
PUBLIC WORKS ooo
Afhapv January 8, 1908.

STATE OF NEW IOEsh.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT or
PUBLIC WORKS. -,
Albany, January s. 1905.
Notice to Contractors: ,,.
Sealed proposals will be received py 'ns
undersigned at his Office. in the Cap..ol' ~
Albany N. Y. until twelve ciock hooi, .a,,ca %
Friday, January 3lst, lsos. al ~nlcn p.S nd
and hour they will be pubiicIy 3psneu %rl State
la. of the Laws of 1908. and Of the amend
ments thereto. as follows:
CONTRACT NO. y
Erie CanaI-Section TO-
For the Improvement OF the present Erle s
Canal from o. 164 mile east OF Eagie tlsti hr,age
bridge TO 0O9 mile west OF Beai pfiuse'
Length OF contract $3.50 miles: ,.e,.
Plans may be seen and detailed specilca
tions engineers estimate OF quantites, pds
posal blanks form OF contraea ~ anu far ' nro
posers may be had at the ONCE OF lne
Superintendent OF Public Works. al Aluany'
n. Y: at the office of the Asslslah. Stitste
tntendent of Public Works for the Miaa,e ~
Division at Syracuse n. y; at the biiSo
of the Assistant Superintendent OF rIo.o
Works for the Western Division. 81 Eocnes
ter N Y; and at the canal office, Spauiu.
ing's Exchange Buffalo. n. Y Copies oi
detailed plans or drawings may be oolaIhe1
from the state Engineer ana SuIHeSo. as
Albany. N. Y. upon payment OF 'ne eoS' u
producing them. ,,,,
Monthly estimates will be paid OF ninety
per centum (909o) of the work dofie d Ia ia
contract price. Every proposal -, au Ss
work must be accompanied by a money
posit in the form of draft or ceftuieu
check upon some good banking ins'i.u,,oat t1l,,oa
In the city of Albany or New ioih, isI. issuI
bv a national or state bank In good credit
within the state and payable at slght 70 lle
Superintendent of Public Works for nve per
centum $50 of the amount OF the prop"sa-
The person whose proposal shall pe DC
csntad viii he REQUIRED to execute a con-
tract and furnish bonds within zen uaS
from the date Of notice OF aware uei.H - -
to him or them in person or iiiaieo ~ o,ro
address given in the proposal Cpon eA
ecution OF the contract and approval oI
bonds the deposit will be returned 10 tne
proposer. The deposits OF pidders otnei
than the one to whom the award OF coh-
tract shall be made will be returned I'm
mediately after the award has peen Iiaue;
The amount OF bond required Tor IaithIuI
performance will be Twenty-Five per csntuih @
fo5ca of the amount of the estimated cost
of the work according to the contract price,
and an additional bond. known as the iaoor
bond. in the sum OF ten per centulh III, ,l
of the amount Of the estimated cost OF tns
work according TO the contract price. VIII
be required as security that the contractor
will pay in full at least once in each month
all laborers employed by him upon the "orh
specified to be done in the contract
Each proposal must be addressed: 10 the
Superintendent of Public Works, Albany
Y and must be indorsed on the en-
velope with the name of the construction
for which the proposal Is made
Award If made. will be made to the per
est in cost 10 the State for doing the work.
and which shall comply with all PROVISIONS
required to render it formal. Before any
award shall be made, the lowest oidder VIII
be required to satisfy the Supertntendent OF
Public Works of his ability to provide SUIT
able equipment and materials for the proper
performance of the work
The right is reserved to reject all pro-
nosaIs and readvertise and award the con
tract in the regular manner II. In the Iude
ment of the undersigned, the interests Oh
the state will be enhanced thereby;
F. c. STEVENS.
Superintendent Of Public Morks.