Arizona republican., 1909-10-18
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.

county, Arizona Territory at Phoenix Arizona, and endorsed Proposals for the construction of a wagon and foot
 dge across the Salt river at the foot of Center street south from the city of Phoenix. Arizona" will be received
 by the clerk of said board at the of fices of said board in the court house of Maricopa county at Phoenix, Af- zona, until ? o'clock, local time, in the afternoon Of Saturday, the 9th day of November, 1909. and will be publicly opened by said Board of Supervisors at a meeting to be held on that day, or at the first meeting thereafter. The work for which said proposals are in vited is to provide for the proper and complete construction of said bridge in every detail, and it is understood that the contractor agrees to furnish all and everything necessary for such construction, notwithstanding any omissions in the drawings or specifi- cations. The specifications and ac- companying drawings hereinafter re- ferred to are intended to correspond with and be illustrative of each oth- CT. Any part of the work which may be only mentioned in one or repre- scented in the other shall be executed the same as if it had been fully de- scribed in both. Said bridge is locat- ed as follows: Commencing at station No plus 75.OO feet, said point being in the south half of section seventeen, T. l N. k. F. of the G. x s. R. B. & M. line. county of Mari copa. Territory of Arizona, and ex- tending to station No. 2s, plus 75.00 feet, where the causeway com mences and extends in the same straight line as the bridge to station No. 34.. plus 40.00 feet, a point in the north half of section twenty, T. N, R. 3 F.. G. X s. R B. X NJ. line, county of Maricopa. Territory of Ari- zona, said station points being ac- cording to profile of the site of pro- posed bridge over Salt river on Cen ter street extension at Phoenix, Mari copa county, Arizona, as surveyed by Mir. Gus A. Streitz. county surveyor. January 4, 1909. Said bridge to be constructed of reinforced concrete in accordance with plans and specified tions prepared by Mayberry and Parker and furnished by said Board of Supervisors; which plans and spe- cifications, together with said profile of the site of said proposed bridge may be obtained upon application at the office of said board upon the payment therefor of the sum of s4.
 In submitting his bid the contractor shall give lump sum figure for the bridge and causeway completed in accordance with the plans and speci- fications above referred to. In view of the possibility that the size and depths of the footing for the abut- ments. caissons and retaining wall may be changed from those given on the drawings. the contractor in sub mittiing his bid shall give a price per cubic yard for the concrete in place, and back filling In case such changes are made this change shall be the basis for any credits or extras to be allowed for this class of work. In addition to the above the shall submit a price per span for further extension of the bridge, which figure shall allow for the reduced length of the causeway, it l being understood that any increased length of the bridge shall be decided | upon before all of the original con- tract material has been delivered. Also | the contractor shall submit a price | per cubic yard in place for concrete | riprap as specified for the north riv- | CT bank protection, which figure shall | include excavation and refilling for l further extension of the same He | shall also submit a price per pound | for steel in place and shall state total | ength of time required to perform and | complete said work. All bids must | be upon blanks for that purpose. fur nished by said Board of Supervisors.
 All bids shall be accompanied by a | certified check in a sum equal to ten per cent of the amount of said lump )id and drawn upon some responsible i bank, and shall be made payable to he Board of Supervisors of Maricopa county, Arizona: said certified checks, ,r cash deposited with the bids in leu of checks, will be held by said board until all of the bids have been ,anvas red and the contract awarded md signed. The return of said check IT cash deposited with the bid to the bidder to whom the contract shall be Lwarded is conditioned upon the ap- of said bidder within ten lays after receiving notice of such ward and executing a contract with aid county of Maricopa for the work O awarded. and giving a bond. said 'ond and contract to be satisfactory Q said Board of Supervisors. and said ond to be conditioned upon the faith ul performance of such contract in he penal sum of s25.0OO The price which said Board of Supervisors shall ontract to pay for the construction f said bridge shall become due and ayable as follows: Seventy-five (75) CT cent of the work completed ac- ording to estimates to be furnished y the engineers in charge of said 'ork at the end of each thirty days rom the time when the said work of . obstruction shall begin. and the bal nee of the contract price to be paid 1, the end of sixty days after said ridge shall have been fully completed. II work and materials paid for " ne contractors and the bridge finally III