Evening journal., 1910-03-25
PROPOSALS

WILMINGTON, DELXWN'Ris''
AND SPECIFICATION
OR THE REMODELING or coo
j PRlNG PUMPING STATION FOR Til
vAIER DEPARTMENT
ENCOURAGEMENT TO CONTRACTOR
Sealed roposals--endorsed, Pro-
posals for Remodeling Cool Spring
Pumping Station"-will be received
bvaihe Board Of Water Commission
ers at the office Of the Water De-
partment, S. u. Cor. Sixth and King
streets, Wilmington, Delaware, un-
~ 1910 a. m, on Monday. April
4th, 1910, for the construction and
remodeling OF Cool Spring Pump
Ing StaNon using the walls thereof
as apart Of said construction, the
kind and amount Of work TO be done
or furnished under said proposals
TO be according to plans
and specifications which may be
seen at the Office Of the Chief En-
gineer of tho Water Department,
>. y. Cor Sixth ana King streets.
Wilmington, Delaware, to which
reference Is hereby made.
The contract for the doing of the
work and the furnishing OF all ma
terials and supplies covered by said
plans and specifications will he
awarded 70 the lowest and best bid
der provided that the Board OF
water Commissioners reserves the
right 20 reject any or all bids.
Each bidder must state in his pro-
posal his full name and address and
the name and addresses OF all per-
sons interested with him. II no
person be so Interested. he must
distinctly state the fact, also that
his proposal is made without any
connection, directly or indirectly with
any other bidder. for the work par
ticularly mentioned IN his proposal
that it is In all respects without
fraud or collusion. and that no per-
son acting for, or femployed by
The Mayor and Council of Will
mingtOn' or any Of It's several de-
partments Is directly or indirectly
interested therein or I'm the sup
plies or work TO which II relates.
or la Nlv portion of the prospective
profits thereof.
Each bid must be signed by the
bidder and be accompanied by an
undertaking signed by the persons
offered by the bidder as his sure
ties. who. must in all cases, be
resident freeholders of the city OF
Wilmington, or n thoroughly re-
sponsible surety company, which
company or companies must he ac-
ceptahle to the Board OF Water
Commissioners declaring their con-
sent TO be such sureties IN the event
Of the contract being awarded 10
such bidder. and il amy contract he
so awarded. and such bidder. shall
fail TO complete the execution OF "a
contract therefor with surety for
its performance approved by the
said Board, such bidder and the
party and parties, company or COM
panics, so undertaking for him. ~
aforesaid, shall be liable to pay
20 the city OF Wilmington any dam
age that may be occasioned to said
city by such failure.
A bond In the sum OF % per cent.
of the contract price with a satis-
factory surety company through a
legally constituted agency in VIII
mington. Del, will be required for
p tho faithful performance Of tho
work, said bond TO remain IN force
for one year after the tlnal compile
tlon and acceptance Of tho work.
No permission will be given for
the Withdrawal Of any proposal.
The printed form OF proposal con-
tained herein shall be used IN maxi
ing out bid. The price must be
written in the proposal and also
stated in figures, and any proposal
not I'm accordance with these in
structions or not on the blanks fur
nished may be rejected. No pro-
posal will be received from any con-
tractor unless known to be skilled
and regularly engaged I'm work OF
similar nature to that covered
by this contract.
Plans and specifications may he
seen, and forms OF proposals and
contracts may be obtained at tho
Office Of the Chief Engineer Of the
Water Department. S. 70. Cor. Sixth
and King streets, Wilmington.
Del Copies OF the specifications
and plans may he obtained by maxi
ing doposie OF $, said deposit to
10 returned upOn return of tho
plans and specifications.
BY order OF,
JOHN A. lIIENEL.
.lar25. .26 2S. Ap1.2.