Evening journal., 1910-03-26
PROPOSALS


WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
PROPOSALS AND SPECIFICATION
OR THE REMODELlNG OF COO
PRING PUMPING STATION FOR TIL
yATER DEPARTMENT.
NNOUNCEMENT TO CONTRACTOR
Sealed proposals-en endorsed. Pro-
pOsals for Remodeling Cool Spring
Pumping Station'-wil be received
by the Board OF Water Commission
ers at the office Of the Water De-
partment. 5. j.. Cor. sixth and King
streets, Wilmington, Delaware, un-
til 1880 a. M, ON Monday. April
4th, 1910. FOR the construction and
remodeing OF Cool Spring Pump
ing station using the walls thereof
as apart of said construction, the
kind and amount OF work TO he 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 the Water Department,
$. u. Cor. Sixth and 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 be
awarded to the lowest and best bid
der. provided that the Board OF
water Comm m'ssioners, reserves the
right 20 reject any or all bids.
Each bidder must state in his pro-
posal his fun name and address and
the name ana addresses OF all per-
sons interested with him, II no
person be SO Interested. he must
distinctly state the fact, also that
his proposal rs made without any
connection, directly or indirectly with
any other bidder. for the work par
ticularly mentioned IN his proposal
that II Is in all respects without
fraud or collusion. and that no per-
son acting for, OF employed by
"phe Mayor and Council Of VIII
minRton' or any OF its several de-
partmonts is directly or indirectly
Interested therein or IN the sup
plies or work To witch it relates.
or In Nlv portion Of the prospective
profits thereof
Each bid must be signed by the
bidder and be accompanied by an
undertaking signed by 1.-The persons
offered by the bidder as his sure
ties who. must IN all eases. be
resident frcehOldcrs Of the city of
Wilmington, or a thoroughly re-
sponsihle surety company, which
company or companies must be ac-
ceptahle to the Board Of Water
COmmiss' 'Oners declaring their con-
sent to be such sureties IN the event
Of the contract being awarded 20
such bidder. and n any contract be
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
panies so undertaking. for HIM as
aforesaid shan be liable TO pay
TO the city Of Wilmington any dam-
age that may be occasiOned 20 said
city by such failure.
a bond I'm the sum Of Pr per cent
OF the contract price with a sntls-
factory surety company through "a
legally constituted agency in VII
mington. Del, will he required for
the faithful performance Of tho
work said bond to remain IN force
for one year after the hnal cOmple-
tion and acceptance of the work
No permission Will be given for
the withdrawal OF any propOsai
The printed form of proposal COM
tanned herein shall be used In maxi
ing out bid The price must hc
written In the proposal ana also
stated In hcures. and any nroposal
not IN accordance with these i'm
strnctions or not ON the blanks FUR
nished may he rejected. No pro-
pogal Will he received from any con-
tractor unless known 20 be skilled
and regularly engaged In work OF
a similar nature TO that covered
by this contract.
Plans and specifications may he
SEEN and forms Of nronosala and
contracts NAV he obtained at the
office of the chief Fugineer of the
Water Department. S. E Cor sixth
and King streets. Wilmington.
De-. Copies OF the speclhcations
ana plans may be obtained hv maxi
ing a deposit Of So. said deposit to
he returned upon return of tho
plans and specifications.
By order Of.
Board Of Water Commissioners.
JOHN A. KTENLE,
Mars &c 2S Ap1.2.