Evening journal., 1910-03-28
PROPOSALS


WILMINGTON. DELAWARE.
PROPOSALS AND SPECIFICATION
Or THE REMODELING OF cool
'RlNG PUMPING STATION FOR TIL
.AIER DEPARTMENT
INVOLVEMENT TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals--eu endorsed. Pro-
posals for Remodeling Cool Spring
Pumping Station''-will be received
by the Board OF Water Commission
ers az the office of the Water Dc
partment. $. +. Cor. Sixth and King
streets. Wilmington, Delaware. un-
til 1880 a. m. on Monday. April
4th. 1910. for tho construction and
rcmodoling Of Cool Spring Pump
ing Station using the walls thereof
as apart OF said construction. tho
kind and amount of work 10 be done
or furnished under said proposals
TO be according TO plans
and specifications which may he
seen at the Office Of tho Chief En-
gincer Of the Water Department,
s. e. 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 he
awarded 10 the lowest and best bid
der. provided that the Board or
Water Commissioners. reserves tho
right 10 reject any or all bids.
Each bidder must state IN his pro-
posal his fun name and address and
the name and addresses Of all per-
sons interested with him. II no
person be 40 Interested. he must
distinctly state the fact, also that
his proposal Is made without any
connection, directly or Indirectly with
any other bidder, for tho work par
ticularly mentioned In his proposal
that II Is in all respects without
fraud or colusion. and that no per-
rmnInNnH
THE Mayor and Council OF Will
mington" or any Of its several de-
partments IS directly or indirectly r
Interested therein or IN the sup
plies or work 10 which Il relates
or IN Nly portion OF the prospective
profits thereof.
Each bid must he signed by the
bidder and be accompanied by an
Undertaking signed by the persons
offered by the bidder as his sure
ties, who. must I'm all cases. be
resident frceholders of the city ot
Wilmington, or n thoroughly re-
spousihlo surety company. which
company or companies must hc ac-
ceptahle 10 the Board OF Water
Commissioners declaring their COM
sent TO be such sureties In the event
Of the contract hoing awarded TO
such bidder. and n any contract he
so awarded. and such bidder. shall
fail 10 complete the execution Of n
contract therefor with surety for
it's performance approved by the
said Board. such bidder and the
party and parties. company or COM
panies. 80 undertakinC for him. ~
aforesaid. shall be liable 20 nay
10 tho city OF Wilmington any dam-
age that NAV he occasioncd TO said
city by such failure.
A bond IN the sum Of % per cent.
of the contract price with n salts
factory surety company through n
legally constituted agency in VIII
mington. Del, will be required for
the faithful performance OF tho
work. said bond 10 remain In force
for one year after the final compile
ton and acceptance Of the work.
No permission will he given for
the withdrawal % any proposal
Tho printed form OF proposal con-
taincd herein shall be used In maxi
ing out bid. The price must be
written IN the proposal and also
stated I'm figures. and any proposal
not In accordance with these M
structions or not on the blanks FUR
nished may he rejected. No pro-
posal will he received from any con-
tractor unless known TO be skilled
and regularly engaged In work OF
similar nature TO that covered
by this contract.
Plans and specifications may be
seen. and forms OF proposals and
contracts may he obtained at the
Office OF the chief Engineer of the
Water Department. S. 70. Cor. Sixth
and King streets. Wilmington,
Del COMES Of the specifications
and plans may be obtained by maxi
ing a deposit of s. said deposit TO
he returned unon return OF the
plans and specifications.
BY order Of
Board OF Water Commissioners,
JOHN A. klENlf,
Chief Engin'
Mar25. 6.2s.Api.2.