Evening journal., 1910-04-02
PROPOSALS

WILMINGTON. DELAWARE.
PROPOSALS AND SPECIFICATION!
Or THE REMODELING OF cool
RING PUMPING STATION FOR TIL
NNOUNCEMENT TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed roposals-endorsed Pro-
posals for Remodeling Cool Spring
PUMPING StauOn'-will he received
by the Board Of Water Commission
ers at the office Of tho Water De-
partment, s. h. Cor. Sixth and King
streets, Wilmington, Delaware, un-
" ln30 a. m, ON Monday. April
4tn, 1910 for the construction and
remodeling of Cool Spring Pump
Ing station using the walls thereof
as apart Of said construction the
kind and amount of work to be done
or furnished under said proposals
70 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 aud 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 Commissioners. reserves the
right to reject any or all bids
Each bidder must state I'm 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 I'm his pronosai
that II Is In all respects without
fraud or collusion, and that no per-
son acting for. or employed by
The Mayor and Council OF VIII
mington' or any of its several de-
partments rs directly or indirectly
interested therein or IN the sup
plies or work 10 which Il relates.
or IN N1v 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 a thoroughly re-
company or companies must he ac-
ceptable TO the Board OF Water
Commissioners declaring their con-
sent to be such sureties In the event
OF the contract being awarded 70
such bidder, and If any contract be
so awarded. and such bidder. shall
fail 10 complete the execution OF n
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, snail he liable to pay
TO the city of Wilmington any dam
axe that mav be occasioned 10 said
city by such failure.
A bond IN the sum OF q per cent.
of the contract price with. salts
factory surety company through n
legally constituted agency in VII
mington. Del, will be required for
the faithful performance Of the
work. said bond to remain in force
for one year afteI the final cOmnle-
ton and acceptance Of the work.
No permission Will be given for
the withdrawal o. anv pronosal.
The printed form Of pronosal con-
tained herein shall be used In maxi
inc out bid The price must be
written in the pronosal and also
stated In figures and any proposal
not IN accordance WITH these IN
structions or not on the blanks fur
nfshed NAV he rejected. No pro-
posal Will he received from anv con-
tractor unless known TO be skiNed
and regularly engaged in work of
"a similar nature TO that covered
bv this contract
plans and specifications may be
seen. and forms OF pronosals and
contracts may he obtained at the
office of the CHIEF F,ngineer OF the
Water Department. S. r. Cor Sixth
and King streets. Wilmington.
Del Comics OF the specifications
and plans may be obtained bv max
ing a deposit OF s.. said deposit TO
be returned upon return Of the
plans and specifications.
BY order OF.
Board Of Water Commissioners,
JOHN A. kfENTE.
Mar25. .2s2s Ap1.7