The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-20
Advertisements for Proposals
for Paving Portions of Ger.
tain Streets and Avenues
in Virginia, MINI.
Office of City Clerk, Virginia, Mimi,
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Office of City Clerk Virginia, MIMI.
May I9. 1910.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the City Clerk of the
City of Virginia, Minnesota at his Office in
the City Hall of said city until o'clock p.
m. of Tuesday, June 7, 1910, for the paving
of the following described portions of GER
I tain streets and avenues in said city of
Virginia hereinafter mentioned:
i. Sealed bids for the paving of Chestnut
street in said city from the west side of
Central avenue on the east to the west side
OF Virginia avenue on the west; Lake
boulevard. Wyoming avenue and Mesaba
avenue from the north side of Chestnut
street on the south to the south side of
Walnut street on the north; Virginia ave-
nue.. Cleveland avenue, Wyoming avenue
and Mesaba avenue from the south side of
Chestnut street on the north to the nor:l,
side ofMaple street on the south.
2. Separate sealed bids for the paving of
Maple street in the said city of Virginia,
| from the west side of Railroad avenue on
| the east to the west side of Virginia avenue
| on the west excepting that portion of
Maple street crossing Central avenue be-
tween the east and west lines of said Gen.
trail avenue.
3 Separate sealed bids for the paving of
Central avenue from the north side of Will
low street on the north to the south side Of
Sage street on the south.
Sealed bids as above described may be
submitted for the paving with any of the
following materials, viz:
Creosoted wood block on concrete founda-
ton.
Tarvated sand-filled MaCadum,
Tarvia or Tarcon Macadum, on concrete
base,
Taroid or any other proper road tar-flled
Macadum,
Donnellite pavement on concrete found
alton,
ton,
Granetoid concrete pavement, for any or
all of the three above described portions of
roadway to be paved.
The city council specifically reserves the
right to select kind of paving as it may de-
sire, from the bids submitted pursuant to
this notice. upon each or any of the above
described portions of roadway and to award
the contract for paving to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder complying with the fore
going requirements for the paving or paw
ings so selected by the said council and
all bids.
The person. firm or company to whom is
awarded the contract for the paving of any
of the above described portions of road
ways, shall, within five days from date of
award, enter into written contract to be
prepared by the City Attorney of Virginia.
Miun., for the proper and faithful perform
ance of the paving work awarded to said
person, firm or company. All of said work
to be in accordance with the plans and
specifications therefor now on file in the
Office of the said City Clerk of Virginia.
Minnesota, all of the terms and conditions
of which plans and specifications are here
by made part of this notice. The sue
cessful bidder shall further furnish, at the
time of the execution of said contract, a
bond for the full contract price, acceptable
to and to be approved by the city council.
for the full and faithful performance of
said contract
Every bid shall be accompanied by
regularly certified check, payable to the
City Treasurer of Virginia, Minnesota, in
the sum of five per cent of the amount of
the bid. as guarantee that the successful
bidder will enter into contract and furn-
ish bond to the City of Virginia as above
designated; said check to be forfeited to
said city as iQuidated damages in case of
failure to sign contract and furnish bond
by the successful bidder.
All bids to be sealed in an envelope in
such manner that the same cannot be
opened without detection, to be directed to
the undersigned. City Clerk of Virginia,
Minnesota, and to contain statement on
the outside cover showing for what por-
ton of work the bid is made.
All bidders shall further specify what
guarantee, If any. covering stability of
| pavement, they will give. and whether
said guarantee shall be Endorsed by the
| furnishing of a surety bond or by giving to
| the city of Virginia the right to reserve
two per cent of the contract price for term
of five years as set forth in the above men,
toned specifications.
| Said bids to conform in all respects to all
terms and conditions of the City Charter
relating thereto.
By order of the city council of Virginia.
Minnesota.
| ALBEIT E. BICKFORD.
City Clerk.
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