Evening journal., 1910-04-01
PROPOSALS


WILMINGTON. DELAWARE.
PROPOSALS AND SPECIFICATION
Or THE REMODELiNG or COO
fhlNG III MPlNG STATION FOR TIL
LATER DEPARTMENT
NNDU NCEMENr TO CONTRACTOR
Sealed proposals. endorsed. Pro
posals for kemodeling Cool Spring
Pumping station will be received
10y the Board Of Water Commission
era al the office of the Water De-
partment S. y. Cor. Sixth and King
streets. Wilmington, Delaware. un-
tl 1880 a. M, ON Monday. April
an, 1910. for the construction aud
remodeling Of Cool Spring Pump
ing station using tho walls thereof
aH apart or said construction. tho
kind and amount Of work to bee done
or furnished under said proposals
10 be according 10 plans
and specifications which may he
seen az the office Of tho Chief EN-
Eineer of the Water Department.
p. Cor. Sixth and king streets.
Wilmington. Della ware. to which
reference is hereby made.
The contract for tho doing Of tho
work and tho furnishing of an ma-
tcrials ana supplies covered by said
plans and specifications VIII he
awarded TO the lowest and best bid
dor. provided that the Board of
Water commissioners. reserves the
right 90 reject any or an bids.
Each bidder must state in his pro-
posal his full name and address and
the namc and addresses of an per-
sons interested with him. TT no
person be so Interested he must
distinctly state tho fact also that
his proposal ls made without any
connection, directly or indirectly with
any other bidder, for the work par
tlcularly mentioned I'm his proposal
that it Us in an respects without
fraud or collusiOn, and that no per-
son acting for or employed by
'"rhc Mayor and Council OF Will
mlngton' or any OF IT'S several de-
partmcnts is directly or indirectly
Interested therein or in the sup
piles or work 10 which 70 relates.
or in Nny portion OF the prospective
profits thereof
Each bid must bo signed by tho
bidder and be accompanied by an
undertaking signed by the persons
offered by the bidder as his sure
tics. who must In an cases. be
resident frecholders OF the city OF
Wilmington. or a thoroughly re-
spouslble surety company. which
company or companies must hc ac-
ccutable 10 the Board OF Water
Commissioners declaring their con-
sent to be such surcties in the event
OF the contract heing awarded 90
such bidder, and 10 any contract be
so awarded. and such bidder shall
fail TO complete the execution Of
contract therefor with surety for
rs performance approved bv tho
said Board. such bidder and the
party and parties. company or COM
panies SO undertaking for him. aT
aforesaid. snail be liable TO pay
90 the city OF Wilmington any dam
ago that may he occasiOned 10 said
city by such failure.
A bond IN the sum Of . per cent
.oc the contract price with a satis-
factory surety company through a
legally constituted agency in VIII
mingtou Del, viii be required Tor
the faithful performance Of the
work. said bond 10 remain in force
for one year after the tinal comnle-
tion and acceptance of the work
No permission will be given for
the withdrawal o. any proposal.
The printed form OF proposal con-
tainod hcrofu shall be used Zoo MAX
ing ont bid. Tho price must he
written in the proposal and also
stated in figures. and any proposal
not in accordance with these I'M
structions or not on the blanks fur
nished may be rejected. No pro-
posal win be received from any con-
tractor unless known 20 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 NAV be obtained az tho
Office Of the Chief Engineer OF tho
Water Department S. u. Cor. Sixth
and King streets Wilmington.
Del Copies of the specifications
and plans NAV he obtained hv maxi
ing a deposit Of S. said deposit 10
he returned unon return OF the
plans and specifications.
BY order Of.
Board Of Wator Commissioners.
JOHN A. KTFNT.E.
Chief Engine
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