Evening journal., 1911-12-08
PROPOSALS.

DROpOSAL AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
Water Turbine Vertical Triplex Pump.
Installation for Brandywine Pumping Station,
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Wilmington. Delaware.
Sealed proposals. endorsed Proposals For
Water Turbines and pripleX Pumps will be
received by the Board of Water Commits
tioners at the Office Of the Water Depart
mcnt Sixteenth and French streets, Viii
mington, Delaware, until 1880 a. m, on
Monday, December II, 1911, for construct
ing and erecting on foundations built by the
citl, Water Turbines and vertical tripex
single acting Power Pumps consisting Of two
units, dschargng 4 MIG. and MIG, re-
spectively; with Water Turbines discharging
so and 40 NJ. c. under 10 feet head, at 7s
RPM. respectively; the kind and amount Of
work to be done or furnished under said
proposals 20 be in accordance with plans
and specifications which may be seen az the
Office Of the Chief Engineer Of the Water
Department, Sixteenth and French streets
Wilmington, Delaware, to which reference Is
hereby made.
The contract for the doing Of the work
and the furnishing Of all materials and sup
plies covered by such plans and specihca
tions will be awarded TO the lowest and
best bidder provided that the Board Of
Water Commissioners reserves the right TO
reject any or all bids. Each bidder must
state IN his proposal his full name and
busnes address, and the name and bust
ness addresses Of all persons interested with
him. If no other person be so interested
ne must distinctly state the fact; also that
his proposal is made without any connection,
directly or indirectly, with any other bidder
for the work particularly mentioned In his
proposnl that 10 is in al respects without
fraud or collusion and that no perFon act
ing for or employed by the Mayor and
Council of Wilmington or any OF ITS several
Departments is directly or indirectly inter
ested therein. or in the supplies or work 20
which 1t relates. or in any portion Of the
prospective profits thereof.
Each bid must be signed by the bidder
and be accompanied by an undertaking sign
ed by the persons offered by the bidder as
his sureties who must, in al cases, be resi-
dent freeholders Of the City Of Wilmington
or a thoroughly responsible surety company
which company or companies must be ac-
ceptable 10 the Board Of Water Commits
sioners. declaring their consent TO bo such
suretes i'm the event Of the contract being
/ awarded 20 such bidder; and II any con.
tract be so awarded, and such bidder shall
fail 20 complete the execution of contract
therefor with security, for its performance
approved by the said Board. such bidder
and the party or parties, company OF com
nanies so undertaking for him as aforesaid
shall be liable to pay 20 the City Of vii.
minFton any damage that may be occa.
stoned to said City by such failure.
bond in the sum Of so per cent. Of the
contract price with a satisfactory surety
company through a legally constituted agency
| i'm Wilmington. Delaware. will be required
/ for the faithful performance OF the work
I said bond 20 remain IN force Tor one year
after the final construction. erection and
acceptance Of the Water Turbines and TripleS
Pumps respectively.
| No permission will be given for the with
drawal Of any proposal.
The printed form Of proposal attached "a
specifications shall be used in making out bid
The price must be written in the proposal
and also stated in figures, and any proposal
not in accordance with these instructions OF
NOT on the blanks furnished may be rejected
No proposal viii be received from any cor
| tractor unless known to be skilled and regu
larly engaged in work Of similar nature "a
/ that covered by this contract While separate
prices are required for various items under
| this contract IL is TO be understood that the
/ contract may be awarded in part 20 any bid
der for Water Wheels or Triplex Pumps, re
spectively.
Plans and specifications may be seen, anf
/ forms Of proposals and contracts may be OBJ
tanned az the Office OF the Chief Engineer OF
the Water Department. Sixteenth and Frenc'
streets, Wilmington, Delaware. Copies Of the
specifications and plans may be obtained upon
making a deposit Of $1,000, said deposit q
be returned upon return Of the plans and
| specifications.
BY order of Board Of Water Commissioners
JOHN A. kIENLE, Chief Engineer
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