The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-22
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
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Journal Wednesday, Nov. Is, 1911
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES
REQUIRED by the Kansas State Charitable
institutions in charge of the State Board
Sealed proposals for furnishing the SUM-
plies herein named will be received by the
State Board of Control until one o'clock
proposals shall be in writing, sealed and
marked Proposals for furnishing sup
plies an shall be addressed to the Sec
rotary of the Board of Control, Topeka,
Kan. All proposals must be accompanied
by a certified check on some responsible
bank, payable to the Board of ContrNoI
equal in amount TO five per cent of the
sum total of such proposal as a guaranty
for the faithful performance of any con-
to the party the check shall be at once
returned to him, and the check deposited
by the successful bidder shall be returned
to him when a contract has been duly
signed and bond approved
At the time above mentioned said pro-
posals will be opened, in public, at the
office of the Board of control, in the state
! capitol, Topeka, Kan, for tabulation.
C4mmSs I.l r at n1ne a m on the FOL
goods and boots and shoes: Wednesday,
| December 10, groceries; Thursday. Deem
| meats, contracts will be awarded on each
4 article separately to the lowest RESPONSE
ceries hardware and stationery must be
present on said days prepared to place
1 their goods before the Board.
The Board reserves the right TO refnrf
/ any or all bids. and to accept any article
at price quoted without the acceptance of
the entire bid, or to accept or reject any
| part of any goods, If deemed for the best
! interests of the state. Where both the
! bids and o,1aIitv of goods offered arc Az
same preference will be given to the resi-
/ dent dealers of the state. Supplies men
toned .'as ordered and all other articles
| that are perishah1e and the quality or
value of which will deteriorate by keeping,
are to be shipped as ordered by the chief
executive o1lcers OF me several institu-
| lions. All goods are to be spot delivery
except where the schedule specifies as or
dered
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitution when goods are shipped Pay
ment viii be made the month following
the delivery of the goods.
| All supplies for six months. begin
ming January l, 1872 and must be deliver
ed at the railway depot nearest the respec-
/ tive institutions, but when in carload lots
! and there is q switch. spur or side-track
| to or near the institution, cars must be
placed at such point on the same as shall
/ be designated by the chief executive Off
Ger of the institution. The Topeka and
! Osawatomie State Hospital and State
also also the Home for Feebie-na minded
and the Boys Industrial School.
snn ana mas bidders should Inform fhe9 or
| selves as to the switching charges of the
| railroad companies at these various in
posaIs. Freight and all other charges
| must be prepaid All proposals must in
| delivery
charges for packing, freight switching
or any other charges whatever.
When no mention is made. when this
/ requirement is necessary, articles such
/ as clothing. boots. shoes. etc., must be
| furnished in such sizes as ordered by the
| executive officers of the several fnsfit1,
! tons When no particular brand is
I DESIGNATED bids shall be on qualities grad
4 ing from medium to best. and on samples
1 submitted When no specifications as to
/ grade or quality are made, the standards
| of the United States government are to be
understood All supplies must be new
| and fresh. No article will be received not
/ in accordance with the standard fixed in
+ specifications All articles will be sub
/ ject to rigid inspection, and bidders are
/ cautioned that full compliance with speci-
fications and schedule will be lnsited upoT
/ All articles that may in any respect fafl
| to conform to the specific kinds called fo-
| or to the samples submitted will he ra
! jected and must be promptly exchanged.
| others which are proper and. acecpta he
| and failure to do this the board may
/ loss arising from such failure shall be
| charged to the contractor so failing. The
the articles received comply in all re-
! spects with the standard fixed in the
specifications or schedule. or with the
samples submitted. shall be made by the
Board Of Control and the chief executive
officer of the institution for which the
| goods are furnished and shall he final
Bids must be made upon the within pro-
posals. Discounts Of every kind should
be deducted and net prices only given.
columns, in conformity with the denom-
nation or measure shown. Bids must not
be enclosed in packages Containing sam
pies.
/ Each proposal shall be accompanied bv
a sample Of the supplies proposed to be
| furnished, and Ia case OF boots shoes
/ tcles full mated pairs
must be submitted Original labels must
| be left on samples. Bidders must attach
| to each sample q card or tag, on which
must be plainly marked the name of the
sender and the number and price of the
article, and all charges must be prepaid
! in fun The Board Will not be RESPONSE
BILE for samples submitted Unsuccessful
biddrs can remove their samples Samples
of each article upon which contract is
awarded viii be retained by the Board
| and win not be paid for.
Particular attention is called to the fore
/ going specifica tons, careful reading
| of the same may prevent a large number
| of inquiries points already covered,
! Duplicate specifications and schedules
are furnished each bidder, one to be sent
to the Secretary of the Board, as above
provided, and the other to be retained by
/ the bidder. Such duplicates will be fur
nished upon application to the Secretary
! of the Board of Control Topeka, Kan.
| BY order of the Board of Control of
State Charitable Institutions
| Il. C. BOWMAN, Chairman.
CHAS- W. GIBBS, Secretary.
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