Evening journal., 1911-12-01
PROPOSALS..


PROPOSAL AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
I Water Turbine Vertical Iriplex Pump.
Installation for Brundywine Pumping Station,
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Wilmington, Delaware.
Senled proposals, endorsed Proposals For
Water Turbines and Triplex Pumps will be
received by the Board of Water Commis-
sioners at the Office Of the Water Depart.
ment Sixteenth and French streets, VII.
mington, Delaware, until 1870 a. m.i on
Monday, December IL, 1911, for construct
ing and erecting on foundations built by the
cit Water Turbines and vertical triplex
single acting Power Pumps, consisting OF two
units, discharging 4 M.G. and &C., re-
spectively: with Water Turbines discharging
SO and 40 NJ G. under 10 feet head, at 7s
RPM. respectively the kind and amount Of
work to be done or furnished under said
proposals TO 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
niles covered bv such plans and specihca
lions viii be awarded TO the lowest and
best bidder provided that the Board OF
Water Commissioners reserves the right 70
reject any or all bids. Each bidder must
state in his proposal his full name and
busines address and the name and bust
ness addresses, OF all persons interested with
him. II no other person be so interested
he must distinctly state the fact' also thaf
his proposal is made without any connection,
directly or Indirectly, with any other bidder
for the work particularly mentioned in his
proposal that Il is In all respects without
fraud or collusion and that no person 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. il 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 all cases, De resi-
dent freeholders of the City OF Wilmington
or a thoroughly responsible surety company.
which company or companies must be ac-
ceptable to the Board Of Water Commits
sioners declaring their consent 10 be such
sureties In the event Of the contract being
awarded to such bidder; and II any con.
tract be 40 awarded. and such bidder shall
fail to complete the execution OF contract
therefor with security, for its performance
approved by the said Board, such bidder
and the party OF parties, company on com
panies so undertaking for him as aforesaid
/ shall be liable TO pay 20 the CITY OF vii
mincton any damage that may be occa
stoned 10 said City by such failure
A bond in the sum Of so per cent OF the
contract price with satisfactory surety
company through a legally constituted agenc,
] in WILMINGTON. Delaware. viii be required
FOR Inc faithful performance Of the work
, said bond 10 remain in force for one yeai
after me final construction, erection and
acceptance Of the Water Turbines and Triple,
Pumps, respectively.
IA permission viii be given for the with
drawal Of any proposal
The printed form Of proposal attached e
speclhcations shall be used in making out bid
/ The price must be written in the. proposa
! and also stated in figures. and any propose
not In accordance with these instructions OF
not on the blanks furnished may be rejected
10 proposal will be received from any cor
tractor unless known 10 be skilled and regu
! Iarlv engaged in work Of similar nature u
that covered by this contract. While separat
prices are required for various items unde
this contract IL is TO be understood that thl
contract may be awarded in part TO any bid
der for Water Wheels or Triplex Pumps. re
I spectvcly
Plans and specifications may be seen. an.
| forms of proposals and contracts may be oh
tanned at the ONCE Of the Chief Engineer o
the Water Department Sixteenth and Frenc'
streets. Wilmington Delaware. Copies Of th
specifications and plans may be obtained upol
making deposit Of sfoVu said deposit q
De returned upon return Of the plans an,
4 specifications.
BY order OF Board Of Mater Commissioners
JOHN A. KIENLE. Chief Engineer
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