Evening journal., 1911-12-04
PROPOSALS.

cEALED PROPOsALS-wILL BE RE
- ceived and read in open meeting of the
Levy Court Of New Castle County, Delaware
at the Court House in Wilmington, until IL
o clock noon. on the fifth day Of December
1911. for q runabout or roadster type Of au-
tomobio with and without a rumble seat
complete with a full lamp and tool equip
ment full repair kit Of fools top, top cover
wind shield, speedometer prest-olight gas
tank with necessary gas piping, tire irons,
set Of weed chains, two extra tubes, two
extra castings and KlaXon horn. Each bid
der must fully describe tnc machine he pro-
poses to furnish and the equipment TO ac-
company g. Machine 70 be delivered in the
city OF Wilmington or such place shall
he designated by the Levy Court, and full
instructions are TO be given as TO the car
and operation Of IL. This advertisement
shall be considered as containing all the
specifications necessary for the guidance OF
bidders. Tho right 10 reject any or all
bids is expressly reserved.
DANIEL THOMPSON,
Chairman Finance Committee Of the Levy
Court Of New Castle County.
n23, Is, 2s-d1,2,4
pRoPosAL AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
Water Turbine Vertical TripleN Pump.
Installation for Brandywine Pumping station,
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Wilmington. Delaware.
Sealed proposals. endorsed Proposals For
Water Turbines and rriplex Pumps, will be
received by the Board of Water Commits
sioners at the office OF the Water Depart
mont. Sixteenth and French streets, Viii
mington, Delaware, until 1890 a. m, on
Monday, December u. 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 MIG. and MG.. re-
spcctvey; with Water Turbines discharging
so and 40 NJ G.. under 10 feet head, at 7S
4
work TO be done or furnished under said
proposals to be in accordance with plans
and specifications which may he seen at the
Office Of the Chief Engineer Of the Water
Department Sixteenth and French streets,
Wilmington. Delaware, 20 which reference is
hereby made.
The. contract for the doing Of the work
and the furnishing of al materials and sup
plies covered by such plans and specifca
tions will be awarded 20 the lowest and
best bidder provided that the Board Of
Water Commissioners reserves the right 10
reject any or all bids. Each bidder must
state i'm his proposal his full name and
busines address, and the name and busi
ness addresses Of an persons interested with
him II no other person be so interested
he 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
proposal that il is in all respects without
fraud or collusion, aud 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, in the supplies or work TO
which It relates. or in any portion Of the
prospective profits thereof.
Each bid must he signed by the bidder
and be accompanied by an undertaking sign.
cd 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 rosponsible surety company,
which company or companies must be ac-
ceptable 20 tho Board Of Water Commis-
sioncrs declaring their consent 20 be such
sureties in the event Of the contract being
awarded TO such bidder, and IL any con
tract betso 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 or parties, company or com
panies SO undertaking for him as aforesaid
shall be liable TO pay 20 tho City Of Viii
mineton any damage that may be occa.
stoned TO said City by such failure.
bond in the sum Of 50 per cent. Of the
/ contract price with q satisfactory surety
company through a legally constituted agency
! in Wilmington. Delaware, viii be required
for the faithful performance Of the work
said bond 20 remain IN force for one year
l after Inc fnal construction, erection and
/ acceptance Of tho Water TuFhines and Triples
Pumps respectively.
10 permission will be given for the with
/ drawal Of any proposal.
The printed form Of proposal attached "a
I specifications shall be used in making out bid
/ The price must bo written in the propose
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 will be received from any cor
tractor unless known to be skilled and regu
I larly engaged in work Of similar nature "a
that covered by this contract. While separate
I This contract u is 20 be understood that the
contract may be awarded in part 10 any bid
der for Water Wheels or Triplex Pumps. re
/ spectively.
Plans and specifications may be seem and
/ forms of proposals and contracts may be OBJ
tanned at the office Of the Chief Engineer o.
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 &C
be returned upon return OF the plans and
specifications.
BY order Of Board OF Water Commissioners
] John A kIENLE.- -Chlef Engineer