Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-05-14

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK,
newark. Silky Hai5i q j.. MAY 10. 1912
Sealed proposals viii be received at this
Pae hfV the Se 20 day Of Nay fol2
and opened at the last named hour. at a
public meeting of the board TO be held az
said time and place. for the grading, earpihg
anu 'ass'"s LYONS AVENUE.
from Elizabeth avenue to the city line.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be DONE and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and completion
of said work, and upon which bids will be
blight thousand six hundred o,sooo cubic
ards of excavation, three thousand $4,000
cubic yards Of which is to be embankment on
the street excavation only to be paid for;
Ten thousand nine hundred sl0,B0o) lineai
feet 20 by 4 inch four cut curb, set IN con-
crete;
Six thousand two hundred 66,2oo) square
Thirty1one thousa nd fve hundred fs1 300
square feet artificiai stonewaik . feet vide
Twenty-four thousand five hundred GA. 500
square feet of tagging, o feet wide.
Standard prices Will be paid for the fol-
Thirty 800 sets 20 by inch four cut cor
-Four t4j basins with connections complete;
Nine (9) basins using old heads and sills:
One 1) new head and sill on old basin;
One % manhoe complete
Thfrty-fi 1850 trees removed;
one thousand 10000 square yards trap
'I Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in sealed
envelope. properly indorsed, with the name
of the bidder and of the Improvement, and
directed to the Board Of street and Water
Commissioners OF the City of Newark
Bidders viii state their prices in writing as
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that should the above work be awarded To
them, they will bind themselves 10 finish and
complete the same within one hundred and
twenty Q20) working days.
The plans and specifications of the work
sa Chief be nngseer at Of he tss 8oaPd sGs o
Stret and Water Commissioners. at the
city Hall. Said proposals to be accom-
panied by the consent in writing or two
sireties or a surety company qualified to
do business in New Jersey. who shall, at
the time Of putting in such proposals.
qualify as to their responsibility in the
amount of such proposal, and bind them
selves that IL the contract be awarded to
the person persons making the proposal
they will, upon its being so awarded be-
come his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work. and that IL the
person or persons omit or refuse TO execute
such contract they win pay to the City of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion OF the contract and that
which the City of Newark may be obliged
TO pay the person or persons by whom sucn
contract shall be executed.
the Board OF street ana water ConmlS-
sioners Of the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work they
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners approved
March 2sth, 1891. that the. bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall first
be approved to sufficiency by the board
and as to form by the counsel of the board,
and no contract shall be binding the
city or become effective operative until
such bond is so approved, and the presl-
dent of the board shall have power to ex-
anime the proposed bondsmen under oath.
II he shall so desire, shall be SO in
strueted by the board. but the board will
not be bound by any statement that may
be made by such proposed bondsmen. but
shall have full power and absolute discre-
tion In the whole matter, and this pro-
vision shall be referred to in any adver-
tisement inviting bids for any such public
work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners OF the City of
Newark
MORRIS r. SHERRERD.
my1o-bt Chief Engineer.