New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
PuRlIC NOTICES.
INVITATION TO CONTRACTORS.
. r.r Ill. 1 L,yIhnTON ANENI.E ROUTE

transit Railroad or Route No. 20.
che points within the City between when the
said part is 70 run and the route OF routes 10 Oo
followed are briefly as follows
Section No. "a Beginning at point
unGer Broadway about ninety 900 feet norLh
of tho centre line OF Walker street ana tN-
tending thence northcrly under BroaCway lot
about Eve hundred and thirty lo3U feet 10
point about fifty tjGJ feet nortn OF tbe centre
line Of Howard Street; Including the undei,
living portion of the Canal Street Rapid
Transit Railroad, or Route No. 20 extending
unGer Canal Street and Broadway ana under
and across the portion Of the Lexington Ave
nue Route above described distance OF
about one hundred and fifty seven 900 ieet
The general plan Of construction calls Tor
subsUrfaCe railroad having four tracks FOR such
portion OF the Lexington Avenue Route and TWO
tracks for such underlying portion Of the Canal
Street Route all Of which are more particularly
indicated on the contract drawings.
Bidders viii not be required to do the station
finish work, nor to provide or lay tracks ues OF
ballast.
The work Of construction under the contract
will include the construction Of all necessary
sewers and connections, along the route OF tie
railroad in Broadway and IN Canal Street: also
the necessary support, maintenance, readjust-
ment and reconstruction OF vaults adjacent 10
buildings. pipes, tubes, Conduita subways or
other subsurtaca structures; the support ana
care, including undermining where necessary, OF
all buildings, surface railroads and other struct-
ures, etc. affected by or intertered with during
the construction OF the work; also the restore-
tion Of the Sidewalks and tho temporary paving
and maintenance Of roadways.
The method OF construction will be 10y trench
excavation under cover, unless otherwise per
mtted by the Commission.
and tho specifications, maps and plans must
visit the location Of the work and Inform them
selves OF the present conditions along the line
thereof and make their own estimates Of the
facilities and difficulties attending the execution
Of the proposed work.
4 fuller description OF the work 70 be done IL
set forth, and other requirements, provisions. de-
tails and specifications are stated, In the printed
form OF contract and I'm tho contract drawings
pofar n pf
Of contract bond and contract 1r's proposal may
bo had on application at the o.hce Of the Com
mission, No 1J4 Nassau street, Gorough OF Man
haitian. City Of New York. The contract draw
ings may be inspected at the same Office, ana
copies thereof may be purchased 10y prospecuNe
bidders by payment 81 five dollars $500. Inc
printed form of contract and the contract draw
ings are 10 be deemed part OF this invitation.
The Commission Is informed by tho pcpart-
mcnt of Docks and Ferries that docks and bulk
heads along the East River may be available Tor
may he obtained by any intending bidder upon
inquiry at the Office OF IA" Commission.
Partial payments TO Ne Contractor WI hS
in the form Of contract
Tho Contractor will be required % complete
the work as soon as practicable ANA WITHIN
period of forty go, months.
Sealed bids or proposals will br received at
street, Borough OF Manhattan. city of
New York, until the 22d day Of March, 1917 nj
twelve U2) o'clock noon, II. which time. or at
"a later date TO he fixed by the Commission. the
prnnnsaIs VIII be ruhlicly opened.
Separatc proposals must be submitted for the
norton Of tie Lexington Avenue Route above
described and for the underlying portion Of tho
Canal street Route above described The Com
mission may accept the proposal Tor such portion
of the Lexington Avenue kout" while ~ the
same time rejecting the accompanying proposal
for such portion Of the Canal street Route. FRO
posals must he In the form prescribed by the
Commission, copies OF which may be Obtained %
the Office OF the Commission.
statements based upon estimates of the En-
gineer, Of tho quantities OF the various classes
OF the work and OF the nature and extent a.
near as practicable OF the work required on such
portion OF the Lexington Avenue Route ana on
such portion ot the Canal Street Ruuio are G." be
found IN tho scheduIcs forming part Of the
form OF Contractors Proposal. Tho quantities
given In such schedules are approximate only,
being given as basis FOR The uniform comparl-
ron 81 bios and no csin II 10 lc nage SE E,lns' .,
absolute or relative. IN the same, except az pro
vided in the specifications ana form OF contract
II the contract as awarded ombrsces both such
portion ot the Lexington Avenue Route aud such
portion OF the Canal street Route tho Commits
tion Of the Canal street Route upon tho terms
and conditions stated 10 the form OF contract
All proposals must Nhcn submitted. be enclosed
ConStrurtiug Par, 81 Ropm Traan Railyoa
R,Ue No. .. Nsct'oH No H." and must be
delivered to the Commission or It's secretary:
and in the presence 81 tho person submitting the
which all proposals viii be deposited No no
posai viii be received or 5cpositcd unless accom-
panied by separate certified check drawn upon
a national or state bank or trust c0muany hay-|
ing IL principal Office In tho city of Now York
satisfactory tb the Commission ami payable 70
the order Of the Comptroller N The CITY n New
York for the sum OF aflocn thousand $4,000
dollars. Such check must not be enclosed In the
eny@,oP. sGga,nIgG 1 The gb5Sy9,a b ,oy,,,.d
and Gng bd ,ohtca me com1'tUion cons,de's det-
rimCntG, % H' CitJs tntredS may be rsJrcicd.
40 proposal, after It shall have ueen de,
posted with the Commission. win be allow cd
to b. withdrawn for any reason whatever.
The award Of tine contract will be made by
the commission as soon a. practicable after the
.4Nf la N.II
Bidders whose proposals arc otherwise salts
factcry, I'm caS" tn sur'tits or securities naW~l
by them are not approved by the Commission.
may substitute In their proposals the names pt
other suretics or securities approved 10y the
Commission. tut such substitution must be made
within i've dsvs after notice Of aisapproval
unless such period is extended by the commits
4 bidder whose proposal shall be accepted
shall in person bv duly authorized reprcscn-
tatiye. attend at the said office of the Commia-
zion within ten days after the Geulery or ~
accepted and that the contract is consented 10
by the Board OF Estimate and Apportionment,
and such bidder shall then deliver a contract IN
the form referred TO-, duly executed and with its
execution duly proved.
the Contractor will be required 10 furnish
security TO the City by giving a bond for thirty
1--WE thousand CS35O00) dollars II the contract as
ington Avenue Route and nifty thousand (S50.O0OJ
dollars II the contract as awarded embraces both
such portion OF the Lexington Avenue Route and
such portion q the Canal Street Route At tho
option Of the successful bidder cash or approved
securities may be deposited instead OF giving a
bono under this contract they must be OF. the
character OF securities IN which Savings Banks
may invest their funds and must be approved by
the Commission.
The contractor's bond must bo in the form
annexed 10 the form Of contract
In addition and ns further security fifteen
n5%) per centum OF the amounts certified from
time 10 time 10 be due to the Contractor VIII be
deducted until the amounts 50 deducted and
retained shall equal the OF one Hundred
Thousand 800. .n0O) Dollars II the contract as
awarded embraces only such portion Of the Lex
ington Avenue Route and one Hundred and
Fiftv Thousand $3.50 0OOD Dollars II the contract
as awarded embraces both such portion OF the
Lexington Avenue Route and such portion OF tke
Canal street Route. Thereafter there shall be
so deducted and retained for such purpose ten
1Oe) per centum Of the amounts certified from
time 10 time to be due 10 the Contractor The
Contractor may from time to time withdraw
portions OF the amounts retained upon de-
posting In lieu thereof corporate stock of The
city Of New York equal In market value 20 the
amount so withdrawn.
In case OF failure or neglect 10 execute and
deliver the contract or 90 execute and deliver the
required bond or to make the required deposit.
sion. he deemed either 10 have made the contract
or 10 have abandoned the contract. In the lat
ter case the Commission will give notice thereof
10 such defaultine bidder and the Commission
may thereupon proceed TO make another con-
tract with such, II any OF the original bidders.
as in the onlnion OF the Commission. It will be
20 the best interests OF the City TO contract with.
or may by new adv~rtiseronnt invite rurther
proposals. The defaultng bidder shall fhereupon
be liable TO the City for all loss and damage
by II sustained. including the excess. II any Of
the amount II shall pay any other Contractor
over the amount OF the bid OF such defaulting
bidder
II the Commission shall give notice TO any
bidder that his or Its proposal Is accepted and
that the contract Is consented 20 by the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment. and II the bid
der shall fall within ten days thereafter or
within such further period, n any, may be
prescribed by the Commission. 20 execute ard
deliver the contract and 10 execute and deliver
the bond with sureties. 20 make the required
deposit. then the Invitation TO Contractors and
rronosal accerted Aforesaid shall he a contract