New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
PUBLIC NOTICES.


! inSton Avenue Rapid Transit Railroad including
1,e uieeryiue portion Of the Canal Street RAPID
! lIaahhsIt halioad or Route No. 20.
| IA me points within the City between which the
siIp paI' - 10 run and the route or routes 10 Oe
i'iio"td axe briefly as follows:
section No. "a, Beginning at point
! u'-tr broadway about ninety 0Oj feet norlh
OF the centre line Of Walker Street and ex-
! eynulhs thence northerly under BIoaeway LOT
| aooLt i've hundred and thirty to5O teet 10 a
| point about fifty (5O feet north OF the centre
ne or Howard Street; including the unoeI1
! Tms portion Of the cana! street ESIblu apo
| transit Railroad. or Route No. 20 eItendlng
uhQer Canal Street and Broadway ana uhder
ana across the portion Of the lexington ave,
| nuo Route above described a distance OF
about one hundred and ffty-seven $50 feet.
me general plan OK construction cans Tor a
auus,.rldce railroad having tour tracks LOT s@lcH @
tracks for such underlying portion Of the CanaI
street Route all Of which are more particularly
/ lhdicated on the contract drawings.
Bi-ceTs will not be required to do the station
ballast
The work OF construction under the contract
Will include the construction Of all necessary
sewers and connections, along the route OF the
railroad In Broadway and IN Canal Street; also
! the necessary support, maintenance, readJust-
ment and reconstruction OF vaults adjacent TO
| buildings, pipes, tubes, conduits, subways or
other subsurface structures; the support and
care including undermining where necessary OF
all buildings, surface railroads and other struct-
! ures ETC., affected by or interfered with during
the construction OF the work, also the restora-
ton OF the sidewalks and the temporary paving
and maintenance Of roadways.
The method OF construction will be by trench
excavation under cover. unless otherwise per
mitted by the Commission.
Bidders must examine the fory OF contract
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 10 be done IS
set forth and other requirements. provisions: de-
a
form OF contract and in the contract drawings
therein referred TO. Printed copies OF the form
OF contract bond ard contractor proposal may
| DC mad on Application at the once ot the c0Il-
mission No 1S4 Nassau Street Borough OF Man
hattaH city OF New YORK. The contract draw
ingS may he inspected al the same once, aho
. copies thereof may be purchased by prospective
! bidders by payment OF FIVE dollars 'SJOo. Inc
printed form Of contract and the contract draw
ines are 10 be- deemed part Of this invitation.
The Commission is Informed by the Depart
/ ment Of Docks and Ferries that docks and bulk
heads along the East River may be available for
dumping purposes. Information In regard thereto
may be obtained by any intending bidder upon
inquiry ~ the Once OF the Commission.
made monthly as the work proceeds as provided
in the form OF contract.
The Contractor will be required 10 complete
the work as soen as practicable and within a
period OF forty (40) months.
Sealed bids or proposals will be received at
the office Uf the Commission. at No. Isl Mas
sau street. Borough Of Manhattan, City of
New York. until the 22d day Of March. 1912. at
! %
q later date 20 be fixed by the Commission. the
pronossIs viii he rubliCIy opened
Separate proposals. must be submitted for the the
portion of the Lexington Avenue Route above
described and for the underlying portion q the
Canal street Route above described The Com
mission MAY accept the proposal for such portion
Of the Lexington Avenue Route while OF the
same time rejecting the arcomranying proposal
for such portion Of the Canal street Route Pro
posals must be IN the form prescribed by The
Commission. copies OF which may be obtained at
the ONCE Of the Commission.
Statements based upon estimates OF the In
eineer OF the quantities Of the various classes
OF the work and Of the nature and extent as
portion or the Lezington Avenue Route and on
such portion Of the Canal Street Route TO be
found in the schedules forAins q rart Of the
Z form OF Contractors Proposal The quantities
given in such schedules arc approximate only,
being given ss basis Tor the uniform compari-
son Of BIDS. and claim f. 70 be made against
the City on account OF any excess or deGcency
absolute or relative. ln the same. except as pro
vided IN the sDsclfcatioas and form OF contract
II the contract as awarded embrace both such
portion or the Lexington Avenue Route and such
portion Of the Canal Street Route. the Commits
tion % the Canal Street Route upon the terms
and conditions stated 10 the form OF contract.
Z, "s.,ies crvsio,c er5or.sg prono., , lar
Constructing Part.of R0ptd TronH' R0Nroa -
R'p'r 40 3. SECTION No H." and must be
delivered to the Commission or its secretary:
and IN the presence o, the person submitting tho
proposal II will be deposited IN a sealed box IN
which sll proposals VIII be deposited No pro
panied bv separate certified check drawn upon
Ing its rrincipai ofrcs In the CItv of SeU York.
satisfactory % the Commission and payable 70
the order OF the Comptroller Of The CIV of New
York for the sum OF fifteen thousand Si5. .00Ol
dollars Such check mus, not be cnclosed In the
eavtsi9ge e9ntainins tie ptopc.s.lll ,,,...,
and am BID 5rhtch ~ CommfsstoB eOHGidsvg det-
YinfHta o me CT 3D. frSiS"S m1g be rsjsc cd.
No pfoposal.. after It ehsl. have. been ds,,
10 be Withdrawn Tor any reason whatever.
The award Of the contract will be made ~
the Commission as soon as practicable after lhe
opening Of the proposals.
BIDDERS whose proposals are otherwise salts
may substitute in their proposals. the names 81
other suletes or Securities approved hy me
Commission. but such substitution must be MADE
within FIVE days after notice Of ClsapprJval
unless such period is extended by tho Commis-
a bidder whose proposal shall ts accepted
shall. IN person or hv duly nuthorized rtpIcscn-
ta;iye, attend az The said Office ot the Commits
sion within ten dsys after the delivery of
accented and mat The obntract .s eonstnted 20
bv the Board Of Estimate and Appor,icnment.
and such bidder shall then deliver contract IN
the form referred 10. duly executed and with its
execution duly proved.
the Contractor will be required to furnish
security 10 the City By giving bond for thirty
FIVE thousand 1885,. 0COl dollars n the contract as
awarded embraces only such portion OF ulr Ley
irgt0n Avenue Route ana ufty thousand t$oOorn
dollars II contract a. AWARDED en- braces DosN
such portion OF the Lexington Avenue Route ana
such portion 4 the Canal Street Route Az the
option Of the successful bidder cash or approved
securitIes may be deposited Instead OF giving
bond II securitlcs are deposited In place of a
bond under this contract tney must be Of the
character Of secur.'c cs ~ which savings Hanks
may invest their funds and must be approved 10y
the Commission
The Contractors bond must be in the form
anneNei 10 the form q contract.
In addition ana as further security fifteen
n5c) per centum Of the amounts certified from
time 10 time 20 be due to the Contractor VIII bo
deducted until the amounts go deducted and
retained shall equal the sum Of one Hundred
Thousand 800 oom Dollars II the contract as
awarded embraces only such portion OF the Lex
ington Avenue Route and One Hundred and
FIFTY Thousand Gl5000m Dollars IL the contract
es awarded embraces both such portion Of the
Lexington Avenue Route and such portion Of tie
Canal street Route. Thereafter there shall be
80 deducted and retained FOR such pur1Doee tor
time to time 10 be due 10 the Contractor. The
Contractor may from time 70 tine withdraw
portions Of the amounts 80 retained upon de-
hosting in lieu thereof corporate stock OF Tho
City % New York equal in market value TO the
amount withdrawn
deliver the contract or 20 execute and deliver the
required bond or TO make the required deposit,
such bidder VIII, at the option OF the Commis-
sion be deemed either 20 have made the contract
or % have abandoned the contract. In the st-
Ter case the Commission will give notice thereof
10 such defaulting bidder. and the Commission
NAV thereupon proceed TO make another con-
tract with such, II any. Of the original bidders
as, In the orlnloh OF we C0nIhissloh, u VIII 90
20 the best interests OF the City TO contract with
o~ rnav bv new adverf's rNent invite further
proposals The defaultlng bidder shall thereupon
be liable 70 the city for all loss and damage
by II sustained. including the excess. II any, OF
fbk amount IL shall pay any other Contractor
over the amount Of the bid OF such defauting
n the Commission shall give notice TO any
bidder that his or its proposal Is accepted and
tbat the contract is consented 20 by the Boasd
on Estimate and Apportionment, and II the bid
der shall fall within ten days thereafter or
Within such further period, II any. as may be
nrescrib1d by the Commission. to execute ard
deliver the contract and 20 execute and deliver
TIE bond with sureties, or 10 make the required
deposit then the Invitation to Contractors and