The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-23
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CF>rEt published In Tohe Topeka state
Journal November %, 1871
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES
Required by the
KANSAS STATE CHARITABLE IN
I'M CHARGE s66TETq qES sI.Arn RoARD
OF CONTROL
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
plies herein named win be received by the
State Board Of Control until one o'clock
p. m. December Z. 1912 The proposals
shall be in writing, sealed, and marked
Proposals for furnishing supplies" and
shall be addressed to the Secretary OF
the Board Of Control, Topeka, Kan. All
proposals must be accompanied by certt-
fled check on some responsible bank. pay
able to the Board Of Control, equal in
amount to five per cent of the sum total
of such proposal, a guaranty for the
awarded. In case no award is made to
the party the check shall be at once re-
turned to him. and the check deposited
by the successful bidder shall be returned
to him when contract has been duly
signed and bond approved.
At the time above mentioned said pro-
poSals will be opened, in public at the
office Of the Board Of Control, in the stats
capitol, Topeka, Kan, for tabulation.
Commencing at nine a m on the fol-
lowing days: Tuesday, December TO- dry
goods and boots and shoes; Wednesday,
December II, groceries; Thursday, De-
cember II, hardware, stationery, flour and
article separately to the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder. Bidders on dry goods, gro
eeries. hardware and stationery must be
their goods before the Board.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any all bids and to accept any article
at price quoted without the acceptance
of the entire bid, or to accept reject
any part of any goods, If deemed for the
best interests of the state. Where both
the bids and quality of goods offered are
the same, preference will be given to the
resident dealers of the state. Supplies
! mentioned ''as ordered" and all other ar
tfcles that are perisha BILE and the quality
or value of which will deteriorate by
keeping, are to be shipped as ordered
by the chief executive officers of the sew
eral institutions. All goods are to be spot
delivery, except where the schedule speci-
ffes as ordered.
a bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitution when goods shipped. Pay
ment will be made the month following
the delivery of the goods.
All supplies are for six months. begin
ming January /, 1918, and must be deliv-
cred at the railway depot nearest the re-
spective Institutions, but when in carload
lots, and there is switch, spur or side
track TO or near the institution, cars must
be placed at such point on the same as
shall be designated by the chief executive
officer of the institution. The Topeka and
Osawatomie State Hospitals and State
Hospitals for EpiIeptics at Parsons, also
the Home for Predetermined and the
Boys Industrial School, each has such a
side-track or spur, and bidders should in
form themselves as to the switching
charges of the railroad companies at these
various institutions before submitting
their proposals. Freight and all other
charges must be prepaid. All proposals
free of charges for packing freight
switching, or any other charges what
when no mention is made ubap thfs
requirement. is necessary, articles such as
clothing, boots, shoes. etc, must be fur
nished in such sizes as ordered by the
executive OFFICERS fra%
| lions. When no particular brand is desi q
mated, bids shall be on qualities grading
from medium to best, and or samples sub
mftted. When no specifications as T..
grade or quality are made. the standards
understood. All supplies must be new and
fresh No article will be received not in
accordance with the standard fixed in
speeifica lions. All articles will be subject
to rigid inspection, and bidders are eau
toned that full compliance with specifica
tons and schedule will be insisted upon
to conform to the specific kinds called tor
or to the samples submitted will be Sc
at the expense OF the contractor, FOR 9th
ers which are proper and acceptable; and
on failure to do this the board may pur-
! chase in the open market, and any loss
arising from such failure shall be charged
to the contractor so failing. The detern1f-
nation, IN all cases, as to whether the
articles received comply in all respects
with the standard fixed in the specifica-
lions or schedule. or with the samples
submitted, SHaIl De made Dy the Board OF
Control and the chief executive officer of
the institution for which the goods are
| furnished. and shall be final.
Bids must be made upon the within
proposals. Discounts of every kind should
be deducted and net prices only given The
price must be given in the proper columns,
/ In conformity with the denomination or
measure shown. Bids must not be en-
closed in packages containing samples.
Each proposal shall be accompanied BIZ
a sample OF the supplies proposed to be
furnished. and in case OF boots shoes
and other mated articles, full mated pairs
be left on samples. Bidders must attach
to each sample a card or tag. on which
must be plainly marked the name of the
sender and the number and price of the
article, and all charges must be prepaid
| in full. The Board will not be responsible
for samples submitted. Unsuccessful bid
ders can remove their samples. Samples
/ of each article upon which contract is
awarded will be retained by the Board and
will not be paid for.
Particular attention is called to the
foregoing specifications, as careful read
ing OF the same may prevent large num-
/ Der of inc uiries on points already covered
Duplicate specifications and schedules
are furnished each bidder. one to be Gent
I to the Secretary OF the Board. as above
!; provided. and the other 70 be retained by
the bidder Such duplicates will be fun
nished upon application to the Secretary
Of the Board Of Control Topeka, Kan.
| By Order OF the Board Of Control of
H c. BOWMAN,
| cHAS w. GIBBS, Secretary
November 2 1872