The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-03
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES


SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES
Required by the
KANSAS STATE CHARITABLE IN
STITUTIONS,
IN CHARGE OF THE STATE BOARD
OF CONTROL
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
pneS herein named will be received by the
state Board of Control until one O'Clock
p. M, December T. 1912. The proposals
s1alI 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 a certi-
lied 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, as a guaranty for the
faithful performance of any contract
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
10 him when contract has been duly
signed and bond approved.
posals will be opened, in public at the
office of the Board of Control, in the state
! capitol, Topeka, Kan, for tabulation.
Commencing at nine a. m. on the fol-
goods and boots and shoes; Wednesday,
| December II, groceries; Thursday. De-
meats, contracts will be awarded on each
article separately to the lowest RESPONSE
Bile bidder Bidders dry goods. gro
cerfes, hardware and stationery must be
present said days prepared to place
their goods before the Board
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids, and to accept any article
at price quoted without the acceptance
of the entire bid, or to accept or 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
ed ff9z 7ern all f1fb
ticles that are perishable and the quality
or value of which will deteriorate by
by the chief executive officers of the sew
eral institutions. All goods are to be spot
delivery, except where the schedule speci-
fieS as ordered.
stitution when goods are 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 Epileptics at Parsons, also
the Home for Predetermined and the
Bows Industrial School each has sucb a
side-track or spur, and bidders should in
form themselves as to the switchips
charges of the railroad companies at these
various institutions before subn1fttfne
their proposals. Freight and All otbaS
must include delivery as herein stated
free of charges for packing, freight
switching, or any other charges What
ever.
When no mention is made. when This
requirement is necessary. articles such as
clothing, boots shoes, etc must he ~
nished in such sizes as ordered nv tba
executive officers of the several jnstit,'
tons When no particular brand 5s Ses stI-
cd . on IS.
from medium TO best, and on samples sub
mitted. When no specifications as 4.
of the United States government are 70 he
understood All supplies must be new and
fresh No article will be received not in
accordance with the standard fixed In
specifications. All articles will be snbial-
! to rigid inspection, and bidders are can
toned that full compliance with speciffca
tions and schedule win be insisted upon
All articles that may in any respect faiI
to conform to the specific Kinds csIIsd r.
or to the samples submitted will be q
jected, and must be promptly exchanged
at the expense Of the contractor, FOR 9th
on failure to do this the board NAV pur-
chase in the open market, and any los
arising from such failure shall be charged
to the contractor so falling. The deternai-
nation, in all cases, as to whether TIN.
articles received comply in all RESPECTS
with the standard fixed in the specifica-
tons schedule. or with the samples
submitted, shall be made by the Board OF
Control and the chief executive officer of
the Institution for which the goods arc
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
u1ea sure shown. Bids must not he en-
closed in packages containing samples
Each proposal shall be accompanied h.
a sample of the supplies proposed To a.
furnished. and in case of boots Shoes
ana other mated articles. full mated pairs
must be submitted Original labels IA ~
be left on samples. Bidders must attach
to each sample a card or tag, on whiC =
must be plainly marked the name of tie
sender and the number and price of tha
article and all charges must be prepaid
in full. The Board win not be responsible.
for samples submitted. Unsuccessful bid
ders can remove their samples. SampIes
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 fh3
foregoing specifications, as careful real
ing of the same may prevent large num-
Der of inquiries on points already covered
Duplicate specifications and schedules
are furnished each bidder, one to be sent
TO the Secretary of the Board, as above
provided, and the other to be retained by
the. bidder. Such duplicates will be fur
nished upon application to the Secretary
of the Board of Control. Topeka, Kan
Ry order of the Board of Control of
State Charitable Institutions:
H. c. BOWMAN
Chairman
CHAS w. GIBBS, Secretary.
November > 1872.