Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals, addressed to
County Court of Jackson county,
Oregon, and endorsed Proposals for
constructing Siskiyou Mountain sec
ton of the Pacific Highway in Jack
son county," will be received by the |
County Court of Jackson county at |
its office in the court house, Jack
sonville, Oregon, until o'clock p. m.
of the 18th day of November, 1918,
and at that time and place Will be
publicly opened and read.
All proposals must be made upon
blank form to be obtained from the
State Highway Engineer at his office,
Masonic building, Salem; must give
the prices proposed, both in writing
and figures; and must be signed by
the bidder, with his address.
Each bid is to be presented under
sealed cover and shall be accom-
panied by cash, bidders bond made
payable to Jackson county, or a cer-
titled check made payable to the
County Judge of Jackson county, for
an amount equal to at least per
cent of the amount of said bid, and
no bid shall be considered unless
such cash, bond or check is enclosed
Herewith Such bidders bond shall
be conditioned that if said bid be ac-
cepted the party bidding will duly
enter into and execute the contract.
Should the successful bidder to whom
the contract is awarded fail to exc
: cute the same within ten days (not
including Sunday from the date of
notification of such award, such cash,
bond or check shall be forfeited to
Jackson county and the same shall
be the property of the county. All
other cash, bonds and certified
I checks will be returned to the unsuc-
cessful bidder who submitted the
same.
A corporate surety bond will be re-
quired for the faithful performance
of the contract in sum equal to one
half of the total amount of the bid.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the State Highway En-
gineer's estimate OF the quantities OF
work to be done as follows:
l. 1. 134,428 cubic yards of earth
excavation.
2. 21,S04 cubic yards loose rock
3. 43,412 cubic yards solid rock
4. 1878 square rods clearing
: and grubbing.
s s. 4,O36 lineal feet 12-inch CORFU
gated iron pipe.
. 6. 40 lineal feet 1S-inch corrugat
n ed iron pipe.
: Z. 576 lineal feet 24-inch CORFU
gated iron pipe.
: 8. 593 cubic yards concrete, class
"a"
= 8. SO cubic yards concrete, class
d &C."
o 10. 10000 pounds reinforcing
u steel.
: The foregoing quantities are ap
G proximate only, being given as
d basis for the comparison of bids, ant
. the County Court of Jackson count!
g does not expressly or by implication
J. agree that the actual amount Of worl
e will correspond Herewith, but re
y serves the right to increase or de
Q crease the amount of any class o.
J. portion of the work that may b'
s. deemed necessary or expedient D!
% the State Highway Engineer of Ore
=; gon.
d; Plans may be seen and forms o
); specification and contract may be OBJ
. tanned at the State Highway En-
. gineer's office, Masonic building
A. Salem; and they may be seen at thu
u office of the Resident Engineer a
!, Medford.
" The right is reserved to reject an!
1t and all proposals, or to accept th'
proposals deemed best for Jackson
9 county.
q, f. L. TOU VELLE,
ID County Judge,
At w. C. LEEVER,
y County Commissioner,
,e ]. c. SMITH,
Or County Commissioner,
at County Court, Jackson Co., Oregon
u, HENRY L BOWLBY,
ID State Highway Engineer.
n, G.. A. GARDNER,
County Clerk, Jackson County.
~ Jacksonville, Ore, Oct. 2S' l9lS
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