The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-20

First published in The Topeka State
Journal May 10. 1881
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES
REQUIRED by the
KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
plies herein named will be received by
the State Board of Control until one
o'clock p. m. June IA. 1913. 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 pro-
fled check on some responsible bank, pay
able to the Board of Control, equal in
OF such proposal, as a guaranty Tor 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
to him when a contract has been duly
signed and bond approved.
At the time above mentioned said pro-
posals will be opened, in PUBLIC, at the
state capitol, Topeka, Kan, for tabula-
ton.
Commencing at nine a. m. on the fol-
lowing days: Tuesday. June II, dry-goods
and boots and shoes; Wednesday, June Is,
groceries; Thursday, June 19, hardware,
stationery, flour and meats, contracts will
be awarded each article separately to
the lowest responsible bidder. Bidders on
drygoods, groceries, hardware and sta
tionerv must be prese- IN said days pre-
pared t. place their goods before the
Board.
The board reserve the right to reject
any or all bids, and to accept any article
at price quoted without the acceptance
any part OF any goods, if deemed for the
best interests of the state. Where both
the bids and quality of goods ciTered are
the same, preference will be given to the
resident dealers of the state. Supplies
| mentioned las ordered and all other
articles that are perishabIe and the quail
which datP ia nv
Keeping, are to be shipped as ordered by
the chief executive officers of the several
SPOT DELIVERY, EXCEPT WHERE
TIE SCHEDULE SPECIFIES AS Or
| A bill in detail must be sent to the in
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 July 1, 1913. and must be delivered
| tive institutions, but when in carload
| lots, and there is a switch, spur or side
| track to or near the institution, cars must
| be placed at such point the same as
| shall be designated by the chief executive
OFFICER of the institution. The Topeka
| and Osawatonlie State Hospitals and State
| Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons the
! Home for Feeble blinded at Winfield the
| Boys Industrial School at Topeka, Kan
| sas state Penitentary at Lansing, and
| the State Reformatory at Hutchinson,
| each has such a side-track or spur and
| bidders should inform 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 must include delivery as
| herein stated, free OF charges for packing
| freight, switching, or any other charges
| whatever.
When no mention is made, when this
| requirement is necessary, articles such as
| clothing, boots, shoes, etc, must be fur
| nished in such sizes ordered by the
executive officers of the several institu-
| tons When no particular brand is desig-
q dit,er
| from medium to best, and on samples
| submitted When no specifications as to
! grade or quality are made. the standards
| of the United States government are to
| be understood. All supplies must be new
| and fresh. No article will be received not
| in accordance with the standard fixed in
| Specifica 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
| All articles that may in any respect fail
| to conform to the specific kinds called
| for or to the samples submitted will be
| rejected, and must be promptly exchanged
| at the expense of the contractor for 0th'
! 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 determi-
| nation, in all cases, as to whether the ar
ticles received comply in all respects with
| the standard fixed in the specifications or
| schedule, with the samples submitted
shall be made by the Board of Control
| and the chief executive officer of the in
| stitution for which the goods are furnish
| ed, and shall be final.
| Bids must be made upon the within pro-
| posals. 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 denom-
| ination or measure shown. Bids must NOT
| be enclosed in packages containing sam
| pies.
| Each proposal shall be accompanied by
| a sample of the supplies proposed to be
| furnished, and in case of boots. shoes,
| and other mated articles, full mated pairs
must be submitted. Original labels must
be left on samples. Bidders must attach
to each sample a card 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 fol-
| lowing specifications, as a careful reading
| of the same may prevent large number
| 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.
By order of the State Board of Control
and State Board of Corrections
FRANCIS NJ. BRADY,
Secretary Board of Control.
H c. BOWMAN,
Chairman, Board of Control.
T. W. MORGAN,
| President. Board of Corrections
| April &c, 1913.
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