Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-18
CITY ApyERTIsEME Nrs.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK

AND WATER GOM MlSSlON Ems Ut
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. N j.; August i4tn' iel3t IA,
Sealed proposals will be received at thi,
office from 3.15 10 $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of
Thursday the twenty-eighth day of August
1918. and opened at the last named hour, q
public meeting of the board to be held
at said time and place:
NINETEENTH AVENUE.
from South Sixteenth street to the city line
The following is about the amount or tins
work to be done. and the materials to o'
furnished In the construction and competitor
of said work. and upon which bids VIII o'
compared
Three thousand nine hundred 5000 )squars
yards of ,bitulithic pavement on six 10
inch concrete foundation.
Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of 20 by incf
four cut curb. set in concrete.
One thousand eight hundred 0,S0U Inca
feet of old four cut curb. reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the FOL
One "a set of 20 by 4 inch four cut cor.
ners, set in concrete.
Forty 400 lineal feet of new header curb
set in concrete.
-Four 90 noseless manhole covers.
One "a basin with connection complete;
Bids for the above pavement must IN
clude a price bid per square yard per year
for maintenance and repair of said pave
ment during an additional and second
period of Ave 80 years and under the guar,
antee bond by a surety company or pond
with a surety acceptable to the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners. which may
be required at the option OF the board al any
time before III expiration Of the first hve
THE coNTRAcT FOR THE WORK ON
THE ABOVE STREET, IF AWARDED:
SHALL BE AWARDED PRQNIIsSIIIOHNsAa,Lll Il ! !
LIABILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY,
BE FINALLY MADE BY >' The an Bp pA6p
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS is TO BE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
AWARD THE CONTRACT IN ACCORD,
ANCE WITH CHAPTER 21T OF THE
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there is a
fixed amount provided for In the specfca-
lions.
Each proposal must be enclosed in sealed
envelope properly indorsed with the name
of the bidder and of the Improvement. and
directed to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City of Newark
Bidders will state their prices In writing
as well as In figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that. should the above work be awarded to
them, they viii bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within forty-five t45) con-
secutve working days.
can be examined al the office of the chief
engineer of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. said pro
posas to be accompanied by the consent IN
writing. of two sureties or surety company
qualified to do business in New Jersey. who
shall, at the time of putting in such pro-
posals qualify as to their responsibility In
the amount of such proposal and bind them
selves that IL the contract be awarded to
the person or persons making the proposal,
they will, upon It's being so awarded. become
his or their sureties for the faithful per-
Torrance of said work: and that, II tho
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract. they will pay to the City OF
Newark any difference between the sums to
which Ee or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and thar
which the City Of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person persons by whom such
contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners of the City of Newark reserve to
Themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work, az they
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section Of the law creating the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners: approved
March 2Sth 1891. that the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall, first
be approved as to suff1ciency by the board
and to form by the counsel of the board
and no contract shall be binding on the city
or become effective or operative until such
bond is so approved and the president of
the board shall have the power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath. II he
shall so desire, or shall be so instructed by
the board. but the board will nJc he bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed hondsmen. ut shall have full
power and absolute discretion in the whole
matter, and this provision shall be referred
TO IN any advertisement inviting bids for
such public work
BY direction Of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City of Nwark
NORRIS r, SHERRERD.
aug14-12t Chief Engineer