The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-10
LEGAL
| lf1rst published in The Topeka State
| Journal May 10, 1871
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES
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OF SUPPLIES
Required by the
KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS
scared proposals for furnishing the sup
I pIles herein named will be received by
O'Clock p. M, June IA, 1913. The proposals
shaH be in writing. sealed, and marked
Proposals for furnishing supplies" and
ShalI be addressed to the Secretary of the
Board of Control Topeka Kan. All pro-
posals must be accompanied by a certi-
NEG check on some responsible bank, pay
amount to five per cent of the sum total
OF such proposal, as 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 a contract has been duly
signed and bond approved.
AT the time above mentioned said pro-
posaIS Will be opened, in public, at the
office OF the Board of Control in the
state capitol, Topeka, Kan, for tabula-
ton.
Commencing at nine a. m. on the fol-
lowing days: Tuesday, June H. dry-goods
and boots and shoes; Wednesday, June IS,
groceries; Thursday. June 19, hardware,
stationery, flour and meats, contracts will.
be awarded on each article separately to
the lowest responsible bidder. Bidders on
dfy-goods, groceries, hardware and sta
tionery must be present on said days pre-
pared to place their goods before the
The board reserve 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
resident dealers of the state Supplies
mentioned '-as ordered" and all other
articles that arc perishable and the quail
1ty or value of which will deteriorate by
keeping. are to be shipped as ordered by
the chief executive officers of the several
l unn ms AL, AL GOODS ARE TO BE
THE SCHEDULE SPECIFIES AS Or
4 bin 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 ]. 1913, and must be delivered
at the railway depot nearest the respec-
tive institutions but when in carload
t toes. ana M there Is switch spur OF side.
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
Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons the
Home for Feeble blinded at Winfield the
Boys Industrial School at Topeka, Kan
sas State Penitentiary 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
AL 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 as ordered by the
executive officers of the several institu
| tons. When no particular brand is desig-
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
specifications. 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 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 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
stitutfon for which the goods are furnish
ed, and shall be final.
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-
fnation or measure shown. Bids must not
be enclosed in packages containing sam
pies.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by
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 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 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 M BRADY,
Secretary Board of Control.
H. C. BOWMAN,
Chairman, Board of Control
T. w. MORGAN,
President, Board of Corrections.
April rs. 1913
SEALED PROPOSALS.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
plies for the Institutions herein named for
the six months period from.
191. 1890, will be received by the Board of
Control at their office in Topeka until
o'clock p. M, Saturday. Observation-Disclosures.
The proposals shall be in writing, sealed,
accompanied by certified check. and
marked PROPOSALS. FOR FURNISH
ING SUPPLIES" and shall be addressed