Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-19
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK
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| OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER coMMIssIoNERs OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark N. j.. August 14th, 1913
Sealed proposals will be received al th as
Thursday, the twenty eighth day of August;
| 1913 and opened at the last named hour; al
| a public meeting Of the board TO De heId
at said time and place
: u Tue Ngf fs AVENUE.
from South Sixteenth street 10 the city line.
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done. and the materials 10 De
furnished In the construction anu compieuon
of said work. and upon which bids Will De
compared; -.
Three thousand nine hundred t3.9o0 )squa1e
yards OF bitulithic pavement on SIX to'
Inch concrete foundation.
Twenty-Five (25 linea feet of 90 by Inch
four ct curb. set In concrete.
One thousand eight hundred ei,eool Iineai
feet of old Jour cut curb, reset IN concrete.
Standard prices will be PAID for the Ioi-
lowing.
Forty 40, lineal feet of new header curb.
set I'm concrete.
-Four "a noiseless manhole covers.
One ID 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 five 90 years and under the guar,
antee bond by surety company or PONG
with surety acceptable TO the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners. which may
be required at the option Of the board at any
time before tn expiration of the first five
Til THE s eoNTRAcT FOR THE WORK ON
THE ABOVE STREET IF AWARpEp;
BY THE HOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO
LIABILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBsEQu ENTL FL
PREF .iM1TARY AssEssMENTs OF PROP
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IS TO BE
SAME BE HELD, AFTER WHICH THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
AWARD TIE CONTRAST On IN &C AccoR 3D.,
STATE LAWS OF 1895
Bidders are not to state any price for
fixed amount provided for In the specitica-
lions.
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope properly indorsed with the name
of the bidder and of the improvement. and
directed to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners 81 the City of Newark
Bidders will state their prices In writing
well In figures.
Bidders must specify IN their proposals
tfat, should the above work be awarded to
them, they viii bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within forty-five t45) con-
secutiVe working days.
The plans and specifications OF the work
can be examined at the Office of the chief
engineer of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro
poSais 10 be accompanied Dy the CONSENT III
writing of two sureties a 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. If tile contract be awarded to
the person or persons making the proposal,
they will upon its being awarded become
his their sureties for the faithful per-
Torrance of said work; and that, If the
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 le or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and char
which the City of Newark may be obliged TO
contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sloners of the city of Newark reserve to
themselves the right TO accept or reject any
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that urder the provisions of the seventh
section Of the law creating the BOARD of
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 sufficiency by the board.
and as to form by the counsel of the board,
and no contract shall be binding 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 shall be so instructed by
the board, but the board will he bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed hondsmen. lut shall have full
power and absolute discretion In the whole
matter and this provision shall be referred
TO n any advertisement inviting bids for
such public work.
By direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City of Nwark.
MORRIS r. sHERRERD,
aug14-12t Chief Engineer.