Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-23
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD ", . LEE. Ne,
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL
Newark, N. j., Sept. 18th, 1915 "
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Thursday. the second day of October:
1913. and opened at the last named hour at at
a public meeting of the board to be held
at said time and place.
GARLAND TERRACE.
from South Orange avenue to SOB feet south
OF Cliff street.
The following lie about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and compilation
of said work, and upon which bids VIII be
compared:
yards Of 2h-lnch asphalt block pavement on
a six go inch concrete foundation.
Two thousand three hundred 2,3OO) Hneal
feet of 10 by inch four cut curb set IN
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
four cut and reset in concrete.
Six (8) sets of 10 by inch four cut cor
ners, set In concrete.
One hundred 400 lneal feet OF new
header curb, set in concrete.
Four "a noiseess 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
antee bond by a surety company or bond
with a surety acceptable to the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, which may
be required at the option of the board at any
time before the expiration Of the first hve
years guarantee.
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there Is
fixed amount provided for in the specihca-
lions.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
of the bidder and of the Improvement, and
directed to the Boar Of Street and Water
Bidders will state their prices in writing
as well in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
them, they will bind themselves to finish
and complete the within fifty (50)
consecutive 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-
posals 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 to their responsibility In
the amount of such proposal and bind them
selves that II the contract be awarded to
the person or persons making the proposal,
they will, upon its being so awarded, become
his or their sureties for the faithful per-
Torrance of said work; and that, II 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 he or they would have been entitled
| upon completion of the contract and that
which the City of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or 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 as they
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners approved
March 28th, 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 sufficency by the board
and as 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, IL he
shall so desire or shall be so instructed by
the board, but the board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but 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 Newark
MORRIS R. SHERRERD,
sepie-llt Chief Engineer.