Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-04-01
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRACT
ORS.
Office of the Board of Public Works.
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Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
flee until May ID, 1913, at O'Clock D. M. for
furnishing all the material and doing all the
work necessary and required to improve Scott
St. from the east end of high bridge to the west
line of Third street: Washington street from
the east end of the slough bridge to the west
from the east line ofFourth St, to the west line
of Fifth street. By the requirement. of the
same with either of t..e four following kinds
OF modern city pavementS viz: Vitrifed brick
sand stone. cFeosoted wood blocks and btu
lithic bituminous pavement All according
TO plans profiles. details and specifications
thereof on file in the Office of the City Clerk In
said city of Wausau. and there open for the
inspection of bidders. to which reference is
hereby made for further Information
The time for the commencement and COM
pletion of the work will be specified in the
contract as well as the stipulated penalty for
compliance Herewith.
separate bids will be received in the case of
each of the said four kinds of pavement: lst
for doing Of the whole work; I'd. for the con-
sLfnctlon OF the foundation: Sd. for the laying
OF the pavement and cushion and 4th. for
refining and resetting cnrbs where necessary.
DIRECTIONS TO BIDDERS.
The board has caused to be prepared printed
copies or the specifications and forms of con-
tract, proposal and bond. Snch copies and
FORMS will be- furnished to the persons desiring
70 DID on application therefor at the Office of
the board.
The board will not consider any bid unless
accompanied by contract with sureties as
prescribed in the form furnished, completed
part of the city
Each contract must be accompanied by
bond In penal sum amounting to the con-
tract price and executed by the bidder and by
sureties, each of whom shall Justify as to their
responsibility and by their several affidavits
snow That they are worth in the aggregate at
least the amount mentioned in the contract in
properly not by law exempt from execution.
surety companies duly licensed to do BUSH
III lieu OF personal SuretieS
Each bid must contain prices for doing the
work on SAID streets for the doing of which the
bid Is made as called for in the plans. profles,
details and specifications above mentioned
Prices should be stated in figures and writing
Eacn bidder must fle with the board, at the
Time ne submits his bid. samples of the creo-
soted wood block vitrified brick. sand stone
or bitullthic or bituminous pavement, as the
case may be. which he proposes to use. nam |
ing the brand.
The bidder must be prepared, at the time |
the bids are opened, to present satisfactory |
evidence to the board that he is fully prepared |
with the necessary capital. materials and |
machinery to conduct the work to be con-
tracted for. aud that he will provide the neces- |
sary plant and be ready to operate and do the |
work within the time above specified, that he |
viii employ skilled and experienced Workmen |
who have been engaged in doing the work |
anu laying the kind OF paw his bid re- |
lateS to.
Companies or firms bidding for the work |
must state in the proposals the individual |
names and places of residence of the persons |
comprising, or officers of snch company or |
firm. Bids failing to comply with the above |
requirements viii not be considered
Bids for the work and materials will be can |
vassed and considered separately and in the |
aggI egate based on the estimated quantities |
named in the specifications.
Payment for said work will be made by the |
city of Wausau, according to the monthly |
estimates of the city engineer of the work |
done and material furnished in place, reserv- |
ing 20% of the amount thereof until the final |
completion and acceptance OF said work.
The right to reject any and all bids is re- |
served. JOHN RIEGLE,
b. G.. GOWEN.
III. E. MARoUARDT.
m25-4w Board of Public Works. |