Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-11-10
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals., addressed to
County Court of Jackson county,
oregon, and endorsed Proposals for
constructing Siskiyou Mountain sec
tion of the Pacific Highway in Jack
son county, will be received by the
County Court of Jackson county at
its office in the court house, Jack
sonville, Oregon, until o'clock p. m.
of the 18th day of November, 1918,
and at that time and place will be
publicly opened and read.
All proposals must be made upon
blank form to be obtained from the
State Highway Engineer at his office,
Masonic building, Salem; must give
the prices proposed, both in writing
and figures; and must be signed by
the bidder, with his address.
Each bid is to be presented under
sealed cover and shall be accom-
panied by cash, bidders bond made
payable to Jackson county, or a GER
titled check made payable to the
County Judge of Jackson county, for
an amount equal to at least per
cent of the amount of said bid, and
no bid shall be considered unless
such cash, bond or check is enclosed
Herewith. Such bidders bond shall
be conditioned that if said bid be ac-
cepted the party bidding will duly
enter into and execute the contract.
Should the successful bidder to whom
the contract is awarded fail to exc
cute the same within ten days (not
including Sunday from the date of
notification of such award, such cash,
bond or check shall be forfeited to
Jackson county and the same shall
be the property of the county. All
other cash, bonds and certified
checks will be returned to the unsuc-
cessful bidder who submitted the
same.
A corporate surety bond will be re-
quired for the faithful performance
of the contract in sum equal to one
half of the total amount of the bid.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the State Highway. En-
gineer's estimate OF the quantities Of
work to be done as follows:
1. 134,42S cubic yards of earth
excavation.
2. 21,SO4 cubic yards loose rock,
8. 43,412 cubic yards solid rock.
4. 1898 square rods clearing
and grubbing.
5. 4,O36 lineal feet 12-inch CORFU
gated iron pipe.
6. 40 lineal feet 1S-inch corrugat-
ed iron pipe.
Z. SIC lineal feet 24-inch CORFU
gated iron pipe.
s. 593 cubic yards concrete, class
GA"
8. SO cubic yards concrete, class
&C."
10. 10000 pounds reinforcing
steel.
= The foregoing quantities are ap.
proximate only, being given as a
! basis for the comparison of bids, and
/ the County Court of Jackson county
e does not expressly or by implication
! agree that the actual amount OF work
will correspond Herewith, but re-
= serves the right to increase or de-
4 crease the amount of any class OIL
portion of the work that may be
deemed necessary or expedient by
: the State Highway Engineer of Ore
: gon.
: Plans may be seen and forms o1
n specification and contract may be OBJ
e tanned at the State Highway En-
I gineer's office, Masonic building
8 Salem; and they may be seen at the
e office of the Resident Engineer a
y Medford.
: The right is reserved to reject any
s and all proposals, or to accept the
+ proposals deemed best for Jackson
Z county.
: F. L. ToU vELLE,
S County Judge,
: w. c. LEEVER,
County Commissioner,
t ]. C. SMITH,
a County Commissioner
e County Court, Jackson Co., Oregon
II II HENRY L BOWLBY,
State Highway Engineer.
G. A. GARDNER,
! County Clerk, Jackson County
:, Jacksonville, Ore, Oct. 29, 1913
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