The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-19
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| First published in The Topeka State
/ Journal May 10, 1881

Journal May 10, 1881
sPECIF1CATIoNs AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES
Required by the
KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
plles herein named will be received by
the State Board of Control until one
O'Clock p. M, June IA, 1913 The proposals
shall be in writing. sealed, and marked
Proposals for furnishing supplies" and
shall be addressed to the Secretary of the
Board of Control, Topeka, Kan. All pro-
posals must be accompanied by a certi-
fled check on some responsible bank, pay
able to the Board of Control, equal in
amount to five per cent of the sum total
faithful performance OF any contract
awarded In case no award is made to
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-
posals 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-
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
dry-goods, groceries, hardware and sta
tionery must be prese-' IN said days pre-
pared is place their goods before the
Board.
The board reserve the right to reject
at price quoted without the acceptance
or the entire bid, or to accept or reject
any any. part pa Of any goods. if deemed for the
the bids and quality of goods offered are
the same, preference will be given to the
mentioned "as ordered" and all other
articles that are perishable and the quail
ity or value of which will deteriorate by
- h.
the chief executive officers of the several
1I1 INSTITUTIONS; ALL GOODS ARE TO BE
THE TT3I sCEE1HIEIz DEE1 HEKY' sPa PExGEPT WHERE
DERED. l i4'' <AS' of'-
4 bill 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
nlng July l, 1913, and must be delivered
at the railway depot nearest the respec-
tive institutions, but when in carload
track to or near the Institution, cars must
be placed at such point on the same as
shall be DESIGNATED by the chief executive
oHicer of the institution. The Topeka
and Osawatomie State Hospitals and State
Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons the
Home for Feeble-binded 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
and all other charges must be prepaid
All proposals must include delivery as
herein stated, free oe charges for packing
freight, switching, or any other charges
whatever.
When no mention is made, when this
clothing, boots, shoes, etc, must be fur
nished in such sizes as ordered by the
executive officers of the several institu-
tionS. When no particular brand is desig-
mated, bids shall be on qualities grading
from medium to best, and 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
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-
tions 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 deterIni-
nation, in all cases, a 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
ed, and shall be final.
Bids must be made upon the within pro-
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-
ination or measure shown. Bids must not
be enclosed in packages containing SAM
pies.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by
a 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 a 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 win 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 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 Central