Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-05-13
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRACT
ORS.
Office of the Board of Public Works.
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Office OF the Board OF Public Works.
Wausau, Wis. March 20 1871
Sealed proposals will be receivedsat this Of
fee until May 10. 1918. 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
line of Third street. and Washington street
from the east line of Fourth St. to the west line
of Fifth street. By the requirement. of the
same with either of the four following kinds
of modern city pavementS, viz: Vitrifed brick
SAND stone, creosoted 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 we'll as the stipulated penalty for
Noncompliance Herewith.
Separate bids will be received in the case of
each of the said four kinds of pavement: LIST,
for doing of the whole work; ID for the con-
struction of the foundation: Sd. for the laying
of the pavement and cushion and 4th, for
refining and reSetting curbS where necessary.
DIRECTIONS TO BIDDERS.
The board has caused to be prepared printed
copies of the specifications and.forms of con-
tract, proposal and bond. SUCH copies and
forms will be furnished to the persons desiring
to bid on application therefor at the office of
the board.
The board will not consider any bid unless
accompanied by contract with sareties, as
prescribed in the form furnished. completed
with the exception of the signatures on the
part of the city.
Each contract must be accompanied by
bond in a penal sum amounting to the con-
tract price and executed by the bidder and by
sufeEieS, each of whom shall Justify as to their
responsibility and by their several affidavitS
show that they are worth in the aggregate at
least the amount mentioned in the contract in
property not by law exempt from execution.
Surety companies duly licensed to do bust
ness in the state OF Wisconsin will be accepted
in 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, Droffles
details and specifications above mentioned.
Prices should be stated i'm figures and writing.
Each bidder must file with the board at the
time he submits his bid samples of the creo-
Soted wood block, vitrifed brick. sand stone.
or bitulithic or bitumnouS 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-
t?acted for, and that he will provide the neces-
sary plant and be ready to operate and do the
work within the time above specified, that he
will employ skilled and experienced workmen
who have been engaged i'm doing the work
and laying the kind of pavement 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 such company or
firm. Bids falling to comply with the above
requirements will not be considered.
Bids for the work and materials will be can
vaSsed and considered separately and in the
aggregate 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 RINGLE,
h. G. GOwEN,
H. E. MARQUARDT
m25-4w Board of Public Works.