New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-29
PUBLIC NOTICE.
IvyrTATIoN 10 CONTRACTORS.

INhfIAIIDN 10 tONIhA' ioho.
PART or THE SEVENTH AvENUE-LEX-
INGTDN AVENUE RAPID TRANSIT
RAILROAD.
Tho Public Service Commission for m.
First District hereinafter called the COM
mission invites proposals % construct Sec
tion So Of Route 81. part - The Sew
enth Avenue Lexington Avenue Rapid Iranst
Railroad
The points within tho cry Of New YORK
bot wecn which the said part r. 70 run and
the route or routes 10 be followed are orief-
ly ~ follows.
section 80. Q Beginning A. point under
Beekmsn Street. in the Borough ~ Manhs'-
tan. about szts-fwo fs2I feet psst = the
westerly building Inc ~ William street.
curviug thence soIther'y under private prop
'rty into william street. extending hence
sou'herly under William street and east
sriy under Hanover square 20 point about
opposite che eastery building line OF Pear
Street
The general plan of consumption calls for
= subsu-faca railroad having fUo tracks.
The Contractor Vin not 10 required 20 pro-
vide ~ .ay tracks. ties or ballast. nor 20 %
The wors under The contract viii include
tho care end support o. buidinzs vaults,
sewers. pipes railroads ana other surface,
pageWeIfs and other surfaces
The method - construction. unless
otherwise permitted ~ The Com mission
VIII DO by trench excavation under cover.
Bidders must examine the form % con-
tract and the specifications and contract
drawings, must visit ne location 81 the
work and inform themselves % the condi-
fl0ns along The line NJ the work and msSs
their own estimates 81 the facilities and dr.
foI.fles attending the execution ~ ne work.
fuller desCr.gf. lon % the Work and other
requirements. provisions. detail and spsclh-
cations are given in tho form " contract
and 300 the contract drawings therein re-
ferred to. copies ~ no form of contraSt,
bond and contractor proposal sn1 % the
contract drawings may be Inspected and
purchased an he orce - tho toufni-slon'
80. ia4 Nassau street Borough % Manhat-
tan. New York CITY Tho forms o. con.
tract bond and contra cf0rs proposal and
the contract drawings are 20 be deemed
part ~ thIs Invitation.
The City ~ New York hereinafter caiied
the 'Cityl and the lnferborOlgh Rapid
Transit Company VIII both he parties 20
the contract The lnterborough Rapid TRANSIT
Company being party for me purpose Or
llsburslng par Of lfs contribution toward
the cost % construction az provided Bro the
contract % fol March 10. 1918. oefY cen ~
cry and said company for additional rapid
transit railroads The liability ~ Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company wiH b iim-
tied 90 an amount equal 10 ffty PEI centum
G0eJ ~ the total estimated amount 70 70
paid o. The contractor under the contract.
Partial payments 70 TIE contractor VIII ps
made - the work proceeds as proFlde4 IN
the contract
The Contractor must complete ths WORK
within twenty-elght f2s) months from the
At the time OF TIE delivery % the con
tract the Contractor must furnish security 70
tne city oy deposiiine bono. cssn o. 80
curi-ies so the sum or h.e nunared Lho--
81 nd dollars $500 .000l- As further secHr-
ity fifteen per centum $3.50 Of the amounts
certified from time 20 time % - due % ne
Contractor VIII be deducted Until the amounts
so deducted and retained shall equsl ten per
cerfum GOCI ~ the total estimated amount
20 be paid 20 the Contractor under ne con
tract Thereafter there shall be so deduct
ed and retained for such purpose Ten per
ceutum G0TI Of the amounts certified from
time 90 time 20 be due 90 me contractor.
sealed bids or proposals will he received
at the Office of the Commits siOn. at No. -
Nassau street, Borough 81 Manhattan,
New York City. until the 18th day OF sep
TENDER, 1914, at twelve hfteen tlsiiol
date 10 he fixed by the Commission, the
proposals will be publicly opened.
Proposals must be Do the form prescribed
by the Commission.
Of the chief Engineer Of the Commission.
OF the quantities OF The Various cissses
Of the work and OF the nature aud eN-
tent as near as practicable of the work
is 20 be found I'm the schedule IN the
form OF contractors proposal The guam
cities given ln such schedule are approx
mate only being given as a basis Tor ~.
Uniform comparison OF bids and no claim
Is fO De- made against the City on account
OF any excess or deficiency absolute Or rea-
rive 90 tine same. except as provided IN me
Every proposal must when submitted %
enclosed ir 4 sealed envelope endorsed Pro-
uosaf for Constructing Part Of R0pid Irarsit
EotIrOld-E0flfr no. IS, hccfioH so. 2 am
must be delivered 90 the Commission or 'is
Secretary. and Boz the presence ~ ne PEI
son submitting the proposal u VII be de-
posted iD sealed ooA ~ Nhlch az pro
/ ro.4ls will be deposited. No proposal VIII
be received unless accompanied hy d sepa-
rate certified check f0r city thousand do-
lars 1850 001l PAYABLE 90 tne oflef OF me
Comptroller OF the city and drawn upon \
national or state bank or TRUST company
srrIsfsr-orv 90 the Commission and having
tts principal Office In New York tttt. nuch
check must NOT boz enclosed ia the envelope
containing the proposal.
Tx T1tt Prices must not jc improperly
JrIqHred and am bid which ttc Commission
considers Detrimental 10 thc CfVs interests
20 proposaL after % shall have been
oepos.ted with the Commission. VIII be al-
lowed 90 bee Withdrawn Tor any reason
Inc award p the contract viii bs made
IA the Commission as soon as practicable
after the opening % the proposals
DEPOSITS made hl bidders whose propos-
ais are NOT accepted NiI DE returned WIN
b. three taI days af,er the contract rs exc
rgtef and delivered and It's provisions In
respect OF the bond Dr deposit are com
unel with. uu'cs. aU proposals shall -
l-fcctel. Iu which event such deposits VIII
he returned within three CD DAYS after
surb rejection The deposit ~ tho sue
qs.sfrf bidder vii b returned when 10
fortrar. fs executed ana fs PROVISIONS iu
respect ~ the bond Or deposit are com
IN. The r.eht 20 reJee, any and all bids il
Nsv York. August 81 lsft
PUBLIC SERVICE 90 OMISSION FOX
THF FIRST DISTRICT
~ EDWARD E MCALL. Chairman.
TRAVIS a. WHITNEY. Secretary.