Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE or THE BOARD or STREET AND
WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF NEWARK.


Newark N. J., July l, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at thi;
Office from 3;15 to $3.50 O'Clock p. NJ; Of
and opened at the last named hour. at q
public meeting OF the board TO be held al
said time and place. for the paving of the
ALEXANDER STREET.
SCHEERER AVENUE,
from Bergen street TO Osborne te1 ace
/ The following Is about the amount of the
| work TO be done. and the material to be FUR.
! nished In the construction aud completion OF
said work. ana upon which bids will be COM
pared.
FOR ALEXANDER STREET:
| Three thousand five hundred q, 500 square
| yards of bitulithic pavement a six (6)
inch concrete foundation;
Two thousand and fifty (2,0h0) lineal feet
of 16 by inch four cut curb set in COLI
| crete;
Fifty 900 Iineal feet of old curb, four cot
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
/ lowing:
Nine t9) noiseess manhoIe covers
-Four "a sets of 16 by inch four cut COR
ners set in concrete;
Sixty 600 lineal feet of new header curb.
set IN concrete:
! One % basin with connection complete.
] FOR SCHEBRER AVENUE:
! Five thousand two hundred $1,000 square
! yards of btllithic pavement six t6)
! Inch concrete foundation.
| Two thousand five hundred and hfty
! (2.550) lineal feet of 16 by inch four cut
| Fifty 800 iineal feet OF old curb, four
! cut and reset in concrete.
| Standard prices viii be paid for the fol-
seven q, holseless manhoie covers;
Two % sets of 16i by . inch four cut
! curb, set in concrete;
/ Fifty 500 lineal feet Of new header curb.
! set in concrete,
! One "a basin with connection complete.
| Bids for the above pavements must in
| clude price bid per square yard per year
] for maintenance and repair of said PAY g
n nd rtfsfl
/ of five 30 years and under the guarantee
bond by surety company or a bond with a
surety acceptable to the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners, which may be re-
! qured at the option of the board at any time
| before the expiration of the FIRST five years
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
! THE ABOVE STREETS. 1T AWARDED,
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO
! L1ABIIlTY UPON THE CITY UNLESS
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY
P Pr .iMINARY ASsEssMENTs OF PROP.
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
MADE AND PuBLfc HEARINGs ON THE
SAME BE HELD. AFTER WHICH THE
BOARD MAY OH MAY NOT FINALLY
ANcE WITH CHAPTER Ell OF THE
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there Is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications
! Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
I
of the bidder and of the improvement, and
directed to the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices writing
as we'll in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that, should the above work be awarded
to them. they will bind themselves to finish
and complete the same within the follow
ing number of consecutive working days:
Alexander Street-Forty-five f45) days;
Scheerer Avenue-Fifty-fve 1861 days.
The plans and specifications q the work
Engineer Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the CITY Hail. Said pro-
posals to be accompanied by the consent.
company qualified to do business In New
Jersey, who shall. at the time OF putting
slbility in the amount Of such proposal.
and bind themselves that, If the contract
be awarded to the person Or persons max
so awarded become his or their sureties
for the faithful performance of said work;
or ' refuse to Execute '' such contract, they
will pay to the City of Newark any DIFF
or they would have been entitled upon
completion o. the contract and that which
the City OF Newark may be obliged to pay
tract shall be executed
The Board of Street and Water Com
to themselves the right to accept or reject
any all proposals FOR the above work.
as they may deem best for the interest Of
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners, approved
March ~. 1891 that the bond bonds to
be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall first
be approved to sufficlency by the Board.
and as to form by the counsel of the
Board. and no contract shall be binding
the city, or become effective or operative
until such bond is so approved; and the
examine the proposed bondsmen under oath,
II he shall desire, or shall be SO instructed
by the Board. but the Board will not be
bound by any statement that may be made
by such proposed bondsmen. but shall have
full power and absolute discretion In the
whole matter. and this provision shall be
referred to in any advertisement inviting
bids for any such public work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City OF Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD.
ty1-12t Chief Engineer.