Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.

AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. n. j., Sept, Sth, 1914;
Sealed proposals Will be received at this
office from 3;15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m OF
Der. 1914. and opened at the last named
hour at public meeting of the board to be
held at said time and place:
For the construction of sewer in
CRAWFORD PLACE,
from Washington street to Springfield avenue.
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials to be
furnished In the construction and completion
of said work, and upon which bids will be
compared:
Eight hundred and thirty $500 feet of
twelve (12) inch vitriied salt glazed pipe
sewer.
six hundred 5000 feet of six 90 inch house
Nine Cs) manholes with standard heads
complete
Thirty-one (sD markers
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there Is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name of
the bidder and Of the improvement and d.
rected to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
| Bidders will state their prices in writing
as well as 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 twenty five
| t25) consecutive working days.
| The plans and specifications of the work
can be examined at the office of the chief
engineer of the Board Of Street and Water
prosals &c be accompanied by the consent in
writing OF two sureties. or a surety COM
pany qualified to do business In New Jersey.
who shall. at the time OF putting in such
| prosposals. qualify as to their responsibility
In the amount Of such proposal, and bind
themselves that IL the contract be awarded
\ to the perNon or persons making the pro-
posal, they will, upon its being SO awarded,
become mis- or their sureties for the faithful
| performance OF said work; and that, II the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
~ c SeS sortra sny thy viii pay to the city
to which he or they would have been en-
tue upon completion ON Of the contract and
obliged to pay the person or persons by
whom such contract shall be executed.
.,onacs JOY the Oh street ana water Commits
themselves the right to accept reject any
or all proposals for the above work. as they
may deem best for the interest Of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board OF
March 2sth. 1891. that the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
performance OF said public work shall first
be appros ed as to suficiency by the board
and as TO form by the counsel Of the board.
and no contract shall be binding on the city
or become effective or operative until such
bond ir SO approved. and the president
OF the board shall have power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath II he
shall so desire, shall be so Instructed by
the board, but the board will not he 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.
| sep9-12t Chief Engineer.