Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-29
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL


Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from S;15 to $3.50 o'clock =. m. of
Thursday. the second day of July, 1914.
and opened at the last named hour. at
public meeting of the board to be held at
said time and place for the repaving of
SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE,
from South Ninth street to about 156 feet
eighteen (1s inches on each side of the re-
located street railways tracks; and from
about 156 feet west of Grand avenue to
about 100 feet east of Halstead street, a
strip between the southerly curb and eight
cen dS) inches south of the relocated street
railway tracks dhe northerly portion of said
street being in East Orange), and from about
100 feet east of Halstead street to the South
Orange village line. with the exception Of
eighteen (1s) inches on each side of the
located street railway tracks; the street rail-
way tracks to be relocated 70 the centre of
the avenue by the Public Service Railway
Company from South Twentieth street to the
South Orange village line.
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 upen which bids will be
compared:
Thirty-five thousand six hundred 1855
square yards of three (3) inch asphalt block
pavement on a six 80 inch concrete founda
ton.
Seventeen thousand seven hundred III ZOO
lineal feet of 20 by inch four cut granite
curb, set In concrete.
Thirty-five $3.50 sets of 20 by inch four
cut granite corners, IT. radius, get in con-
crete.
Fifty C5o) lineaI feet of 20 by inch four
cut granite corners, #. radius. set in coa-
crete.
Fifty $500 lineal feet of 20 by inch four
cut granite corners, II It. radius, set In con-
Fifty (5O) lineal feet of 20 by inch four
cut granite corners, 10 #. radius, set in con-
crete.
Fifty 600 lineal feet of 20 by 6 inch four
cut granite corners. 20 #. radius, set in con-
Nine hundred 5000 lneal feet of IS by c
inch granite header curb. set in concrete.
Six thousand $4,000 square feet of artl-
fetal stone walk, inches thick.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
complete.
Five 60 basins using cid heads and stills.
Twenty-Five (25) noiseless manhole covers
The macadam of the old pavement on the
avenue to be the property of the contractor
and to be used by him in the new concrete
foundation allowance for same to be made
In price bid per square yard for the new
pavement.
Bids for the above pavement must In
clude a price bid per square yard per year
ment during an additional and second period
of FIVE (5) years and under the guarantee
bond by a surety company or a bond with a
surety acceptable to the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners. which may be re-
CURED at the option of the board at any time
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
SHALL BE AWARDED PRov1sloNALLy4 +,
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO Z
HAP kTARILIT WAR Upon THE GaTK YNLEss
PRELIMINARY AssEssMENTs or PROP:
PRoPosED AM a 5sESYA IS 70 BE BE-
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THE BOARD MAY or MAY MOT
F FINAL A%AR RI THE IL, Go6MTRAG ~
THE STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there. is a fixed
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
Envelope properly Endorsed with the name
Of the bidder r. and of the improvemsnt and
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders VIII state their prices in. writing
Bidders must specify in their proposals
thu: should the above work be awarded
and com plete the Same within one hundred
and eighty $50 consecutive working days
can be examined at the office of the chief
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
possls to be accompanied by the consent. In
pany qualified to do business In New Jersey
who shall, at the time Of putting In such
proposals. qualify as to their responsibility
Themselves that, II the CONTRACT be awarded
to the person persons making the pro-
posal. they WILL upon Its being so awarded
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance Of said work; and that II the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute =
such contract. they will pay to the city Of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion Of tire contract and tnat
which the city of Newark may be Obliged
to pay the person or persons by whom such
contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
eioners OF the city of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work. they
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties hereby MOULDED
that under the provisions of the seventh sec.
ton of the law creating the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners. approved MarGa&
2Sth. 1891, that the bond bonds to
given for the faithful execution and pc
Torrance OF said public work shall frs
approved to sufficiency by the board. an
as to form by the council Of the board an
no contract shall be binding on the city
become effective or operative until suciI
bond is approved: and the president OF /
the board shall have power to examine the /
proposed bondsmen. under oath, II he shall
so desire or shall be SO Instructed by tbs
board. but the board will not be bourd by
any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen. but shall have full
power and absolute discretion In the whols
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.
NORRIS r. sHERRERD.
june1S-12t Chief Ensinsss.,