Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22

Office of the Board of Commissioners
of Public Grounds and Buildings of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
JOHN K. 7 TENER, E Governor;
4. w. POWELL, Auditor General;
R. X. YOUNG, Treasurer.
IN compliance with the Constitution
and the Laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, the Board of Commits
sioners of Public Grounds and Build
tracts for furnishing such supplies for
the Executive Mansion, the Legislature.
the several Departments. Boards and
Commissions of the State Government
as described, and below such maximum
prices as are fixed in the following
schedules, for the year ending the 31st
day Of May, A. d. 1915: Schedule A, for
furnishing all Paper and Envelopes; B.
for furnishing, Iypewriters. Adding,
and Supplies; G, for furnishing General
Stationery Mahogany. Oak and Metallic
furnishing Engineering. Instruments,
Blue Print Paper. and Labratory and
Elsngineeering supplies; =, for furnish
GGGakS Gassware F. Eroomu far Mdps
Buckets, Toilet and Cleaning Soaps,
Towels, Rugs. Fuel. Uniforms, Rubber
Goods, Chemicals and Miscellaneous
Fittings, Awnings, Carpenter Supplies,
Upholstering, Painting and all Hard
ware Supplies; III, for furnishing Sup
plles for the care of the Conserva-
Lumber, General Repairs, and Removal
Of Dirt and Refuse; J. for furnishing
Light, Heat and Power. Supplies
schedule will be bound : in pamphlet
form for the convenience of the Bid
ders, 1t Is therefore desired that in re-
questing pamphlets the bidders indi-
cate those desired by using the letters
sci, forth above.
No proposal for any contract shall
be considered unless such proposal be
asSeeompanied acc nIsl by a certified check, to
one-fourth the amount of the estimated
contract; or by bond, in such form
ana s amount as may be prescribed by
the Board OF Public Grounds and Build
mgs: such bond shall be conditioned
for the faithful performance of the
terms of the contract, If awarded, and
shall have as surety two individual
Court of Common Pleas of the county
In which the person or persons making
such proposal may reside or of the
county wherein shall be located the
principal place of business of the per-
son, firm or corporation making such
proposal. or one surety company au-
rnorized .fon,t,s TO act az surety in this Com
monweaith. A bidder who shall have
accompanied his proposal with certi-
fled check, as aforesaid. and to whom a
contract shall have been awarded. may.
within ten days after such award sub
stitute for said check a bond as herein,
prescribed; otherwise said check shall
be retained in lieu of a bond No bond
to pc IN less sum than Five Hundred
ss500:oo) dollars. conditioned for the
faithful performance of the contract,
and addressed and delivered to the SUI
perintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings on or before IL o'clock meri-
dian, Tuesday, the 18th day of May. A.
d, 1914, at which time. the proposals
VIII be opened and published in tho
Reception Rooms of the Executive De-
partment, at Harrisburg, and the con-
tracts awarded as soon thereafter as
practicable
AS PROVIDED BY THE ACT OF
1918. ALL BIDS MUST BE RENDERED.
IN DUPLICATE AND MARKED
"DUPLICATE' AND "ORIGINAI4"
Blank Bonds and Schedules contain
ing all necessary information may be
obtained by communicating with Sam
uel B. Rambo, Superintendent, Public
Grounds and Buildings. Harrisburg, Pa.
BY order of the Board
SAMUEL b. RAMBO,
Superintendent.
Secretary.