The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-25

INVITATION TO CONTRACTORS
ART OF THE SEVENTH ANENt " !

PART or THE SEVENTH ANENTE-ll.N
lNGTON AVENUE RAPID TRANSIT
RAILROAD
The ruhlic Service Commission fot the
FIRST p,'r,et ,herc,mssr Cas1 me src.
ton No NJ Route 80. IS, a part Of the
seventh Avenuc-LcNington Avenue Rapid
The points within tho ci'v NJ Vow vc-N
hetween which the SAID par' is to run at
SECTION SO l. BEGINNING At point
under PARK Place. In the Borough Of Man
haitian ahou, ono hun lrcd and seventeen
Ui1 tcet east NJ the ca-teriv building linz
o. wes' Bro'dMeN md cEieTia,H1,s t i.,,C
Post Ofnce building ,ud Hickman strc't ..
point abou, siXiy-'Wo 90, ,ir,t 49, 81
Tho general plan Of construction calls Tor
subsurface railroad having t"o ,t.cEs -
The Contractor Viii uot he rtqulr'h ~
~rovide or las tracks. ties or ballast nor 10
Tho work undcr the contract will includ"
tho care and support Of buildings. vaults
sewers. pipes. railroads ana oth,r sur'',.
subsurfacc and oyG5nead si5t u
OF pavrtncnts and other surface
The method Of construction VIII he party
by trench excavation under cover and plruN
bv uuueliug. unless otherwise permitted ny
the Commission.
trac. aud the specifications and c"np'Ct
drawing. must visit the location OF the woiN
and inform themselves of tho toudlt,"ns
along the line o, the wore and mako Their
own eS'irn,tts ~ the fdcilitics and oiinruIt
lies attending tho execution or tn' WI -
\ fuller description 81 The worn and cihosr
requirements. provisions details and speou
cations are given IN The sorm 9 ,, yonfa &c
f,rr,d 10 copies Of the fsrtn5 ~ contract.
bond and contractors proposal and o. IN.
p1rchased At tho office Of the Commission.
I 10 l5t Nassau street. Borough Of Manhat-
tan New York CITY. Tho forms Of contract
bond and contractors proposal and the con.
tract drawing. are go he deemed part OF
1 rho CIV OF New York hereinafter called
the CITY, and the lntcthofouth hanl.
contract. tho interborouEh Rapid Trans''
Company being a party for tho purpose q,
the cost ~ construction ~ provided Tn ~"
co?trac' dated March ~. lal~no'wceu a..
CIV and ga ComESnY fgr a5'r',oqSi rfn,o
ough Rapid Transit COMPANY viii he limited
20 IN amount equal 10 hf,y r,r ,enthm
paid - the contractor under tho contract
Partial paynents to the contractor W
he made 49, tho work proceeds a. provided
The contractor must complete tho work
delivery Of the contract.
; a, the timc Of the delivery ~ the con.
10 The Cl,- nv deros,tlnE a hord. cash or
securities in the sum Of four hundred thou
nfteen G5I per oentum OF the amounts eerti-
Md from time - time 10 ho due to the con
tractor viii be deducted until the amounts -
deducted and retained shall equal ten pol
per ccntum of the total estimated amount 30
he paid to tho Contractor under che con
and retained for such purpose ten per ceutum
l0'sl o' tae amounts s'tiihed from tins to
time 10 be- due 90 the Coutractor
scaled bids or proposals viii he recricI
~ the office Of the Commission. No. ISL
Nassau street. Borough Of Manhattan. New
York city, until the 9th day Of October.
1914, Mt twelve fifteen 12;L5l o'clock y. m.
~ which time. at a iotcr GATE to he
nscd bN the commission. the proposals win
rrop5sais must be IN ~, form prescribed
I
4 statement based uron tho estimate ot
ne nhist Lnslg',t 't ,l1 me-, 'rni,n,.''o,,' ~.
work and ~ tho mature and extent as near
as practicah, ~ the work Is % be- found in
schedule arc approximate only. b.inS
~ BIDS. and no claim e. 70 he made agains
ne cry ~ account ~ .ny eNNee, or q,
except - provided IN the specifications and
Every proposal mus ~hsn submitted h,
Proposal for oonsuucfin0 Part 81 Eon'a
4" and must be delivered 20 tho Conimss o.
mr. ~ Sccrcta-y. and IN The rresence - III,
. person submitting the propcaal u vii N.
posaI. viii be deposited - propose 81,
nc received unitss accompani'd by sSnL
20 20 o@o, nv.n 70 me ~ ~ IT, COM
l. tro'ler Of the CIV and drawn urpu na
!. tionaI nr state bank or trust company salts
? | principal ofnr- I'm Sew YORK. CHt. Sucl
: rhecI mus not he enc DEED In rho en,'lop
re Tni Pr,ccs must nor bc rupyoperiy ho'
t onccd ond onv I'D 'rhich n" 'ommlsso" -"
s'd,ys detrimental 70 re fuy' INTERESTS n"
he rtjec'sd
80 proposal. .or,- ., shsu have bo.r 10
!, lowed 10 b" w'thir''n 'or amy re'fon what
ever
; 'hs Commission A. soon al. practicable 81"
~ M opening ~ the proposals.. -,