Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-19
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE on TIE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL

CITY HALL
Newark N. j.. June 1sth. 1914.
II Sealed proposals Will be received at this
office from 3I5 to $3.50 o'clock y. M OF
Thursday. the second day of July, 1914
and opened at the last named hour. at a
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
west of Grand avenue with the exception OF
eighteen Us inches on each side of the
located street railways tracks; and from
! about 156 feet west of Grand avenue TO
about 1O9 feet east of Halstead street, a
strip between the southerly curb and eight
cen dS) inches south of the relocated street
railway tracks (the 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 dS) inches on each side of the re-
located street railway tracks; the street rail-
way tracks to be relocated In 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 upcn which bids will be
Thirty-five thousand six hundred (s5. 5000
| square yards of three go inch asphalt block
pavement on six go inch concrete founda-
| tion.
Seventeen thousand seven hundred d7,7OO)
lineal feet of 20 by inch four cut granite
| curb set In concrete
J Thirty-nVe C3bb sets oil ~ by inch four
cut granite corners, IT. radius, set in con-
| crete.
Fifty 500 linea feet of 90 by c inch four
cut granite corners #. radius, set in con-
FIFTY 600 lineal feet of 20 by 6 inch four
cut granite corners, IL #. radius set in con-
Fifty 500 lineal feet of 20 by inch four
cut granite corners, Is TT. radius, set in con-
crete.
Fifty 600 lineal feet of 20 by G inch four
! cut granite corners, 20 IT. radius set in
crete.
Nine hundred 5000 lineaI feet of IS by
inch granite header curb, set in concrete.
Six thousand 1000 square feet of arti-
| fetal stone walk. inches thick.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing:
Twenty-Five (25) basins with connections
complete
Five go basins using old heads and stills
| Twenty-Five (25) noiseless manhoe 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
for maintenance and repair of said pave
ment during an additional and second period
Of five Cd years and under the guarantee
surety acceptable to the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners which may be re-
quired at the option of the board at any time
before the expiration of the first five years'
.lftE (ONIhACI tOh THE "WIRK ON
SHALL BE AWARDED PRoVIsIoNALLY.
ny THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE No
SUCH AWARD SHALL sUBsEouEN;TFI.Y2
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD.
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
lPRoPosEp AMENDMENTS is TO BE
ME MARS SANE BE 9 HhLD A hFAER WHr eH
THE BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT
FINALLf AWARD THE CONTRACT IN
! THE STATE LAWS OF 1895.
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 sealed
tho 6ep ng Of fSs %R 5a
directed to the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners OF the City of Newark.
/ Bidders Will state their prices In writing
| as we'll as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their PROPOSALS
to them they will bind themselves to finish
and complete the same within one hundred
and eighty $50 consecutive working days
can be examined at the office of the chief
engineer of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
writing. of two sureties, or surety COM
pany qualified to do business In New Jersey.
who shall. at the time of putting In such
proposals. qualify. as to their responsibility
| In the amount of such proposal. and bind
themselves that, If the contract be awarded
to the person or 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 ths
person or persons omit refuse to execute
such contract, they will pay to the city of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he they would have been entitled
upon completion Of TIE contract and that
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
sioners of the City of Newark reserve to
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 hereby notified
| that under the provisions of the seventh
tion of the law creating the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners. approved March
2Sth. 1891, that the bond or bonds to be
given for the faithful execution and per-
| Torrance of said public work shall first be
approved to sufficiency by the board. and
as to form by the council of the board, and
no contract shall be binding the city or
become effective operative until such
bond Is approved; and the president of
| the board shall have power to examine the
proposed bondsmen, under oath. II he shall
so desire shall be instructed by the
| board. but the board will not be bound by
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.
iune1S-12t Chief Engineer,