The sun., 1914-09-18
PUBLIC NOTICES.
INVITATION TO CONTRACTORS
PART OF THE SEVENTH ANENUE.LEy
1NGToN AVENUE RAPID TRANSIT

INGTON AVENUE RAPID TRANSIT
| RAILROAD
The Pubic Service Commission To- III.
First District hereinafter called the "C,r.
tlon No. OF Route No. IS. a part Of ina
| seventh Avenuc-Lexington Avenue Raetl
The points within the city of New, Yc-s
| between which the said part Is to run tnl
tho route or routes 10 be followed are br,oSy
SECTION No, 1. BEGINNING at = point
under Park Place, in the Borough OF Man.
hsnan; hsita about one nu, dssd ana ,fe,snt,s'
| Of West Broodws and extending hone.
easterly under Park Place the Jnitei STATE,
| Post ofnce building and Bcekman S're'' 10
| a point about sixty.two t62l feet wcv. N
j the westerly building line of william street
/ The general plan of construction celjs tcs
subsurfsce railroad having two iracsA
| Tho Contractor viii not be required "
provide or lay tracks ties or ballast no' Z,
The work under the contrac; will ir-'Yl,
| tho care and support of buildings tsui,'
/ subsurracc and overhead structure, a.
maintenance OF trafnc and the restoration
| OF pavcments and other surfaces.
| Tho method OF construction viii " rsrt'v
| by trench excavation under coVc3 and o. ri,t
| by tunneline unles5 otherwise permit 4 ~
Riddcrs must examine the form o, co..
! tract and the specifications an1 ,"n'T1c,
srS"'ns ara ,n,orm uS thsmseiv"s OF N. condi"o.
along the Inc OF the work aud maxi ihsf
/ AN estimates OF the faciii;ies and uiingu'
| ties attending the execution ot the work
| A fuller description Of tho work and o;hsr
requirements, provisions details aud specia
! cations arc given In the form Of rae,
and in the coptrsct drawing theron n.
ferred to. COPIES OF the forms Of con.Ne,.
! contract drawings may no Inspected and
| purchased al tho office ot the Co.rr,i4.ion
Y.w sor. ci,y The 0fSqsn fSTma Of Of Salsc Manas
1 bond and contractors proposal and the con.
: tfact drawings arc to be deemed part o'
The CITY OF New York hereinafter called
the "City'') and the frtcrboroueh r,pl4
! contract: the rnterhorough DarIj T-tnsi,
! Company being n party for thc purpo.- -
/ di.bursins part Of it's contribution tos,rd
tho cost Of con4truction as provided Ii ~.
contract dated March 10, iai3. bstoaer 'hs
Ciy and ,aid Company for additions -.pia
ough Rapid Transit Company will he 'luI,d
TO an amour, equal TO rf.y PEI ccu,u'n
paid 20 the Contractor under the ooAtrac,
Partial payments to the Con,riU.or viii
In tn. contract.
The ccntractor must oomfle,e ,he roIt
delivery OF the contract:
At tho time OF the delivery o. N. con.
traci III: Contractor must furnish secu-'''
securities In the sum OF four hundred thou.
sssnd dollars 500 oool. AZ further security
fed from time to time to be due to the con
tractor VIII he deducted until the amounts ~
deducted and r.tained shall equal i"n 80
be paid 10 the Contractor under the con.
tract. Thereafter there shni be 80 drdu,,..
and retained for such purpose ten per c,n;um
,iOFol OF the amounts certified from Tins to
'line 70 oe que 10 the Contractor.
scaled bids or proposals will he received
~ the office 81 the Commission, No. tN
Nassau street, borough NJ Manhattan. New
York city. until the 9th day Of October
Ibi9. Al twelve fifteen 12i1Sl o'clock y. nj.
at which time. or AT a later dat" 10 he
hNed bv the Com mission. the propos nj. win
he pubiIrly opened.
proposals mus be in tho form prescribed
by the Commission.
statement, based upon the esi'ug'. o.
the chief Engineer % the Commission, -
tho quantities OF the various classes ~ 'ha
work and OF the nature and extent as nea-
as pra c.ieable q: the work 4, 10 be 'ouui IN
the schedule In The form ot contrac,o-',
proposal. Tho quantities given in sur.i
schedule are approNimate ouiy baI,r
given as a basis for the uniform coruna risou
~ bids and no claim H. 20 be frad,. sgaIrs,
the city on nccoun. OF anv e,r.s. ~ I.
tciencv. aAsn;u,c or ro,a ,I-e IN .bc ,,,.
except ~ provided In 'ba sneri,lo, .ior. ,nt
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