Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-25
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS or
TIE CITY Or NEWARK.
Citv Hall

Newark, n. J.. May 90 1s1l.
7 Sealed proposals. Will be received at this
office from SIS to $3.50 O'Clock p. m OF
/ Thursday -he fourth day OF June. 1914
/ AM opened u lie last named hour. at d
/ pub meeting II th9 board to be field al
! sa!1 time ana n'soa Tor lie grading, curb
/ iI1, tagging and par-ng Of
LAKE STREET
| from Bloomfield avenue to ElWooI avenue
/ The following Is about the amount Of the
| WORK - &c done, and the materials to be
I / rnshad in the construction and completion
of said work, and upon which bids viii be
Eighteen thousand six hundred and fifty
/ QS.650) square yards of two and one-hall
| t. ~ inch asphalt block pay ement on six
| 90 inch concrete foundation;
Six thousand eight hundred and ten
&c. sio) lineal feet OF Is by inch four cut
curb, set in concrete;
Two thousand and fifty (9,050) lineal feet
OF old curb four cut and reset In concrete;
Two thousand three hundred and nifty
l2.s5o1 cubic yards Of embsnlment, two
which IS excavation on the street; en-
bankment only to be paid for;
twenty-five G6,325) square feet of artificial
stonewalk 8 feet w1e
Seven thousand one hundred and thirty
Six hundred 5000 square feet of flag
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
''' twenty we nine C20 noiseless manhole
,ers
Two hundred C2Oo) lineal feet of new
header curb:
SIX 90 sets of 10 by inch four cut cor
ners, set in concrete,
One hundred and forty GAO square feet
of old bridging relaid;
SIX 90 basins with connections complete
Two thousand (2.Oo0) square feet OF old
fHE CONTRACT FOR THE ABOVE
WORK, IF AWARDED, SHALL BE
AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY BY THE
BILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS SUCH
AWAfP SH4 NJ nv sTB R9 aye SE
TUE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS is
ON THE SAME HELD. AFTER WHICH
THE BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT
ENAhLY AEA TT1t TIE II, Go 9Fp IN
THE STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bids for the above asphalt block pave
yard per year Tor maintenance and repair of
said pavement during an additional and
second period Of Ave years and under a
guarantee bond by surety company or a
bond with a surety acceptable to the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners, which
may be required at the option of the board
first five years guarantee.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name
of the bidder and of the Improvement. and
directed to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City OF Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that should the above work be awarded
to them they viii bind themselves to finish
and complete the same within one hundred
and ten Glo) consecutive working days
The plans and specifications of the work
can be examined at the Office Of thu chief
anRineer
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
posals TO DO 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
in the amount Of such proposal, and bind
themselves that, II the contract be awarded
TO the person or persons making the pro-
Dosal they will upon its being so awarded
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance Of said work; and that, If the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and that
which the city OF Newark may be obliged
10 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. they
may deem best for the interest OF the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh sec
ton OF the law creating the Board of Street
and Water Commissioner 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 as TO sufficieucy by the board, and
as to form by the council Of the board, and
no contract shall be binding on the city or
become effective operative until such
bond is so approved; and the president Of
the board shall have power to examine the
proposed bondsmen, under oath If he shall
so desire or shall be SO Instructed by the
board but the board will not be bound by
any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmeu, but shall have full
power and absolute discretion in the whole
matter. and this provision shall be referred
10 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 n. SHERRERD,
my9g-bt Chief Engineer