Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-17
SEALED PROPOSALS
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OFFICE or THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK
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THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j., August 10, 1914
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3.15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. of
Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of Au.
gust 1914. and opened al the last named
hour. at a public meeting of the board to be
held at said time and place. For the
grading. curbing tagging aud paving OF
CRAWFORD PLACE.
from Halsey street to the Intersection Of
Springfield avenue and High street
The following is about the amount of work
to be done. and the materials to be furnished
in the construction and completion Of said
work. and upon which bids will be com
Three thousand 5000, cubic yards of extra
seven thousand seven hundred q. 700,
square yards of oblong granite block pave
ment on six (6l inch concrete founda-
Two thousand six hundred and fifty t265o
lineal feet Of 90 by inch four cut granite
curb set in concrete.
stone curb. four cut and reset in concrete
-Four IA sets of 20 by inch four CUT
granite corners. foot radius. set In con
crete
one hundred and ten d1ol lineal feet of 90
by 6 inch four cut granite corners. 70 feet
radius set in concrete.
Thirty thousand 1--WE hundred 80 500 square
feet artificial stone walk, six i0 inch thick.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol
Fourteen IA basins with connections com
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
THE ABOVE STREET. IF AWARDED,
SHALL. BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
By THE BOARD AND Shall ALI. IMPOSE sE
Such 81 Ia AWARD IVA SHALL suBsEo GEN itrissi
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROP
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT is TO ne
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
SAME TO BE HELD AFTER WHICH THE
AWARD lf THE coNTRAcT IN AccoRD-
ANCE WITH CHAPTER 217 OF THE
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not % 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
enN elope. 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 win state their prices in writing
well N figures.
Bidders must specify In their proposals
them, they will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within eighty-flye 1857 con
secutive working days.
The plans and specifications of the work
be examined at the office OF the chief
engineer of the Board of Street and Water
prosais tic be accompanied by the consent, In
writing. of two sureties. a surety COM
pany qualified TO do business In New Jersey.
who shall at the time OF putting in such
proposals. qualify to their responsibility
In the amount of such proposal and bind
themselves that II the contract be awarded
to the perHon or persons making the pro-
posal, they will, upon its being SO awarded,
become mis- or their suretles for the faithful
performance Of said work: and that, II the
person persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract. they will pay to the city
of Newark any difference between the sums
to which he or they would have been en-
titled upon completion of the contract and
that which the city of Newark may be
Obliged to ray the person or persons by
whom such contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
eioners of the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
may deem best for the Interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners. approved
March 2sth. 1891, that the bond or bonds
performance of said public work shall first
be approx ed as to sufiiciency by the board.
and to form by the counsel of the board.
and no contract shall be binding on the city
or become effective or operative until such
bond II approved, and the president
the proposed bondSmen under oath. II he
ahall so desire, or shall be instructed by
the board. but the board viii not he bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen. but shall have fall
power and absolute discretion in the whole
to in any advertisement inviting bids for
any such public work.
BY directions of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City of Newark
MORRIS r. sHERRFRD.
aug 13-12t Chief Engineer