Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-12
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.

Newark, n. j., August II, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:l5 to $3.50 p m. Thursday, the
twenty-seventh day of August, 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 constructio of dock
approximately $500 feet In length along the
northerly side Of. the city channel now being
dredged near the mouth of Peddie Street
The work will be divided into two sec
tions. Section No. /, approximately 800
feet long, being that portion inshore from
the present shore line westerly Section No.
2 approximately 1000 feet long Is that sec
ton from the present shore line out in the
bay following the line Of the channel now
being dredged. Although the dock will be a
continuous construction. 1t win be divided
Into two sections in the contract as they
differ somewhat in the form of construction
and the contractor win be required to start
his work at the easterly end Of Section No
l and complete at least 1000 tet OF this
section before December list 1914 The com.
pletion of Section No. will depend upon
the completion of the bulkhead or cribbing
in the bay, which viii form the northerly
side OF this section.
The estimated quantities of materials Il
be furnished under this contract and upor
which unit prices asked for in the bid.
are the following and these quantities Will
be used as a basis in canvassing bids:
| 405,5oo lin. #. creosoted short leaf yellow
pine piles; 1880 lin. IT. untreated short lea
/ yellow pine piles; 80, 900 lin. # white oal
| piles--fender and snubbing; 3319 m. IT. B
M. sawed ereosoted long leaf yellow pin,
lumber 4,O25 Gu. yds. concrete: 143, 800 lbs
4 reinforcing steel concrete; $500 lin. #
standard guage railroad track 100 lb rails
/ $500 lin. IT, 10 It. guage derrick track ISL
! 10. rails; 100 Stumbling ceats cast iron ii
place 81, 600 tona, rip rap; (ton of 2. 600 lbs
The plans and specifications for this worl
are on file In the office Of the chief enginee
Of this board and they should be examine,
by prospective bidders before submitting
proposals The city does not guarantee tn
accuracy OF the estimated quantities AM
they should be verified by prospective bid
| ders.
Work must be started within thirty $50
days after notice Of award Of the contrac
and completed within ten months from tn
date the contract is filed with the city audi
tor.
Each proposal must be made on blan
| form. to be obtained In the office of tn
ehlet engineer must be enclosed in scale
envelope, properly endorsed with the nam
of the biddar. and Of the work TO be done
and directed to the Board of Street an
Water Commissioners of the city OF Newark
Bidders will state their prices IN writfn
as well In figures
Proposals must be ACCOMPANIED bv III
consent. in writing, Of two sureties PRESIDENT
of Essex county, a surety company al
thorized to do business in New Jersey VIII
qualify as to their responsibility in one-ha
the amount OF the proposal and agree to b,
come sureties for the faithful performances {
the contract, II awarded The bond to
furnished Will be for one-half the amour
/ OF the bid based on the estimated uuantitie
The board reserves the right to accept
reject any or all proposals for the above woI
as they may deem best for the interest
BY direction Of the Board Of street an
Water Commissioners Of the city of New
: ark.
MORRIS R. sHERRERD,
iaus l--l2t Chief Engineer.