Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-10
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL
Newark, N J., August sth, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Thursday the twentieth day OF August
1914 and opened at the last named hour, at
public meeting of the board to be held at
said time and place; for the paving of the
following streets and highways
BERLIN STREET.
! from Hamburg place to St Charles street.
GoTTHARDT STREET.
from Elm road to Hamburg place.
SEYMOUR AVENUE,
+ from Book avenue to Renner avenue and
SHAW AVENUE
from Willoughhy street to the city line.
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
FoR BERLIN STREET:
Eight thousand nine hundred IS, 5000 square
yards Of bitulithic pavement on a six (6)
incn concrete foundation.
-Four thousand two hundred and fifty
(4.25ol lineal feet OF 16 by inch four cut
Fifty (5O) lineal feet of old curb. four cut
and reset in concrete
STANDARD prices viii be paid for the fol-
lowing:
Twenty (2O) noiseess manhole covers.
One hundred 400 lineal feet of new
header curb. set in concrete.
Five 80 sets of 16 by inch four cut cor
ners. set In concrete.
one ~ basin with connection complete
FOR GOTTHARDT Strict;
Six thousand eight hundred t6,S0O) square
yards OF bitulithic pavement six 90
inch concrete foundation.
Three thousand three hundred and fifty
GO. $500 ineal feet of i6 by inch four cut
curb, set in concrete.
Fifty (5o) lineal feet of old curb, four cut
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
Eight 49, noiseIess manhole covers
Fifty 800 lineal feet of new header curb.
set In concrete.
-Four az sets of 20 by inch four cut cor
ners. set in concrete,
One ID basin with connection complete.
FOR SEYMOUR AVENUE:
Two thousand seven hundred (2,7Oo)
square yards of bitulithic pavement on six
Co inch concrete foundation.
one thousand three hundred and fifty
q.S5o) lineal feet Of 16 by inch four cut
Fifty 500 lineai feet of old curb, four cut
and reset in concrete
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Three go noiseless manhole covers
One hundred 400 lineal feet of new
header curb. set in concrete.
Six 90 sets of 16 by inch four cut cor
ners. set in concrete.
one % basin with connection complete.
FOR SHAW AVENUE;
six thousand t6OO0) square yards of btu
lithic pavement on six 80 inch concrete
foundation
one hundred dOo) lineal feet of 20 by 4
inch four cut curb set In concrete.
Three thousand four hundred t3,40o) lineal
feet of old four cut curb. reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
one hundred G00) lineal feet of new
header curb. set concrete.
One "a set of 20 by 1 inch four cut curb
corners. set in concrete
one % basin with connection complete.
Bids for the above bitulithic pavements
must include price bid per square yard per
K-aar FIR afr1fa and nF 4
pavements during an additional and second
period of i've go years and under the guar
with surety acceptable to the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners. which may
be required at the option Of the board at
any time before the expiration of the first
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
Ag R SIREETS IF AMAKREp
BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE No
LIABILITY UPON THE CITY UNLESS
BE FINALLY MADE BY The BOARD,
/ PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROP
( ERTi BEN Fitted ESPECIALLY BY THE
MADE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THE
SAME BE HELD, AFTER WHICH THE
( BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
ANCE WITH CHAPTER 217 OF 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 a
sealed envelope properly Endorsed with the
name of the bidder and of the improv ement
and directed to the Board of Street and
+ Water Commissioners of the City Of Newark
Bidders will state their prices in writing
as well in figures:
: Bidders must specify in their proposals that
should the above work be awarded to them
they will bind themselves to finish and com.
plete the same within the following number
of consecutive working days:
Berlin Street-Eighty- $3.50 days
Gotthardt Street-SeTenty 900 days.
Seymour Avenue-Forty-five t45l days.
Shaw Avenue-Sixty 800 days.
( The plans and specifications of the worl
can be examined at the office of the CHIEF
engineer of the BoarL Of Street and Water
| Commissioners at the City Hall Said pro
/ posals to be accompanied by the consent, II
, writing, of two sureties, or a surety company
shall. at the time of putting in such pro
posals, qualify to their responsibility II
I the amount OF such proposal, and bind them
selves thPt. II the contract be awarded Il
the person or persons making the proposal
they Will. upon its being awarded. be
come his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work, and that II tn,
person or persons omit refuse to execut,
such contract. they will pay TO the City o
Newark any difference between the sums I,
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion Of the contract and tina
| which the city of Newark may be obliget
| to pay the person persons by whom sucl
contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
/ stoners OF the City of Newark reserve q
themselves the right to accept reject an.
or all proposals for the above work. as the,
may deem best tor the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notihe,
that under the provisions Of the seventh sec
tion Of the law creating the Board of Stree
and Water Commissioners. approved Marcl
2Sth 1891 that the bond or bonds to b
given for the faithful execution and per
Torrance of said public work shall first b
approved as to sufsiciency by the bard. an
as II form by the counsel of the board. an,
20 contract shall be binding the city o
Become effective or operative until such bon
Is so approved and the president of tn
boari shall have power to examine the pro
POSED bondsmen under oath, II he shall 8
desire. shall be so instructed by the board
but the board will not be bound by an
settlement that may be made by such pro
posed bondsmen. but shall have fun powe
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
end this provision shall be referred 20 4
} any advertisement inviting bids for any sue
public work
BY direction Of the Board OF street an
Water Commissioners ~ the cry Of Newark
NORRIS X SII ERRERD,
Aug612-t Chief Engineer.