Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-07
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE SoAkD oF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL,


CITY HALL
Newark N. j. November s, 1914.
Sealed proposals Will be received at this
Office from s:15 to $3.50 O'clock .. m. Of
Thursday. the nineteenth day OF November,
1914. and opened at the Last named hour ct
q public meeting OF the board to be held at
said time and place. for the construction OF
q sewer In
SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET.
between Sixteenth avenue and Seventeenth
avenue.
The following Is about the amount Of ths
work to be DONE and the materials to he
furnished In the construction and compile
ton Of said work, and upon which bids will
be compared:
Seven hundred and seventy (770) feet of
fifteen 15 inch double strength vitrihed
salt glazed pipe sewer. laid with bituminous
One hundred and seventy ago feet o.
six (6) inch cast iron house connections.
Five (5) manholes with standard heads
Sixty tso, cubic yards of concrete.
sixty-two hundred t6.aoo) pounds Of r.
Enforcing steel bars
Sixty-five t65) piles.
\ Thirty 800 markers.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is fxed
Each proposal must be enclosed In sealed
enve ,pe. 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 spe, in their proposals
that. should the above work be awarded to
them. they will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within thirty-tive 1851
consecutive working days:
The plans and specifications Of the work
can be examined at the Office of the CHIEF
engineer of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
prosals to be accompanied by the consent. In
n M
pany qualified to do business In New Jersey,
who shall. at the time Of putting in such
prosposais qualify as to their responsibility
In the amount OF such proposal, and bind
themselves that. IL the contract he awarded
posai, they Will, opon its being SO awarded.
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance Of said work; and that. II the
person or persons omit or refuse to exenuts
such contract. they will pay to the city
of Newark any difference between the sums
to which he or they would have been en-:
that which the city OF Newark may be
obliged to pay the person or persons by
whom such contract shall be executed.
The BOARD of Street and Water Commits
eioners Of the City of Newark reeerve 20
or all proposals for the above work. a.. they
may deem best for the interest Of the city:
Bidders and snretjes are hereby notined
section Of the law creating the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners. approved
to be s given for the faithful execution and
performance Of said public work shall first
Be approved as to sufaciency by the board.
and as TO form by the counsel Of the board.
and contract shall be binding on the city
or become en- ective or operative until such
bond is so approved, and the president
OF the board shall have power 70 examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath. II he
shall so desire. or shall be Instructed by
the board but the board Will not be bound
| by any statement that may be made by such
| proposed bondsmen, 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
| NORRIS r. sHERRERD,
| noyB-i2t City Engineer.