The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-08-20
Oregon State Highway Commission
Hood River County
Notice to Contractors

Sealed Proposals. addressed TO the County
Court of Hood River County oregon, and en-
dOrsed, Proposal for Constructing Portion
of the columbia Highway IN Hood River
County Oregon - will be received by the
County Court of Hood River County at its
office in the Courthouse, Hood River, Oregon,
until O'Clock p. m. OF the 26th day of August,
1914. and at that time and place publicly
opened and read.
All proposals must be made on blank form,
similar to form herein, to be obtained from
the state Highway Engineer at his office,
Capitol. Building, Salem, oregon, or Room 4i2,
Court House, Portland. Oregon; must state
the section or sections bid on (btdders may
bid on any single section, or on any number
OF sections, or on all the SeCttOnSl; must give
the prices proposed both in writing and in
figures, and must be signed by the bidder,
with his address
Each bid is to be presented under sealed
cover, and shall be accompanied by cash, a
bidders bond made payable to Hood River
County, or a certified check made payable to
the County Judge of Hood River County, for
an amount equal to at least five per cent of
the amount OF said bid, and no bid shall be
considered unless such cash, bond or check is
enclosed Herewith, Such bidders bond shall
be conditioned that If said bid be accepted,
the party bidding will duly enter into and
execute the contract, should the successful
bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail
to execute the same within ten days mot in.
cluding sunday from the date of notification
OF such award, such cash, bond or check shall
same shall be the property of the County.
All other cash, bonds and certified checks Will
be returned to the unsuccessful bidders who
submitted the same.
A corporate surety bond will be required for
the faithful performance of the contract in a
sum equal TO onehalf of the total amount of
the bid
All bids are to be compared on the basis of
the State Highway Engineers estimate of
the quantities of work to be done, as follows:
p acres clearing.
l,,Nh square rods gTubhing.
1900 cubic yards earth excavation.
$3.50 yards loose rock,
5000 cubic yards shell rock,
$500 cubic yards hard pan.
5000 cubic yards solid rock
1000 cubic yards Overhal,
400 lneal feet II pipe culNert.
lineai feet Is" pipe culVert.
100 lneal feet pa pipe culvert
1000 square yards ruGble masonry (drl) TO-
coo square rods rubble masonry dry Gig.
30 cubic yards rubble masonry.
$50 cubic yards class "A concrete
$50 cubic yards class "B' concrete.
1900 pounds reinforcing steel.
1000 lineal feet 1" tile drain.
The foregoing quantities are approximate
only being given as a basis for the COmpari-
son of bids, and the County Court OF Hood
River County does not expressly or by i'm
plication agree that the actual amount OF
work will correspond Herewith, but reserve
the right TO increase or decrease :the amount
of any class or portion of the work that may
be deemed necessary, or expedient by the
state Highway engineer of oregon.
Plans may be seen at the County Court
House in Hood River, Oregon, and forms foI
specifications and contract may be obtained
at the State Highway Engineers office, Capt
tol Building. Salem, or Room Ii2, Court
House, Portland, oregon,
The right is reserved to reject any and al
proposals or to accept the proposal or pro
posalS deemed best for Hood River County.
COUNTY COURT OF HOOD RIVER COUNTY
f. f STANTON, County Judge,
ED, HAWKS, County Commissioner.
10, HANNUM, County Commissioner
HENRY L. BowLBz,
State Highway Engineer
W. f.. HANSON,
County Clerk Hood River County.
Hood River oregon, August 4, 1914. al3A