Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
SEALED PROPOSALS.

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Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Fifty 600 lineal feet of 20 by inch four
cut curb. set in concrete.
One thousand six hundred 1,600) lineae
feet of old curb. four cut and reset in con
crete.
Fifty 500 lineai feet of new header curb
-Four "a noseless manhols covers
One ~ basin with connection complete.
FOR SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET
-Four thousand seven hundred (4,7oo)
square yards Of ten uo) inch Telford pave
| Fifty (5O} Iineal feet of 20 by inch four.
cut curb set in concrete.
Two thousand seven hundred 1900 Inca
Standard prices will be paid for the foS
lowing
yards Of trap rock block gutter pavement, ,
| feet wide.
One d set of 20 by inch four cut cor
ners, set in concrete.
Three hundred 5000 square feet of Belgian
bridging.
Seven % noiseless manhole covers.
| One % basin with connection complete.
Bids for the above asphalt and asphalt
block pavements must include price bid
and repair of said pavements during an addi-
tional and second period of five t5) years
and under the guarantee bond by surety
company a bond with surety acceptable
! to the Board of Street and Water Commits
of the board at any time before the expira-
ton of the first five years guarantee.
Bidders are not to state ;. any price for ma;
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in
sealed envelope 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
as well as in figures:
Bidders must specify In their proposals that,
tha oil ffTE hn nNFnr ffa1 to ham
they will bind themselves to finish and COM
piete the same within the following number
of consecutive working days
Alpine Street-Thirty-fiv 1850 days.
Dark Lane-Thirty 600 days.
East Kinney street-Forty, five taS} 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-
posals to be accompanied by the consent in
qualified to do business in New Jersey, who
shall, at the time of putting in such pro-
posals, qualify as to their responsibility In
selves that. If the contract be awarded TO
the person or persons making the proposal.
they will. upon its being awarded, be-
come his their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work. and that, II the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract, they will pay tof the City OF
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and that
which the City of Newark may be obliged
to pay the person persons by whom such
contract shall be executed
| The Board Of Street and Water Commits
sioners of the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work. as they
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh sec
ton OF the law creating the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners, approved March
2sth. 1891, that the bond or bonds TO be
given for the faithful execution and per-
Torrance of said public work shall first be
approved as to sufficiency by the board, and
as 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
is so approved; and the president of the
board shall have power to examine the pro-
! posed bondsmen under OATH II he shall so
desire. or shall be SO instructed by the board
but the board will not be bound by any
statement that may be made by such pro-
posed bondsmen, but shall have full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter.
and this provision shall be referred to In
any advertisement inviting bids for any such
public work
By direction of the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners of the City of Newark,
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
aug612-t chief Engineer.