Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-02
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CTTY HALL.
Newark, N. J., July 21st. 1915.

| CITY HALL.
Newark N. J., July 21st. 1915.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock p. M of
Thursday, the fifth day of August, 1915, and
| opened at the last named hour at a public
meeting of the board to he held at said
time and place, for the paving of
| HINSDALE PLACE.
from Washington avenue to Chester avenue
The following Is about the amount of the
| work to be done and the materials to be
| furnished IN the construction and compile
tion of said work. and upon which bids will
Three thousand five hundred (3.5OO) square
yards of asphalt pavement on a six t6) inch
concrete foundation.
| by inch four cut curb, set in concrete
One hundred 400 lineal feet of old curb
| four cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing:
One hundred 400 lIneal feet of old
| header curb, set in concrete.
Twenty-Five t25 feet of 16 by inch four
| cut corners, 10 IT. radius, set In concrete.
Fifty (50) lineal feet of Is by inch four
cut corners. 80 # radius, set in concrete.
| Four (D sets 16 by inch four cut corners
| IT. radius, set in concrete
Six (6) manhole heads with noseless
covers.
One "a basin with connection complete.
Bids for the above asphalt pavement must
| include price bid per square yard per year
| for maintenance and repair OF said pavement
during an additional and second period of
| five years and under guarantee bond by a
surety company or bond with a 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 five years guarantee
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there a fixed
| amount provided for in the specifications.
| Each proposal must be enclosed in a
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.
1 RiddaTa anapifv In ffafr Tra
| that, should the above work be awarded to
them, they will bind themselves to finish
| 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-
| posals to be accompanied by the consent in
writing. of two sureties, a surety COM
pany qualified to do business In new Jersey.
who shall, at the time of putting in such
proposals. qualify as to their responsibility
in the amount of such proposal and bind
| themselves that, II such contract be awarded
to the person or persons making the pro-
posal, they will, upon its being so awarded
become his their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work; and that if the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract. they will pay to the City Of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion of the contract and thar
| which the City of Newark may be obliged
to pay the person persons by whom such
contract shall be executed.
| lhS oOdiu VI OitSt anu water COfnTnlS-
( sioners Of the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept reject any
/ or all proposals for the above work. as they
may deem best for the interest of the city.
| Bidders and sureties hereby notified
| that under the provisions of the seventh
section 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-
! formance of said public work shall first be
| approved. as to sufHciency 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 operative until such
| bond is so approved; and the president of
| the board shall have power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath, II he
| shall SO desire or shall be so instructed by
the board, but the board will not he bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but snail have full
power and absolute discretion in the whole
matter and this provision shall be referred
| to in any advertisement inviting bids fol
any such public work
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City VI Newark
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
July2l-12t City Engineer.