The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-17
PROPOSALS.
INVITATION TO CONTRACTOR!
FOR THE STATION FINISH Wukk FuA
PARTS or THE GREENSBORO SUB
WAY RAPID TRANSIT RAILROAD

PAkTS OF lhf w re bpAND SD
WAY RAPID TRANSIT RAILROAD
The Public Service Commission fpi tAs
First District hereinafter called Ne Son
missiun'I acting for and ON beha'' ot Inc
City OF New YORK Invites proposals 10
construct station nnish for thirteen sta
lions on those parts Of the Uueensporo sub
way RAPID Transit Railroad, uFirnF de-
scribed as follows. Beginning a. a p'.uf "a
the Borough OF queens under foGF'" H'f'e'
near Van Alst Avenue and eN'"niins
thence easterly through private pf"p-fA
intervening streets and the Norm saoN
Yard Of the Ions Island Railroad 90 DAVIS
street; thence northerIy over DAVIS S'fee
ana Ely Avenue to the Queenspnfn btlast
Plaza, thence easterly over sa!d lldSa zoe
divides into two branches one ordn'" eA
tending northeriy over jackson Avenue an
Second Avenue to a point IN second A.en4s
about three hundred feet south Of the
centre line 81 Beebe Avenue and tn. other
branch extending essterly over queens
Boulevard, Greenpoint Avenue skt.inao
Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue TO a POM VI
Roosevelt Avenue near sycamore Avenue
Bidders must examine the form II con
tract and the specifications and contra,
drawings. must visit the location of %,
work and inform themselves of The Nunl.'
tone and make their own estimate % 20.
facilities and difficulties attending the ef'
cution of the work,
A fuller description Of the work 4ti
other requirements, provisions, details a..
specifications are given in the form oi .."'
tract and In the contract drawings therein
referred to. Copies Of the forms ~ .1r-
tract, bond and contractor PROPOSE ta!
of the contract ranins ma. ne 80
and purchased at the ONCE of the Commits
sion. The Contractor shall begin v.'r ..
thirty days after the delivery ~ 'He .a.
tract on such station or station "t '-
parts OF the Railroad as the Easiusr5 20.
the Commission may direct ami -.r. H-
gin work on any OF the remaluins ,'t',
or other parts OF the Railroad w'tr'. ''
work within six months from ih' 4r.!.sr
Of the contract, except as otherAise 81.
vided In tn. form Of contact
Partial TO the tOntraC'Hr NJ
be made as the work proceeds, as ito.
N!ied In the contract.
Al the time Of the delivery OF ~. eor,
tract the Contractor must furnish ~ 4rtF
10 the City by depositins 4 bond, ,t'H
securities IN me sum 4" nv - -'
dollars $4,000. As further 81" ur.'' ...
per centum lo0,l Of The amounts ,.-.s-i
from time to time to be due TO he ca.
tractor Will he deducted
sealed hid. o, proposals viii be r@scei,,d
Nassau street, Borough Of Manhattan. >cs
York city. until the Sd day Of August 1913,
which time. or AT n later date to be n,sd
by the Commission. the proposals. will he
publicly opened.
propo.sls mus, be in the form prs -io''
re Chief Ensine.r ~ The en-" ',',
tn. work and II he nature ami extent as
near as practicable Of the work is ' Dr.
found In the schedule In the frw
tractors proposal The q%u4uftt-- gi..f H
such schedule are spproNimat" un'f
given as a basis for the uniform rrr
son Of bids, and no claim g. - .. q.
against tho city on account Of a'. -
or deficiency, absolute OF r"s,I''f. -
same, except as provided in the spe.." s-
lions and form of contract
Every proposal must when suhn '"sf '
'p,oposa, 70, S"ons,rnctn, ].S,o,,Ppr l,,, ~,
lpari,s Q, Rapid Trn.st R"iroGd. Ro4,r la'
10 alla AAA -A1 a 81 atf.
No. So and mus, ne delivered 20 .ae g.
mission or ,its secretary are
presence of III. person suhmiinuE che pro
posal. It viii ~ deposited in q ,es'el box
H Tn'r" a. uRii ' RRs fe:.l T,', a S'
panied hv q separate ceriireu lrs q '.' t-.
thousand dollars so O0nl paSt. 'H 3D..
order Of the Comptroller Of 'A- ego. ni
drawn upon a national or stare .nr
trust company satisfactory - fIr 'F
sion and having It's principal ~ % n -"
York city Such check mu.' u' '. r
closed In The envelope contAiulr- To p-N-
ne yHit Prices mu>t no, te ,.rr 'y
balanced and any bid uhich ne tu.r..'r7
considers d~etr'mentaI 10 ne ~ "f.'''
70 proposal, after :, shat, h,.. s'.n
dspositsi Win the Commis,.nn. p'
lowed to he Withdrawn Tor H. rr-'"'
The award Of the contract So. 70
hv the Commission A. soon a- ,-, dc
after the opening o. the propns,'-
Deposits made by hiiirrs "".
pusils are not accepted Wt' D..
within three I3 days ufte' th- .
executed and delivered and 60. w
in respect ~ the bond or dev.-'
Piled win, unless al, proposal
rejected. in which event su,N 'r. .
he returned within three t. t'.
such rejection. rhe depo~I' .' 'N.
orsstul bidder viii he returned
contract is eNeOytei and tt...C..
provisions in respect Of tho .
post are complied Ni'h
Tn. r!Eht to reject any an .
B reserved
New York. July IL. 1915
PUBLIC SERVICE tpMNls- f.N
THE FIRST nlSTHI.
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