Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-07
SEALED PROPOSALS.


SEALED PROPOSALS,
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
| OF THE CITY OF NEWARK
/ CITY HALL
Newark N. j.. April 9TH, 1915.
! Sealed proposals will be received at this
| Thursday, the twenty-seeond day Of April
1915, and opened at the last-named hour at
said time and place. for the paving of the
| following streets and highways:
CHESTER AVENUE
| from Fifth street to the city line:
ELM ROAD
from Tyler street to Gotthardt street;
| FERDINAND STREET
from South Twentieth street TO Grove
HUNrERDoN STREET.
from Renner avenue to Lyons avenue
| The following is about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials to he
| furnished In the construction and compile
tion of said work, and upon which bids will
be compared:
FOR CHESTER AVENUE PAVING.
1 Nine thousand four hundred (9 4OO) SQUARE
yards Of bitulithic pavement on a six (6l
inch concrete foundation.
! Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of 20 BY
| inch four cut buestone curb, set in concrete
/ One thousand eight hundred a. 5000 lineal
feet of old curb, four cut and reset in con-
One ~ basin with iron head and connec-
| tion complete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing:
Two hundred taoW lneal feet of new
/ header curb set in concrete.
| One % set Of 20 by inch four cut bIue-
stone corners, set In concrete
Ten Gl0l noiseless manhole covers.
| FOR ELM ROAD PAVING:
i Five thousand five hundred (5. 500) square
yards of bituithic pavement on a six (s)
| inch concrete foundation.
| Two thousand three hundred e. 3O0) iineal
feet of 16 by inch four cut bluestone curb
| set In concrete.
Fifty 600 lineal feet of Is by inch four
cut bluestone corners with 10 IT. radiua sef
| In concrete.
Fifty 900 lineal feet of 1s by s inch four
! cut bluestone corners, with II IT. radius
| set in concrete.
Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of old curb.
| nections complete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing:
One hundred 900 lineal feet Of new
| header curb, set in concrete.
Six (6) sets of 16 by inch four cut
! corners. with #. radius, set in concrete
sixteen d6l noseless manhole covers
| FOR FERDINAND STREET PAVING
One thousand four hundred q, 400 square
yards of bituithic pavement ON a six S,
| inch concrete foundation.
Eight hundred 5000 lineal feet of ie by 5
/ inch four cut bluestone curb, set in con-
| crete.
twenty-five C25) Hneal feet of old curb,
redressed four cut and set In concrete
One % basin with iron head and connec-
| tion complete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol.
| lowing:
Sixty 600 lineal feet of new header curb.
| set in concrete.
Two t2) sets OF 16 by inch four cut
| bluestone curb. set in concrete.
/ one "a noiseless manhoe cover.
One hundred 600 cubic yards of extra en-
/ bankment
For HUNTBRDoN STREET PAVING:
square yards of bitulithic pavement on a
six 90 inch concrete foundation
/ Two thousand nine hundred (2,90o) uneal
| feet of 16 by inch four cut curb, set ia
concrete.
Twenty-Five t25) lineal feet of old curb
! One "a basin with iron head and connec-
tion complete.
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol-
Fifty (5o) iineai feet of new header curb.
set In concrete.
One "a set of Is by inch four cut blus-
stone curb corners set In concrete.
Eleven Q1) noiseless manhole covers.
| Bids for the above pavements must in
| for maintenance and repair Of said pave
ment during an additional and second period
! of five go years and under the guarantees
/ bond by surety company or a bond with =
surety acceptable to the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners, which may be re-
| quired at the option of the board at any
time before the expiration of the first five
! years guarantee.
TIE TIE As9vE s9VERAGF GFES E9H THE II XWaRbS E2HK 81
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
| BY THE BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY,
BE FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD.
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS is TO BW
MADE DE AND an I PuRLIc HEAL HEARINGS On THE THE
AWARD THE CONTRACT IN ACCORD:
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
amount amour provided for in m'tna the speciicasions.
Each proposal must be enclosed In
sealed envelope. properly indersed 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 specify In their proposals
that. should the above work be awarded to
and complete the same within the following
number of consecutive working days:
Chester Avenue-Eighty-hye $3.50 days.
Elm Road--Fifty-five 1857 days
Esrdinand E14.rnoi ssrset-ESrty {.o} 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
posals to be accompanied by the consent, in
writing, of two sureties, surety COM
psny s 9uanlhed to DO business in New Jersey.
proposals, qualify. as to their responsibility
in the amount of such proposal, and bind
TO the person or persons making the pro-
posal, they will, upon its being SO awarded,
pecOme MS or their SuretieS Tor the faithful
performance of said work; and that, II the
person or persons omit or refuse to executs
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 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 Cofnmis-
sioners of the City of Newark reserve to
| themselves the right to accept reject any
or all proposals for the above work, they
| may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are 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
| performance of said public work shall first
be approved as TO sufficency by the board
| and as to form by the council Of the board
| and no contract shall be binding on the city
| or become effective operative until such
| bond is approved and the president Of
| the board shall have power to examine the
| proposed bondsmen under OATH IL he shall
board, but the board will not be bound hy
| 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
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
i NORRIS r. SHERRERD
aprI-l2t Chief Engineer.
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