Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-27
instructions to Bidders.

, Instructions to Bidders.
1. Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the county auditor,
Webster City, Iowa, until 100
r o'clock, August 2, 1915, for rein
r forced concrete bridges, 81 Beam
Bridges, and 2-55' Pony Trusses,
plans and specifications for which
may be seen at the above office.
|, 2. A certified check for five per
cent 6 per cent? of bid, made pay
able to county auditor shall be filed
with each bid, which, in the case
of the bidder Cor bidders) receiving
the award, should he fail to exc
cute a contract and file a bond with
in ten (10) days after the accept
ance of his bid, shall be forfeited to
the county as liquidated damages.
8. All bids must be on the regu
lar form furnished by the county,
sealed and plainly marked.
4. The successful bidder will be
required to furnish a bond for so
per cent of contract issued by re-
sponsible surety, approved by the
board, and drawn to protect the
county and any subcontractor.
5. The county reserves the fight
to waive defects and to reject any
or all bids.
s. Tenders will be received on
the following items:
No. 1. Bridge No. Alb. Loea-
ton, eA cor. neA sec. 10, Williams
twp. Type, / beams concrete, floor
and abutments. Span go. Concrete,
1855. Reinforced steel, 11446. Str.
steel, 1104S. Piling, 800.
No. 2. Bridge No. A-1O.2. Loca,-
tion, 300 N. of SA cor, section 10,
Williams twp. Type, Skew Pony
Truss, concrete floor and abutments.
Span, S.. Concrete, 269.7. Rein.
forced steel, 19440. Str. steel
$4,000. Piling, 1874.
No. 3. Bridge No. CLOS. Loca.
ton, center of sec. 10, Cass twp.
Type, Conc. Deck Girder. Span $780,
Concrete, 2S2.5. Reinforced steel,
22159. Piling, 1915.
No. 4. Bridge No. C-17.4. Loca-
ton, ZOO east of NV cor. sec. II,
Cass twp. Type, reinforced concrete
abutments- Concrete, 1850. Rein
forced steel, 1912. Piling $50.
No. 5. Bridge No. O-163. Loca-
tion, 800 east of NV cor. sec. 16,
Marion twp. Type, concrete deck
girder Span, 40'. Concrete, 2O5.8.
Reinforced steel, 1896. Piling.
1920.
No. s. Bridge No. O-22.3. Loca-
tfon, 140O' south of NV cor. sec. %,
Marion twp. Type, concrete deck
girder. Span, "a. Concrete, 92.8.
Reinforced steel, 6911. Piling, $50.
No. Z. Bridge No. O-26.1. Loca.
tion, 200' south of sw cor. sec. %,
Marion twp. Type, concrete thru
girder- Span, So. Concrete, 1851.
Reinforced steel, 1144O. Piling, 700.
No. 8. Bridge No. P-25.2. Loca-
ton, ZOO west of M cor. sec. rs,
Clear Lake twp. Type, beam con-
crete floor and abutments. Span,
32'. Concrete, 1913. Reinforced
steel, 1907. Str. steel, 1885. Pill
ing, $50
No. 9. Bridge No. Mills. Lo-
cation, $50 south of center, sec. IL,
Hamilton twp. Type, skew l beam
floor and abutments. Span,
a2'. Concrete, 1850. Reinforced
steel, 100. Str steel, 1880. Pill
ing, S64.
No. 10. Bridge No. LISA. Loca-
ton, 400 west of M cor. sec %,
Lyon twp. Type, reinforced con-
crete abutments. Concrete, 93.5.
Reinforced steel, 2511.
No IL. Bridge No. C-32.3. Type,
Pony Truss. Span, So.
The contractor will be paid In
county warrants drawn from the
current funds.
Item No. II contemplates
'5'-l6' Pony Truss with ioists, F. o.
b. Webster City, Iowa, 80 days de-
livery. '. '.1ts
On Items Nos. and 6, the price
DO per lineal foot on piling, will
lot be used in making compari-
on of bids.
Plans for items Nos. /, 4, Z, 8, 8,
10 may be obtained from the couu-
y engineer.
Plans for items Nos. 2, 3, 5, s, II
nay be obtained from the State
Highway Commission. fl