The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-13
PROPOSALS.
INVITATION TO CONTRACTORS
FOR STATION FINISH WORK FOR
IAnTS OLE Tile SIII-

TARTs OF TiIE QuEENsBoRo SUBJ
WAY RAPID Transit RAILROAD.
The Public Service Commission for the
First District hereinafter called Tho Conn
mtssiog'l acting for ana on bghatf , OF TIC
'City'J. invites proposals t. construct sta-
ton finish for the thirteen t3l stations on
Sections Nos. / and 2 OF Routes Nos 3s and
boro Subway Rapid Transit Railroad.
The location within the city at which tho
said work Is to bs performed IS as follows:
ROUTES SO a 81.
section No. /. beginning at a point on
the greensboro Bridge Plaza In tho Hor-
ough " Queens Mt or near the easterly line
Of Ely Avenue and extending thence cast
sriy along and over tho Vhesirnero
Avenue. whore tn" road divides into Two
branches; one branch curving 4, the north
and extending thence In a nurtherly direo-
ton along aud over Jackson Avenue and
second formerly Debcvoise) Avenue to .
point on Second Avenue about three hun.
dred 5000 feet south OF the center line OF
Beehe Avenue: and the other branch ck-
tending In an %oasterly direction along and
over queens Boulevard diagonal street,
to n point about two hundred and seventy
t2I0D feet northwest of the westerly line OF
Van Dam street.
section No. . Beginning at a poln, on
Queens Boulevard. in tho borough Of
Queens. about two hundred and seventy
t2T0) feet northwest OF the westerly line Of
Van Dam street and extending thence
along and over Queens boulevard. Green
point Avenue. Sk1llman Avenue and iioose-
vet Avenue 70 a point over Roosevelt AYE.
%eastorIy line of sycamore Avenue tAlhertus
Aveuuc).
ROUTE NO. so.
Lying wholly In tho Borough Of Queens
and beginning at n point In Fourth street.
west 81 Van Aist Avenue. NJ about the por-
tai OF the present Steinway Tunnel and ex-
tending thence IN a general cIstcrly direc-
ton through private property. intervening
streets and the North shore Nnrd " the
Long Island Railroad TO a poir; near DAVIS
Strpst- fhSppa aN4apHIpp In "a 49,. p4ru1 pnrsh.
erly direction to Davis street and Ely
Avenue to tho easterly approach 20 the
Greensboro Bridge. where a connection may
be made with Section No, ! Of Routes Nos.
&c & 81.
The Railroad for which tho station finish
T. TO be provided Is now under construction.
Tn" Contractor shall begin actual work
within thirty 900 days after tho delivery
Of the contract on such stations and other
part. Of said Railroad as the chief EnFi-
neer Of the Commission may direct and
shall begin actual work on any Of The re-
naming stations or othcr parts Of the Rail-
road within ten tlO) DAYS after notice and
shall complete the entire work covered by
the contract within stN 90 months from
the delivery Of tn" contract, provided that
an extension OF time will be granted for
completing The work at any station or other
part Of the Railroad upon which the Com
tractor shall NOT have been directed. with
In four 60 months after the delivery of
the contract, to begin work. rs provided in
contract for the installation OF tracks on
the Railroad and the work OF In
stallation may be in. progress AZ the lime
II may also he necessary for the luterhor-
ough Rapid Transit Company, It's contract
ors or employees. TO do work on the Rail-
road in connection with the equipment OF
the Railroad during the time that the s'a-
tion finish work Is in progress. The Con-
TRACTOR must conduct his work 80 a. not 20
I'm pede or interfere with such other work.
as provided in the contract,
the Railroad or a portion thereof NAV
also be opened and operated for passenger
traffic before the completion of the station
hnIsh work In such. event the Contractor
ference with The operation OF the Railroad
and injury to passeneers, as provided In
the contract; and %payn"n' for all add
tlonal Expense, loss. risk and damage due
TO such opening and operating for traffic
Will be made by Increasing by the porcen-
'age stipulated In Item Y In the Schedule
contained In tn" Contractors Proposal, ,he
prices as stipulated In raid Schedule FOR
tn" station finish work performed after ,he
do'e Of such opening and operating for
passenger traffic at each station so opened
and used for passenger traffic and at each
portion OF the Railroad between stations 40
opened ana operated for passenger trariu,
except as provided In The contract, Each
bidder shall state In sai- Item y in the
schedule contained in the form OF con-
tractors Proposal the percentage required
on such prices In payment for tn" addi-
tlonal expense, loss. risk and damage IN III.
event OF such opening and on,re'ing Tor
traffic. For the purpose Of comparing the
bids only. and nof for any other purpose. II
VIII be assumed that the percentage 50 bid
Nll u" relhIItI 20 ~" PAM on NIe-QUaf'"f
= 81 thc estimated Iruoun' - ~" station
dnish work. II aLv hiIIor shall no. desire
amy such inCr'ts" I'm sand prices on account
of such opening and operating for ran q.
h" shall strike ont ~tit tenn X IN said
schcdul" contained In III Irupuadl.
Bidders must examine 'a" form II con-
tract and the ~ 'gueh'ious and contract
drawings. must visit the location % .he
work and Inform themselves 90 the cori.-
lions and make their own stimate ~ the
facilities and difficulties attending the cN-
ecution ~ IN" work.
\ fuller description ~ tho work and
other require nents. provisions. details and
specifications are given in the FORM ~ con-
tract and In the contract drawings therein
referred 20. Copies 81 'ha forms Of com
tract, bond and contractors proposal and
OF the contract drawings may Goo inspected
and purchased at the utine Of No Com
mission. No, - Nassau street. borough "
Manhattan, New York CITY The forms Of
contract, bond aud contractors proposal
and the contract drawings are to be- deemed
a part of this lnyi'Htipu.
Partial pa ymeuts TO the Contractor VIII
"" made as 'he work proceeds, as provided
In the contract.
At thu time Of the delivery " he con.
tract the Contractor must furnish security
To the city hy drp1si'!uE a bond. cash or
securities In the sum of nfty thousand COL
lars 's5o,O"ol As further security ten per
ccntum D0"c) 81 III" amounts c,rtluri
from time 10 tim" to he due to the Con-
sealed bids or proposals will he received
~ the "nire 81 the commission. No. l5t
Nassau street. thorough Of Manhattan. New
York city. until the 1rd daN Of August,
1918. nj twelve fifteen I2;iSb o'clock y, m.
at which time. ar NJ u later date To he
liked by the commission, the proposals. will
he %puhlicl, opened.
Proposals must be In the form prescribed
by the Commission
\ statement based upon the estimate ~.
the chief Engineer Of the Commission Of
the quantities OF tho various classes Of Ia"
work and of the nature and extent as near
as practicable ~ The work is 20 ho ruuut IN
the schedule in Tho form ot contractors
proposal The quantities given IN such
e.. u hnsis for the uniform comparison ~
bids, and no claim l. :, Doe nude aGtiu4t
the cry on account OF any cNceSS or de-
ncteuoy, ah~u.l'" or relative. IN tho same.
except as provided IN the specifications and
form OF contract.
Every proposal must when submitted 10
enclosed In n scaled envelope endorsed
'PropOSil tor Constructing Nfrt1n FINISH
FOR Parts Of Hdp,d IrIH>tt HI,i,o1d. HOu'-'
R HSS 800 80 and rtdII mn,, b. BE-, doj,y r crcd ! 10 G ,Sa
commission or It's Secretary, uui IN tho
presence Of the person submitting the pro-
posnl, T. VIII b" deposited IN 4 scaled hos
In which all proposals VIII ~, Deposited
No proposal VIII D" received unless accom-
panied by n separate u,rf4h,l chork for
ten thousand dollars tslo.0O0J ruytble =,
me order Of the Cnup'Tu!tT of the City
and drawn upon "a national or state hank
or trus' ompruY satisfactory 10 'hr Com
mission and having It's principal Office IN
New York city such check must not he
enclosed in III" envelope containing tho
The Unit Prices must not he i'm prop,y,y
h%d'urCcd, md am id Uhich me tou,UuAuou
CONSIDERS detr,ht tHfdi u ne t,tpS mi,r,ai
may he rfJcC''t.
40 proposal, otter II SHAH have hccn DO.
posted with INe Cummissiuu. Win ~ ale
| lowed 80 ha Withdrawn for any rras,u