The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-05-27
GRAND RAPIDS COMPANY IS Low
Combination of Bids Shows That City
Will Get Work Done for $4,000 Less
Than Under Former Bids-Local
Company Increased It's Estimate.

Kenosha is going to be the gamer
by it's second advertisement for bids
for the construction Of extensions to
the trunk sewer as the bids were open
ed on Friday and the best combination
of bids at this time is nearly three
thousand dollars lower than on the
previous opening of bids and this in
spite Of the fact that the local bidders
for the small sewers have raised their
bid nearly three thousand dollars
There were more bids received on Fri
day than had been offered at the pTevi-
Gus time. The lowest bid for the gen
eral contract for all of the eleven
sewers was $107626 presented by A. HI.
Prang of Grand Rapids, Mich, This is
two thousand dollars lower than the
combination bid at the last considera-
ton Of bids.
The Nash Dowdl Company, which
under the former bids was the lowest
bidder for the contract for the four
large sewers raised its bid this time
and the general contract with this com
pany would be for sum of $116,054.50.
The low bid placed by A. H. Prange
provides for the construction Of the
large sewers from segment block and
the small sewers Of tile On the four
large sewers the low bidder made
contract price of $87420 The bid of
johnson and Ostergaard, which was the
lowest for the seven small sewers, was
49,.
$19,337.50, Had johnson & Ostergaard
held to their former bid the combina-
ton bid at this time would have been
pretty close to the estimate Of the city
engineer. OF course none of these bids
include the possible expenditure which
may be required for extra concrete and
lumber to get proper foundation for
the sewer. The committee is now hav-
ling the bids tabulated and all sorts of
combinations will be tried in an eff
fort to get contract price that will be
floser to the estimate
The lowest combination bid under
She former bids was $109,6S150 and
under the bids opened on Friday the
lowest combination would be $106,757.-
go A.. III. Prang presented straight
bid for the four large sewers and it is
understood that he will accept this
contract even if the remainder of the
work is let to some other contractor.
Under the provision for the issuance
of bonds the city will have fund of
100000 in bonds and $4,000 in assess
ments for the construction of the eleven
sewers and it is thought that this is
mn ample fund to make possible the
acceptance of the bids on Friday and
peave sufficient leeway to meet the
cost of extra work demanded in Sc
curing proper foundation for the
sewer. The bids as presented follow:
General Bids.
"a. TT. Prang, Grand Rapids
Michigan .......... .$107, $4,000
%. R. Harding, Racine -. 100, S80.75
Thornton Bros, ST. Paul. !. 114,530. 90
Mash Dowdl Co., Chicago. (. 116,064.50
johnson & Thomson, Racine liz, 666.0
Bids on -Four Big Sewers
IA. Fl. Prange, Grand Rapids,
AAoAAS1H $500 % 81 ,41U.UO
Henry G. Ulen, Chicago, 92,755.0o
Bids on Seven Smaller Sewers.
Dohnson & Ostergaard. S 1887 so
Peter Frandsen, Kenosha.. 19,779.25
The street assessment committee will
prepare its report at once and the ques-
tion of letting the contract will be
taken up at an adjourned regular
meeting of the council to be held on
hext Tuesday evening. If the bids are
accepted it is expected that the work
On the sewers will be started about the
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