Putnam patriot., 1915-11-19
Invitation to Bidders
Putnam. Conn. Trade School Building

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Special Committee on new build
ing for the Putnam Trade School, to be
erected on Providence street, Putnam,
Windham County, Conn, Mt p. m,
Monday, Neyembe Der 10Th, 1918, at the
rooms OF the PutnemG hambeT of Com
meree, Union Block, Putnam, for the
erection and completion of said build
ing as required by the plans and speci-
fieations prepared for the same byWil-
liam L. Towner, Inc. Constantine
Schubert, Architects, 366 Fifth Ave-
nue., New York city, from whom all
further information may be obtained.
Proposals must conform strictly TO
these specifications, no alternate bid
will be received or considered unless
TeqG. ed herein, or by an addenda is
sued or otherwise authorized by the
architects In writing.
Proposals shall be made in accord
ance with the authorized form given
in the specifications and shall be made
in duplicate on the contractors own
stationery, and shall be enclosed with
certified cheque for per cent OF the
amount of the proposal and addressed
TO MIR. Chester r. Child, Chairman OF
Special Committee, said envelope to
have the contractors name and al
dress on the outside and shall be mark
ed IBID for General Contract.
The certified cheque shall be forfeit
ed TO the Town of Putnam, Conn, as
liquidated and ascertained damages
not as penalty-in case The contrac-
tor TO whom an award is made, shall
not, within live days after proposal Is
accepted, we'll and truly execute the
contract in accordance with his SAID
proposal.
The execution of the contract refer
red 10 above shall include the furnish
ing Of an approved surety eompany's
bond for fifty 80 0-0l per cent OF the
amounttOt the contract guaranteeing
its faithful performance and shall 0e
satisfactory in its terms and condI-
lions To The aforesaid special commit
tee and the Architects and shall be
from surety company authorized TO
{ do business in the State OF Connecll-.
cut.
Tie bond shall be in form and ef-
feet the same as indicated in the speci-
fications. No oral, Geographic or tel
ephonic proposal or modification there
OF shall be considered.
Contractors viii be required on their
proposal to submit the names OF their
sub. contractors and their competency
aud res possibilities As well as that of
the general contractor Will ue taken in
to consideration by the Special Com
mittee in making the award.
All plans and specifications shall be
returned 10 the Architects in good con-
dition before the opening of bids.
a copy of plans and specifications
will be found on file at the office OF Mr..
! Chester r. Child, Is Main street, Put
i nam, Conn, as well as at the Office OF
the architects where they may be eX-
amined by competing contractors or
their sub.contfactors. A copy can also
be found on file at the Office of the
Contractors Clearing House, los Milk
street, Boston, Mass.
Eight additional sets will be pTovid
ed by the Architects for such contrac'
tors as may require exclusive use OF
them during the time of figuring. Not
more than one set, however, shall be
allowed each contractor.
When these sells are exhausted, ad'
ditional sets will be furnished TO such
contractors as may be,approved oy the
Architects upon the pay ment by them
to the Architects of the cost of repro
duction of the same as follows: sl.O0
for plans and 81 so for the specifica-
tions, which cost shall include all
mailing charges. No refund will be
made.
The Committee reserves the right to
reject any and all bids, 10 award sepa-
rate contracts for different sections of
the work, or to waive any technieality
not expressly forbidden by law, should
they deem it TO the pest Interest of the
Town TO do So AZ IS
Bids for the heating will be received /
at the same time subject 10 all the con-
ditions above mentioned.