Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-19
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING.

PROPOSALS. run VNV'N0'
Sealed bids for the paving and all
accessory work necessary for paving
on the streets described below In paw
ing districts, numbers one and two.
city of Bismarck, North Dakota, will
be received by the Board of City Com
missioners until o'clock p. m, Aug
ust 28th, 1916: On Main Street from
a point Is feet west Of the west line
of Second Street to Ninth Street; on
Broadway from Second Street to
Ninth Street. on Thayer Street from
Second Street to Ninth Street; on
Rosser Street from Second Street to
Ninth Street; on Avenue A from Ray
mond Street to Ninth Street; on Ave-
nue. B from point $50 feet west OF
the west line of Raymond Street to
Ninth Street; on Avenue C from
Third Street to Seventh Street: on
Avenue D from Fourth Street to Sew
enth Street; on Avenue E from
Fourth Street to Sixth Street; on Ave-
nue. F. from Fourth Street to Sixth
Street; on Washington Avenue from
Avenue A to Avenue B; on Mandan
Avenue from Avenue A to Avenue B;
on First Street from Avenue A to
Avenue B; on Second Street from
Main Street to Avenue B; on Third
Street from the Northern Pacific Rail-
way tracks to Avenue c.; on Fourth
Street from Main Street to the Boule-
ward; on Fifth Street from Main
Street to the Boulevard; on Sixth
Street from Main Street to the Boule-
ward: on Seventh Street from the
Northern Pacific Railway tracks to
avenue D; on Eighth Street from
Broadway to Avenue B; on Ninth
Street from the Northern Pacific Rail-
way tracks to Avenue B; and on all
alleys in Blocks 46, 4S and 30, Origi-
nal Plat.
Bids will be received on one or
more of the following kinds of paving
laid on a concrete base: Vitrified
Brick, Creosoted Block, Bi+ulithic, BIZ
luminous Concrete, Sheet Asphalt and
Concrete. Bids will be received on
the items of earth excavation and fill
ing, concrete curb and on concrete
base, separately from the paving, and
the City Commission reserves the
right to award the contract on each
item separately as the best interest
of the city may appear. Bidders are
required to state the rate of interest
the improvement warrants shall bear
(not exceeding seven per cent per
annum) which are to be received and
accepted by them at par in payment
for the work. All of said work to be
done according to and in accordance
with thee plans ana especifi eatiouss pre-.
pared by the City Engineer, approved
by the City Commission, and filed in
the Office of the City Auditor.
The following approximate quanti-
ties are given for the guidance of bid.
ders:
Paving District No. 4.
$500 cubic yards of earth excava-
ton.
2,400 cubic yards of earth filing.
SITS lineal feet of straight concrete
curb.
$50 lineal feet of curved concrete
curb.
Is manholes raised or lowered.
1000 feet B. M. of headers.
$4,000 pounds of reinforcing steel.
2,677 square yards of alley paving.
41,224 square yards of street paving.
Paving District No. 2.
21,500 cubic yards of earth excava.
ton.
500 cubic yards of earth fill.
64,7S4 lineal feet Of straight con.
crete curb.
1925 lineal feet of straight con.
crete curb.
60 manholes raised or lowered.
5000 feet of B. M. of headers.
10000 pounds of reinforcing steel.
5000 square yards of alley returns.
IA, 400 square yards of street paving.
Bids will be received providing for
the completion Of the work in paving
district number one November LIST,
1916, or September list, 1917. The
work in paving district number two
must be completed October LIST, 1917.
Each proposal must be accompan.
led by certified check in the sum of
Five Hundred ($500) Dollars Endorsed
or made payable to the President of
the Board Of City Commissioners of
the City of Bismarck, as a guarantee
that the bidder will enter into con.
tract for the performance Of such
work Is awarded to him, within ten
days after the acceptance of his bid,
and in case any bidder to whom such
contract shall be awarded fails or re-.
fuses to enter into such contract when
requested to do so, such check &C.
companying his bid shall be retained
by the City as liquidated damages for
such failure.
Each proposal must also be accom-.
panied by bond running to the City
OF Bismarck in sum equal to five
TO- per cent Of the amount of his bid
as provided in Section 1907 of Compil.
ed Laws of North Dakota for 1918.
Plans, Specifications, Estimates and
Blank Form of Proposals are on file
in the office of the City Auditor, or
can be obtained from the City Engi.
neer upon application. Each bid shall
be securely sealed and endorsed "Pro.
posal for Paving District Nos. One
and Two"
Bidders must specify in their pro.
posals that. should the above work
be awarded to them, they will bind
themselves to finish and complete the
same not later than the date stated
In the advertisement. The right is re.
served to reject any or all bids, or to
accept or reject any part of any bid
as the best interests of the City may
appear