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STATE OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT or
PUBLIC WORKS.

PUBLIC WORKS.
Albany. December tth, 1915.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received By he
Undersigned at his ONCE In tho Capitol at
"Wednesday. December 2ith, 1918. at whfch
place and hour they will be publicly opened
and read. for improving the New York
chapter i% q the Law. Of isSs. and Of
tho acts amendatory thereof and supple
mentary thereto. and Chapter SO OF the
CONTRACT NO. lAB.
Erie ~Canal-Section 2.
For raising the highway bridge across
the Mohawk River at schenectady. n. Y,
ana completing the work on or before May
is'; 1917. Engineers estimate of cos;
sheets I. ? and
Plans may be seen and detailed specia-
proposal blanks, form OF contract, and bond.
required and other Information for propos-
srs may be had at the office Of the super
nj the ONCE OF tho Assistant Superintendent
OF Public Works for the Middle Division at
ant superintendent of Pnb,,e Werss Tor
the Western Division at Rochester. n. T.,
ana At the canal oniee. spaulding's Ex-
copie. OF detailed plans or ORA wings may
3. oo,aihea rom the STATE Engineer and
SGr'eyor At Alaany. ~. y, upon payment to
monthly Will be paid Of ninety
per centuin $50 per cent? OF the work
Tor said. work must bbe ccomraSl ioS Sy |.
money deposit IN the form OF a draft or
ce,tnhed check upon some good banking In
issued by. a national or State bank In good
ssrressit within the state and payable at
Tor i've per centum % per cent? OF the
AMOUNT OF the proposal,
IN. person whose proposal shall be &C
copied VIII be required TO execute n con
tract and furnish bonds within ten days
ron the date Of notice Of award delivered
address given in the proposal.
lpon execution OF the contract and an
nroTal OF bonds, tho certified check or draft
WI b." returned 10 the proposer unless tina
same ehaIl have been presented for coilec-
ZION p,ior t. such time. IN which case. the
the Superintendent OF Public Works. "
The deposits OF bidders other thar the
S.s 70 whom the award OF eontr.et' shall
me award has been made.
inc bond REQUIRED for the faithful ner-
,ormancs o. each contract shall be in such
ssm as sha.l be fixed by the superintendent
OF Public Works, which sum shall not be-
les. man twenty per centum go per cent,
20 the contract price. and an additional
oond, known as the labor bond. in the sun,
OF ten per sentum 90 per cent? OF the
according TO tho contract price. win he re-
CURED as security that the contractor viii
laborers employed by him upon the work
specified to be done in tho contract.
IN tn. vert that more than one surety
co-insurance only will he accepted,
Each proposal must be addressed to tn
superintendent of Public Works. Albany.
NY, and must he endorsed on tho enveiops
WIN the name OF tho construction for
which the proposal Il made. "
Award, II made. viii he made 70 the nap
son or persons whose proposal shall be low
est In cost to the State Tor doing the word
required to render II formal Before anv
award shall be made the lowest bidder viii
he required TO satisfy the superintendent q,
Public Works of his ability to provide
snltape equipment Rnl materia.s for tn.
proper rerformarc" Of the work.
IN" right Is reserved TO reject all pro-
rosal- and readynrtise and award the con
tract IN tho regular manner IL. In the Iudg
ment or ihe undersigned. tho interests q,
mo state VIII ho enhanced thereby.
W, w WOrHEESPoON.
Superintendent OF Public Works.