Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-26
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING.

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
rmissioners until o'clock p. M, Aug.
ust 2Sth, 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 As, 4S and 80, Origi.
nal Plat. ... d,
Bids will be received on one or
more of the following kinds of paving
laid on a concrete base: Vitrified
Brick, Creosoted Block, Bitulithic, 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
mot exceeding seven per cent per
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 the plans and specifications pre-.
pared by the City Engineer, approved
by the City Commission, and filed in
the office of the City Auditor.
The following approximate quaint.
ties are given for the guidance of bid.
ders:
.... Paving District No. I.
$500 cubic yards Of earth excava.
ton. 4ss
2,4O0 cubic yards of earth filling
5,775 lineal feet of straight concrete
curb 4
$50 lineal feet of curved concrete
curb.
10 manholes raised or lowered.
1000 feet B. M. of headers.
l5,O9Oi pounds of reinforcing steel.
1,6n square yards of alley paving.
4l,zz4 square yards of street paving.
Paving District No. e.
21,50O cubic yards Of earth excaya.
.s ton.
5,100 cubic yards of earth fiji.
64,7 llneal feet of straight ron.
crete curb.
1925 lineal feet Of straight con.
crete curb.
90 manholes raised or lowered.
5000 feet Of B. M. of headers.
$4,000 pounds of reinforcing steel.
o,oO0 square yards of alley returns.
LA 400 square yards of street paving.
Bids will be received providing for
the completion of the work in paving
district number one November 1st
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 a certified check in the sum Of
rive Hundred ($500) Dollars indorsed
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.
ana 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 nc.
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 civ
OF Bismarck in a sum equal to five
20 per cent Of the amount of his hid
as provided in Section 3707 of Commit.
ed Laws of North Dakota for 1919
Plans, Specifications, Estimates and
biank 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 SHAH
be securely sealed and endorsed "pro.
posal for Paving District Nos. Ono
and Two" Wv
Bidders must specify in their nro.
posals that, should the above work
be awarded to them, they will hind
themselves to finish and complete tho
same not later than the date stated
IN the advertisement. The right 10 20.
served to reject any or all bids ~ ~
accept or reject any part of anv hid
as the best interests ~ ~ ~. D1u