Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-01
CONTRACTORS NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be received at the
Auditors Office at Manchester, Iowa
until 1870 p. M, March 6, 1916. and
opened at 900 o'clock p. m. of the
same date for the erection Of the
following bridges:
Item mo. &c. section 33, Della
ware township, to be a 5x5x64 skew
containing 6s.5 yds concrete, 1925 lbs
reinforcing. Estimated cost, $646.00.
Item 2-No. 20, section Is, Oneida,
sxSx30 BOX containing 1926 yds. of
concrete, $3.50 lbs. reinforcing. Es-
timated cost, $4,000.
Item 3-No. 4, section IL Oneida,
containing 66.S yds of concrete, 26
It. app beam, 1900 lbs reinforcing, a.
80 lbs. structural. steel. Estimated
cost, $1O65Oo.
Item mo. 7, section Delhi, 10x~
10x5O Box containing 1878 yards con-
crete, ZOO lbs reinforcing. Estimat-
ed cost, $1972.O0.
Item 5-No. 2, section IL Honey
Greek, 10x6x20, containing 46 yards
concrete, 1910 lbs. reinforcing. Els
timated cost, $557.00.
Item 6-No. 20, section 1920 Pra-
irie, 6x4x24 Skew, containing 36.3
yards concrete, 2O57 lbs reinforcing.
Estima ted cost, $437.00.
Item mo. 80, section 1-2 Prairie,
6x3x20 Skew, containing 80 yards con
crete, 1876 lbs reinforcing. Estimat-
ed cost, $335.00.
Item S-No. is, section 1926 Pra-
irie, 4x4x30 containing 2S.4 yards
concrete, 144O lbs reinforcing. Es-
timated cost, $4,000.
Item 9-No. s, section 7 Milo, IL
Prairie, containing 1913 yards concrete.
2-2O # spans IT" Beam, $3.50 lbs. rein
forcing, 1920 lbs Structural Steel,
592 #. piling Estimated cost, $1744.-
90.
Item 10-No. 9, section 8-17 Milo,
80 #. ''I'' Beam containing 1922 yds.
concrete, GAIA lbs. reinforcing, 1890
lbs. structural steel, 672 it. piling.
Estimated cost, $1638.00.
Item 11-No 80, section 27-34 Haz-
el Green, 7x6x20 Box, containing 40
yds. concrete, 1920 lbs reinforcing.
IoIllutIISO COoI, P1Oo.VV.
Item 12-No. rs, section 81 Hazel
Green, SO Adams, 80 it Skew ''I''
Beam, containing 1852 yards con-
crete, 6515 lbs. reinforcing, 12300 lbs.
structural steel, COS #. piling. Esti-
mated cost, $4,000.
Item 13-No. IS, section 34-35 Adj
ans, 26 # Skew ''I' Beam, containing
1888 yds concrete, 1910 lbs reinforce
ing, 800 LBS structural steel, GAO #.
piling. Cost, $1612.00.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the Auditors Office or the
County Engineers office.
A certified check of per cent Of
bid, made payable to the county audi
tor shall be filed with each bid,
which, in case of the bider Cor bid
ders) receiving the award, should he
fail to execute a contract and file a
bond within ten days after the ac-
ceptance Of his bid shall be forefeit-
ed to the county as liquidated dam
ages.
All bids must be on the regular
form furnished by the county, sealed
and plainly marked. Any changes
made in this form or any additions
thereto, may cause the rejection Of
the bid, No bid will be considered
which contains a clause in which the
contractor reserves the right to ac-
cept or reject a contract awarded him
by the Board.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish bond for so per
cent Of the amount of his contract, is
sued by a responsible surety, ap
proved by the Board, and drawn to
protect the county and any sub-con-
tractor.
The Board reserves the right to re-
Jet any and all bids.
Dated this 21st day Of Feb. 1916.
C. H. BUNKER,
; wks 2. Auditor.