The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-30
Legal


pared to place their goods before the Bust j.
The Board and Business Manager re-
serve the right to reject any or all bids,
without the acceptance of the entire bid,
or to accept or reject any part OF any :
goods # deemed for the best hes Int Interests end
quality of goods offered are the same, pref
erence will be given to the resident deal !
ers of the state, Supplies mentioned as
ordered and all other articles that are
| perishable and the quality or value OF
which will deteriorate by keeping, are to :
be shipped as ordered by the chief execu-
| tive officers of the several Institutions =
All goods are to be spot delivery except
A bill in detail must be sent TO the in
stitution when goods are shipped Pay
ment will be made the month following .
/ the delivery of the goods.
All supplies are for six months, begin =
ming January fSs dglS ana must e des
| spective institutions; when when in car
load lots, and there is a switch, spur or
sidetrack to or near the institution, cars
must be placed at such point on the same :
as shall be designated by the chief execu- E
I tive officer of the institution The To-
| State Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons, &
the Home for Feeble minded at Winfield.
Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing, the
State Reformatory at Hutchinson, Larned
Manual Training School at Pittsburg each
! has such a sidetrack or spur, and bidders
i should INFORM themselves to the switch :
ing charges of the railroad companies at
these various institutions before submit Z
| ting their proposals. Freight and all other
must include delivery as herein stated, free
of charges for packing, freight. switching,
or any other charges whatever.
When no mention is made when this
requirement is necessary, articles such as .
clothing, boots, shoes, etc, must be fur
ntshed in such sizes as ordered by the
executive officers of the several institu-
lions: When no particular brand is desig-
M eAd Dc Rhoh bO aNnlf 1Au 1t
from medium to best, and samples sub
mitted.. When no specifications as to grade
United States government are to be IN m
derstood. All supplies must be and
specifications. All articles will be sub
ject to. rigid Inspection. and bidaers
with specifications and schedule Will
be insisted Hpon All articles that
specific kinds called for or to the samples
submitted will be rejected. and must be
promptly exchanged, at the expense of the
and acceptable; and failure to do this
the Business Manager may purchase in the
ure shall be charged to the contractor so
falling. The determination, in all cases.
in all respects with the standard fixed in
the specifications or schedule or with the
samples submitted, shall be made by the
Business Manager and the chief executive
officers of the institutions for which the
goods are furnished, and shall be final.
| Where a standard is fixed in the speci-
fications by naming a certain brand or
. ! trade name Of an article and where bidders
are unable to Secure bids upon same, bids
. may be made upon some other brand or
trade mark which will be the equal of such
standard as has been called for; provided,
that bidders proposing to furnish an ar
ticle other than the one named must spe-
cirlcally name the make, brand, or trade
article is not specifically named bx the
bidder 1T will be accepted that the bid is
based on the article specified as a stand
ard ana contract will be made accordingly.
The specified quantity of any Item in a
contract for supplies shall be subject to
an increase or decrease of ten per centum,
the increase to be furnished at the con-
tract price and subject to all the conditions
IN the contract at the discretion Of the
J Bids must be made upon the within
proposals. Discounts of every kind should
The price must be given in the proper
columns, in conformity with the denoInf-
be inclosed in packages containing SAM
pies.
) Each proposal shall be ACCOMPANIED By
furnished, and in case OF boots, shoes, ana
other mated articles, full mated pairs
left on Samples Baas4s m aSss stasss
70 each sample card or tag, on which
must be plainly marked the name Of the
sender and the number and price of the,
article, and all charges must be prepaid
in full. The Board or Business Mana ger
h.
mitted. Unsuccessful bidders can remove
: their sampIes. SAMPLES OF EACH AR
TICLE UPON WHICH CONTRACT Is
AWARDED WILL BE RETAINED ny
THE BOARD AND WILL NOT BE PAID
FOR; EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE THE
MORE AND WHEN SUCH SAMPLES
ARE NOT RENDERED. UNUSABLE ON
ACCOUNT OF HAVING BEEN SUBMIT
TED AS A SAMPLE.
Particular attention is called to the fore
going specifications, as a careful reading
VI M NaR -
! OF inquiries on points already covered. :
On all items on which the government
may impose tax bidders will pay same
I if necessary and add the amount OF such
!. tax to their invoices, and the state will
a reimburse the bidder. thus standing any
, by the government.
8 Duplicate specifications and schedules
are furnished each bidder, one to be sent
Y to the Business Manager OF the Board a.
I tanned by the bidder. Such duplicates
: will be furnished upon application to tbs
e Business Manager Of the Board Of Admin
b istration. Topeka, Kan.
SAMPLES OF THE STANDARD COZ
j. FEE. AS DESIRED. WILL BE FUR
e NISHEn THE BIDDERS Upon APPLI-
e cATIoN TO JAS 4. KIMBALL. BUSI-
NESS MANAGER. BIDDERS ARE RE-
HTFSTFD WHEN SUBMITTING SAM
: PIES OF COFFEE, TO FURNISH THM
$ SAME IN GREEN. GROUND AND
/. BY order of the Board of Administers
/, JAS. A. KIMBALL.
e. business Manager
lie FLOYD A. BAKER.
i Asst. business Manager
l. JAS. r. LARDNER.
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