Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-08
ADVERTISEMENT.
Ell Centre. CAL. Nov. 20. /!

Ell Centre, CAL, Nov. 20, 1917.
Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Directors of the Com
pania de Terrenos y Aguas de la Baja
California Is. A., at its office in
the Masonic Temple III the City of Ell
Centro, State Of California, until 10
o'clock a. m. of the 14th day of De-
cernber, 1917, and thereupon opened
for the raising of Volcano Lake levee
which is situated in the Republic OF
Mexico and begins near Black Butte
and extends easterly to the east line
of the Cudahy tract, a distance OF
approximately fourteen and one-halt
miles.
The precise grade to which said
levee is to be raised is particularly
stated in the plans and specifications
and is for approximately nine and a
half miles thereof, to wit: For that
part OF the levee lying between Black
Butte and the Arroyo Turtuoso, a
raise of approximately three feet
above it's present elevation; for that
part of the levee lying easterly from
the Trroyo Tortuoso, the raise to be
from approximately 2.5 feet tapering
to nothing.
The material for this raise will e
taken exclusively from borrow pits to
be provided by the Compania, approx
imately nine miles easterly from the
west end of the Volcano Lake levee,
and which are approximately one
fourth mile from the present tract.
Connection will have to be made to
such track from the borrow pits. The
material used in making this raise
may be hauled in cars over the exist
ing track now laid on the levee. The
estimated yardage is approximately
$4,000 cubic yards.
Said work shall be completed on
or before the 18th day of April, 1918.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of the Board of Di-
rectors in the Masonic Temple, in the
City of Ell Centre, State of Califo:-
MIA, and at the office of the Chief
Engineer of said Compania de Terre-
nos y Aguas lie la Baja California
IS. Al, in the City of Calexico. State
of California, to which plans and
specifications reference is hereby
made for a more detailed description
of the work to be done.
Any bidder to whom the contract
shall be awarded shall within ten days
after the acceptance of his bid, make,
execute and deliver to the Board of
Directors written contract in form
satisfactory to said Board, for the
performance of said work within the
time and IN the manner stated in said
notice, plans and specifications, and
also furnish it an accepta ole bond in
the sum of % per cent of the total
contract price, based on the Com
oania's estimate of the amount of
work to be done, for the faithful per-
formance of the said contract, and
also furnish an additional bond in the
sum of so per cent of the total con-
tract price, based on the Companies
estimate of the amount of work to be
done, as guaranty that the contrac-
tor will pay in full the claims of all
persons performing labor upon or t =.
nishing material to be used in such
work.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
a certified check for ten thousand
($10,000.00) dollars, made payable to
the Treasurer of the Compania, and
to be forfeited to said Compania
should bidder fail for ten days after
the acceptance of his bid to enter
into said contract with the said Com
pania and furnished the required
bonds.
The contract will be let to the low
est responsible bidder, but the Board
of Directors reserves the right to re-
iect any or all bids.
BY order of the Board of Directors
of the Compania de Terrenos Y Aguas
de Ia Baja California Is. Az.
r. d. McPHERRIN,
Daily ipelIdipg Dec Is Secretary.