Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-10
AMENDED ADVERTISEMENT.

AMENDED ADVERTISEMENT.
Ell Centre, Cal, December 4th, 1917.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Directors of the Com
pania de Terrenos y Aguas de la Baja
California Is. Al, at it's office in
the Masonic Temple in the City of Ell
Centric, State of California, until 10
o'clock a. m. of the 14th day of De-
cember, 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, distance of ap-
proximately fourteen and one-half
miles.
For the purpose of bidding and
awarding contracts, the work has been
divided into three sections, as follows:
Section A-From its western termi-
nus to the Spur levee, about six and
one-half miles east Of said western
terminus.
Section B-From the Spur levee to
Tortuoso drop.
Section C-From Tortuoso drop to
an intersection with the east line of
the Cudahy tract, which is point
about 1000 feet south of Volcano juno
tion.
Bidders may bid on all or part of
said work.
The precise grade to which said
levee is to be raised is particularly
stated in the plans and amended spe-
cifications, and is for approximately
nine and one-half miles, to wit: For
that part of the levee lying between
Black Butte and the Arroyo Tortuoso
raise of approximately three feet
above it's present elevation; for that
part of the levee lying easterly from
the Arroyo Tortuoso, the raise to be
from approximately 2.5 feet taperine
to nothing.
The material for this raise will be
/ taken exclusively from borrow pits tc
be provided by the Compania. Fol
Section A, earth may be taken from
borrow pits located on each side Of
and adjacent to said Spur levee. Fol
Section B, earth may be taken from
:, borrow pits located forty feet soutf
! of the south toe of the existing levee
,, For Section C, earth may be taker
from borrow pits located at Arroy'
Tortuoso, about one-quarter mile
southeast of levee. Connection will
' have to be made to existing tract
! from the borrow pits. The materla
= used in making this raise may b.
hauled in cars over the evisting tracl
:. now laid on the levee. The estimate
yardage is pproximately $4,000 cubi
yards.
Said work shall be completed on O
dow of A nvIl 1917
Amended plans and specifications ca
be seen at the office of the Board {:
', Directors, in the Masonic temple, !
y the City of Ell Centre, State OF Cab
= fornia. and at the office OF the chic
E Engineer of said Compania DE Ter
= = ronos Aguas de la Bal Californl
Il Is. Az, in the Citv of Calexico, Stat
:, of California, to which plans and spee
Il cifications reference is hereby mad
y for a more detailed description OF tn
y work to be done.
! Any bidder to whom the contrac
. shall be awarded shall within ten day
q after the accentance of his bid, make
IL execute and deliver to the Board
i Directors a written contract IN torr
u satisfactory to said Board, for tn
y performance of said work within tn
> time and in the manner stated IN sal
Z. notice. amended plans and speclflca
!. tions, and also furnish it an accepta
n BILE bond in the sum of 25 per cent O
the total contract price. based on tn
y Compania's estimate of the amour
- of work to be done, for the falth1u
II II performance of said contract, ana ais
{ furnish an additional bond in the sur
& of so per cent of the total contrac
price. based on the Companies est
mate of the amount of work to b
$ done. as a guaranty that the contrat
; tor will pay in full the claims OF a
II persons performing labor upon or tul
{ nishine material to be used in sue
= work
II Each bid shall be accompanied b
e certified check for Ten Thousan
" Dollars (S1O,OOOOO), made payable I
: the Treasurer of the Compania, an
4 TO be forfeited to said Compani
e should bidder fail for ten days atte
Il the accordance of his bid to enter INT
u said contract with the said Compani
, and furnished the required bonds:
), This contract will be let to the low
u est responsible bidder, but the Board Q
Directors reserves the right to reJec
r any or all bids.
Nv order of the Board Of Director
), of the Compania deTerrenos Y Aqua
6 dc Ia Baia California IS. Al
= Secretary.