The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-05
LEGAL

pared to place their goods before the Busi-
ness Manager.
serve the right to reject any or all bids
and to accept any article at price quoted
without 10 the acceptance lance OF the ENTIRE o1H,
goods, If deemed for the best interests
of the state. Where both the bids and
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
tive officers of the several institutions.
All goods are to be spot delivery, except
where the schedule specifies ms ordered,
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitution when goods are shipped. Pay
tbs e wv pc ;, maze hs [ne month
All supplies are for six months, begins
| ming january l. 1913, and must be delisS'
cred at the railway depot nearest the re<ft
spective institutions; when when in carrr
load lots, and there is switch. spur or.
must be placed at such point the same
as shall be designated by the chief execr-
peka and osawatomie State Hospitals ana
| State Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons.
| the Home for Feeble minded at Winfield.
| the Boys Industrial School at Topeka.
| Kansas State Penttentiary at Lansing, the
state Reformatory at Hutchinson Larned
Manual Training School at Pittsburg, each
| has such sidetrack or spur, and bidders
should inform themselves as to the switch-
| ing charges of the railroad companies at
| these various institutions before submit
charges must be prepaid. All proposals
must include delivery as herein stated, free
of charges for packing, freight. switching,
When no mention is made. when this
| clothing, boots, shoes, etc. must be fuFs 2
nished in such sizes as ordered by the
executive officers of the several institu.
tons. When no particular brand is desig4
mated, bids shall be on qualities grading
from medium to best, and on samples subs ,
or quality are made, the standards OF the
| united states government are to be uQr
fresh No articles viii be Received e mot h Ia
ACCORDANCE with the standard fixed in
sip st i. Al articles viii be sub.
are cautioned that full compliance
with specifications and schedule viii
may in any respect fail to conform to the
specific kinds called for or to the samples.
submitted will be rejected, and must be
promptly exchanged, at the expense of the
contractor, for others which are proper
the Business Manager may purchase in the
open market, and any loss from such fail
IRE shall be charged to the contractor 50
1a1ilng. The determination, in all cases.
as to whether the articles received comply
In al respects with the standard fixed in
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 90
Where a standard is fixed in the specse-
t1cat1ons 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
stane InsrR which VIII be the equal Of such
that bidders proposing to furnish an ar
ticie other than the one named must spez
clI1caliy name the make, brand, or trade
name of the article proposed RI another.
article Is net specifically named by the
based on the article specified as a stand
| ara and contract will be made accordingly.
The specified quantity of any item in a
contract for supplies shall be subject 70.
: an increase or decrease of ten per centum,
tract price and subject to ali the conditions
chief executive officer =
Bids must be made upon the vvftf,fss
proposals. Discounts of every kind should
be deducted and net prices only given
columns, in conformity with the depno oRs-
! nation or measure shown. Bids must not
pies.
Each proposal shall be accompanied BY
= rE sample OF the supplies proposed to be.
, other mated articles, fun mated psirs
must be submitted Original labels must
be left on samples Bidders must attach
: to each sample a card or tag, on which
must be plainly marked the name OF the
sender and the number and price Of the
in fun. The Board or Business MANAGE Manage
will not be responsible for samples SUBJ
their samples. SAMPLES OF EACH ffn ar.
l TICLE UPON WHICH CONTRAfsr re-
AWARDED WILL BE RETAINED BYs
THE BOARD AND WILL NOT BE PAID
FOR. EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE THE
aMS oRg End yAE WIEN E9 sTt $40 9s
( ARE NOT RENDERED UNUSABLE ON
: ACCOUNT OF HAVING BEEN gTJRMTT~-
TED AS A SAMPLE. (,
' Particular attention is called to the FORE
: going specifications, as a careful reading
, | of the same may prevent large number
! of inquiries on points already covered
: On all items on which the government
i may impose a tax bidders will nav same.
1 IL necessary and add the amount az such
/. tax to their invoices, and the state will
a reimburse the bidder, thus standing any
, tax which may be imposed upon any item
l. by the government.
e Duplicate specifications aad schedules
: are furnished each bidder one to be sent
y to the Business Manager Of the Board a.
8 above provided, and the other to be re-
: will be furnished upon application to the
e Business Manager of the Board Of Admin.
d istration. Topeka, Kan. -. ~
SAMPLES OF THE STANDARD cor.
= FEE. AS DESIRED. WILL BE FUR
e NISHED THE BIDDERS UPON APPLI-
e CATION TO JAS. A KTMBALL BESI-
l. NESS MANAGER. BIDDERS ARE RI.
oTEsTED WHEN SUBMITTING SAM
= PIES OF COFFEE, TO FURNISH aTH1
IS SAME IN GREEN. GROUND AND
!, By order Of the Board Of Administers
l.. JAS A KIMBALL
e business Manager
lie FLOYD A. BAKER
J. Asst business Maua1eK
4 JAS. T. LARDNERs
t Asst Business AIan1ges