Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-30
of the Impeial Irrigation District.
F. H. McIVER,
Nov21toDec14 Secretary.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Ell Centro, Cal, Nov. 20, 1!

El CentrO, CAL, Nov. 20, 1917.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board OF Directors of the Impe-
rial Irrigation District at it's office
in the Masonic Temple, in the City of
FL Centre, State of California, until
2 o'clock p. m. on the 14th day
December, 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 easterlv to
the east line of the Cudahy tract,
distance of approximately fourteen
and half 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 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 tapering
to nothing.
The material for this raise will be
taken exclusively from borrow pits
to be provided by the District, ap-
proximately nine miles easterly from
the west end of the Volcano Lake
levee and which are approximately
one-fourth mile from the present
track. Connection will have to be
made from such track to the borrow
pits. If the material used in making
this raise is to be hauled in cars over
the existing track now laid on the
levee, necessary arrangements will
have to be made by the contractor
with the Compania de Terrenos y
| Aguas de la Baja California Is. A. J,
the owner, thereof. The estimated
yardage is approximately 555,OOO Gu
bic 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 Directors
in the Masonic Temple in the City of
Ell Centre, State of California, and at
the office of the Chief Engineer of
said District, in the City of Calexico,
State of California, to which plans
and specifications reference is here
bv made for more detailed descrip-
! tiOil VI lIlc WOIh W Dc uOUS.
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 a 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 acceptable bond in
the sum of % per cent of the total
contract price, based on the Districts
estimate of the amount of work tc
be done, for the faithful performance
Of the said contract, and also furnish
an additional bond in the sum of 81
per cent of the total contract price
based on the Districts estimate of thu
amount of work to be done, as
guaranty that the contractor will pa,
in full the claims of all persons per
forming labor upon or furnishing ma
teial to be used in such work.
Each bid shall be accompanied b.
a certified check for ten thousan
dollars S1O,000.00D, made payable t
the treasurer of the District, and t
be forfeited to said District shoul
said bidder fail for ten days afte
4 the acceptance of his bid to ente
into the said contract with the sal
District and furnish the require
: bonds.
The contract will be let to the low
, est responsible bidder, but the Boar
{ of Directors reserves the right to re
, ject any or all bids.
BY order of the Board of Director
of the Imperial Irrigation District.
, F. H. McIVER,
, Nov21toDec13 Secretary.