Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-11
AMENDED ADVERTISEMENT.
Nov21toDec13

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. A., at its office in |
the Masonic Temple in the City of Ell
Centre, 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 leyee, about six and
one-half miles east of said western
terminus.
Section B-From the Spur levee to
Tortuoso drop.
an intersection with the east line of
the Cudahy tract, which is a 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 its 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
1 taken exclusively from borrow pits to
be provided by the Compania. For
| Section A, earth may be taken from
borrow pits located on each side of
and adjacent to said Spur levee. For
Section B, earth may be taken from
borrow pits located forty feet south
of the south toe of the existing levee.
For Section C, earth may be taken
from borrow pits located at Arroyo
Tortuoso, about one-quarter mile
southeast of levee. Connection will
have to be made to existing track
from the borrow pits. The material
used in making this raise may be
hauled in cars over the evisting track
now laid on the levee. The estimated
yardage is pproximately $4,000 cubic
yards.
Said work shall be completed on or
before the 18th day of April, 1918.
Amended 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 Cali
fornia, and at the office of the chief
Engineer of said Compania de Ter
renos Aguas de la Baja California
Is. Az. in the Citv of Calexico, State
of California, to which plans and spe-
cifications 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 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, amended plans and specifica-
tions, and also furnish it an accepta-
BILE bond in the sum of 25 per cent OF
the total contract price, based on the
Companies estimate of the amount
of work to be done, for the faithful
performance of said contract, and also
furnish an additional bond in the sum
of so per cent of the total contract
price. based on the Companies esti-
mate 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 fur
nishing material to be used in such
work
Each bid shall be accompanied by
certified check for Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,00000), 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 Compania |
and furnished the required bonds.
This contract will be let to the low
est responsible bidder, but the Board of
Directors reserves the right to reject
anv or all bids.
Rv order of the Board Of Directors
of the Compania deTerrenos Aguas
de la Baja California g. Al
r. D McPHFRRIN,