Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-08
f the Impeial irrigation District.
f. H. McIVER,
/ iNov21toDecN Secretary.
ADVERTISEMENT.

Ell 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 easterly 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
part of the levee lying between Black
suite and the Arroyo Tortuoso, a
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 rs feet tapering
to nothing.
The material for this raise will be
taken exclusively from borrow pits
to be provided by the District, ap-
proxlmately nine miles easterly from
the west end OF the Volcano Lake
lcvee 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 use0 in making
Ihis raise is to be hauled in cars over
the existing track now laid on the
levca, necessary arrangements will
have to be made by the contractor
with the Compania de Terrenos y
Apuas de la Baja California IS. A..
the owner thereof. The estimated
yardage is pproXimately $4,000 Gu
bic yards.
SAID work shall be completed on or
before the 18th day of April, 1918.
rams and specifications can be seen
, at the office of the Board OF Directors
in the Masonic Temple in the City OF
b! Centric, 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 a more detailed descrip-
, ton of the work to be done.
Any bidder 20 whom the contract
shall be awarded shall within ten days
, af.er the acceptance Of his bid make
execute and deliver to the Board o1
Directors written contract in form
:. satisfactory to said Board for tn,
performance of said work within thu
- time and in the manner stated in sale
/, notice, plans and specifications, ant
! also furnish it an acceptable bond il
= the sum Of 25 per cent of the tota
! contract price, based on the Districts
estimate of the amount of work tt
:. be done, for the faithful performance
. Of the said contract, and also furnish
. an additional bond in the sum of S.
' per cent of the total contract price
based on the Districts estimate of tn,
amount of work to be done, as ;
! guaranty that the contractor will pay
: 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 by
certified check for ten thousanC
dollars ($1O,000.00), made payable tt
the treasurer of the District, and tc
be forfeited to said District shoulc
said bidder fail for ten days after
the acceptance of his bid to enter
into the said contract with the sale
, District and furnish the required
bonds.
The contract will be let to the low
{ est responsible bidder, but the Board
, of Directors reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
by order of the Board of Directors
of the Imperial Irrigation District.
F. H. NEWER,
Nov21toDec13 Secretary.