Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-27
ADVERTISEMENT.

Ell Centre, 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
lei Centre, State of California, until
Y 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, a
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, 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 25 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
A9uas de la Baja California Is. A. J,
the owner thereof. The estimated
yardage is approximately $4,000 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
by made for more detailed descrip-
ton 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 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 25 per cent of the total
contract price, based on the District S
estimate of the amount of work to
be done, for the faithful performance
of the said contract, and also furnish
an additional bond in the sum of SO
per cent of the total contract price,
based on the Districts estimate of the
amount of work to be done, as a
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
a certified check for ten thousand
dollars ($1O,000.O0), made payable to
the treasurer of the District, and to
be forfeited to said District should
said bidder fail for ten days after
the acceptance of his bid to enter
into the said contract with the said
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. II. McIVER,
Nov2ltoDec13 Secretary.