The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-08-16
CITY OF EMMETT, IDAHO
Call for Bids.


Sealed proposals will be receive,
by the City Council at the office o
the City Clerk until o'clock P. M
on the 3rd day of September, 1917
for the construction of Sewerag,
System in Local Sewerage Improve
ment District No 8.
All proposals shall be made or
blank forms provided by the City
Engineer, in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by him
and shall be delivered to the City
Clerk at his office on or before the
hour above named in sealed envelopes
plainly marked Proposals for Con-
structing Sewerage System in Local
Sewerage Improvement District No,
g." All bids will be opened by the
City Council at public meeting at
the City Hall on the 3rd day of Sept
ember 1917, at 1880 P. M. The City
Council will proceed without unneces-
sary delay to award the contract to
the lowest responsible bidder, the
right being reserved to reject any, or
all bids.
The estimated quantities of the pipe
necessary to construct said Sewerage
System and the estimated cost there
of according to the estimates of the
City Engineer are as follows, to-wit:
Approximately 1856 feet 15-inch
pipe in place, S3S79. Approximate
ly 9O3 feet 12-inch pipe in place,
$1173.90. approximately 4375 feet
10-inch pipe in place $525000. APP
proximately 14610 feet S-inch pipe in
place, $16,071.00. Approximately 200
feet 6-inch pipe in place, $4,000. APP
IA flush tanks, $1540.00.
Approximately A manholes, $2640.00.
SIC wys, $4S9.6O.
Bidders are advised that they must
inform themselves of the character
Of the work to be performed under
his contract, and that a deviation |
20 any extent either way may be
made from the approximate quanti- |
les above, which are stated for the
purpose of showing the class of work
'equired and as basis for determin-
ng the amount of the bid, but not
o fix the amount of work to be
lone. The contractor will be paid
or the work actually done at prices
i'd regardless of the approximations.
Each proposal shall be in strict
with the terms of this
office without modification, era
res, or interlineations, and permits
ion will not be given in any case
Or the withdrawal, modification or
xplanation of any bid. Each pro-
osal shall be accompanied by a certi-
ed check on some well known EN-
lett bank and made payable to the
undred ($150000) Dollars. /
The place of residence of every bid
sr must be given after his signature,
nd must be written in full. When a S
.oposal is made by a firm, the firm I
lme and also the individual name !
the members of the firm must be .
gned in full. ;.
The deposit of the unsuccessful bid :,
RS will be returned as soon as an
ward has been made. and that of
e successful bidder upon the con- -
of the contract. A salts n
Glory corporate surety bond to the
Mount of sixty (60) per cent of the
ntract price must be provided by the OF
ccessful bidder, who must present
idence satisfactory to the City Coun ri
that he has been regularly engaged
the business or is reasonably ia IN
liar Herewith, and that he is fully y. u.
spared with the necessary capital, y,
lterials, and machinery to complete re
, work to be contracted for. The e
" Council will inquire diligently az
o the bidders reputation and bust pi
IS methods elsewhere, and reserves il
right to reject any bid on account az
previous difficulties on the part of IS
contractor. Reasonable grounds "a
suposing that any bidder is in ca
ested in more than one proposal
II cause a rejection of all pronosals