The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-29

Form Board 134
sPEGIFICATIoNSr AND sGHEDqLEs OF
SAS STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR SIX
MONTHS.
plies herein named will be received by
1.-THE Business Manager of the Board of Ad-
ministration until Saturday, one O'Clock p
m, December s, 1917. The proposals shall
be in writing sealed and marked PRO
posals for furnishing supplies" and shall
be addressed to the Business Manager of
the Board of Administration, Topeka, Kan.
All proposals must be accompanied by a
certified check on some responsible bank,
payable to the Board of Administration,
equal in amount to five per cent of the
sam total of such proposal, as a guar
anty for the faithful performance of any
contract awarded. In case no award is
once returned to him, and the check de-
posted by the successful bidder shall be
returned to him when a contract has been
duly signed and bond approved.
At the time above mentioned said pro
posalS will be opened, in public at the
office of the Business Manager Of the
Board of Administration, in the state CAPT
to1, Topeka Kan, for tabulatton.
Commencing at nine m on the follow
ing days: Monday, December 10, dry goods
December L. groceries; Thursday noon,
30 p. m, December 49, meats and but
terine, flour and feed; Friday, a. m,
Contracts will be awarded on each article
separately to the lowest responsible bid
der. Bidders on dry goods. groceries, sta
| tfonery, queensware, and meats and put
terine must be present on said days, pre-
pared TO place their goods before the Bust
ness Manager.
The Board and Business Manager re-
serve the right to reject any or all bids,
and to accept any article at price quoted
to accept or reject any part of any
goods, if deemed for the best interests
of the state. Where both the bids and
quality of goods Offered are the same, pref
will he given TO the resident deal
ers of the state. Supplies mentioned las
ordered" and all other articles that are
perishable and the quality or value OF
which will deteriorate by keeping. are to
be shipped as ordered by the chief execu-
tive officers of the several institutions.
All goods are to be spot delivery, except
where the schedule specifies as ordered,
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitution when goods are shipped ray
ment will be made the month following
the delivery of the goods
All supplies are for six months, begin
ming January l. 1918, and must be deliv-
cred at the railway depot nearest the re-
spective institutions; when when in car
/ load lots and there is switch, spur or
sidetrack to or near the institution, cars
+ must be placed at such point on the same
as shall be designated by the CHIEF execu-
tive officer of the institution The To-
neka and Osawatomie State Hospitals and
State Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons,
the Home for Feeble minded at Winfield,
/ the Boys Industrial School at Topeka,
Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing. the
/ State Reformatory at Hutchinson, Larned
! State Hospital at Larned. and the state
( Manual Training School at Pittsburg, each
1 has such sidetrack or spur, and bidders
/ should inform themselves as to the switch
J ing charges of the railroad companies at
! these various institutions before submit
! ting their proposals. Freight ana All other
! charges must be prepaid. All proposals
must include delivery as herein stated, free
of charges for packing, freight, swltchlng'
! When no mention is made, when this
/ requirement IS necessary. articles such as
! clothing. boots. shoes, etc, must be FUR
I nished in such sizes as ordered by the
/ executive Officers Of the several institu-
/ tons When no particular brand is desig-
mated, bids shall be on qualities grading
I from medium to best. and on samples sub
! mitted When no specifications as to grade
J or quality are made. the standards of the
+ United States government are to be un,,
! derstood. All supplies must be new ano
fresh No articles will be received not in
! accordance with the standard fixed in
/ specifications. All articles will he sub
! are cautioned that full compliance
/ with specifications and schedule vii
! may in any respect fail to conform to the
snecific kinds called for or to the samples
/ submitted will be rejected. and must be
| promptly exchanged. at the expense of the
1 contractor for others which are prODel
and acceptable: and on failure to do this
the Rusiness Manager may purchase in tbs
fonen market and any loss from such fail
nre shall he charged to the contractor 80
falling The determination. in all cases
as to whether the articles received comply
! IN all resneets with the STANDARD fixed il
the specifications or schedule. with th'
samples submitted. shall be made by th'
/ Freshness Manager and the chief executive
officers of the institutions for which th'
goods are furnished. and shall be final
Where a standard is fixed in the speci
fications by naming a certain brand o.
trade name of an article and where bidder
are unable to secure bids upon same, bid
may he made upon some other brand o
trade mark which will be the equal of sucl
standard as has been called for: provided
that Bidders proposing to furnish ar
tiele other than the named must spe
officially name the make. brand, or trad
name of the article proposed. II anothe
article is not specifically named by tn
bidder it will be accepted that the bid /