The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-14
M25-4wk,
NOTICE

BIDS INVITED FOR THE con-
srRDcrIoN OF STEEL AND cor
Crete DRAW BRIDGE, AMP y A Also 6,
CE@co. EscAMBA COUNTY. FLA.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Gambia County Florida, at meeting to
be held by said Board at the County
Court House in the city of Pensacola,
Florida. on the gath day OF June hiss t tsn
and THERE publicly opened Tor tne con-
struction of a steel highway bridge over
Bayou Chico near pehsa tbs COUNTY eu hard
road on the south side of said Bayou
Chico; and so at said time alterate
aan s Ss TeeeiVe eds for the said steel
highway bridge, including the con-
struction of the center span OF the said
concrete Span. and the END or rest con.
crete piers for such center span, put
without the approaches to said center
span,-aH in accordance with the plans
and specifications for said steel highway
bridge over the said bayou, which said
plans and specifications are now on Tile
and may be seen in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court OF EScamoia
County, Florida, at Pensacola, Florida.
Also at the same time alternate and sep
arate bids by contractors viii be received
for the building and construction OF TIM
Der bridge approaches to said main steel
centre span highway bridge over the
said Bayou Chico. All in accordance
with the plans and specifications which
are now on file and may be seen IN the
office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Escambia County, Florida. Also, and at
the same time, bids are invited from con-
tractors for the construction of steel
and concrete bascule or lift bridge across
said Bayou Chico near Pensacola, con-
Meeting Barrancas Avenue with the
County hard road on the South sioe OF
said Bayou Chico; all in accordance with
the plans and specifications for the said
bascuIe or lift bridge over said bayou,
i Afaff f1@f n a
%. of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court,
Escambia County, Florida
Bids, the same time, are invited
from contractors for the twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25. 0o0.00) FIVE per cent
time warrants to be issued and sold py
contractors. for the construction and
building of the said bridge. The said
time warrants are more particularly set
forth in the accompanying advertisement
inviting bids for same. Each bid must
be accompanied by certified check o!
County Commissioners of Escambia
County. Florida. for the sum of one thou
sand (s1.0o0.oo) dollars as a guaranty
that the bidder will not, without cause,
approved by the Board of County Com
missioners withdraw his bid. and that
after award to him he will execute the
required contract within ten days after
it's delivery to him, for that purpose, and
execute bond in some surety Company
authorized to do business In the state OF
Florida, to be approved by the Board of
County Commissioners, in a penal sum
equal to thirty per cent of the contract
price, conditioned upon the faithful per-
Torrance of the contract.
The Board of County Commissioners
reserves the right to reject any and al
bids.
Further information given upon in
uuiry addressed to the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Escambia County. Florida.
BY order of the Board of County Com.
missioners of Escambia County, Florida.
j. GEORGE WHITE,
Attest: Chairman.
JAMES MACGIBBoN.
fSeaD Clerk.