The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
IForm Board 1871
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES VI
SUPPLIES

Required by the
KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS
Sealed proposals for furnishing the
supplies herein named will be receivea by
ministration until Saturday. one o'clock
| .. M. November III. 1915 The pr possa as
shall be In writing sea,ec su ami and
shall be addressed to the Business Nan iger
of the Board Of Administration, Topeka;;
Kan Al proposals. osscs must on some e responsiSe
! bank, payable to the Board Of Administ "a
| tien, equal in amount &C five per cent OF tne
| for the faithful performance OF any con-
| tract awarded In case 10 award is made
to the party the check shall be ut once re-
| the successful bidder shall be returned 60
! him when q contract has been duly slSuco
and bond approved. at, mo-
/ posals will be opened, in public, at the Of,
flee Of the Business Manager Of the Board
! Of Administration, in the state capitoi'
| Topeka, Kan. for tabulation.
ing s0G dags; Tuesday. s Nov %. hs5dwars:
T FnHISuS a. M a. Nov. %. electrical supplies
Friday, I so r. m, Nov, %; DRUG. and m
surgical supplies Contracts viii be Pc a 1"sst
responsible bidder. Bidders on hardware,
stationery. electrical supplies and druIs
said days. prepared to place their goods
before the Business Manager SAMPLES
| will be required on items except where
The Hoard and Business Manager re.
serve the right to reject any or all oids,
and to accept any article at price qu1 ,,,.s
or to accept or reject any part OF any
| goods, II deemed for the best interests OF
the state. Where both the bids and a,ial-
ence viii be given to the resident dealers
Of the state. Supplies mentioned mentions .h: as or
! parishah1o and the nualtty or value OF
| which will deteriora-e by keeping, are TO
be shipped as ordered by the chief execnt;
goods are to be spot delivery. except where
the schedule specifies ordered.
4 bill in detail must be sent to the IN
the delivery Of the. goods.
uaf 5 snppss sS and sa g.
! cred at the railway depot nearest the re,
spective institutions; but when in carload
/ track to or near the Institution, cars must
be placed at such point on the same as
sea be hy the chief oesss
| Osawatomie State Hospitals and State Hos
pital for Epileptics at Parson. the Home
Industrial School at Topeka. Kansas State
Penitentiary at Lansing, the State Re-
formatory at Hutchinson. Larned State
training School at Pittsburg. each has
| such sidetrack or spur, and bidders
| should INFORM themselves as to the switch
ing charges of the railroad companies ct
these various institutions before submit
| ting their proposals Freight and all other
charges , must be prepaid; All proPo;; .ds
or any other charges whatever.
| When no mention is made, when this
| requirement is necessary. articles must be
! furnished in such sizes as ordered by the
executive officers Of the several inst,tu-
lions. When no particular brand is desig-
mated. bids shall be on qualities grading
from medium to best. and on samples sub
mitted. When 10 specifications as to
Of the United States government are to be
understood. All supplies must be new
not in accordance with the standard fixed
in specifications All articles will he sub.
sect to rigid inspections, and bidders arr
I cations and schedule will be insisted upon
All articles that may in any respect fai
to conform to the specific kinds called fol
and must be promptly exchanged, at the
expense OF the contractor. for order,
which Which are re proper and ACCEPTABLE and q
may purchase in the open market, and
any loss from such failure shall be charged
ton. in ali cases, AZ % whether the Article,
received comply in all respects with ths
standard fixed IN the specification d
shall be male by the Business Manager qnf
the chief executive officers Of the institu
tons Tor which thee goods are furnis aed
and shall be final
Where standard is fixed in the specf
f:caticns by naming a certain brand O
trade name OF an article and where bid
aess are unable to secure bids upon same
bids may be made upon some other brant
or trade mark which will be the equal O
such standard as has been called for
provided, that bidders proposing to fur
nish an article other than the one name,
must specifically name the make. brand
or trade name Of the article proposed.
another article is not specifically nance
BY the bidder it will be accepted that tn
| bid Is based on the article specified as
cordfngly.
The specified quantity of any item Il
contract for supplies shall be subject &
| an increase or decrease of ten per centum
the increase to be furnished at the con
tract price and subject to all the cendi
. tons in the contract, at the discretion o