Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of MiddIesex
County, n. j. at their rooms IN the County
Record Building at New Brunswick, N. J.
on Monday, March 18th at $3.50 P. NJ, for
furnishing and installing on the draw and
approach span of the Albany Street Bridge,
$4,000 pounds more or less OF 6" Standard l.
Beans weighing 1225 pounds per foot.
Beams shafT-5s of medium Open Hearth
Steel conforming 70 the. Standard Specifi-
cation Of the American Railway ESsineerinx
Association, Fourth Edition 1910. scans
shall be delivered in lengths of approx
matsly sp-s" and shall be fastened to
present floor beams where same are now
punched with bolts and nuts to fit present
punching. However there shall be at least
two bolts TOR each floor beam fastening
Floor beams are about TO" on centers
The work Of installing said beams shall
consist In removing the present planking
and the present I-Beams and placing and
fastening the new I-Beams Planking and
mailing pieces will be relaid by the Public
Service Railway Company. However. at the
completion of each days work. the Con-
tractor must replace present planking which
Is removed in advance Of the Public Ser
vice work, so that no portion of the Bridge
is without plankins during the absence Of
the Contractor or his agents
The present I-Beams shall become tn,
property Of the Contractor and he shall
set forth in his proposal the amount which
In to be deducted from his bid for said
materials. Each bidder shall present a
$4,000 pounds Of s"I-Beams at 1925 pounds
per foot, at price per pound, complete in
place and shall show the deduction which
he will allow for tha old I-Beams from ths
lump sum, SO obtained The contract will
be awarded on the basis of the net lump
sum cost to the County. However, pay
, ment will be made by the County to the
Contractor upon satisfactory completion of
the work. for the actual amount of material
placed according to these specifications as
determined by actual field measurem ents
at the price per pound set forth in the
accepted proposal. The actual amount Of
material required will be determined by the
County Engineer the work progresses
Each bidder shall accompany his proposal
with certified check IN the amount of
, $4,000 as guarantees for the faithful per-
formance OF the contract. Checks of un-
successful bidders Will he returned immedi-
ately upon award of the contract and the
checks Of the successful bidder will be re-
tained as a guarantee that he will complete
the delivery of material in the required
time and that he will prosecute the work
continuously and in accordance with the
above specifications. to completion. Upon
failure OF tn Contractor to deliver materl-
ais within the specified time or to pro-
coed with the work continuously said GER
titled check shall be forfeited as liquidated
damages and in such the Board re-
serves the right to have the work complet-
ed by other parties. Otherwise, such check
shall be returned to the Contractor upon
| satisfactory completion of the work.
| All materials must be delivered on the
site, ready for installation within ten days
from the award OF the contract and all
beams must be installed and fastened in
place within seventeen days after award Of
the contract.
The Board reserves the right to reject
, any or all bids, IL deemed to be of the best
interest of the County so to DO.
ALVIN B. FOX,
County Engineer
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