The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06
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said days, prepared to place their go1ds
Will he required on items except whore
specification states otherwise.
The Board and Business Manager g.
and to accept any article at price. quoted
without the acceptance Of the entire Oiu,
OF Goods to f deeme, for the best Of
the state. Where both the bids and QuaI-
ity Of goods offered are the same, preier-
of the state. Supplies mentioned las or
dered," and all other articles that sfe
perishable and the quality OF value, ss on
be shipped as ordered by the chief exeeat,
i've officers Of the several Institutions. All
goods are to be spot delivery, except wnere
A bill in detail must be sent to the Inc
stitgtion when Scds ~, are snippefa a,oriSs
the delivery of the goods.
All supplies are for six months. begin
ming January I. 1919. and must be deiv-
spective institutions: but when In carload
lots and there Is switch. spur OF she.
track to or near the institution cars M st
shall be designated by the chief executive
officer of the Institution. The TopekA and
pital for Epileptics at Parsons, the Home
for Feeble minded at Winfield. the Bows
Industrial School at Topeka. Kansas Stn,e
formatory at Hutchinson. Larned stste
Hospital at Larned, and the State Manual
Training School at fIttsburg. each has
such a sidetrack or spur, and bidders
should inform themselves as to-the switch
Ing charges OF. the rnilroad companies at
ting their proposals. Freight and all other
| charges must be preraid An proposals
of charge FOR packing, freight, switching,
or any other charges whatever.
When no mention is made. when this
! requirement is necessary, articles must be
furnished i'm such sizes as ordered by Tie
executive officers of the several institu-
lions. When no particular brand is deslg-
| from medium to best and on samples sub :
mitted. When no specifications as to.
grade or quality are made, the standards
of the United States government are to be
| understood. All supplies must be new
and fresh No articles will be received
In specifications All articles will be Sub
ject to rigid inspection.. and bidders are
! cautioned that full com plinnce with specifi.
! cations and schedule will be insisted upon.
All articles that may in any respect fail
to conform to the specific kinds called for
expense Of the CONTRACTOR. for orders
failure to do this the. Business Manager
! may purchase in the open market. and
any loss from such failure shall be charged
| to the contractor SO failing. The determina-
non IN all cases, as % whether the articles
received comply in all respects with the
! schedule, or with the samples submitted.
shalt be made by the business Manager md
the chief executive officers of the ,institu-
a,ons ., TOT which the goods are furnished,
Where a standard is fixed in the speci.
E ta by naming a certain brand or
ders are unable to secure bids upon same.
bids may be made upon some other brand
or trade mark which will be the equal OF
such standard as has been called for;
provided. that bidders proposing to fur!
nish an article other than the one named
n n mn hror, Il
or trade name of the article proposed. II
another article is not specifically named
Ply the bidder 1t will be accepted that the
! bid Is based on the article specified as a
STANDARD STANDARD, and contract will be made
The specified quantity of any item in
contract for supplies shall he subject to
IN IN increase or decrease OF ten per centum.
tract price and subject to ali the condi-
tons In the contract. at the discretion OF
the business Manager or the chief execu-
| tive officer.
Bids must be made upon the within
be deducted and net prices only given.
The price must be given in the proper
columns column in conformity with the denomi:
De 1nclosed in packages containing sam
sample Of the supplies proposed to be
| FURNISHED, and In case of mated articles,
orix,nn nate label, pairs st must be submitted.
Bidders must attach to each sample q
card or tag, on which must be plainly
| marked the name of the sender and the
number and price of the article, and all
charges must be prepaid in full. The
! responsible for samples submitted. I'm
successful bidders can remove their sam
pies. SAMPLES OF EACH ARTICLE
uPON WHICH CONTRACT is AWARD
ED WILL BE RETAINED BY THE
BOARD AND WILL NOT RE PAID FOR.
VOICE VALUE EQUALS s1.0O OR MORE
AND WHEN SUCH SAMPLES ARE NOT
RENDERED. UNUSABLE ON ACCOUNT
OF HAVING BEEN SUBMITTED AS A
Particular attention is called to the
foregoing specifications, as careful
reading Of the same may prevent a large
number Of inquiries points already
On NIL items on which the government
may impose u tax bidders will pay same
II necessary and add the amount Of such
tax to their Invoices, ami the state will
reimburse the bidder thus standing any
tax which may be imposed upon any item
by the government.
Duplicate specifications and schedules
are furnished each bidder, one to be sent
to the Business Manager of the Board ms
above provided. and the other to be re-
tained by the bidder. Such duplicates
will be furnished upon application to the
Business Manager of the Board of Ad-
ministration. Topeka Kan.
EY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF AD-
MINISTRATION:
JAS A. KIMBALL,
Business Manager.
FLOYD A. BAKER,
{s--Asst- Business Manager.
. JAS. T.. LARDNER.
Asst. Business Manager