The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-30
PUBLIC NOTICES.
STATE OF NEW YORK
DE III

OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Albany, July 10th. 1918.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Albany. y, Y, until twelve o'clock noon OF
Tuesday, August 18th. 1918. at which
place and hour they will be publicly opened
and read for improving the New York
State canals pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter l47 OF the Laws of 1903, and OF
the acts amendatory, thereof and supple
Laws OF 1918, as follows:
CONTRACT NO. 1871.
Erie Canal-Section 5.
For placing wash n,, wal protection nGoI along ns
Lock No. 20.
Sheets l and >.
cations. engineers estimate of quantities.
proposal blanks form OF contract and
bonds required and other information for
proposers may be had at the office Of the
superintendent of Public Works at Albany.
MY. at the once of. the Assistant Super
intendent OF Public Works for the Middle
the Assistant Superintendent OF Public
Works for the Western Division. at Roch-
ester. y. y, and at the canal office
Copies Of detailed plans or drawings may
be obtained from the State Engineer and
Surveyor at Albany, y. Y, upon payment
Monthly estimates will be paid of ninety
per centum $50 per cent? of the work
done al the contract price. Every proposal
for said work must be accompanied by a
money deposit in the form OF draft OF
certified check upon some good banking In
stitution In the city OF Albany or New
in good credit within the state and pava BILE
at sight to the Superintendent of Public
Works for hve per centum % per cent? OF
the amount OF the proposal.
The person whose proposal shall be ac-
cepted will be required to execute con-
tract and furnish bonds within ten days
from the date OF notice OF award delivered
to him or them in person or mailed to the
address given in the proposal.
Upon execution Of tho contract and
approval Of bonds the certified check oil
draft will be returned to the proposel
unless the same shall have been presented
for collection prior to such time, in which
funded by the Superintendent OF Public
Works.
The deposits Of bidders other than the
one to whom tho award OF contract shall
be mado will be returned immediat e iy
after the award has been made.
The bond required for the faithful per
sum as shall be hxed by the Superintendent
OF Public Works, which sum shall not be
less than twenty per centum GO per cent
Of the estimated cost of the work accord
ing to the contract price. and an additional
bond known as the labor bond, In the sum
Of ten per centum 90 per cent? OF the
amount of the estimated cost of the work
nee ording to the contract price, will be re-
quired az security that the contractor will
pay In full at least once In each month all
iaborcrs employed by him upon the work
specified to be done in the contract.
In the event that more than one surety
company IL offered as surety on said
bonds. co-lnsurance only will be accepted.
Each proposal must he addressed to tn,
Superintendent of Public Works. Albany
y. Y, and must be endorsed on tn,
envelope with the name Of the construc,
ton for which the proposal is made.
Award, II made Will By made to tn,
person or persons whose proposal shall b,
lowest in cost to the state for doing tn,
work and which shall comply with al
provisions required to render 1t formal
Before any award shall be made the low
est bidder will be required to satisfy tn,
Superintendent Of Public Works OF hi
ability to provide suitable equipment ant
materials for the proper performance O
tho work
The right IL reserved to reject ali pro
posals and readvertise and award tn,
contract in tho regular manner II In IN,
judgment Of the undersigned tn. Interest,"
OF the state will be enhanced thereby
w. w. wOTHERsPOON,
Superintendent of Public Works