Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received At the Office
OF city clerk until October 23rd 1919 st 10
and doing all the work necessary and required
to improve that portion of Grand Ave. from
the north side of Ruder street. TO the south
lile OF city at Weston Ave, in the city of
Wausau. To improve and pave the same with
vitriisd brick. concrete or sheet asphalt
pavement upon concrete foundation, and by
the construction OF concrete curbs where
necessary on each side thereof; ali according
TO the plans. profiles. details and Specifications
thereof on file in the Office Of the city clerk OF
Spection of bidders to which reference is here
BY made for further information. The time
for the commencement and completion Of the
work will be specified in the contract, as well
herewith.
Separate bids will be received as follows:
/. For all work and materials for grading
and the construction of the concrete founda-
ton. with either vitrifed brick. concrete. or
sheet asphalt pavement. in place complete. as
2. For the work aud materials, for the curbs
on each side Of such prouosed pavement
INSTRUCTIONS To BIDDERS.
The Board has caused to be prepared printed
tract. proposal and bond. Such copies and
| forms will be furnished TO the persons desiring
to bid on application therefore at the office OF
The Board will not consider any bid unless
| accompanied by contract with sureties as
prescribed in the form furnished. completed
with the exception OF the signatures on the
part of the city.
Each contract must be accompanied by
| pond in the penal sum and executed by the
bidder and by sureties each OF whom shall
/ certify as TO their responsibility and by their
several affidavits show that they are worth in
the aggregate at leastin the amount mentioned
| IN the contract in property not by law exempt
from execution.
Surety companies duly licensed to do BUSH
ness in the state OF Wisconsin will DE accepte
in lieu or personal SuretieS.
Each bid must contain prices for doing the
work on said streets for the doing of which the
bid is made as called for in the plans proflles
details and specifications above mentioned
| Prices should be stated in figures and writing.
| Each bidder must file with the Board at the
time he submits his bid samples of the vitri-
| fed brick which he proposes to use. naming
| the brand and also kind of sheet Asphalt, etc.
4 The bidder must be prepared, at the time the
| bids are opened. to present satisfactory evil
| dence to the Board that he is fully prepared
| with the necessary capital. materials and ma
| for, and that he will provide the necessary
| plant and be ready to operate and do the work
within the time specified, that he will employ
| skilled and experienced workmen who have
| been engaged in doing the work and laying
the kind of paving his bid relates to.
Companies or firms bidding for the work
must state In the proposals the individual
names and places OF residences of the persons
or officers OF such company or firm.
Bids failing to comply with the above re-
quirementS will not be considered.
Bids for the work and materials will be can
yassed and considered separately. and in the
aggregate based on the estimated quantities
named in the specifications.
| Payment for such work will be made by the
city OF Mausau according to the monthly esti-
mates OF the City Engineer. of the work done
and material furnished in place. reserVing
| 20% OF the amount thereof until the final COM
pletion and acceptance Of said work.
| The right to reject any and all bids il
| reserved.
JOHN L. SELL.
| CARL G. ADAMS,
| BERT G. GOwEN,
2w Board of Public Works.