The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-21
CALL FOR BIDS
! FOR COUNTY
, ROAD WORK

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 7th, 1919.
Sealed proposals will be received
at the Office of the County Auditor,
St, Louis County,. MIMI, at his Office
in the. Court House, at. LOO P. M.
December 4th, 1919, for the sub
grade construction of the following
designated state jobs on State Road
State Job No. 1903, consisting of
Divisions + and II is located as fol-
lows:4
:. beginning, at. a point. near the
Southwest corner of Sec. 26, Twp.
81, R, II. and extending in a Norther-
ly and Westerly. direction along State
Road No. 1 to approximately the
North quarter corner of; Sec. 5, r. II,
being distance, Of approximately
twetnty five and two-tenths (25.O
miles"
/ Division No. I, State Job No. 1908
length ten (10) miles involves the
following approximate = principal
units of work:
Clearing Acres.
Grubbipg Acres.
Excavation ----85,269 Gu. Yds.
Overhaul. = -290,733 Gu. Yds.
Ditching- 3O,316 CD. Yds.
Bridge No. F-7-26-1, ID #. Concrete
Slab.
Bridge No. F-7-a-l, 100 it., Steel
Bridge No, F-7-s-2 ls it., Concrete
slab..gii
Bridge No. G-7-s4-1, 40 #. steel
span.
Division No. II, State. JOB, No.
1903 length fifteen Q5) miles in
wolves The following approximate
principal units of work;
Clearing Acres,
Grubbing- Acres.
Excavation-------17O,588 Gu. Yds.'
Overhaul ,-------3O8,774 Gu. Yds.
Ditching ,423 Gu. Yds.
BridgeC No. H-7-4-1, $50 f., Steel
span.
Also including all miscellaneous
items. of work as shown and called
for in plans and specifications.
State Job No. 1904 located as fol
beginning at the Duluth & NORTH,
eastern Ry. crossing with State Road
No. L, Sec. 6, Twp. 81 r. .16 and
extending in a Northwesterly and
Nsrtherly direction along, State Road
Nor !, and, terminating near the
South sixteenth Ss1-16) line, of Sec.
Fz6, Twp. So, r. II, distance OF APP,
proximatelys nine and three-tenths
1881 miles"
The job involves the following ap-
proximate principal units Of work:
Clearing Acres.
Grabbing -------------48 Acres.
Excavatien-~l----127,216 Gu. Yds.
OverhauL4--------344,888 Gu Yds.
Bridge d sDz7i2ss1, ESQ Il steel deck j;
bridge consisting of two (2l main
95 fo6t spans and 2-301ft. 5I-Beam
Bridge D-7.2s-l-4o~ #. concrete
Bridge D-7-14-l-s5 #. concrete
Bridge :D-7-I4-a-so #. concrete
Bridge E-7-s5-1-so #. concrete
Bridge E,7-2s-l-12 #. concrete
Also includes all miscellaneous
items Of work as shown and called for
in plans and specifications.
Separate bids will be received on
each Division and Job. Z
When not contrary to special slip
ulation in bidders proposal, the
County reserves the right To award
separately the work for any job, di-
vision or separate items Of bridge
construction.
Plans and specifications may be
examined at the. Office Of the County
Auditor, Duluth, Mimi, or at the
Office Of the State Highway Depart
ment, 920 Guardian Life Building,
st. Paul, MINI.
/. Blue prints Of plans may be OBJ
tanned from the Office Of the Engin-
eer of roads, PIP Court House, Du-
luth, on deposit of ten dollars, pay
able to the County Treasurer, to be
refunded on return Of the plans.
The right is reserved to reject any.
and all bids and to waive any defects.
: All Bids must be accompanied by
q certified check payable to-. the
County Treasurer for at Ieast. five
l5l per cent OF, the. total amount Of
The ,successful bidder will be re-
quired to, enter into contract with
the County Of st. Louis for the prop
er performance thereof, and to give
good and sufficient bond to cover
such contract, in an amount equal
to the aggregate Thereof, bond to be
executed by a surety Company au-
thorized to transact business in the |
State of Minnesota. Said bond, win |
be subject to the approval Of the |
County Board and It's Attorney.
Z BY Order Of the County Board.