Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-02-10
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRACTORS
Office of Board of Public Works:

O1nc6 OF board OF PuDl1c WORKS:
Sealed proposals will be received at the office
OF city clerk until February &C. 1920 at 10
O'Clock A. NJ for furnishing all the material
and doing all the work necessary and required
to improve First Avenue from the Chicago &
Nor hwestern Railway company Spur Track
to the north line OF Gallon street. in said city
and Clinton stree from the East line of First
avenue eastward to the High Bridge apd West
washington street, from the Slough Bridge to
Clinton street, in said city. To improve the
sane with vitrifed brick. concrete or sheet
ton. and by the construction of concrete
curbS where necessary on each side thereof:
all according to the plans profiles details and
Specifications thereof on file in the office of
the city clerk of said city of Wausau. and
there open for inspection of bidders to which
reference is hereby made for further informa-
ton. The time for the commencement and
completion OF the work will be specified in the
contract, as well as stipulated penalty for
non compliance herewith
Separ ate bids will be required for the work
and materials for the curbng on each side OF
such proposed pavement and that separate
bid be required for the construction of
completed pavement including grading con-
crete base and the three pavementS Specifed
i. e. vitrited brick, asphalt and concrete
acc II ding to the plans and specification on file
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
The Board has caused to be prepared printed
copies of the specifications and forms of con-
tract, proposal and bond. Such copies and
forms will be furnished to the persons desiring
TO bic on application therefore at the office OF
the Board.
The Board will not consider any bid unless
accompanied by a contract with sureties as
prescribed in the form furnished, completed
part of the city.
Each contract must be accompanied by a
bond in the penal sum and executed by the
certify as to their responsibility and by their
several affidavitS show that they are worth in
the aggregate at least in 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 be accepted
in lieu of personal SuretieS.
Each bid must contain prices for doing the
woIL on said streets for the doing of which the
6ld IS made as called for in the plans profileS,
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-
ned Drlck which he proposes to use. naming
the brand and also kind of sheet aspha alt etc
The bidder must be prepared, at the time the
dence to the Board that he is fully prepared
win tne necessary capital, materials and ma
chlnery to conduct the work to be contracted
for and that he will provide the necessary
plant and be ready cooperate and do the work
within the time specified, that he will employ
skilled and experienced workmen who have
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 falling to comply with the above re-
QuirementS will not be considered.
Payment for such work will be made by the
city of Wausau 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 is
reserved.
JOHN L. SELL,
CARL G. ADAMS.
BERT @. GowEN
fl0-3w Board of Public Works