Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-02-24
TO PAVING CONTRACTORS
Office of Board of Public Works:

Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
of city clerk until February 26, 1920. at 10
O'Clock A. M. for furnishing all the material
and doing all the work necessary and required
to improve First Avenue from the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company Spur Track
and Clinton street 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
same with vitrifed brick. concrete or sheet
asphalt pavement upon a concrete founda-
ton, and by the construction of concrete
curbS where necessary on each side thereof /:
all according to the plans, prOhleS, 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 inform a
ton. The time for the commencement and
completion of the work will be specified in the
contract, as well as stipulated penalty for
nom compliance herewith
r Separate bids will be required for the work
and materials for the curbing on each side of
such proposed pavement and that a separate
bid be required for the construction of a
completed pavement including grading. con-
crete base and the three pavements specified.
/. e. vitrifed brick, asphalt and concrete
accor 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 bid on application therefore at the Office of
the Board.
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 a
bond 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 least inthe amount mentioned
in the contract in property not by law exempt
from execution.
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ness in the state of Wisconsin will be accepted
in lieu of personal Sur0sieS
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 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-
fed brick which he proposes to use. naming
the brand and also kind of sheet asphalt. etc.
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
chinery to conduct the work to be contracted
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
s aas p Ia ese
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 |
EOS 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 @. ADAMS.
BERT G. GowES.
fl0-3w Board Of Public Works