Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-27
NOTICE no rAYING CONTRACTORS

+ Sealed proposals will be received at the office
of city clerk until January 80 1920, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. for furnishing all the material
and doing all the work necessary and required
to pave Fourth Street from the north line or
the brick pavement on Scott Street, to the
South line of Mcclellan Street, in the city of
Wausau. TO improve and pave the same with
vitrifed brick concrete. or sheet asphalt
pavement upon concrete foundation. and by
necessary on each side thereof: all according
to the plans. profles, details and specifications
thereof on file in the Office of the city clerk OF
spection of bidders to which references is here
by made for further information. The time
for the commencement and completion of the
work VIII oe speclhed IN the contract, as we'll
as a stipulated penalty for non compliance
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
specified.
2. For the work and materials. for the curos
on each side of such proposed pavement.
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
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
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 afhdavits show that they are worth i'm
the aggregate at least 1.-THE amount mentioned
in the contract In property not by law exempt
FROM execution.
surety companies duly licensed TO do bust
ness in the state of Wisconsin will be accepted
in lieu of 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 pro6leS,
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 vitr-
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
L 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
vassed 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 Wausau according to the monthly esti-
mates of the City Engineer, of the work done
and material furnished in place, reserving
POS OF the amount thereof until the final COM
Dletion and acceptance of said work.
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
JOHN L. SELL,
CARL G. ADAMS,
BERT c. GOwEN,
3w Board of Public Works.