The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-04

State of Indiana, County of Wayne, ,
The Office Of Trustee of Washington
School Township. Wayne County.
Indiana.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
SCHOOL HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.
Notice is hereby given, that Wash
ington School Township, Wayne Coun-
ty, Indiana, and the Advisory Board
and Trustee thereof, will receive
sealed bids at Office Of said Trustee,
Milton, Washington Township, Wayne
County. Indiana. until two o'clock of
Friday, February eth, 1920. at which
time and place same will be opened,
read and considered, for the construc-
ton and reconstruction of school
building, and for installation of heat
ing and ventilating system for said
building, and for installation of water.
toilet and sewer system for said
building, and for installation Of cleo
trical wiring and apparatus system
Tor said building, for uses of said
School Township, and at Milton in
said township; and all by and accord
ing to the plans and specifications as
provided therefor, and as further ap-
proved by the State Board of Health
and by State Board of Accounts.
The plans and specifications are on
file for the inspection of bidders at
the office of the School Trustee, Mil
ton, Indiana, and at the office of
Architects, Charles E. Working & Son,
Palladium Building, Richmond, Ind
iana and copies are available to
bidders for use at their own offices
upon deposit with architects of Ten
00) Dollars to guarantee return of
II
Bidders must familiarize themselves
with such plans and specifications be-
fore bidding as no departure from the
same will be considered.
Bidders in submission of bids will
submit same as follows:
CD For the construction and recon
struction of school-building Gen
eral contract: or
CD For the installation complete, of
the heating and ventilating
system; or
CD For the installation complete, Of
the water, toilet and sewer
system; or
| ca For the installation complete. Of
the electrical wiring and appar-
atus system; or
| 50 For all the work inclusive as is
comprehended complete by the
plans and specifications.
In this way the bidder only being
required to submit his bid for such
portion or portions of the total i'm
provement as he may desire.
All bids shall be accompanied by the
certified check of bidder, in sum equal
to at least Five 500 Per cent of his
gross bid or bids, conditioned upon
his entering into his written contract
wit, fs1,o
he is the successful bidder, according
to proposal.
All bids and proposals shall be upon
the forms prescribed by the, State
Board of Accounts. Unless bids are
accompanied by certified check, as
above, and upon forms as above, no
attention will be given same.
The successful bidder will be reuuir-
ed to enter into his written contract,
and also to deliver his bond with ap-
proved surety, to Washington School
Township, in sum equal to amount of
contract as usually conditioned upon
| faithful compliance with the terms of
contract.
The bidder will be required by the
terms of his contract to enter into the
active prosecution of his work i'm
| mediately upon conclusion of the
school in the present building, April
Goth, 1920, and to complete the same
not later than two hundred (20O)
working days thereafter
Immediately following receipt of
bids. and acceptance of any, the
School Township will file its applica.
ton to State Board Of Tax Commits.
sioners of Indiana, petitioning for
approval of Bond Issue in sum suf.
ficient to procure funds with which to
make payment for all work contem
plated, and contract with successful
bidder will abide approval of such
application.
The Board and Trustee aforesaid re-
serve the right to reject any and all
bids without giving any further reason
| therefor
WASHINGTON SCHOOL TWP,
Wayne County, Indiana.
| By Ebert c. Caldwell, Chairman
of Board, and William H. Miller
Gardner, Jessup & Hoelscher,