The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1920-11-18
BOARD SUPERVISORS
in REGULAR SESSION

No. 2, Claiborne County,
ENGINEERS
The immediate supervision Of all
the work and of the execution of the
contract will be vested in the Engi-
neers, and all orders of the Commits
sion will be @iven through them All
orders and instructions -iven by the
Engineers TO the Contractor are to be
strictly and promptly carried out.
The Engineers are to lay out the
work and direct and inspect same dur
ing construction, the stakes, lines and
grades given by the Engineers are to
I be preserved by the contractor, pr
reset at his expense.
All work done or material furn-
ished are to be subject to the accep-
tance or rejection of the Engineers,
who shall at all times determine the
amount and acceptability of the work
done and material furnished
The decision Of the Engineers shall
settle all questions of difference of
opinion that may arise as to the in
tention or meanin~ of the plans and
specifications.
DEFECTIVE WORK AND MATER
IAL.
Defective work or material may be
condemned by the Engineers at any
time before final acceptance and such
defective work shall be rebuilt prop
| erly all at the Contractors expense.
EXTRA WORK
1t is expressly understood that the
Contractor shall not receive nayment
for any extra work of any kind or
nature unless the same be ordered by
the Engineer in writing
Then all extra work shall be paid for
at the Contractors unit prices bid,
where no unit price was bid the
prices shall be adjusted by the Engi-
neers.
ABANDONMENT
In case of abandonment or unrea-
sonably delay, or any breach of this
contract by the contractor, the COM
mission reserves the right after five
days notice, to take possession of the
premises and all material thereon,
and to provide workmen and material
for the completion Of thea work and
to deduct the cost from any sum due
or to become due TO the contractor or
any OF his sureties for any and all
damage or increased cost, growing
out Of such breach of the contract.
CLEANING UP
During the construction, all bridges
that have not been rebuilt, and other
property, public or private, which may
have been disturbed or damaged,
whether necessary OF otherwise, shall
be at once fully restored as far as
possible to their original condition.
Upon completion of the work and
before offering same for acceptance,
all unused materials, rubbis and de-
| bris resulting from or connected with
the work be tirely removed, or prop
erly piled ups and the whole work and
premises left in neat and satisfac-
tory condition,
TINE
1t is especially desired to have the
roads ready for use at the earliest
moment consistent with their con-
struction in first class manner, and
each bidder shall state in his propos-
al the time within which he will be
willing to complete his contract.
Each bidder to whom contract
may be awarded must sign his con-
tract within five days after its award,
and must file his bond and begin act
ual work within ten days after the
signing of the contract, or obtain adj
ditional time from the commission.
The Contractor shall then prosecute
the work diligently so as to complete
it within the time specified, which in
no case shall exceed eight months
from the signing of the contract.
1t is the desire of the Commission
to have the roads completed at the
earliest possible date, and extension
of the "Time Of Completion" will be
granted for delays unavoidable, only
upon the recommendation of the engi-
neers to the commission.
PAYMENT
Payment will be made in cash, or
bonds at the option of the Board Of
Supervisors. ALI payments or partial
payments will be made monthly up
on estimates furnished by the Engl-
neers. which monthly estimates will
be made up about the first of each
month, as long as the Contractor is
performing his work in satisfactory
manner and every lawful and proper
direction Of the Engineers have been
complied with, these Climates, upon
the approval of the Commissioners
will be presented to the Board of Su-
pervisors for payment, and the Board
will then pay the Contractor the a.
mount of the estimate less 15 per cent
Said fifteen per cent will be retained
until final settlement as part guar
antee for the faithful execution of the
contract.
When the roads shall have been
completed and tested and the Engi-
neer is satisfied that the conditions
of the contract have been fully COM
piled with, they viii make up a final
estimate of the work done and ma
terial furnished, and will certify same
to the commission together with their
recommendations as to acceptance, or
. state any defects that exist. The
commission will then formally pass
on the whole work and if same is
shown to be in conformity with the
contract. and all liens, If any, dis
charged, the Contractor viii within
,. 80 days thereafter be paid the bal
ance due under his contract.
Monthly estimates are not TO be
taken as a basis for final settlement
and all monthly estimates are subject
to correction in the final settlement.
Z The Commission and Board hereby
{ reserve the right to make a reasonable
/ charge in the FINAL ESTIMATE fol
{ work unable to be performed by th'
/ Contractor when the work is com
I pleted, or to deduct reasonable char
I ges for work omitted.
) Upon completion Of the roads an'
: previous to the final estimates, tn