Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-05-11
NOTICE TO PAVING ONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
of city clerk until May ID. 1920. at 10 O'Clock
a. M. for furnishing all the material and
doing all the work necessary and required to
pave Jackson street from point l20 feet east
of the east line of Tenth street to point three
fec east of the east track of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Ry. right of way in the
city of Wausau. To improve and pave the
same with vitrified brick. concrete or sheet
asphalt pavement upon concrete foundation
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-
completion of the work wi II be specified in the
contract, as we'll as a stipulated penalty for
non compliance herewith.
Separate bids will be received as follows; .
l. For all work and materials for grading,
and the construction of the concrete founda
ton, with either vitritied brick, concrete or
sheet asphalt pavement in place complete, as
specified.
2. Fol the work and materials, for the curbs
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
forms will be furnished to the persons desir-
ing TO bid on application therefore at the Of
flee of the Board.
The Board will not consider any bid unless
accompanied by a 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 andsby sureties, each of whom shall
certify as TO their responsibility and by their
several affidavitS show that they worth in
the aggregate at least in the amount men,
toned 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 pro-
files. details and specifications above mem
I toned. 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
vitrifed brick which he proposes to use, nam
ing 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
cb merry 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
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-
qurementS 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
pletiOn and acceptance of said work
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved
EMIL FLATTER,
(a2'-3O CARL @. ADAMS,
BERT G. GOWEN,
Board of Public Works.