Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-07
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals, addressed to the
Board of Supervisors of the County
Of Imperial, State of California, for
paving the unpaved portions of the
Brawley- -Calipatria Highway, as
shown in the specifications and plans
therefor, approved by the Board of
Supervisors on September Goth, 1921,
will be received by the said Board at
it's office in Ell Centre, until 2 o'clock
.. m., On the 18th day of October,
1921, at that time and place will be
publicly opened and read.
All proposals must be made upon
blank forms to be obtained from the
Clerk of the Board Of Supervisors.
Said proposals must give the prices
proposed, both in writing and in fig
ures, and must be signed by the bidder
with his address.
Each bid is to be presented under
sealed cover and shall be accompan-
led by certified check made payable
to the County Of Imperial and drawn
upon a bank doing business in Imper-
ial County for an amount equal to
or in excess of ten per cent of the
amount Of said bid, and no bid shall
be considered unless such check is in
closed Herewith. Should the success
full bidder to whom the contract is
awarded fail to execute the same, such
check shall be forfeited to the County
of Imperial and the same shall be the
property of said county. All other
certified checks will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders who submitted
the same.
A common law bond will be required
for the faithful performance of the
contract in such sum as shall be fixed
by the Board of Supervisors of the
County, after the bids are opened; said
sum shall be one-fourth the estimated
total amount of the contract and a
further and additional bond must be
furnished as required by the terms OF
an act entitled: can act to secure the
payment of the claims Of persons en-
ployed by contractors upon public
works, etc." approved May 10, 1919
The Contractor to whom the con-
tract may be awarded will be required
to appear at the office of the Board
of Supervisors, with the surety bonds
offered by him, which must be ap.
\ foved by the Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors, and execute the con-
tract, within ten days (not including
Sunday from the date of his notifi-
cation Of such award. In case of fail
ure or neglect so to do he will be con-
sidered as having abandoned it and
said forfeiture of said check will op-
crate.
Bidders must satisfy themselves as
to the accuracy of the plans, profiles
cross-sections, estimates, and all other
matters which may influence the
prices set forth in their proposals.
Attention is hereby called to the
Willie Plastic Composition agreement
of the California Willie Road Con
struction Company on file in the office
of the County Clerk of Imperial
County.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers esti-
mate of work to be done, as follows:
Item 1. Excavation and embank-
ment, 100 cubic yards;
Item 2. All subgrade, shoulders
and other work incidental to construc-
ton OF bl6,954 square feet Portland
Cement Congrete Pavement.
Item 3. Alternate for Item 2, 6l6,.
954 square feet Willie Pavement.
Item 4. Placing reinforcement IN
10000 square feet of pavement.
The foregoing quantities are approx
mate only, being given as basis fol
the comparison Of bids, and the en-
yineer does not expressly or by impii-
cation agree that the actual amount
of work will correspond Herewith, hut
reserves the right to increase or de-
crease the amount of any class or por-
ton CT work, as may be deemed
accessory or expedient by the High,
way Commission.
Plans, protiles and cross-sections
may be examir ed and blank forms OF
specifications and contracts may be
obtained at the office of the County
Clerk Of Imperial County.