Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-28

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS


ed to the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Imperial, State of Califor
MIA. for the following work, will be
received by the said Board at its Of
flee in Ell Centre, until o'clock, p. 1n.,
on the 10Th day of December, 1921.
and at that time and place will be
publicly opened and read: II
/. Paving a portion of the High
West City Limits of Calexico to Sta
ton 102-82.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate of work to be done, as follows: /
Item 1. 100 Gu. yds. excavation
ana embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 So. it. of pavement. !
Item 3. 169,376 SO. ft. Portland
Cement Concrete pavement.
2. Paving portion Of the Calexi-
co-Bond's Corner Highway, from Sta.
ton 254-69 to Station 413-28.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate of work to be done, as follows:
Item 1. 500 Gu. yrs. excavation
and embankment;
Item 2. 253,744 SO. #. Portland
Cement Concrete pavement;
Item 3. Placing reinforcement iE
1900 SO. #. pavement.
3. Grading and paving a portion of
the West Side Highway, from Station
600 to $500, and. from Station a.
90 to 1880.
: All bids are to be compared on the
: basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate of work to be done, as fellows:
, Item l. 10000 Gu. yds. excavation
: and embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
! 1000 So. # pavement;
Item 8. 128,8OO So. #. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
4 Ali proposals must be made upon
blank forms to be obtained frcm the
d Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
Said proposals must give the prices
G proposed, both in writing and IN fig
: ures, and must be signed by the bid
der with his address.
g Each bid is to be presented under
: sealed cover and shall be accompanied
: by certified check made payable to
n the County of Imperial and drawn
upon bank doing business in I'M
n perial County for an amount equal to,
or in excess of ten per cent of the
d 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
e awarded fail to execute the same
v, such check shall be forfeited to the
County of Imperial and the same shall
e be the property of said County. All
s. other certified checks will be returned
): to the unsuccessful bidders who sub
: mitted the same.
A common law bond will be re-
in quired for the faithful performance OF
the contract in such sum as shall be
e fixed by the Board of Supervisors OF
the County, after the bids are opened
J said sum shall be one-fourth the esti-
mated total amount of the contract
N and a further and additional bono
,e must be furnished as required by the
s. terms of an act entitled: can act tc
IS secure the payment of the claims Of
? persons employed by contractors upor
l. public works, etc.," approved May 10
1919.
er The Contractor to whom the con
ID tract may be awarded will be required
to to appear at the office of the Boarc
IN of Supervisors, with the surety bond:
r offered by him, which must be ap
Or proved by the Chairman of the Boart
,e of Supervisors, and execute the con
IL tract, within ten days (not including
n. Sunday from the date of his notifi
S. cation of such award. In case of fail
is ure or neglect so to do he will be con
e sidered as having abandoned it ant
ne said forfeiture of said check will op
IL crate.
L Bidders must satisfy themselves al
ed to the accuracy of the plans, profiles
b. crosS-sections, estimate, and all othe
matters which may influence tn
&c prices set forth in their proposals.
nel Attention is hereby called to th
ed Willie Plastic Composition agree
1e ment of the California Willie Roa
d; Construction Company on file in tn
j. office of the County Clerk of I'm
CT perlai County.
I'd The foregoing quantities are ap
nc proximate only, being given as
to basis for the comparison of bids, ant
Of the Engineer does not expressly or b.
IN implication agree that the actua
0 amoUnt of work will correspond there
with, but reserves the right to in
H. crease or decrease the amount of an
ed class or portion of the work, as ma.
rd be deemed necessary or cXpcdient b.
Is che Highway Commission.
p Plans, profiles and cross-scction
rd may be examined, and blank forms o
n specifications and contracts may b.
l@ obtained at the office of the Count,
a Clerk of Imperial County.
IL The right is reserved to reject an.
IL and all proposals, or to accept tn
I'd proposals deemed best for the Count.
p of Imperial.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
as THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
S, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
er By G. L. PULLIAM, Chairman.
lc Attest:
M. S. COOK,
,c County Clerk and ex-officiC
G. Clerk of the Board Of Super
ld viSors.
lc BY f. EMENAKER, Deputy.
al FL Ccntro, California, November Is