Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Separate sealed proposals, address,
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 2 o'clock, p. M,
on the 5th day Of December, 1921, and
at that time and place will be publicly
opened and read:
/. Paving portion of the Braw-
ley-Holtville Highway, from Station
51-55 to Station 154-89.
Ali 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
and embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
5000 so. ft. Of pavement.
Item 3. 1G5,344 So. It. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement;
Item 4. ALTERNATE for Item 81
165,344 So. it. Willie Pavement.
2. Paving a portion of the Imper-
ial- -Holtville Highway, from Station
89-03.5 to Station 84.35.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
timate of work to be done, as follows /:
Item 1. 100 Gu. yds. excavation
and embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
5000 So. ft. pavement;
Item 3. 152,5O4 So. #. of Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
3. Paving a portion of the Impcr-
lial Avenue -Thompson's Crossing
Highway, from Station $3.50 to Sta
tion 1915.
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. yrs. excavation and
iembankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1900 sqft. pavement;
Item 3. S4,409 So. it. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
a. Paving that portion of the
Brawley- -Holtville Highway, from Sta
tlon 1852 to Station 927-6O.
All bids are to be compared on the
bass of the Highway Engineers Es-
!timate of work to be done, as follows
Item 1. 100 Gu. yds. excavation
and embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcements In
5000 So. fit. pavement;
Item 3. 357, 7,72S SO. #. Portland
Cement Pavement;
Item a. ALTERNATE for Item 81
l,f28 SO. 1T. Willie Pavement.
3. Paving that portion of the
Holtville-Bond's Corner Highway
from Station 600 to Station $3.50.
All bids arc to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate of work to be done, as follows
Item !. Excavation and embank-
ment 100 Gu. yds.;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 SO. ft. pavement;
Item 3. 84,4SO So. 1T. Portland Ce-
.ment Concrete Pavement;
Item a. ALTERNATE for Item 81
"a, ,4s0 so. ft. Willie Pavement.
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 bid
Ger with his address.
Each bid is to be presented under
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
by a certified check made payable to
the County of Imperial and drawn
upon 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 land no bid shall
be considered unless such check is in
closed Herewith. Should the success
1ul 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. Al
other certified checks will be returned
to ths unsuccessful bidders who sub.
mittcd the same.
A common law bond will be REQUIRED
for the faithful performance of the
contract in such sum as shall be fiXeC
by the Board Of Supervisors Of the
County, after the bids are opened
said sum shall be one-fourth the esti
mated total amount of the contrac
and a further and additional bone
mus. be furnished as required by til,
terms of an act entitled: "An act tx
secure the payment of the claims G.
persons employed by contractors upon
public works, etc" approved May lO
1919.
The Contractor to whom the con
tract may be awarded will be required
to appear at the office of the Boar
Of Supervisors, with the surety bond
offered BY him, which must BE- ap
proved by the Chairman of the Boaro
of Supervisors, and execute The con
tract, within ten days quot including
Sunday from the date Of his notifica-
tion of such award. In case of fail
urc or neglect so TO do he will be con
sidcred as having abandoned it ana
said forfeiture Of said check will op-
crate.
Bidders must satisfy themselves as
to the accuracy of the plans, profiles,
cross-scctions. estimates, and all other
matters which may influence the
prices set forth in their proposals.
Attention is hereby called to the
Willie Plastic Composition agree
mcnt of the California Willie Road
Company on file in tho
office of the County Clerk of JmOc1,iaI