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

Separate scaled proposals, address,
ed tS the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Imperial, State of Califor-
MIA. for The following work, will bs
received by the said Board at it's Of
flee in Ell Centre, until 2 o'clock, p. M,
on the 10Th day Of December, 1921.
and at that time and place will be
publicly opened and read:
1. Paving portion of the High
way from Calexico westerly, from
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 embankmcnt;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 so. it. Of pavement.
Item 3. 169,37G So. ft. Portland
Cement Concrete pavement.
q Paving portion of the CaleXi-
co-Bond's Corner Highway, from Sta
tion 254-G9 to Station 413-28.
All bids are TO be compared on the
basis Of the Highway Engineet's Es-
innate of work to he done, as follows:
/ Item !. 500 Gu. yrs. excavation
and Glnbankmcnt;
Item 2. 253,744 so, #. Portland
Cement Concrete pavement;
! Item ). Placing reinforcement iE
1900 So. ft. pavement.
| 3. Grading and paving a portion of
the West Side Highway, from Station
900 to $500, and from Station 81
90 to 1850.
All bids are to be compared or The
basis Of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate of work to be done, as fellows:
Item 1. 10000 Gu. yds. excavation
and embankment;
I Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 So. # pavement;
Item 3. 12S,800 so. ft. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
Ali proposals must be made upon
blank forms to be obtained frcm the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
SAID proposals must give the prices
proposed, boch in writing and IN fig
ures, and must be signed by the bid
der with his address.
Each bid is to be presented unde..
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
by a certified check made payable to
the County of Imperial and drawn
upon bank doing business in I'M
perial 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
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be the property of said County. All
other certified checks will be returned
to the unsuccessful bidders who sub
mitted the same.
A common law bond will be re-
quired 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 esti-
mated total amount of the contract
and further and additional bond
,Must be furnished as required by the
terms of an act entitled: Gan act to
secure the payment of the claims of
persons employed by contractors upon
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-
proved 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, profies,
arosS-sectlon5, estimate, and all other
matters which may influence the
prices set forth III their proposals.
| Attention is hereby called to the
White Plastic Composition agree
mcnt of the California Willie Road
Construction Company on file in the
office of the County Clerk of I'M
oerlal County.
The foregoing quantities are ap-
oroXlmate only, being given as a
lasis for the comparison of bids, and
he Engineer does not expressly or by
implication agree that the actual
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With, but rcs6rvcs the right to in
'reaac or decrease the amount Of any
lass or portion of the work, as may
>c deemed necessary or cXpcdient by
nc Highway Commission.
Plans, prOfiles and croSs-section&
may be examined, and blank forms or
specifications and contracts may be
obtained at the office of the County
Cicrk Of Imperial County
The right IS reserved to reject any
and all proposals, or to accept the
proposals deemed best for the County
of Imperial.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
By G. l.. PULLIAM, Chairman.
Attest:
M. S. COOK,
County Clerk and cx-officio |
Clerk Of the Board of Super
ViSorS.
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