Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-14
LEGAL ADVERTISING

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: "An 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-
! roved 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-
cat ton 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. ~ .as fsr.
All bids are to be corn pared 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-
tion of 616,954 square feet Portland
| Cement Congrete Pavement.
Item 3. Alternate for Item 2, &c.
954 square feet Willie Pavement.
Item 4. Placing reinforcement in
, 10000 square feet of pavement.
The foregoing quantities are approx
innate only, being given as basis for
the comparison of bids, and the en-
gineer does not expressly or by impii-
| cation agree that the actual amount
of work will correspond Herewith, but
reserves the right to increase or de-
crease the amount of any class or por-
tion of work, as may be deemed
necessary or eXpedient by the High
I way mission.
Plans, profiles and cross-sections
may be examined and blank forms Of
specifications and contracts may be
obtained at the office of the County
Clerk of Imperial County.
The right is reserved to reject ary
and all proposals or to accept the pro
posals deemed best for the County Of
Imperial.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA
By G. L. PULLIAM,
Chairman.
lATTEST:
I M. S. COOK,
County Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors.
BY F. Emenaker, Deputy.
Ell Centre, Calf, Sept. 26, 1921.
Oct. to IS inc.