Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-01
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals, addressed 10 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 26th, 1921,
will be received by the said Board at
its office in Ell Centre, until 2 o'clock
D. M, on the 17th day of October,
1921, at that time and place will be
publicly aper<d and read.
All proposals must be made upon I
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 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, 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-
= ! 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-
t cation of such award. In case of fail
3 ure or neglect so to do he will be con-
). sidered as having abandoned it and
+ said forfeiture of said check will op-
y crate.
e Bidders must satisfy themselves as
: to. the accuracy of the plans, profiles,
c cross-sections, estimates, and all other
l matters which may influence the
y prices set forth in their proposals.
: Attention is hereby called to the
Willie Plastic Composition agreement
+ of the California Willie Road Con-
i struction Company on file in the office
: of the County Clerk of Imperial
i County.
:, All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers esti-
mate of work to be done, as follows:
Item |. Excavation and embank-
ment, 100 cubic yards;
Item 2. All subgrado, shoulders
and other work Incidental to construc-
tion of 616,954 square feet Portland
: Cement Congrete Pavement.
! Item 3. Alternate for Item 2, 616,-
954 square feet Willie Pavement.
;. Item 4, Placing reinforcement IN
$4,000 square feet of pavement.
The foregoing quantities are approx
r innate only, being given as a basis for
e the comparison of bids, and the en-
4 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-
, ,Ition Of work, as may be deemed
: necessary or eXpedient by the High
! way Commission.
;. . 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.
6 The right is reserved to reject any
) and all proposals or to accept the pro-
f posals deemed best for the County of
Imperial.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
g COUNTY OF IMPERIAL, STATE
: OF CALIFORNIA
5 By G. L. PULLIAM,
: Chairman.
County Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors.
By F. Emenaker, Deputy.
e I'll Captrn Collie Can't DC 1901