Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-16
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 it's Of
flee in Ell Centric, until 2 o'clock, p. m.
on the 9Th day of December, 1921, and
at that time and place will be publicly
opened and read:
I. Paving a portion Of the Braw-
ley -Hohville 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. 165,344 so. #. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement;
Item 4. ALTERNATE for Item 81
165,344 So. fit. Willie Pavement.
2. Paving a portion of the Imper-
ial-Holtville Highway, from Station
S9-03.5 to Station 84.35.
All bids are to bc 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. #. pavement;
Item 3. 152,504 so. #. Of Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
3. Paving a portion of the Imper-
ial Avenue -Thompson's Crossing
Highway, from Station $3.50 to Sta.
ton 49, 146.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers E,s-
innate Of work to be done, as follows:
Item |. 100 Gu. yrs. excavation and
|ombankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1900 soft. pavement;
Item 8. S4,409 so. ft. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
A. Paving that portion of the
Brawley-Holtvillc Highway, from Sta
ton 1862 to Station 927-60.
All bids are to be compared on the
bass of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate of work to be done, as follows
Item /. 100 GU. yds. excavation
and embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcements IN
5000 So. ft. pavement;
Item 3. 337,72S SO. #. Portland
Cement Pavement;
Item A. ALTERNATE for Item 81
337, ,72S So. fl. Willie Pavement.
5. Paving that portion of the
Holtville- Bonds Corner Highway
from Station 600 to Station $3.50.
Ali bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Es
innate Of work to be done, as follows
Item 1. Excavation and embank
ment 100 Gu. yds.;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement ir
1000 So. fit. pavement;
Item 3. 84,480 so. st. Portland Ce
ment Concrete Pavement;
Item 4. ALTERNATE for Item g.,
84.4S0 so. ft. Willie Pavement.
All proposals must be made upor
blank forms to be obtained from thu
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
der with his address.
Each bid is to be presented unde1
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
by certified check made payable tc
the County of Imperial and drawn
upon bank doing business in Imper
ial County for an amount equal to, OF
| in excess Of ten per cent of the
amount of said bid land no bid shall
\ ha iIoroI ,,n1ncc e,,,oI, ,1,p ;e. ~,
closed Herewith. Should the success
full bidder to whom the contract i
awarded fail to execute the same
such check shall be forfeited to thu
County of Imperial and the same shall
be the property of said County. AL
other certified checks will be returned
to the unsuccessful bidders who sub
mitted the same.
A common law bond will be required
for the faithful performance Of tn,
contract in such sum as shall be fixe(
by the Board Of Supervisors of tn,
County, after the bids are opened
said sum shall be onc-fourth the esti
mated total amount of the contrac
and further and additional bono
mus: be furnished as required by tn
| lCtuIS Vi dI dtI ciltltiCu' All dCI "
secure the payment of the claims o
persons employed by contractors upol
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 Boar
of Supervisors, with the surety bond.
offered by him, which must be ap
proved by the Chairman of the Boart
of Supervisors, and execute the con
tract, within ten days mot including
Sunday from the date of his notifica
tion of such award. In case of fail
ure or neglect so to do he will be con
sidcred as having abandoned it anC
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 othe
matters which may influence th'
prices set forth in their proposals.
Attention is hereby called to tin
white Plastic Composition agree,
mcnt of the California Willie Roac
Construction Company on file in the