The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-09-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for construction bridges
on a portion of a State Trunk ftisnwa9
in Brookings County, South Dakota VIII DC
received at the office OF the County Auoi'oi,
at Brookings, South Dakota, until ten O'CLOCK
a. m, of the twenty-trst (2lstl DAY OF
September, 1921, at which time ana place
all proposals Will be publicly opened read
and considered by the State Highway Com
mission. Proposals, ii mailed shall De al
dressed to the state Highway Commission,
in care of the above mentioned ONCE, ana
marked pronosal for bridge work. The
work to be done is located on the De Smet-
Elkton Road, beginning at NolSa
and ending AZ miles east of Brookings.
The following is the description and loca-
ton of the work to be done;
one CD ~tfty-siN (56) foot span concrete
viaduct to be constructed over draw at
sta. S5-55.
one "a sixty-hve l65) foot span steel
Two co thirty 900 foot span l. b. bridges
to be constructed over the Sioux river at
sta, 94-75.
one % two hundred and five (2o5) foot
span concrete viaduct to be constructed at
sta l04.
one ca nfty-six $50 foot span concrete
viaduct 10 be constructed at Sta. l24.
one ID hfty-six t56) foot span concrete
yiaduct to be constructed at Sta. 1900.
one Cd forty-tive (45) foot span concrete
viaduct to be constructed AT Sta. 2l7-5o.
one Cd seventy-three G3) foot span con-
crete viaduct to be constructed at sta. S55.
DN'C . ~ - - 49,
viaduct to be constructed over Deer creek
at sta. 1880.
The principal items involved are apprixi'
mately as follows:
26S. 10 Gu. yds. Glass A concrete.
1855 Gu. yds. Glass ID concrete.
191 Gu. yds. handrail concrete.
9467S Lbs. reinforcing steel.
1890 Lbs. structural steel.
1928 Lbs. gas pipe handrail.
1852 Lin #. timber piling.
696 Gu. yds. structure excavation.
The work for which proposals are hereby
requested is to be completed on or before
the first Gst) of July, 1922.
All proposals shall be made on blank
forms prepared by the State Highway Com
mission, and must be executed in complete
accordance with the requirements con-
tanned in the instructions to bidders of the
specifications. Any proposal otherwise sub
mitted will be deemed informal irregular
and not subject to or worthy of considera-
ton in the award of the contract. Pro-
posal forms for this work may me obtained
upon application to the State Highway
Commission at Pierre, S. D..
Plans for the work may be examined at
the office of the County Auditor of the
above mentioned county, or at the offices
of the State Highway Commission at
Pierre, S. ID. Plans may be obtained by
bona Hde bidders upon application to the
latter with a deposit of $1,000 which will
be returned If plans are returned in good
condition Immediately after the opening
of proposals.
ard Specifications for Road and Bridge
Work on State Trunk Highways, issued
February, 1920, and may b. examined at
the office of the County Auditor OF the
above named county, or a copy of these
specifications may be obtained upon appli-
cation to the State Highway Commission
at Pierre, S. d.
The proposal guaranty required and which
must compa each proposal is a certified
check issued upon a nation or state bank
and payable at sight to the South Dakota
State Highway Commission for five 60 per
cent of the gross sum bid. Bidders bond
will not be accepted.
The State Highway Commission reserves
the right to reject any or all proposals.