Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

separate Scdleu 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 Centro, until o'clock, p. m.,
on the 9Th day of December, 1921, and
at that time and place will be publicly
opened and read:
/. Paving portion Of the Braw-
ley-Holtville 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
1G5,344 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 Ne 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
$4,000 so. fit. pavement;
Item 3. 52,504 SO. ft. of Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
3. Paving a portion of the Imper-
ial Avenue -Thompson's Crossing
Highway, from Station 96-39 to Sta
ton 149-146.
] 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. yrs. excavation and
icmbankment;
! Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
$4,000 soft. pavement;
Item 3. So, 400 SO. fit. Portland
lCcmcnt Concrete Pavement.
A. Paving that portion of the
lBrawley Holtvillc Highway, from Sta
ton 1852 to Station 927-6O.
All bids are to be compared ON the
bass of the Highway Engineers Es-
timate Of work to be done, as follows:
j item I. 100 Gu. yds. excavation
land cmbankment;
item 2. Placing rcinforecmcnts in
5000 SO. #. pavement;
Item 3. 337,72S so. f. Portland
Cement Pavement;
Item i. (Altcrnate for Item g.
337,728 so. #. Willie Pavement.
: s. Paving that portion Of thl
| Holtyille- Bonds Corner Highway
| from Station 0-00 to Station $3.50.
Al bids are to be compared on th(
basis Of the Highway Engineers Es.
= innate of work to be done, as follows:
Item 1. Excavation and embank
, mcnt 100 GU, yds.;
: Item >. Placing reinforcement ir
1000 SO. #. pavcment;
t. TEN :. 81 ,4S0 0.sq. IT. Portland Ce.
m5n5 Concrete Pavcmcnt;
Item !. ALTERNATE for Item g.
81 $50 so. ft. Willie Pavement.
All proposals must be made upor
blank forms to be obtained from the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
, Said proposals must give the price.
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 under
StctlSu CONt anu Slldll Dp
: by certified check made payable tt
the County of Imperial and drawr
, upon q bank doing business in Imper
: ial County for an amount equal to, o.
: in excess of ten per cent of the
amount of said bid land no bid shal
? be considered unless such check is in
closed Herewith. Should the success
/, full bidder to whom the contract i!
awarded fail to execute the same
= such check shall be forfeited to the
County of Imperial and the same shal
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 the
contract in such sum as shall be fiXeC
: 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 contrac
and a further and additional bono
| mus be furnished as required by the
terms of an act entitlcd: can act tC
secure the payment of the claims OF
| persons employed by contractors upor
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 Boart
Of Supervisors, with the surety bonds
offered by him, which must be ap,
proved by the Chairman of the Boarc
lof Supervisors, and execute the con,
, tract, within ten days (not including
j, Sunday from the date Of his notifica.
} ton 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
Icross-sections, estimates, and all othcl
matters which may influence the
prices set forth in their proposals.
Attention is hereby called to the
Willie Plastic Composition agree
ment of the California Willie Road
\ Construction Company on file in the
office of the County Clerk of Imperial
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