Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

ed t. 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 its Of
flee in Ell Centre, until o'clock, p. m.,
on the 10Th dav of December, 1927.
and at that time and place will be
publicly opened and read:
+. Paving portion of the High
way from Calexico westerly, from
West City Limits Of Calexico to Sta
tion 102-82.
! 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. yds. excavation
ana embankment; /
I Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 So. ft. of pavement. /
! Item 8. 169,376 so. ft. Portland
Cement Concrete pavement.
2. Paving a portion of the Calexi
co-Bond's Corner Highway, from Sta.
tion 254-69 to Station 413-28.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate of work to be done, as follows:
Item 1. 500 Gu. yrs. excavation
and embankment;
- ".
Cement Concrete pavement;
Item 3. Placing reinforcement il
1000 SO. ft. pavement.
3. Grading and paving a portion Of
the West Side Highway, from Station
600 to $500, and from Station 84-
90 to 1850.
All bids are to be compared or the
basis Of the Highway Engineers Es-
Of -, ho
Item /. 10000 GU. yds. excavation
and cmbankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 SO. # pavement;
Item 3, 12S,80O 50. it, Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
Ali proposals must be made upon
blank forms to be obtained from the
| Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors
, proposed. both in writing and IN fig-
urcs, and must be signed by the bid
der with his address.
!, Each bid is to be presented unde:,
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
: Iy certified check made payable to
, the County OF Imperial and drawn
, rerial County for an amount equal to.
amount of said bid, and no bid shall
be considered unless such check is in
closed Herewith Should the success
full bidder t. whom the contract is
, awarded fail to execute the same,
such check Snail 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 sub
mitted the same.
A common law bond will be re-
qured 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 esti-
mated total amount of the contract
! and further and additional bond
. must be furnished as required by the
terms of an act entitled: "An act to
5 secure the payment of the claims of
: persons employed by contractors upon
public works, etc." approved May 10
1919.
RI 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-
+ proved by the Chairman of the Board
} lof Supervisors, and execute the con-
] tract, within ten days (not including
Sunday from the date of his notifi-
cation 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.
II Bidders must satisfy themselves as
to the accuracy of the plans, profiles,
crOss-sections, estimate, and all other
lmatters which may influence the
lprices set forth in their proposals.
Il Attention is hereby called to the
] Willie Plastic Composition agree
, ment of the California Willie Road
; ;lConstruction Company on file in the
Iofflce of the County Clerk of In
t 1periai County.
II The foregoing quantities are APP
; IproXimate only, being given as a
} basis for the comparison of bids, and
Ithe Engineer does not expressly or by
! implication agree that the actual
amount of work will correspond there
Iwith, but reserves the right to in
fcreaSe or decrease the amount of any
,:lass or portion of the work, as may
l be deemed necessary or eXpcdient by
, IIhe Highway Commission.
Plans, profiles and cross-sectrons
Inay be examined, and blank forms or
specifications and contracts may be
< obtained at the office of the County
| Clerk of Imperial County.
1 The right is reserved to reject any
land all proposals, or to accept the
oroposals deemed best for the County
4 If immortal
lBOARD OF SUPERVISORS or
X THE COUNTY or IMPERIAL
\ STATE or CALIFORNIA.
\ BY G. l.. PULLIAM, Chairman.
lAttcSt:
| NJ. S. COOK,
I County Clerk and cx-officio
4 Clerk of the Board of Super
"a viSorS.
4 BY +. EMENAKER, Deputy.
I FL Centre, California, November Is,
1921,