Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS


flee in Ell Centre, until o'clock, p. M,
on the 5th day Of December, 1921, and
at that time and place will be publicly
opened and read:
/. Paving a portion of the Braw-
Highway, from Station
51-55 to Station 154-S9.
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 8. 165,344 So. #. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement;
Item a. ALTERNATE for Item 81
165,344 So. fit. Willie Pavement.
Q. Paving a portion Of the Imper-
iaLHoltville Highwsy, from Station
89I03.5 to Station 1885.
All bids are toloe compared on the
basis of the Hishway Engineers Es-
innate of workko be done, as follows:
! Item 1. 10f Gu. yds. excavation
and embanludent;
! Item 9. Placing reinforcement in
| S 900 So. 4. pavement;
Item 4 152,5O4 So: #. of Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
3, Paving a portion of the Imper-
liaY Avenue ue-Thompson's Crossing
Tghway, from Station $3.50 to Sta
pn 149-146.
J 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
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 soft. pavement;
Item 8. S4,4O9 SO. #. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
A. Paving that portion of the
Brawley- -Holtville Highway, from Sta.
ton 1852 to Station 927-6O.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Els.
innate Of work to be done, as follows
Item l. 100 Gu. yds. excavation
and embankment;
+. Item 2. Placing reinforcements /,
5000 So. ft. pavement;
Item 3. 337,728 SO. #. Portland
Cement Pavement;
Item d. ALTERNATE for Item 3.
337,728 So. ft. Willie Pavement.
5. Paving that portion of tn,
'Holtville-Bond's Corner Highway
from Station 600 to Station $3.50.
All bids are to be compared on tn,
basis of the Highway Engineers Els
innate of work to be done, as follows
Item !. Excavation and embank
ment 100 Gu. yds.;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement il
1000 So. #. pavement;
Item 3. S4,4SO SO. it. Portland Ce
ment Concrete Pavement;
Item 4. ALTERNATE for Item 3.
4,48O so. ft. Willie Pavement.
All proposals must be made upol
blank forms to be obtained from th
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
Ger with his address.
Each bid is to be presented unde
sealed cover and shall be accompanies
by certified check made payable t,
the County Of Imperial and drawn
upon bank doing business in Imper
ial County for an amount equal to, O.
IN excess of ten per cent of tht
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 i
awarded fail to execute the same
such check shall be forfeited to tn,
County of Imperial and the same shai
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 thu
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 contract
and further and additional bone
mus: be furnished as required by the
terms of an act entitled: can act tc
secure the payment of the claims OF
persons employed 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.
proved by the Chairman of the Board
Of Supervisors, and execute the con-
tract, within ten days (not including
Sunday from the date of his notifica-
ton of such award. In case of fail
ire or neglect SO to do he will be con-
'idered as having abandoned it and
said forfeiture of said check will op-
crate.
Bidders must satisfy themselves as
o the accuracy of the plans, profiles,
'ross-sections, estimates, and all other
matters which may influence the
prices set forth in their proposals.
Attention is hereby called to the
Willie Plastic Composition agree
nent of the California Willie Road
Company on file in the
ffice of the County Clerk of Imperial
,ounty.
The foregoing quantities are ap-
roXimate only, being given as basis
or the comparison of bids, and the
,ngineer does not expressly or by i'm
licatiOl agree that the actual amount