Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

ed t. the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Imperial, State of Califor-
MIA. for the following work, will bs
received by the said Board at it's Of
flee in Ell Centre, until o'clock, p. m.,
on the 10Th day of December, 1921.
and at that time and place will be
publicly opened and read:
1. Paving a portion of the High
way from Calexico westerly, from
West City Limits of Calexico to Sta
ton 1O2-S2. 4
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
ami embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 So. ft. Of pavement.
Item 3. 1886 so. #. Portland
Cement Concrete pavement.
/ 2. Paving q portion of the Ca1oxi-
/ fo-Bond's Corner Highway, from Sta.
Eion 2j4-G9 to Station 1929.
4 All bids arc to be compared on the
basis Of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate OF Wor< to be. done, as follows:
+ Item /. 800 Gu. yrs. excavation
and emhanknent; +
Item 2. 253,744 so. ft. Portland
Cement Concrete pavement;
Item 8. Placing reinforcement ic
2,0o5 SCI. ft. pavement.
| g. Grading and paving portion Of
I the West Side Highway, from Station
0-00 to $500, ana from Station 81
! 90 to 1850.
All bids are to be compared on The
basis Of the Highway Engineers Is
/ ut f Ay. h<
Item I. 10000 Gu. yds. excavation
and emhalkmont;
lem .. Placing reinforcement ia
20.0 81. # pHvcment;
Item .. 122,800 50. It. Portland
/ Cement CoHegete Pavement.
Ii prop0sal5 must be made upon
blank forms 70 be obtained fr9m the
Il.erk Of tie Board OF Supervisors.
! Sad proposals must give the pg.e-s
proposed, b0oh in writing and IN fig-
iur-s, and must be signed by tae b.d-
Ider with his address.
Zach bld Is to be presented under
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
by q certified check made payable to
the County of Imperial and drawn
upon a bank doing ubsiness in I'M
perlal County for an amount equal to,
or IN excess Of ten per cent Of the
\ 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 is
awarded fail to execute the same,
isuch check shall 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-
lquired for the faithful performance of
the contract in such sum as shall be
i. fixed by the Board of Supervisors of
II the County, after the bids are opened;
Isaid 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: can act to
, secure the payment of the claims of
: persons employed by contractors upon
public works, etc." approved May 10;
1919.
Il The Contractor to whom the con-
tract may be awarded will be required
, to appear at the office of the Board
!, lof Supervisors, with the surety bonds
offered by him, which must be ap-
lproved by the Chairman Of the Board
, of Supervisors, and execute the con-
tract, within ten days (not including
Sunday from the date of his notifi-
jcation of such award. In case of fail
lure OR neglect so to do he will be con-
Dsidered 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,
icross-sections, estimate, and all other
lmatters which may influence the
prices set forth in their proposals.
Attention is hereby called to the
Willie Plastic Composition agree
, mcnt of the California Willie Road
I Construction Company on file in the
offlce Of the County Clerk of I'M
! )erlal County.
"A The foregoing quantities are ap-
! )ToNimate only, being giVe4 as a
koasis for the comparison Of bids, and
| he EQGineer does not expressly or 5V
! mpilcatiOn agree that the actual
mopnt Of work will correspond there
with, but reserves the rigAt to in
I 3reaae or decrease the amount OF any
\ lass or portion of the work, as may
\ De deemed necessary or cXpedicnt by
! he Highway Commission.
4 Flans, profiles and cross-sccl'ons
I nay be examined, and blank forms or
epeclfications 4 and contracts may bc
; obtained at the office Of the COUNTY
4 Clerk of Imperial County.
4 The right IS reserved to reject any
FIND all proposals, or TO accept tie
+ 2ronosa's daemed best for The County
. II Imperial
iBoAHD Or SUPERVISORS ar
( TIU COUNTY OF IWPERIAL,
= STATE or CALIFORNIA.
1 BY G. /. rULLIAM, Chairman.
3 latest:
Z N. :. COOK,
/. County Clerk and ex-officio
4 Clerk of The Board of Super
yisors.
4 BY L. EMENAKER, Deputy.
t.l Centre, California, November Is,