Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

at that time and place will be publicly
opened and read:
1. Paving a portion of the Braw-
-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
165,344 So. it. Willie Pavement.
2. Paving a portion of the Imper-
ial-Holtville Highway, from Station
89-03.5 to Station 84.35.
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
and embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
5000 so. TT. pavement;
Item 8. 152,504 50. #. of Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
8. Paving a portion of the Imper-
fial Avenue -Thompson's Crossing
Highway, from Station $3.50 to Sta
tion 149-146.
All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate of work to be done, as follows:
Il Item /. 100 Gu. yrs. excavation and
embankment; ..
\ Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
|i2,000 soft. pavement; .4
4 Item 8. S4,409 50. #. Portland
| Cement Concrete Pavement.
II 4. Paving that portion of the
Brawley- -Holtville Highway, from Sta
ton 1859 to Station 927-6O.; 55.yn
h All bids are to be compared on the
basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate Of work to be done, as follows
Il Item 1. 100 Gu. yds. excavation
and embankment;
4 Item q. Placing reinforcements In
$4,000 SO. #. pavement;
/ Item 3. 337,72S SO. #. Portland
Cement Pavement; "a.
i Item a. ALTERNATE for Item 81
337,72S so. #. Willie Pavement.
h 5. Paving that portion of the
Holtville- Bonds Corner Highway
from Station 600 to Station $3.50.
All bids are to be compared on the
y basis of the Highway Engineers Es-
innate Of work to be done, as follows:
Il Item 1. Excavation and embank.
ment 100 Gu. yds.;
u Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
| 1000 so. ft. pavement:
Item 3. 84,480 so. #. Portland Ce.
ment Concrete Pavement;
Item 4. (Alternate for Item g.
81 ,460 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
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
by a certified check made payable te
the County of Imperial and drawr
upon bank doing business in Imper,
ial County for an amount equal to, OF
in excess of ten per cent of the
amount of said bid land 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
such 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 SUBJ
mitted the same.
A common law bond will be required
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 a further and additional bond
mus: 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.
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
Eof Supervisors, and execute the con-
tract, within ten days (not including
Sunday from the date of his notifica-
tion 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.
Bidders must satisfy themselves as
to the accuracy of the plans, profiles,
cross-sections, estimates, and all other
matters which may influence the
Iprices set forth in their proposals.
Attention is hereby called to the
Willie Plastic Composition agree
mcnt Of the California Willie Road
Construction Company on file in the
office Of the County Clerk Of Imperial
County.
The foregoing quantities are ap-
proximate only, being given as basis
for the comparison of bids, and the
Engineer does not expressly or by i'm
plication agree that the actual amount
of work will correspond herewith, bat
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