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

.iEoSpdIdle SSdlcu pIopooalop stuuiCoS-
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 its Of
flee in FL Centre, 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 /. 100 Gu. yds. excavation
and embankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
5000 SO. ft. Of pavement.
Item 3. 165,344 So. ft. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement;
Item 4. (Alternate for Item 81
165s344 SO. it. Willie Pavement.
2. Paving portion of the Imper-
ial-Holtville Highway, from Station
S9-03.5 to Station 84.35. /
All bids are to DC 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. pavement; E,
Item 3. 152,5o4 SO. ft. of Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement. +
3. Paving a portion of the Imper-
ial Avenue-Thompson's Crossing
Highway, from Station $3.50 to Sta
tion 149- 146.
All bids arc 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
cmbsnkmcnt;
Item 2. Placing reinforcement in
1000 soft. pavement;
Item 8. S4,409 So. #. Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement.
4. Paving that portion of the
Brawley- Holtville Highway, from Sta
| tion 1862 to Station 927-60.
All bids are to be compared on the
bass of the Highway Engineers Es-
| innate Of work to be done, as follows
Item 1. 100 Gu. yds. excavation
and cmbankment;
Item 2. Placing reinforcements II
5000 so. ft. pavement;
Item 3. 337, 1913 sd. ft. Portland
Cement Pavement;
Item 4. ALTERNATE for Item 81
337,72S so. fl. Willie Pavement
5. Paving that portion Of The
Holtville- Bonds Corner Highway
from Station 600 to Station $3.50
Ali bids are to be compared on the
basis Of the Highway Engineers ES.
innate of work to be done. as follows
Item l.. Excavation and embank
mcnt 100 Gu. yds.;
! Item 2. Placing reinforcement ir
1000 So. ft. pavement;
: Item 3. 84,4sO SO. 1T. Portland Ce
ment Concrete Pavement;
Item a. ALTERNATE for Item s.
S4,4S0 so. ft. Willie Pavement.
I All proposals must be made upol
blank forms to be obtained from tht
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 MS ADDRESS.
| Each bid is to be presented undeI
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
by certified check made payable tt
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 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 i;
awarded fail to execute the same
such check shall be forfeited to thu
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
mittcd the same.
A common law bond will be required
for the faithful performance Of the
contract in such sum as shall be fixe(
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 entitled: "An act tt
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 Boaro
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-
tion of such award. In case of fail.
ure or neglect so to do he will be con-
sidcred 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-scctions estimates, and all other
matters which may influence the
prices set forth III 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.