The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-02-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received until
10 o'clock q. M, Saturday, March 4
1922, at the office of the State Board
Of Examiners, Helena, Montana, at
which time and place they will be pub
licly opened, for the construction
complete of two central heating
plants and steam distribution sys-
TENS, one for the College of Agricult-
ure and Mechanic Arts, at BoZeman,
Montana, and one for the State Uni
versity, at Missoula, Montana, all in
accordance with the plans and specifi-
cations prepared by Charles l.. Pills
bury Co., Engineers, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, covering the heating plant
equipment, foundations and chimney,
and by Fred Wilson, Architect, Boze-
man, Montana, covering the heating
plant building at the College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts, and by
Bake & Forbis, Architects, Missoula,
Montana, covering the heating plant
Building at the State University.
Bids will be received from any re-
sponsible contractors on the follow
L. For each of the above named
Institutions:
On the entire project, including the
heating plant building, heating plant
equipment and steam distribution
system.
On the heating plant building (as
issued by the a%rchitect).
On the complete heating plant
equipment and steam distribution sys-
TEN.
On the complete heating plant
equipment.
On the steam distribution system.
On the boilers delivered and erect
ed OF foundations.
On the stokers delivered and erect
ed on foundations.
On coal handling equipment in
stalled.
On the ash handling equipment.
On the radial brick chimney.
2. Lump sum proposals will be ac-
cepted on the plants for both institu-
tions in accordance with the above
schedule.
All bids must be submitted in dur
plicate on forms to be furnished by
the engineers or architects. They
shall be enclosed in plain envelopes
upon which shall appear only the adj
dress (if proposal is delivered by
mail), and the endorsement "Pro-
posal for Central Heating Plant
Building" Proposal for Central
Heating Plant Equipment" Propose.
for Steam Distribution System" (ol
such other endorsement as will fiji
4 the portion of the work bid upon)
} State College of Agriculture and Me.
chanic Arts, Bozeman, Montana; (ol
State University, Missoula, Mon.
tana").
I Proposals shall be delivered BY
mail or in person to A. E. McFat
: ridge, clerk to the State Board Of
Examiners, Helena, Montana, on Of
before the date above specified.
A certified check on a Montans
bank In a sum equal to five per cen
(5%) of the amount of the bid mus
+ accompany each proposal, as evidence
of good faith that the bidder will en-
7 ter into the contract. Check shall b.
r made payable to j. w. Walker, Stat
2 Treasurer.
Each proposal must also be &C
companied by a bid bond in a sun
equal to five per cent of the amour
of the bid, executed by a reliable an,
acceptable surety company bindin,
itself to furnish for the c~ontracto
good and sufficient surety to secur
the performance of the terms an
conditions of the contract.
The contractor to whom any worI
is awarded will be required to ente
a into a written contract to complet
= the work in accordance with the plan
and specifications, and within tn
d time specified, and will be required t
give a good and sufficient bond O.
the Standard Form of Bond of tn
: American Institute of Architects
n with an approved surety company a
d surety, in a sum equal to fifty pc
# cent of the contract price, insurin
the fulfillment of all the condition
of the contract. In the event tn
re contractor fails to execute the cor
tract or furnish the required bon
within six days from the day of tn
award, the certified check accompany
ing the bid will be forfeited to tn
n State of Montana and the bid bon
} will be held to be in full force an
p effect.
. The successful bidder win furthe
be required at the time of executin
Z the contract, to deposit a sum of ns
lie less than one per cent Q%) of tn
amount of the contract price with tt
Industrial Accident Board, Helena
Montana, as a guarantee that he wi
~ pay all assessments that may be lie
D. led upon him on account of said eeI
81 tract.
This assessment is TO cover prem
ums for Workmen's Compensate
aS under the Industrial Accident Boar
of the state.
h. All plans and specifications are {
a. file at the office Of the Chancellor
! the University, Helena, Montan
VI The plans and specifications Of I'll
OF plants at such institutions are on ii
az at the office of the President Of Il
Ilal College of Agriculture and Meehan
Arts, Bozeman, Montana, at the o
ga flee Of the President of the Sta
es' University. Missoula. Monfana, al
at the offices Of the architects, a
a. the offices Of fhsa engineers, ~
Second Avenue Sosz9h, Msnn3spoI'
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