New-York tribune., 1922-03-22
PROPOSALS
STATE Or NEW YORK
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT or
PUBLIC WORKS, ALBANY

SEALED proposals will be received by the
aan1hhersisnsd At his Office in the Capitol az
Tuesday. April 18th. 1929. at which place
and hour they will be publicly opened and
read. for improving the New York state
canals pursuant to the provisIons OF Chapter
lat OF the Laws OF 1903 and OF the acts
a.mendatory thereof and supplementary there
Follows
CONTRACT NO. 2o2 (ncviscd).
Erie Canal-~Section o.
For completing tho excavation of tho canal
channel in tho Genesee River nt Rochester
ana ana placing rock spoil protection along the
Sheets TO 7. inclusive
., riahs may be seen and detailed speclhca-
,Is IONS, engineers estimates and quantities.
proPossi blanks, form of contract and bonds
required and other information for proposers
mn may % pc Is, had at the oce OF the superntend-
ths office of tho Assistant Superintendent OF
Public Works for the Middle Division at
ssyracnse, n r. at the Office Of the Assistant
Superlntendenf Of Public Works for tho
western Division at Rochester. N. y at the
oinces OK the Superintendent of Public Works..
Erie Basin Terminal, Buffalo. n. y. and
Terminal Warehouse, Pier 6, East River, New
York City
H., Blueprint copies of plans will be furnished
ny the state Engineer and Surveyor upon the
receipt at his office In the Telephone Build
,ng Albany ~ Y. Of payment at the rate
or htteen cents n6c> per sheet. Refund will
not be made for any blueprints which may
be returned.
Monthly estimates will be paid of ninety
per Gentum go per cent? of the ~ork done
az the contract price. Every proposal for
said WORK must be accompanied by a money
deposit In the form of a draft or certificate
check upon some good banking institution in
the city OF Albany or New York, issued by a
national or state bank in good credit within
,he state and payable at sight to the Super
ntendent OF Public Works for five per ccntlin
20 per cent? of the amount OF the proposal
me person whose proposal shall be &C.
cepted VIII be required to execute a contract
In tan dn,.
cate or notice of award delivered TO him or
them IN person or mailed to the address given
Upon execution OF the contract and ap-
proval prey OF bonds, the certified check or draft
WIZ be returned to the proposer unless tho
same shall have been presented for collection
prior to euch time in which case the amount
OF the deposit will be refunded by the Super
ntondent of Public Works
The deposits OF bidders other than the one
10 Wnom the award or contract shall be made
Will be returned Immediately after the award
The bond required for the faithful perform
ance of the contract shall be in such sum as
snail be hxed by the Superintendent OF Pub
nc Works, which sum shall not be less than
twenty per centum go per cent? OF the
Estimated cost OF the work according 10 the
contract price. and an additional bond known
az the labor bond in the sum of ten per
centum 90 per cent? Of the amount Of the
estimated cost OF the work. according to the
that the contractor will pay in fun at least
once In each month all laborers employed by
him upon the work specified to be done In the
contract.
In the event that more than one surety
company is offered surety on said bonds
co-lnsurance only will be accepted
Each proposal must he addressed to the
Superintendent of Public Works ALBANY
~ y, and must be indorsed on the envelope
with the name Of the construction for which
the proposal is made.
Award. If made viii be made to the person
or persons whose proposal shall be lowest In
cost TO the state for doing the work and
which shall comply with all provisions re-
CURED to render 1T formal. Before any award
shall be made the lowest bidder viii be re-
quired to satisfy the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works Of his ability to provide suitable
equipment and materials for the proper per-
formance of the work
The right is reserved to eject all proposals
and readvertise and award the contract in
the regular manner IT, in the judgment Of
Will be enhanced thereby
CHARLES r, CABLE
Superintendent OF Public Works