Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-05-18
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRACTORS

NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received al
the office of city clerk until June 3rd
at 10 O'Clock a. m. for furnishing all
the material and doing all the work
necessary and required to improve
and pave Clark street between First
and Third Ave, Clarke Island be-
tween the slough and the concrete
bridge, and East Jackson street from
near the st. Paul H. r. crossing to
120 feet, east of 10th street. To i'm
prove and pave the same with vitri-
! fed brick, concrete or sheet asphalt
pavement upon concrete foundation
and by the construction of concrete
curbs where necessary on each side
| thereof; all according to the plans,
profiles, details, and specifications
| thereof on file in the office of the
city clerk of said city of Wausau, and
there open for inspection of bidders
to which reference is hereby made for
| further information. The time for
the commencement and completion of
the work will be specified in the con-
tract as well as a stipulated penalty
for noncompliance herewith.
Separate bids will be received as
follows:
/. For all work and materials for
grading and the construction of the
concrete foundation, with either Wit
rifled brick, concrete or sheet as
plant pavement, in place complete, as
specified.
2. For the work and materials, for the
curbs on each side of such proposed
pavement.
Instructions to Bidders
"The Board has caused to be pre-
pared printed copies of the specifica-
tions and forms of contract, proposal
and bond. Such copies and forms will
be furnished to the person desiring to
bid on application therefor at the Of
fee of the Board
The Board will not consider any bid
unless accompanied by contract with
sureties as prescribed in the form fur
nished, completed with the exception
of the signatures on the part of the
city.
Each contract must be accompanied
by bond in the penal sum and exc
cuted by the bidder and by sureties,
each of whom shall certify as to their
responsibility and by their several af-
tidavits show that they are worth in
the aggregate at least in the amount
mentioned in the contract in property
not by law exempt from execution.
Surety companies duly licensed to
do business in the state of Wisconsin
will be accepted in lieu. of personal
sureties. 20
Each bid must contain prices for do
ing the work on said streets, for the
doing of which the bid is made as
called tor in the plans, profiles, details
and specifications above mentioned.
Prices should be stated in figures and
writing Each bidder must file with
the Board at the time he submits his
bid samples of the yitrifed brick
which he proposes to use, naming the
brand and also kind of sheet asphalt,
etc.
The bidder must be prepared, at the
time the bids are opened, to present
satisfactory evidence to the Board that
he is fully prepared with the necessa-
ry capital. materials and machinery
to conduct the work to be contracted
for. and that he will provide the ne
cessary plant and be ready to operate
and do the work within the time spec
flied, that he will employ skilled and
experienced workmen who have been
engaged in doing the work and lay
ing the kind of paving his bid relates
to.
Companies or firms bidding for the
work must state in the proposals the
individual names and places of resi-
dences of the persons or officers of
such company or firm.
Bids failing to comply with the
above requirements will not be con-
sidered.
Payment for such work will be made
by the city of Wausau according to
the monthly estimates of the City En-
gineer, of the work done and material
furnished in place, reserving 20 per
cent of the amount thereof until the
final completion and acceptance of
said work,
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
EMIL PLATTER.
CARL c. ADAMS.
BERT c. GOWEN,
MaylS-2t Board OF Public Works