Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-08-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
! by the board of education OF the
Penn Township Rural District, Nor
gan county, Ohio, at the Office of the
clerk, Pennsville, Ohio. until twelve
o'clock noon, Central Standard time,
September is, 1923, for the furnish
| ing Of all materials and performing
all the labor required in the erection
| and completion of a grade school
building at Westland, according to
! plans and specifications therefor
prepared by F. F. Glass, Architect,
419 Gasco Building, Columbus, o.,
and on file at the office of the clerk
of the Board of Education and the
/ Architect and open to public inspec-
tion during all reasonable office
hours until the time herein fixed for
the closing of bids.
Each proposal shall contain the
full name of every persoI:, firm, or
the corporation interested in the
same, and the address of the person,
firm or the president and secretary
Of the corporation bidding and shall
be accompanied by a bond with
surety or suretes, satisfactory to the
board which surety or suretles snail
he either persons resident Of Morgan
county. Ohio. or a resident or nom
resident surety company authorized
to do business in OhiO;Or by certified
check on a solvent bank of the state
of Ohio. The amount of said bond
shall be equal to at least 20 per cent
of the amount of the bid, and the
bond shall be given in favor of the
Board of Education. Penn Township
Rural School District, Morgan coun-
tv. Ohio, or the amount of said
check Shall be equal TO per cent OF
the bid and payable to said board.
The bond or check snail be forfeited
if the said bidder fails to enter into
a contract with the said board and
furnish the required bond within
ten days after notice of the accept
ance of his proposal if the award is
made to the bidder. Bonds or checks
or the amount of said checks of the
unsuccessful bidders will be return
ed on demand, and the bond or
check or the amount of said check
of the successful bidder upon the
execution of the contract and the
furnishing of the required bond. A
bond of so per cent of the amount
y
sureties will be required for the
faithful performance OF the work.
Bids will be made out on uniform
bidding forms which will be furnish
ed by the Clerk of the Board of Ed
ucation or by the Architect.
Bids for material and labor for
each item on the bid form must be
separately stated except that alter
nate proposals giving additions to
or deductions from the principal bid
may be stated as a lump sum.
Bids will be received for the en-
tire work covered by the plans and
specifications. omitting the heating
and yentilating. Separate bids will
be received for heating and ventilat-
ing or for any item embracing a sep
arate and distinct trade or kind Of
mechanical labor or employment en-
tering into tho construction Of said
building; or any combination OF
such items as provided by the Gen
eral Code of Ohio.
Bids must be sealed and sent to
w. H. Penr0se, Clerk of the Board
of Education, Penn Township Rural
School District, Pennsville, Morgan
county, Ohio, by the date and hour
mentioned
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board of Educa-
ton OF the Penn Township Rural
school District, Morgan county
Ohio.
3. a. CARR, President
W. H. PENROSE, Clerk.