Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-10-11
NOTICE. TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
by the board of edUoation 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,
November 10, 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 person, 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 bond with
surety or sureties, satisfactory to the
board, which surety or sureties shall
be either persons resident of Morgan
county, Ohio, or a resident or non
resident surety company authorized
to do business in Ohio ;or by certified
check on 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
Co1,1 ~
ty, Ohio, or the amount of said
check shall be equal to 5 per cent Of
the bid and payable to said board.
The bond or check shall be forfeited
if the said bidder fails to- enter into
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
of the contract with satisfactory
sureties will be required for the
faithful performance of the work.
Bids will be mace 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 lump sum.
Bids will be received for the en-
tire work covered W the plans and
! specifications, omitting the heating
and ventilating. 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 the construction of said
building; or any combination of
such items as provided by the Cen
eral Code of Ohio.
Bids must be sealed and sent to
! w. H. Penrose, 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.
B. A. CARR, President
w. H. PENROSE, Clerk.