Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-13
LEGAL NOT|CE
INVITATION FOR BIDS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT

UNITED STATES DEPART MENT
 OF AGRICULTURE. Bureau of
 Public Roads. Juneau, Alaska, Sept.
 6, 1927. SEALED BIDS, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received until 9 o'clock a. m., Sept ember 30, 1927, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work for reconstruction and improving the Kenai Lake Highway, Reconstruction Bridges Section, National Forest Road project located within or partly with in the Chugach National Forest, Terri tory of Alaska, Third Judicial Division. The length of the project to be recon structed and improved is approximate ly 4.76 miles and the principal items of work are approximately as follows Unclassified Excavation; $500 GU. yds Structure Excavation; 40 GU. yds, Clearing and Grubbing; Lump amount Overhaul; 10000 sta yds. Untreated Timber Trestles; 84 M. it. B. M. 1O2' Span Timber Trusses: 2 spans. Treated Timber Filling; 4,100 Lin. it. Hand-laid Rock Embankment; 35 GU. yds. The contract form and the plans, specifications, special provisions, and estimate of quantities may be examin- ed by the prospective bidders at the following addresses: U. s. Bureau of Public Roads, 409 Goldstein Bldg, Juneau, Alaska. U. s. Bureau of Pub lie Roads, Federal Bldg, Seward Alas ka. Associated General Contractors, Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Ore. As sociated General Contractors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Wash. Associated General Contractors, Arcade Bldg, Seattle, Wash. Where copies of plans are requested, a deposit of $10.00 will be required to insure their return. If 'fwithin 15 days after opening of bids, plans are not returned, the deposit will be forfeited to the Government. Guarantee will be required with each bid as follows: Five (5) per cent of the amount of the bid. Performance bond will be required as follows: In amount of fifty (50) per cent of total contract price. Performance shall be- gin within 10 calendar days after date of receipt of notice to proceed and shall be completed within 180 calendar days from the date of receipt of said notice Liquidated damages for delay twill be the amount stated in Special Provisions" for each calendar day Of delay until the work is completed or accepted. Partial payments will be made as the work progresses on work and material delivered, if such work and material meets with the approval of the contracting officer. Article on patents will be made part of the con- tract Bids must be submitted upon the Standard Government Form of Bid and the successful bidder will be required to execute the Standard Gov ernment Form of Contract for Con- struction. The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bids received and to accept or reject any items of any bid, unless such bid is qualified by specific limitation. Envelopes contain ing bids must be sealed, marked and addressed as follows: Bid for Road Improvement, Kenai Lake Highway, Reconstruction Bridges, 409 Goldstein Bldg. Juneau, Alaska. To be opened September 30, 1927 at 3 o'clock a. m.
 M D. WILLIAMS, Acting District Engineer, U. s. Bureau of Public Roads. NOTE-See Standard Govern ment Instructions 10 E Fders and copy of the Standard GoYe- lent Form of Contract, Bid Bond. Performance Bond, which may be obtained upon apnIicatiOn