The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-06
Invitation For Bids

U. s. Department of Agricul-
 ture. Bureau of Public Roads, Ju-
 neau, Alaska, March 5, 1928.
 Sealed bids, subject to the condi-
 tions contained herein, will be
 received until 800 o'clock A. M.,
 April 12, 1928. and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all
 work for constructing and inn
 proving the Petersburg Highway
 Scow Bay-Cannery Section, Ma tional Forest Road project, To- cated within or partly within the Tongass National Forest, Terri tory of Alaska. First Judicial Division. The length of the pro- ject to be constructed and im- proved is approximately 2.6s miles and the principal items of work are approximately as fol- lows: Clearing, 15.0 acres; Grub ping, 9.5 Acres: Common Exca-
 vation, $500 GU. yds.; Solid Rock
 Excavation, 1000 GU. yds.; Unclassi- fled Excavation for Structures, $50 GU. yds.; Overhaul, 5000 sta. yds; Fine Grading, 2.6B miles; Gravel, top course. 5200 GU. yds.; Supple mental Gravel. 750 GU. yds; Un- treated Timber Trestle, 12.5 mft.
 ME; Log Cribbing, 1850 sq. it.; Corrugated Metal Pipe, 1890 Lin it.; Lek Corduroy, 800 Lin. Ft. 1rhe contract form and the plans. specifications, special provisions, and estimate of quantities may
 be exaihined and Standard Cues fi0Iinaires and Financial State-
 ment for Bidders secured by the prospective bidders at the fol- lowing addresses: D. S. Bureau of
 Public Roads, 4O9 Goldstein Building. Juneau, Alaska; Asso- ciated General Contractors, Multi. nomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon;
 Associated General Contractors, Arcade Building, Seattle, Wash ington; Associated General Con tractors. Spokane Hotel. Spokane.
 Washington. Where copies of plans are requested. a deposit of
 $10.00 will be required to insure their return. If within 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: per cent of the amount of the bid. Per formance bond will be required as follows: Tn amount of 100 per cent of total contract price. Per
 formance will begin within 10 call endar days, after date of receipt of notice to proceed and will be compieted within 180 calendar
 working days from that date. Liatiidated damages for delay will
 f3e the amount stated in the Special Provisions" for each call endar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. Partial payments will be made as the work progresses on work and ma terial delivered. If such work and material meets the approval of the contracting officer. Article on patents will be made part of the contract. Bids must be sub mitted upon the St4udard Gov ernment Form of Bid and the successful bidder will sbe required to execute the Standard Govern ment Form of Contract for Con- struction. The right ia reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to reject any and all bids. to waive any infOrmality in bids received; ana to accept CT reject any items of any bid, un- less such bid is qualified by spec ific limitation. Envelopes contain ing bids must be sealed, marked, and addressed as followb: Bid for Road Improvement. Petersburg Highway, Sc0w Bay-Cannery Sec ton, to be opened April 12, 1928, It S:00 c'clock 4. II. 4O9 Gold stein Bttlldink, ulineau, Alaska. V. ID. Williams. Disttct Engineer, Bureau of Public ROads.