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- ticns 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 im-
 proving the Glacier Highway,
 Fritz Cove Section, National For
 est Road project, located within or partly within the Tongass Ma tional Forest, Territory of Alaska,
 First Judicial Division. The
 length of the project to be con- structed and improved is approx imately 2.71 miles and the prin- cipal items of work are approx imately as follows: Clearing, 15.0
 acres; grubbing, 80 acres; com
 mon excavation, 6400 GU. yds.;
 solid rock excavation, 7700 GU.
 yds.; unclassified excavation for structures, 250 GU. yds.; overhaul.
 300 sta. yds.; fine grading, 2.71 miles; gravel, top course. 4500
 GU. yjs.; supplemental gravel, 750 GU. yds.; cement rubble ma
 sorry, 10 GU. yds.; corrugated
 metal pipe, 89S lin. it.. wood
 guard rail, 600 lin. it.; log cor
 duroy, 2200 lin. it. The contract form and the plans, specifica- tions, special provisions, and es- innate of quantities may be ex-
 amined and Standard Question naire and Financial Statement
 for Bidders secured by the pros
 pective bidders at the following
 addresses: U. s. Bureau of Pub lie Roads, 409 Goldstein Build ing, Juneau, Alaska; Associated General Contractors, Multnomaf Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Asso- ciated General Contractors, Ar
 cade Building, Seattle, Wash ington; Associated General Con tractors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Washington. Where copies of plans are requested, deposit of $10.0O 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: 5 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 cal
 endar days after date of receipt of notice to proceed and will be
 completed within 180 calendar
 working days from that date. Liquidated damages for delay will
 be the amount stated in the Special Provisi0ns' 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 a part of the contract. Bids must be sub mitted upon the Standard Gov ernment Form of Bid and the successful bidder will be required to execute the Standard Govern menta 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, un- less such bid is qualified by spec fife limitation. Envelopes contain ing bids must be sealed, marked, and addressed as follows: Bid for Road Improvement Glacier High way, Fritz Cove Section, to be opened April IF, 1928, at 9:00 o'clock A. M.. 4O9 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska. M. D. Williams, District Engineer, Bu-' reau of Public Roads.