The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-07
Invitation For Bids

II. s. Department or Agflcul-
 ture, Bureau of Public Roads. Ju-
 neau. Alaska, March 5. 1928. Sealed bids, subject to the condi- | tions contained herein, will be received until 500 o'clock A. M. April 12, 1928, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all
 work for constructing and tm- proving the Glacier Highway, Fritz Cove Section. National For est Road project, located within or partly within the Tongass Ma 1 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 pri1i- cipal items of work are approx imately as follows: Clearing, 15.0
 acres; grubbing, so acres; com
 mon excavation. 6400 GU. yds.; solid rock excavation, TOO GU.
 yds.; unclassified excavation for structures, 250 GU. yds.; overhauL 300 sta. yds.; fine grading, 2.71
 miles; gravel, top course, 45OO GU. yds.; supplemental graveb 75Os GU. yds.; cement rubble ma
 sorry, 10 GU. yds.; corrugated
 metal pipe, S9S lin. it.; wood
 guard rail, 800 lin. it.; log cor duroy, 22OO 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 flor Bidders secured by the pros bective bidders at the following addresses: U. S. Bureau of Pub l lie Roads, 409 Goldstein Build 1 ing, Juneau, Alaska; Associated lGeneral Contractors, Multnomah 1 Hotel. Portland, Oregon; AssU- ciated General Contractors, Ar
 cade Building, Seattle, Wash lington; Associated General Con-
 tractors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane. Washington. Where copies of plans are requested. deposit of I&1O.00 will be required to insure their return. If within IS days latter 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 Iof the. amount of the bid. Per f0ffnance bond will be required as follows: In amount of 100 per
 cent of total contract price. Per
 formaIlce will begin within 10 cal
 end4r days after date of receipt
 of notice to proceed and will be
 completed within 180 calendar working days from that date. ILiauidated damages for delay will | be the amount stated in tho
 Special Provisions" for each cal
 endar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. Partial IpAyfnedtS will be made as tho work progresses on work and me-
 {efial ,deljfered, if such work anu
 tnaterial meets the approval of lthe contracting officer. Article on l it6tehts 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
 ment 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 lreject any items of any bid. un- I 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 bA
 opened April 12, 1928, at 500
 o'clock A. M., 4O9 Goldsteif
 Building, Juneau, Alaska. M. D.
 Williams, District Engineer. Bu-
 reau of Public Roads.