The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-07
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 9:00 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 Point Agassiz High way. Point Agassiz-Muddy River
 Section. National Forest Road project, located within or partly within the Tongass National For est. Territory of Alaska. First Judicial Division. The length of
 the project to be constructed and
 improved is approximately 4.54
 miles and the principal items of work are approximately as fol- lows: Clearing, POO acres; grub ping, 150 acres; common excava- ton, 26,500 GU. yds.: solid rock
 excavation, 450 GU. yds.; unclas-
 sified excavation for structures,
 75 GU. yds.; fine grading, 4.54
 miles; gravel, top course, 1900
 GU. yds.; corrugated metal pipe
 tnestable), 520 lin. it.; log cor duroy, 600 lin. it. The contract
 form and the plans, specifica- tions, special provisions. and es- innate of quantities may be ex- amined and Standard Question naires 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, Multnomah 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 $10.00 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: 5 per cent of the amount of the bid. Per formance bond will be required as follows: In 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 150 calendar working days from that date. Liquidated damages for delay will be 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 a part of the contract. Bids must be sub mitted upon the Standard Gov ernment Form of Bid and thel 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 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:f Bid for Road Improvement, Point Agassiz Highway, Point Agassiz- Muddy River Section. to be opened April 12, 1928 at 9:00 o'clock A. M, \ 409 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska. M. D. Williams, District Engineer, Bureau of Public Roads. 409 Goldstein Buildin, Juneau,