Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-16
Golden Wheel Lighters, S7.50 anc n. SCHALT ERER'S ALASKA SHOr
INVITATION FOR BIDS

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Bureau of Public Roads Juneau, Alaska, April 3. 1929. Sealed Bids subject to the conditions contained herein. will be received until g 100 o'clock A. M., May II, 1929, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and materials and per- forming all work for constructing and inn proving the Atognak Lake Highway, Afog- rak Bay-H Hatchery Section. National Forest | Road Project located within the Chugach National Forest, Territory of Alaska Third Judicial Division The length of the project to be constructed and improved is approxi- matey 455 miles and the principal items of work are approximately follows: Clearing 18.0 Acres Grubbing 11.0 Acres; Common Excavation 10,200 Gu. Yds. Solid Rock EX- cavation 1000 Gu. Yds; Unclassified Exca- vation for Structures 200 Gu. Yds. Fine Grading 4.55 Miles; Gravel Top Course 4,000 Gu. Yds. Treated Timber 100 M Ft. BM 1; l22' Timber Truss 1 Span: Dry Bubble Ma sorry IS Gu Yds. Corr. Metal Pipe (nest- able) 1874 Lin. Ft The contract form and the plans, specifications, special provisions, and estimate of quantities may be examined and the Standard Questionnaires and Finan- cal Statement for Bidders secured by the prospective bidders at the following addresses: II. s. Bureau of Public Roads, 409 Goldstein Building Juneau, Alaska; U. s. Bureau of Public Roads, Federal Building Seward, Al aska Associated General Contractors, Mutt nomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon Associated
 
 tie, Washington; Associated General Con- tractors, Spokane Hotel. Spokane, Washing ton Proposals will be received from capa- ble and responsible contractors who must ] stlbruit with their request for Standard Gov errment form of Bid and on forms to be SUD- piled by the District Engineer, an attested statement of their experience and financial resources Standard Government form of bid will be supplied only to contractors showing sufficient experience and financial resources 10 properly construct the work contemplated. Where copies of plans requested a de- rosit of s1O0O will be required to insure their return If within IS days after open I ing the bids plans not returned the depo- sit will be forfeited to the Government. Guar antee will be required with each bid as foi- lows: 5 percent of the amount of the bld Performance bond will be required as fol- lows: In amount of 100 percent of total con tract price Performance will begin within I 10 calendar days after date of receipt of no- tice to proceed and will be completed within 24O calendar days from that date. Llqul- dated damages for delay will be the amount
 stated in the Special Provisions for each
 calendar day of delay until the work IS com
 peted or accepted Partial payments Will De
 made as the work progresses on work anu
 material delivered if such work and material
 meets the approval of the contracting oltl-
 ger Article on patents will be made a part
 of the contract Bids must be submitted up
 on the Standard Government Form ot Bld
 and the successful bidder will be required tc
 execute the Standard Government Form of
 Contract of Construction. The right is re served. as the interest of the Government may require, to reject any and all blds' te waive any informality in bids received, ano ] to accept or reject any items of any bid un less such bid is qualified by specific limlta ton. Envelopes containing bids must be seal } ed, marked and addressed as follows; r,.ol bl' for Road Improvement, Afognak Lake hlgh way, Afognak Bay-Hatchery Section. to b } opened May II, 1929 at 9;OO o'clock A. M. 2 at 4O9 Godstein Building, Juneau, Alaska a M. D. Williams. District Engineer Burea' ] of Public Roads.