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INVITATION FOR BIDS

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Bureau of Public Roads. Juneau. Alaska, April B. 1929. Sealed Bids subject to the conditions contained herein,
 will be received until g 200 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 in-
 proving the Afognak Lake Highway. Afog- yak Bay-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-
 mately 4.55 miles and the principal items of work are approximately as follows: Clearing 18.0 Acres Grubbing 11.0 Acres Common Excavation 10.200 Gu. Yds. Solid Rock Ex- cavation 1000 Gu. Yds.; Uncassfied Exca- vation for Structures 200 Gu Yds {; Fine Grading 4.55 Miles: Gravel Top Course 4,000 Gu. Yds. Treated Timber lO.0 Nj Ft BM i: 122 Timber Truss l Span Dry Bubble Ma sorry Is Gu. Yds Corr. Metal Pipe (nest- able) 1874 Lin. Fit. The contract form and the plans, specifications, special provisions and estimate of quantities may be examined and the Standard Questionnaires and Finan- cial Statement for Bidders secured by the prospective bidders at the following addresses: U. $. 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 General Contractors, Arcade Building, Seat tie, Washington; Associated General Con- tractors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Washing ton. Proposals will be received from capa- ble and responsible contractors who must submit with their request for Standard Gov errment form of Bid and on forms to be SUD- piled by the District Engineer an attested of their experience and financial resources. Standard Government form of bid will be supplied only to contractors showing  10 properly construct the work contemplated. Where copies of plans are requested. a de- rost of S10.00 will be required to insure their return. If within 15 days after open ing the bids plans not returned the depo- sit will be forfeited to the Government. Guar antee will be required with each bid as fol-
 lows: percent of the amount of the bid Performance bond will be required as fol- lows: In amount of 100 percent of total con- tract price. Performance will begin within 10 calendar days after date of receipt of no- tice to proceed and will be completed within 240 calendar days from that date. Liqui- dated damages for delay will be the amount stated in the Special Provisions" for each calendar day of delay until the work is com pleted or accepted Partial payments will be made as the work progresses on work and material delivered if such work and material
 meets the approval of the contracting offi- cer Article on patents will be made part of the contract. Bids must be submitted up- on the Standard Government Form of Bid and the successful bidder will be required to 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 bids, to
 waive any informaity in bids received, and to accept or reject any items of any bid, un-
 less such bid is qualified by specific limita- tion Envelopes containing bids must be seal
 ed, marked and addressed follows: Bid
 for Road Improvement, Afognak Lake High
 way, Afognak Bay-Hatchery Section, to be opened May II, 1929 at $500 o'clock A. M.,
 at 4O9 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska, M D. Williams, District Engineer, Bureau of PubIic Roads