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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 9:00 o'clock A. M.. May IT, 1929, and then publicly opened, for
 furnishing all labor and materials and per- forming all work for constructing and m- proving the Afognak Lake Highway, Afog- nak Bay-Hatchery Section, National Forest
 Road Project located within the Chupach
 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 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 4000 1 Gu. Yds. Treated Timber 10.0 M Ft. BM. i; 122' Timber Truss l Span; Dry Bubble Ma sorry 15 Gu. Yds. Corr. Metal Pipe (nest- abe) 1874 Lin. Ft The contract form and i 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. s. Bureau of Public Roads. 409 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska; U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, Federal Building, Seward, AL aska Associated General Contractors. Mult- nonnah 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 ernment 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 and fiV1oYa aial to properly construct the work contemplated Where copies of plans requested, a de- posit of $10.00 will be required to insure their return. If wthin~ES days after open ing the bids plans are not returned the depo- sit will be forfeited to the Government. Guar entee will be required with each bid as fol- lows: 5 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 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 pleted accepted Partial payments will be made the work progresses on work and material delivered if such work and material meets the approval of the contracting off cer. Article 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 informaIity in bids received, and 10 accept or reject any items of any bid, un- less such bid is qualified by specific limta- tion. Envelopes containing bids must be seal ed marked. and addressed as follows: Bid for Road Improvement. Afognak Lake High way Afognak Bay-Hatchery ias, to be opened May II. 1929 at :00 o'clcel A. M., at 409 Goldstein Building, Juneau. Alaska, NJ. D. Williams, District Engineer, Bureau of Public Roads.