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INVITATION FOR BIDS

UNITED STATE S DEPARTMENT OF
 AGRICULTURE, Bureau of Public Roads
 Juneau. Alaska, April 8, 1929 Sealed Bids
 subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received until $500 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 Afoenak Lake Highway, Afog- rak 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 approximately follows: Clearing 1S.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 i; Fine
 Grading 4.55 Miles Gravel Top Course 4,000
 Gu. Yds; Treated Timber 100 M Fit. BM.
 122' 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- 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, 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 erpnlent form of Bid and on forms to be SUD- piled by the District Engineer. attested statement of their experience and financial resources. Standard Government form of bid will be supplied only to contractors showing Gnff ianf and osa1 10 properly construct the work contemplated. Where copies of plans are requested, a de- rosit of $10.00 will be required to insure their return. If within Is 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: Tn 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 24O calendar days from that date. Liqu- dated damages for delay will be the amount stated in the Special Provisions" for each calendar day of delay until the work is peted accepted. Partial payments will be material delivered if such work and material meets the approval of the contracting off cer. Article patents will be made a 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 served, the interest of the Government may require. to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalty 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 as follows: Bid for Road Improvement, Afognak Lake High way, Afognak Bay-Hatrhery ea4 ion, to be opened May II, 1929 at $500 ocio A. M, at 409 Goldstein Building, Juneau. Alaska, M. D. Williams, District Engineer, Bureau of Public Roads