Evening star., 1929-12-21
pRnPOSAT.S.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be opened by
Eas Ia4 1s PrS % tMehty Meh IoOwsts
fniolmatcn pca Sca Tays
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULTURE,
Bureau of Public Roads. Washingtons. y; G..
December ls 1929 sEAdED s SIN S9e're. be re
Ti' and Il en- en- publicly opened. for FURNISHING all
S6GF R6TE for s@d unis ms'eEIA Of the Mouns Vernon
pOins rSn9iI spproHimatey iees south Of the
center line Of the Arlington Memorial bridge &c
Moaa. Htaan aHe Hernen, iOested
District Of Columbia, partly in Alexandria,
XEEnS cdanties and PfFz VTtna an Gn Of
the grading. drainage and ineiden1taai ,a- con
t tns bds viii be rseeed
vitrined clay pipe in place Of concrete cul-
vert pipe for all Of the several tSas sizes wis SteS be-
recognized; the total cost Of the alternate mat
selected Il bids are tsndersd en- TsS N upon no
the the basis Of one, kind only. The right is
fset inc}Sdns TO e the item Sh Special
or to award the item Special Borrow" as as
same or other bidders. as may appear 70 tie tie
best interest Of the Goyernment. ,.d II IT the
INDEPENDENT contract, the date OF execution
OF the contract: beginning Of WORK sna on
seF proVdsd t TOE fOr e
such independent contract the amoMns coqnns 1a
uSeV%HS the WORK within 400 calendar days viii be
5000 for each ealsndar day OF delay IN uns, 'ba
event eve tf the item Special borrow" is awarded
as separate. independent contract. the
amount OF liaqdated damages for ,i failure tS to to
1iH6e' Wiii be 500 90 for each calendar day Of
efHss' efies Of the Chief, Bureau oi Public Roads
naires. may be obtained in the once SGT. Of the
Washinston RTEsan % b. eompeted
covering experience and financial statemths t int
Chief. u. s. Bureau of. PUBLIC Roads; not
later than january le, 1880. Bids will not
considered from bidders who fail to hIdS.S. sSS
the sontraeting ocer sSityi as Indicated 5
must submit WIZ their sa.,s bid; plan ,on and
piete detail the proposed manner Of han:
ding the contract the n, examination Q non, Of
ton Failure to submit this questionnaiTe
for considering the, bid IRREGULAR. Tn:
length of the contract unit to be constructed
and the approximate quantities Of each Item
OF work are as follows:
1-4S;240 Gu. yds,; stripping and storing
2-loS acres; clearing and. grubbing:
S-BuildinEs to be removed as per Schedule
LBuldings to be removed as per Schedule
+BqldInrs to be removed as per Schedule
-strSs.urs to be removed as per Schedule
7-sss.27s GU. .yds.; unclassined exceyation.
5000 GU. yea; unclassified excavation for
aIs5 cu Tas: foundation nll.
Gu Gu yaS ys esesvaeon
70 $., ;5s isv vssnsg .s9sh GRADED road
ii7So sa sa yds foineh % rravel P base course.
l6-3,sSO SO. yds.; s-inch gravel surface
l7-2.sSo 50. yds.; s-ineh gravel surface
ls-5. 40 50. a. yds.; bituminous macadam sur
le-1ssSoS GU s yds:; Glass "a" concrete.
40 sS: w. sd:. Class "s,, soRsrsSts.
$500 'ci Gu, d yds; rubbIe faced concrete ma
$50 Gu. yds.: dry rubble masonry;
$3.50 lin. IT.; concrete pipe, l2-inch d.
2s-225 lin. it.; concrete pipe. l5-inch di-
so-2ss lin. IT,; concrete pipe, Is-insh d.
sl-4,s4s lin. IT,; concrete pipe, 24-inch d.
sa-44.2oo lin. IT; untreeted timber pilins.
$500 50. yds; grouted rubble gutter.
$500 lin. r.; concrete curb.
s7-i2 EACH catch basins and drop inlets.
98-6 each; manholes
40-l86,s5O GU. yds.: special borrow.
The quantities of the items for the alter
nate bid involving vitrified pipe viii be as
~ to 81. Inclusive, the following shall be
27A-lsso lin. f.; vitrined pipe. s-ineh d.
2sA-sSS lin. IT,; vitrined pipe. l2-inch d.
a0A-aas lin lin: IT,; vitrined pipe. 1s-inch dl-
sOA-2ss lin. IT.: vitrined pipe. ls-inch d.
slA-ts4s i'm. It.: yitrined pipe, a4-inch d.
ameter.
Where COPIES ef plans rs are are furnished sid;
made payable to A zsppOne., DisbuFsl's
Within is days after opening 6ids plans are
not returned, the deposit will be forfeited
Sarsd az nf Sith each bid as tooWs In mi the &c sum
OF not less than 20 Per cent cent OF the t,Sd t9Ia!
able to A. zappone. Disbursing Clerk. u. s.
Sgs W !. ooRs
sum OF 100 per cent Of the total amount
bid for the entire work Ltquidated dam:
for each calendar day of delay until the
work is completed and accepted. Partial
Article on patents will be
made q part OF the contract. Bids must be
submitted upon the Standard Government
Perm of Bid and the successful bidder Will
be required to execute the Standard Gov
The right is reserved, As the interest Of the
Government may require, to reject any and
all bids, to waive any informaltty in bids
received and to accept or reject any items
Of any bid, unless such bid Is qualified by
spectnc limitation. Envelopes containing
bids must be sealed. marked and addressed
as follows: Bid for Unit II. Mount Vernon
y. g. Department Of Agriculture. Washing .