The Washington times., 1930-09-17
Bids and Proposals

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. Washing
ton. September 10, 1880. Sealed pro-
posals hi duplicate, will he received at the
day. October Is. 1890. for furnishing all
labor and materials for Installing complete
at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital. Washing
ton. ID. C., one boiler. sItperheater. econO-
mliZrr and stoker together with brick set
ting. piping. breeching. etc. i'll accordance
with specifications. copies of which may
he obtained from the Superintendent Of
the Hospital, or the Chief Clerk of the
Department. The right Is reserved to re-
iect any or all bids. waive technical de-
fects. or TO accept one part and reject
the other as the interests of the Govern
ment may require. Proposals must be
superheater. economizer and stoker at Saint
EliZabeth's Hospital" and be addressed tn
the Secretary of the Interior. Washington,
ID. G. Assistant Secretary
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, Washing.
ton. ID. c.. September g. I93O--SeaIed
bids in duplicate. subject to the conditions
contained herein. will he received until
then opened for tn Furnishing all labor
and materials for performing all work for
the construction ttncluding all mechanical
equipmentl Of Building No. J. and for
buildings Nos 2 and 3 of he Women :
il!1ormitory group At Howard University
WASHINGTON. d; {. This work will include
ton. brickwork. stone work. floor and
wall tile. miscellaneous iron and steel
work slate and metal roofing, iathing and
plastering carpentry. electric elevators.
plumbing heating electrical installation.
finish grading .fonerete walks and land
ture, shades, drapcries, etc--furnished and
installed. Proposals will be considered
only from individuals, firms or corpora.
tlons possessing satisfactory financial and
technical ability. equipment. and orRaniza-
ton TO insure speedy comRletition OF the
contract; and in making. awards the rec
Ords of bidders for expedition and ,satislac.
tory performance an contracts of similar
character and magnitude viii be carefully
considered. Separate and distinct apprO-
priati0ns having been made for dormitory
No. and for d0rmiiories Nos. . and 3
1t viii be necessary. in order to avoid any
violation of Sections 3f1S and 37:i3 Of the
Revised Statutes, to invite bids and enter
into contracts which will specify the con-
sideration for dornIitory. No, separate
mtories Nos. . and 3. IS contractors
may he able to make n better price to the
Government il assured of the contract for
the whole three buildings. there is no OH
lection to having bidders submit bids for
the two projects separately and. also to
projects based on an award for all three
buildings. 1t is. desired that these buliL
ines be completed at the earliest practi
cable date and therefore time will be con-
sdered an element in awarding such CON
tracts. At the discretion of the Secretary.
drawings and specifications may be OBJ
tanned upon application to the Department
A certified check in the sum of 500 pay
able to the Treasurer of the United States
is required as security for sale return Of
days after the date of opening proposals
Each bidder must accompany his proposal
with detailed financial statement of his
construction organization. The Govern
ment reserves the right to reject anY or all
bids or waive technical defects. The Gov.
ernment also reserves the right to award
the contracts for these buildings either as
separate contracts for each of the two
projects TO separate bidders. or as sepa-
rate contracts for the two projects,
combined under one hid TO one bid
der Envelopes containing bids must
he sealed marked bid for construction.
equipment and furnishing of w0men's dor
mitOry building / and buildings . and 3.
Howard University, Washington. d. C.. to
be opened October z. 1880" and addressed
to "The Secretary of Interior. Room 6II9
Interior Department Building. Washington
u. C." JOHN H. EDWARDS. Assistant
Secretary of Interior