The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-20
Invitation for Bids

United States Department of Ag- riculture, Bureau of Public Roads,
 Juneau, Alaska, March II, 1880. Sealed bids subject to the condition contained herein, will be received until g o'clock A. M. April 18th, 1880, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work for con- sbructing and improving the Glac- i fer Highway, Mendenhan Glacier Section, National Forest Road Pro- iect, located adjacent to and with in the Tongass National Forest, First Judicial Division, Territory of AL aska. The length of the project to be constructed is approximately as follows: Clearing and Grubbing lump amount; Unclassified Exca- vation 69 stations; Structure Exca- vation 200 Gu. Yds, Fine Grading 1.91 Miles; Gravel Top Course 1200 Gu. Yds.; Untreated Timber Trastle 1 670 M it. BM; Treated Timber Trestle 20 M it. BM.; Class c Concrete 200 Gu. Yds.; 13" Cor
 rugated Metal Pipe 76 Lin. it.; 24" Corrugated Metal Pipe 26 Lin. it.; ] The contract forms and the plans, specifications, special provisions, and estimate Of quantities may be ex- amined and the Standard Question na:res and Financial Statement for Bidders secured by the prospective Bidders at the following addresses: | U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, 409 i Goldstein Bldg, Juneau, Alaska, As sociated General Contractors Mult- nomah Hotel, Portland. Ore, Asso- ciated General Contractors Arcade Bldg, Seattle, Wash, Associated General Contractors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Wash. Proposals ] will be received from capable and irresponsible contractors who must submit with their request for Stan dard Government Form of Bid. and 1 on forms to be supplied by the Dis i trict Engineer, an attested state ment of their experience and finan- cial resources. Standard Govern ment Form of Bid will be supplied only to contractors showing suffi- cient experience and financial re- sources to properly construct the work contemplated. Where copies of plans are requested, deposit of 5000 will be required to insure their return. If within fifteen (15) days after opening bids. plans are not returned, the deposit will be forfeited to the Government. Guar antee will be required with each bid aS follows: Five (5qt) percent of the amount of the bid. Per formance bond will be required as follows: In amount of 100%o of total contract price. Performance will begin within ten (1o) calendar days after date of receipt of notice to proceed and will be completed within one hundred 100) calendar days from that date. Liquidated damages for delay will be the amount stated in the Special Pro- visions" for each calendar day O. delay until the work is completel CT accepted. Partial payments will be made as the work progre5sas on work and material delivered, if such work and material meet the approval of the contracting officer. Article on patents will b2 made Q part of the contract. Bids must
 be submitted upon tho Standard Government Form Of Bii and the i successful bidder will be required
 to execute the Standard Ccsern-
 ment Form of Contract for CJl-
 struction. The right is l1s vsd,
 as the interest Of the Coy 3fe nent
 may require, to reject any . all
 bids, to waive any ,,4fors y in
 bids received, and to acceps Or re- 1 ject any items of any bid, unless
 such bid is qualified hy a,acific
 limitation. Envelopes cc-ta ling
 bids must be sealed, marked, and
 addressed as follows: Bid for Road
 Improvement, Glacier I-..5,,,sT7cc..r,
 Mendenhau Glacier Sect 9r to De
 opened April 25, 193O at 9 o'clock ;, AM; 409 Goldstein ISri-1.ss, Jlt
 neau, Alaska, M D. Nii,ai-1. D 5-
 trict Engineer, United StateS Bureau
 of. Public Roads
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