The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-09
Notice To Contractors

The Fairfield State Hospital Com mission, acting through its Build ing Committee, MT Harold B. Senior, Chairman, will receive bids for the erection and completion of a water system, fire protection sys- tenn, reinforced concrete reservoir, gate valve houses, gate valve pits, manholes, etc., to be installed on State property on Mile Hill Road, Newtown, Connecticut, on or be- fore ten o'clock (1O:00) A. M. on October 21, 1881, at the office of the Trustees of the Fairfield State Hospital in the Simpson House on the property.
 The successful contractor will be required to sign a contract with a bonus and forfeiture clause to have the work from the Newtown Wa ter Supply Line, marked "E", to '.F", to "G", and to Boiler House, point ''H", completed and ready for use on or before December 1st, 1881: and the balance of all work shown on plan W-2, Institutional Group, to point ID" completed and ready for use on or before Decem- Dollars ($100.00) per day penalty for each working day this work is not completed as above, and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day for each working day that the above work is completed and ready for use in advance of the above stated time. This is for liquidating damages. Rainy or snowy days, holidays and Sundays are not to be counted in the bonus or forfeiture payment. Claims for rainy or snowy days or for other causes must be filed with the Chief Inspector, Mir Baldwin, on the night of that day. The balance of the work to be completed as soon thereafter as possible.
 All bidders figuring on this work shall, as an evidence of good faith, enclose with their bid a certified check in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars (s5000.00), said certified check to be drawn to the order of Harold B. Senior, Chairman of the Building Committee. Also, with their sealed proposal, in addition to the certified check, all contrac- tors will be required to inclose a letter from a bonding company sat- isfactory to the Building Commit tee, agreeing to bond the Contrac- tor for the full amount of the bid, if said bidder shall be awarded the contract for the installation of the above work. The Owner will fur nish and pay for the successful contractors bond.
 The certified checks of all con- tractors to be held in escrow by the Chairman of the Building Commit. tee until the contract has been awarded.
 Failure on the part of the suc- cessful bidder to properly execute a contract for the above work with in five (5) days after being noti- fled to sign shall forfeit said certi- fled check and it shall become the property of the Building Commit tee: the whole sum of the Five Thousand-Dollar check, or such portion as may be necessary, to be used by the Building Committee to make up the difference between the bid of the defaulting bidder and that of the next lowest bidder. The balance, if any, shall be returned to it's author.
 The Building Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, or any part of bid pre- scented, or to invite new proposals, as their interests may appear. No bids will be accepted until they have been approved by the State Board of Finance and Control.
 Bids are to be made out on bid fofms accompanying the specifica- 1fona. with all items filled out, en- c1osed in a sealed envelope. togeth- or with the certified check and let fer from bonding company, and marked Proposal for the Installa- f1on Of Water system, Fire Protec- ion System. Reservoir, Etc" and n66re1sed to Harold B. Senior, {>hnir1nan of the Building Commit foe. Fairfield State Hospital, and delIvered on or before the time and n< fhe place above stated.
 p1nns and specifications for this urork may be secured from the Ar ch1f<cf, walter P. Crabtree, No. x<o Asylum Street. Hartford, Con- ~@cficuf. by making a deposit of Ivonfv Dollars ($So.00). Fifteen {4f5 .o0) of which will be refunded < -.',s, receipt of the plans and speci- 1&.Ii0ns in good condition at the @rchIIecf's office not later man 56<Ambfr q. 1881.
 &IHFIEf.n STATE HOSPITAL
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 HAROLD F. SrNioR. &4Itnlan Of the Building com.