Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-09
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INVITATION FOR BIDS

ID united States Denarrrnvn+ cf srricultnre bureau or Public Roads. Juneau Alaska. Feb ruarv Zl' 1881. Sealed Bide srbioc- 10 the conditions contained herein. o;n ho raoo;,.ad until o'clock 4. M. March 26. ,q3} and then publicly opened. for furrishi2.- au la DOT and materials and rerforminc an work Tor reconstructnr and improving tha Seward Highway Resurrection River Brtdce Natiopai Forest Road Project located adiac.nf +o +hn Chugach National Forest. Third Judicial I,i vision. Territory of Alaska. The length ot the project to be constructed is approximate ly O.333 miles and the principal items oi work are approximately as follows: IJnclas sified excavation 100 GU. yds: Unclassfie
 Borrow 14,3oo GU. yds; Overhaul rock fi
 !2'ooo sta yds; Finishing O.295 miles: Clear ing , and grubbing lump amount; Rock
 l5O GU. yds; Untreated timber 2s so r, r.
 s: M; Treated timber 235 M fl. E. M. lt'; a?v steei bridge l span: Treated timber piling 2,l1o lin. it. The contract form and the plans specifications special provision, and estimate of quantities may be examined and the Standard Questionaires' and Finan cial Statement for Bidders secured bv the prospective bidders at the following ad Federal Territorial Bldg, Juneau Alaska U. $. Bureau of Public Roads, Seward Alas
 ka Associated General Contractors, Mutt Gomaaa, nomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Associatet
 Washington Associated General Contractors Spokane Hotel Spokane. Washington. Each bidder must submit with his bid. or previous iy, an attested statement of his business and technical organization (of the bidder) or forms to be supplied by the District Enpin eer. which is available for the contemplated work. including his financial resources and his highway construction experience and oth CT construction experience, compared with the project bid upon. The United States ex. pressly reserves the right to reject any bi, in which the facts as to business and tech nieal organization. financial resources, or construction experience. compared with the project bid upon. justifies such rejection Where copies of plans are requested. a de posit of 5000 will be required to insure their return. If within fifteen tl5) days ed. the deposit will be forfeited to the gov ernment. Guarantee will be required with each bid as follows: Five (5go) per cent of the amount of the bid Performance bond will be required as follows: In amount of !oo% of the contract price. Performarce ~s:l begin within ten u0) calendar days after date of notice to proceed and will be com- peted within one hundred eighty (lSO) cal endar days from that date Liquidated dam age will be the amount stated in the Special Provisions" for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or ac- cepted. Partial payments will be made as the work progresses on work and material delivered if such work and material meet the approval of the contracting officer. Article on patents will be made a part ot the contract Bids must be submitted upon the Standard Government Form of Contract for Construction. The right is reserved, as the interest of the government may require to reject any and all bids, to waive any in- formality in bids received. and to accept or reject any items of any bid. unless such bid Is qualified by special limitation. En.e opcs containing bids must be sealed. marked. and addressed as follows: Bid for Road Improve ment. Seward Highway. Resurrection River o'clock A.. M. Federal and Territorial Bldg, Juneau, Alaska M. D. Williams. District Engineer. U. s. Bureau of Public Roads.