The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-28
Invitation for Bids

United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads, Juneau, Alaska, May 25, 1881. Sealed Bids, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received until 9 o'clock A. M. July l, 1881, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and ma terials and performing all work fer reconstructing and improving the Glacier Highway, Juneau-T -Thane Section, National Forest, First Ju- dicial Division. Territory of Alas ka. The length of the project toi be reconstructed is approximately 3556 Miles and the principal items of work are approximately as fol- lows: Clearing: 27 Acres; Grub ping; l512 Acres; Unclassified Ex- cavation: 81900 Gu Yds.; Over haul: 16,65o Sta Yds.: Fine Grad ing 3.556 Miles: Crushed Rock, Bottom: 10,00o Gu Yds.; Crushed Rock Top: 5,200 Gu Yds. Binder hauled over 500 ft: 1900 c Y. Miles; Class B. Concrete: no Gu Yds.; Corr. Metal Pipe: 4,604 Lin Ft.; Rock Fill in place: 3,400 Gu Yds. The contract form and the plans, specifications, special pro- visions and estimate of quantities may be examined and the Stand ard Qusstionnaires and Financial Statement for Bidders secured by the prospective bidder at the fol- lowing addresses: U. s. Bureau of Public Roads, Federal & Territor- ial Bldg Juneau, Alaska; U. s. Forest Service, Commercial Bldg; 1 Ketchikan, Alaska; Associated General Contractors, Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Associat- ed General Contractors, Arcad el Bldg, Seattle, Washington; Asso- ciated General Contractors, Spo- kane Hotel, Spokane, Washington. Each bidder must submit with his bid, or previously, an tte S d ! statement of his business and tech i nical organization (of the bidder) | on forms to be supplied by the District Engineer which is avail able for the contemplated work, in- cluding his financial resources and his highway construction exper- fence and other construction exper- fence, compared with the project bid upon The United States eX- pressly reserves the right to reject any bid in which the facts as toi business and technical organiza- ton, financial resources or con- Struetion experience, c com p ar e d with the project bid upon, justifies such rejection. Where copies of plans are requested, deposit of 5000 will be required 70 insure their return If within fifteen Q5) days after opening of bids, plans are not returned, the deposit will be forfeited to the Govern ment. Guarantee will be required with each bid as follows In amount of 100a5 of the total con- tract price. Performance will be- gin within ten G0 calendar days after date of notice to proceed and will be completed within two hundred seventy (270) calendar days from that date. Liquidated damages for delay will be the amount stated in the Special Pro visions for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. Partial payments will be made as the work progress es on work and material delivered if such work and material meet the approval of the contracting of ficer. Article on patents will be made a part of the contract. Bids must be submitted upon the Stand ard 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 specific limitation. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed,
 marked and addressed as follows.
 Bid for Road Improvement. Glacier Highway, Juneau-Thane Section To be opened July l, 1881 at g o'clock A. M Federal & Territorial Bldg, Juneau, Alaska. M. D. Will Hams, District Engineer, U. s. Bu- reau of Public Roads