The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-11
Invitation for Bids

United States Department of Ag- riculture, Bureau of Public Roads, Juneau, Alaska, March 2, 1881
 Sealed Bids, subject to the condi- tions contained herein, will be re- ceived until g o'clock AM. April g, 1881, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work for con- structing and improving the Peters burg Creek Highway, Cemetery Boundary Section, National Forest Road Project, located adjacent to the Tongass National Forest, First Judicial Division, Territory of AL aska. The length of the project to be constructed is approximately 2782 miles and the principal items of work are approximately as fol- lows: Clearing 13.5 Acres; Grubbing 85 Acres; Unclassified Excavation 10,900 Gu. Yds; Structure Excava- tion 300 Gu. Yds; Overhaul 100 Sta. Yds; Fine Grading 2.782 miles; Gravel, Top Course 4,000 Gu. Yds; Supplemental Gravel 750 Gu. Yds; Corrugated Metal Pipe 1,158 Lin Ft. Log Corduroy 500 Lin. Ft The contract form and the plans, speci- fications, special provisions and es- innate of quantities may be exam ined and the Standard Question naires and Financial Statement for Bidders secured by the prospective bidders at the following addresses: U. s. Bureau of Public Roads, Fed eral & Territorial Bldg.,/ Juneau, Alaska; U. s. Forest Service, Com mercial Bldg, Ketchikan, Alaska; Associated General Contractors, Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Ore gon; Associated General Contract ors, Arcade Bldg, Seattle, Washing ton; Associated General Contract ors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Wash ington. Each bidder must submit with his bid, or previously, an at tested statement of his business and technical organization (of the bid der) on forms to be supplied by the District Engineer, which is available for the con t e m p lated work, including his financial re- sources and his highway construc- tion experience and other construc- .tion experience, compared with the project bid upon. The United States expressly reserves the right to re- ject any bid in which the facts as to business and technical or ganization, financial resources or construction experience, compared with the project bid upon, justified such rejection. Where copies of plans are requested, a deposit of 5000 will be required to insure their return. If within fifteen d5) days after opening of bids, plans are not returned, deposit will be forfeited to the Government Guar antee will, be required with each bid as follows: Five (58e) per cent of the amount of the bid. Perform ance bond will be required as fol- lows: In amount of 100%o of the total contract price. Performance will begin within ten 1O calendar days after the date of notice to proceed and will be completed with in one hundred eighty (18O calen- dar 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 payment 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 of the contract. Bids must be submitted upon the Standard Gov ernment Form of Bid and the suc- cessful bidder will be required to execute the Standard Government Form of Contract for Construction
 The right is reserved, as the inter- est of the Government may require, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bids received, and to accept or reject any items of any bid, unless such bid is qualified by specific limitation. En- velopes containing bids must be sealed, marked, and addressed as follows: Bid for Road Improvement Petersburg Creek Highway, Gene tery- Boundary Section, to be open ed April g, 1881 at o'clock A. M. Federal & Territorial Bldg, Juneau Alaska. M. D. Williams, District Engineer, U. s. Bureau of Public Roads.