The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-25
Invitation for Bids

United States Department of Ag-
 riculture, Bureau of Public Roads,
 Juneau, Alaska, February 21, 1881.
 Sealed Bids subject to the condi-
 tions contained here, will be re-
 ceived until o'clock A. M. March | 27, 1881, and then publicly opened,
 for furnishing all labor and mater
 ials and performing all work for
 reconstructing and improving the
 Glacier Highway, Mendenhall Riv-
 CT Bridge, National Forest Road Project, located adjacent to the Ton
 gass National Forest, First Judi ! cial Division, Territory of Alaska.
 The length of the project to be
 reconstructed is approximately 0.213
 miles and the principal items of work are approximately as follows.
 Structure Excavation 530 Gu. Yds;
 Fine Grading 0159 Miles; Crushed
 Rock, Bottom 250 Gu. Yds; Crushed
 Rock, Top 200 Gu. Yds; Unclassi- fled Borrow 5.200 Cu.Yds; Untreat- ed Timber 408 M Ft. B.M.; Treat- ed Timber 21.4 M. Ft B.M.: Class A concrete 160 Cu.Yds; Reinforcing Steel TOGO Lbs; 120' Steel Bridge l2 spans. The contract form and the plans, specifications, special provls- ions and estimate of quantities may be examined and the Standard
 Ouestionnaires and Financial State
 ment for Bidders secured by the
 prospective bidder at the following
 addresses: U. S. Bureau of Public
 Roads, Federal & Territorial Bldg, Juneau, Alaska; U. s. Forest Sery- ice, Commercial Bldg, Ketchikan,
 Alaska; Associated General Con- tractors. Multnonlah Hotel. Port land, Oregon; Associated General
 Contractors, Arcade Bldg, Seattle,
 Washington; Associated General Contractors, Spokane Hotel, Spo- kane, Washington. Each bidder
 must submit with his bid, or prev
 iously, an attested statement of his
 business and technical organization .(of the bidder) on forms to be
 supplied by the District Engineer,
 which is available for the contem-
 plated work, including his financial resources and his highway con-
 struction experience, compared with
 the project bid upon, The United States expressly reserves the right
 to reject any bid in which facts as
 to business and technical organi
 zation, financial resources or con-
 struction experience, compared with
 the project bid upon, justifies such
 rejection Where copies of plans are
 requested deposit of $1o00 will
 be required to insure their return.
 If within fifteen Q5) days after
 opening bids, plans are not return
 ed, the deposit will be forfeited to
 the Government. Guarantee will
 be required with each bid as fol-
 lows: Five (5fo) per cent of the amount of the bid. Performance
 bond will be required as follows
 In amount of 1009o of the total contract price Performance will be- gin with ten Q0) calendar days
 after date of notice to proceed and will be completed within One Hun dred Eighy 18O) calendar days from that date Liquidated damages for delay will be the amount stated in the Special Provisions for each
 calendar day of delay until the Fl work is completed or accepted. Par tial payments will be made as the work progresses on work and ma- : terial delivered if such work and ], material meet the approval of the
 contracting officer. Article on pat ents will be made a part of the
 contract Bids will be submitted upon the Standard Governmen
 Form of Bid and the successful bidder will be required to execute 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 informality in bids received, land 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 Improve
 ment, Glacier Highway, Meaden- hall River Bridge, to be opened at o'clock March 27, 1881, Federal x
 Territorial Bldg, Juneau, Alaska M, D. Williams, District Engineer Bureau of Public Roads.