The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-27
Invitation for Bids

UnlJeQ StateS DeparumenC Ol | Agriculture Bureau of Public l Roads, Juneau, Alaska, May 25, 1881 Sealed Bids, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be | received until g o'clock A. M July | 1, 1881, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and ma- terials and performing all work for and improving the Glacier Highway, Juneau-Thane Section, National Forest, First Ju- dicial Division, Territory of Alas ka. The length of the project to be reconstructed is approximately 3556 Miles and the principal items of work are approximately as fol- lows: Clearing: 27 Acres; Grub ping: 15h Acres; Unclassified Ex- cavation: 81 900 Gu. Yds.; Over haul: 16,650 Sta Yds.; Fine Grad
 ing 3.556 Miles; Crushed Rock, Bottom: 10000 Gu Yds.; Crushed Rock Top: 5,20O Gu. Yds.; Binder hauled over 500 it.. 1900 c Y. Miles; Glass B. Concrete: 110 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 Questionnaires 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;
 ketchikan, Alaska; Associated General Contractors, Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Associat- led General Contractors, Area d e Bldg, Seattle, Washington; Asso- |ciated General Contractors, Spo- kane Hotel, Spokane, Washington. Each bidder must submit with his bid, or previously, an a tte s te d statement of his business and tech- 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 to
 business and technical organiza-
 ton, financial resources or con-
 struction experience, compare d
 with the project bid upon, justifieS
 such rejection. Where copies of
 plans are requested, a deposit of
 5000 will be required to insure
 their return. If within fifteen Q5) days after opening of bids,
 plans are not returned, the deposit will be forfeited to the Govern 1ment. Guarantee will be required
 with each bid as follows: In amount of 1O0%5 of the total con- tract price. Performance will be-
 gin within ten t10) 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 lamount stated in the Special Pro- visions for each calendar day Of delay until the work is completed Tor accepted, Partial payments
 will be made as the work progress
 es on work and material delivered If such work and material meet lthe approval of the contracting of- lficer. Article on patents will be made a part of the contract. Bids lmust be submitted upon the Stand lard Government Form of Contract flor Construction. The right IS reserved, as the interest Of the
 Government may require, to rejec'
 any and all bids, to waive any in- lformality in bids received, and te
 accept or reject any items of any Ibid, unless such bid is qualified lby specific limitation. Envelope:
 containing bids must be sealed marked and addressed as follows lBid for Road Improvement. Glacier Highway, Juneau-Thane Section
 ITO be opened July 1, 1881 at o'clock A. M Federal & Territorla lBldg., Juneau, Alaska, M. D. Will Iliams, District Engineer, U. s. Bu reau of Public Roads
 May 26, 27, 28, 1881.