The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-06
Invitation for Bids

United States Depait tment of Ag- riculture, Bureau of Public Roads, Juneau, Alaska, April 1, 1881 Seal ed Bids, subject to the conditions contained herein. will be received until 9 o'clock AM May 8, 1881, and then publicly opened, for furn- ishing all labor and materials and performing all work for construct ing and improving the Rake High way, Kake-Cannery Section, Na- tional Forest Road Project located within the Tongass National Forest, First Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska. The length of the project to be constructed is approximately O.723 miles and the principal items of work are approximately as fol- lows. Clearing 30 Acres; Grubbing 20 Acres; Unelassified Excavation 2,050 Gu. Yds; Structure Excavation 30 Gu. yds; Unclassified Borrow $50 Gu. Yds; Gravel, top 900 Gu. Yds; Untreated Timber 125 M. it. B.M.; Treated Timber 120 M fit. B.M.; Corr. Metal Pipe TIA Lin. Ft; Treat ed Timber Filing 1,260 Lin. Ft. The contract form and the plans speci- fications, special provisions, and es- innate of quantities may be ex- amined and the standard Ques- tionnaires and Financial Statement for Bidders secured by the pros pective bidders at the following ad- dresses: U. s. Bureau of Public Roads, Federal & Territorial Build ing, Juneau, Alaska; U. s. Forest Service Commercial Building, Ket- chikan, Alaska; Associated General Contractors, Multnomah Hotel, Port land, Oregon; Associated General Contractors, Arcade Building, Seat tie, Washington; Associated Gen. eral Contractors, Spokane Hotel
 Spokane, Washington. Each bidder must submit with his bid, or prev iously, al attested statement of his business and technical organization (of the bidder) on forms to be sup piled by the District Engineer, which is available for the contemplated work, including his financial re- souces and his highway construc- tion experience, and other con- struction experience, compared with the project bid upon. The U. s
 expressly reserves the right to re- ject any bid in which the facts as to business and technical organiza- tion, financial resources, or con- struction experience compared with the project bid upon, justifies such rejection. Where copies of plans are requested, deposit of $10OC will be required to insure theil return. If within fifteen 15) days after opening of bids, plans are not returned, the deposit will be forfeited to the Government. Guar antee will be required with each bid as follows: Five (5@s) per cent of the amount of the bid. Perform ance bond will be required as fol- lows: In amount of 100%5 of the total contract price. Performance will begin within ten 1O) calendar days after date of receipt of notice to proceed and will be completed within one hundred (100) calendar days from that date. Liquidated damages for delay will be the amount stated in the Special Pro- visions for each calendar day oi delay until the work is completed or accepted. Partial payments vii be made as the work progresses or work and material delivered if such work and material meet the ap- proval of the contracting officer
 Article on patents will be made g part of the contract. Bids must be submitted upon the Standard Government Form of Bid and the successful bidder will be required to execute the Standard Govern ment Form of Contract for Con- struction. The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to reject any and all bids to waive any informality in bid received, and to accept or reject any items of any bid, unless sucf bid is qualified by specific limita' tion. Envelopes containing bid
 must be sealed. marked, and ad
 dressed as follows: Bid for RoaC Improvement. Rake Highway, Rake
 Cannery Section, to be opened May 8, 1881 at o'clock A. M, Fedora
 & Territorial Building. Juneau, Al
 aska. M. D. Williams, District En
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