The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-26
Invitation for Bids


 riculture, Bureau of Public Roads, Juneau, Alaska, February 21, 1881. Sealed Bids subject to the condi- tions contained herein, will be re- ceived. until o'clock A. M, March 23, 1881, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and mater ials and performing all work for | reconstructing and improving the Glacier Highway, Switzer Bridge Rocky Point Section, National For est Project, located within and ad- jacent to the Tongass National For est, First Judicial Division, Terri tory of Alaska The length of the project to be reconstructed is ap- proXimately 1925 miles and the principal items of work are ap- ! proximately as follows: Clearing 35 Acres; Grubbing 20 Acres; Un- i classified Excavation $500 Cu.Yds; Unclassified Borrow II 400 Cu.Yds; Crushed Rock, bottom course, 2,600 Cu.Yds; Crushed Rock, top. course 1,250 Cu.Yds; Untreated Timber 335 M Ft. BM.; Treated Timber ,, 205 M. Ft. BM; Corrugated Metal LUG lOO AIlilI llCdbCN AliAiS 1 300 Lin.Ft.; Log Corduroy 1900 Lin. Ft. The contract form and the plans, specifications, special provis- ions and estimate of quantities may | be examined and the Standard 1 Questionnaires and Financial State- ment for Bidders secured by the prospective bidders at the following | addresses: US. Bureau of Public i Roads, Federal 65. Territorial Bldg, Juneau, Alaska; US. Forest Service, Commercial Bldg, Ketchikan Alas ka; Associated General Contractors, Multnomah Hotel, Portland. Ore- gon; Associated General Contract ors, Arcade Bldg, Seattle, Wash ington; Associated General Con- tractors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Washington. Each bidder must sub init with his bid, or previously, an attested statement of his busi- ness and technical organization (of the bidder), on forms to be supplied | by the District Engineer, which is available for the contemplated work, including his financial resources and his highway construction experi- ence, and other construction experi- ence, compared with the project bid
 upon. The United States expressly
 reserves the right to reject any
 bid in which the facts as to busi-
 ness and technical organization
 financial resources, or construction
 experience, compared with the pro- ject bid upon, justify such rejec- tion. Where copies of plans are requested, a deposit of 5000 will be required to insure their return If within fifteen (l5) days aftel opening of bids, plans are not re.
 turned, the deposit will be forfeit l ed by the Government. Guarantee , will be required with each bid a! l, follows: Five (5qd) per cent of ths amount of the bid. Performance bond will be required as follows Tn amount of 100q5 of the tota contract price. Performance vii
 begin within ten 10) calenda t days after date of receipt of notic, I to proceed, and will be completed
 with One Hundred G00) calenda
 days from that date. Liquidatet
 damages for delay will be tn
 amount stated in the Special Pro
 visions" for each calendar day o
 delay until the work is completed
 or accepted. Partial payments vii
 be made as the work progresses ol
 work and material delivered if sucl
 work and material meet the ap
 proval of the contracting Officer : Article on patents will be made | part of the contract Bids must b n submitted upon the Standard Gov
 ernment Form of Bid and the sue
 cessful bidder will be required t Il execute the Standard Governmen Form of Contract for Construction
 The right is reserved, as the inter e est of the Government may require t to reject any and all bids, to waiv any informality in bids received !, and to accept or reject any item , of any bid, unless such bid is quail fled by specific limitation. Envel 'i opes containing bids must be seal = ed, marked, and addressed as fol
 lows: Bid for Road Improvement
 Glacier Highway, Switzer Bridge
 Rocky Pt. Section to be opened a
 g o'clock A. M March 28, 193
 Federal & Territorial Bldg, Juneal
 Alaska. M D. Williams, Distrit
 Engineer, U. s. Bureau of Publi
 Roads.