The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-10
Invitation for Bids

sOQlLeQ SJaJeS DepdTJIneQL Ol AZ riculture, Bureau of Public Roads Juneau, Alaska, March T, 1881 Sealed Bids, subject to the coildi- 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 2.782 miles and the principal items of work are approximately as fol- lows: Clearing 13.5 Acres; Grubbing 8.5 Acres; Unclassified Excavation 10,900 Gu. Yds; Structure EXcava- tion 300 Gu. Yds; Overhaul 100 Sta. Yds; Fine Grading 2782 miles; Gravel, Top Course 4,000 iCu. eY'dS., Supplemental Gravel 750 Gu. Yds;s Corrugated Metal Pipe 1,158 Lin. Ft. Log Corduroy 800 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 DTS, Arcade Bldg, Seattle, Washing ton; Associated General Contract ors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Wash lngton. 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 cont m p lated work, including his financial re- sources and his highway construc- lion experience and other construc- ton 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 05) 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 (5%s) per cent of the amount of the bid. Perform
 ance bond will be required as fol- lows: In amount of 100% of the total contract price. Performance will begin within ten (10) calendar
 lays after the date of notice to proceed and will be completed with n 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
 )r 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 srnment 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,
 md to accept or reject any items of any bid, unless such bid is qualified by specific limitation. En- yelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked, and addressed as follows: Bid for Road Improvements ' 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. EA