Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

State Debenture Project No. 1882
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for the construction of the inn
provement hereinafter described will
Commission Of Montana at the Of
fees Of the said Commission in the
Capitol Building at Helena until $3.50
A. NJ. on January 81. 1884. at which
time and place they will be publicly
opened and read.
The Improvement contemplated
consists of Placing Gravel Sub-base
Material. Surfacing with Top Course
Gravel. in part, and the Road Mix
Oil Treatment of the Laurel Bridger
Road in Yellowstone and Carbon
Counties, beginning at a point APP
proximately two tenths t0.2) of 4
mile south of the Clark's Fork River
Bridge, which point is approximately
two and one-half t2h) miles south of
the own Of Bridger, and extending
31.25 miles northerly to the main line
crossing of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road in Laurel.
The attention Of bidders is particu-
larry directed to the requirements af-
fecting hours of labor, method of en-
ploying labor, and other provisions
set forth in the Contract and Special
Provisions.
The attention Of bidders is directed
to the Special Provisions covering
sub-letting or assigning the contract
1 and to the use of Domestic Materials.
In the performance of this contract
the contractor viii be required to a
a minimum wage rate of $3.50 per
hour for unskilled labor, a minimum
wage rate Of s0.S5 per hour for semi
skilled labor, and a minimum wage
rate of Sl.20 per hour for the higher
classifications of skilled labor, all as
described fully in the Special Pro-
isiOn for the project.
The local employment agencies
designated by the United States EN-
ployment Service for this project are:
Gus e. Berg, Supervisor; MRS,
Yellowstone County, City Hall, Bill
c. A. Nordstrom, Mgr, Carbon
County, Red Lodge, Montana.
Each proposal must be submitted
on a form ana in an envelope to be
provided for the purpose. addressed
to the State Highway Commission at
Helena, and endorsed. Proposal for
Improvement State Debenture Pro-
iect No. 1S33-12."
No proposal will be considered I'M
less accompanied by an uncondition-
al certified check in ar amount equiv
alent to five per cent (5@o) Of the
total amount of the bid. A corporate
surety bond will be required for the
faithful performance of the contract.
Plans. specifications, forms Of con-
tract and bond. proposal blanks and
full instructions are on file for ex-
animation and may be obtained at
the office of the State Highway Com
mission in the Capitol Building at
Helena, Montana.
Plans ana specifications are also
on file and may be examined in the
office of the State Engineer Of the
Public Works administration at Hell
ena, Montana.
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any or all bids and to waive
~technicalities as may be deemed
necessary in the interest Of the state.
No bids will be considered except
lthose from contractors ascertained
to be experienced and responsible.
Proposals may be rejected If the
evidence revealed by the question
naire and sworn financial statement
indicates that the bidder is incapable
of performing the work contemplated.
Proposals may be rejected if past
work performed by the BIDDER for the
Commission has been unsatisfactory
from the standpoint OF workmanship
or progress. or If he has work under
contract uncompleted which may, n
the judgment of the Commission. en-
danger the PROMPT completion Of tht
work contemplated.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
OF MONTANA.
l O. s. Warden, Chairman
r. ID. RAIDER.
State Highway Engineer
Published Jan. II. 1894.