Montana labor news., 1934-09-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
u. s. Public Works Highway Project No.
NRS-2Qz IInit-2 nQ2al

NRs-2s7, Unit-2 (is35)
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
hereinafter described will be received BY
the State Highway Commission OF Mon
tana, at the offices OF the said Commission
in the Capitol Building at Helena until
$50 A.. NJ. on September 81, 1884, at which
time and place they will be publicly open
ed and read.
The improvements contemplated consists
of the construction of a steel and concrete
highway underpass structure under three
tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Pau
& Pacific Railroad Company near the city
Of Butte on the Brewery Bypass Road in
The attention Of bidders is directed to
the Special Provisions covering subletting
or assigning the contract and to the use
of Domestic Materials.
In the performance of this contract, the
| contractor will be required to pay a mini.
mum wage rate Of 5000 per hour for un-
/ skilled labor, a minimum wage rate OF
| 1915 per hour for the lowest classified
tions of intermediate grade labor, with
higher minimum wage rates for the higher
| classifications Of intermediate grade labor
| and a minimum wage rate of $l.00 pei
hour for skilled labor, all as described fully
in the Special Provisions for this project.
Each proposal must be submitted on a
form and in an envelope to be provided for
the purpose, addressed to the State High
way Commission at Helena, and endorsed
Proposal for Improvement u, S. Public
Works Highway Project No. NRS-279, Unit
Z tiS55l.
No proposal will be considered unless &C.
companied by an unconditional certified
check in an amount equivalent to five per
cent go Of the total amount Of the bid.
A corporate surety bond will be required
for the faithful performance of the con
tract.
A certificate of compliance on the pres
eribed form which will be furnished for
that purpose shall be signed and submitted
by all bidders, in accordance with Execu.
tive Order No. 900, issued by the Presi.
dent on March IA, 1884. Only bids &C.
companied by such certificate shall be con-
sidered or accepted. The contractor to
whom award is made shall require sub
contractors and dealers furnishing equip.
ment, materials, and supplies to sign simil.
ar certificates before making awards to OF
purchases from such subcontractors OF
dealers, copies Of which shall be furnished
to the contracting officer.
Plans, specifications, forms Of contract
and bond, proposal blanks and full ~instruc.
tons are on file for examination and may
be obtained at the office Of the State High
way Commission in the Capitol Building al
Helena, Montana.
Plans and Specifications are also on file
and may be examined in the office Of the
United States Bureau of Public Roads at
Missoula. Montana.
The Commission reserves the right to re.
iect any or all bids and to waive technical
ties as may be deemed necessary in the
interest of the state. No bids will be con
sidered except those from contractors as.
certained to be experienced and respon-
sible.
Proposals may be rejected if the evidence
revealed by the QUESTIONABLE and sworn
financial statement indicates that the bid.
der 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 stand.
point of workmanship or progress, or il
he has work under contract uncompleted
which may, in the judgment Of the Com
mission, endanger the prompt completion
OF the work contemplated.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
OF MONTANA
R. D. RAIDER, S. H.. Eng'r.
Q. s.. Warden, Chairman.
First Publication September -, l934-lT,