Smyrna times., 1934-03-28

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department, at its office,
Dover. Del. until 200 o'clock P. M, East
ern Standard Time. March %. 1884. and at
that place and time publicly opened for
contracts involving the following approx
mate quantities, Contracts 285 and BAT of
which are under the provisions of the Ma
tional Industrial Recovery Act:
CONTRACT 2S5
THRU SMYRNA Ito Mi.
Concrete Pavement
IL 500 Gu. Yds. Excavation
1900 So. Yds. Top Selling
100 Tons Broken Stone Base
10.950 Gu. Yds. Concrete Pavement
1S.500 So. Yds. Removal Old Concrete
$500 Lin. Fl. Rubber Expansion Joint
OR
$500 Lin. Fl. Cork Expansion Joint
100 Tons Bituminous Concrete Surface
80 Gu. Yds. Glass A Concrete
10000 Lbs. Reinforcement
$4,000 Lbs. Catch Basin Castings
Manholes
5000 Lin. Fl. ID. S. T. c. Pipe
OR
$500 Lin. Fl. Concrete Sewer Pipe
13,400 Lin. Fl. Parkway Curb
200 So. Yds. Concrete Gutter
1900 Lin. Fl. Concrete Curb
1000 Lin. Fl. Cable Guard Rail
1000 Lin. Fit. Wood Shoulder Curb
200 Lin. Fl. 10" C. l. Pipe
CONTRACT sos
PORT MAHON ROAD Mi.
Marsh Fill
Lump Sum
CONTRACT BAT
WIDENING WEST & WASHINGTON
ST. O.s13 Mi.
3.400 Gu. Yds. Excavation
2.4oo Gu. Yds. Concrete Base Central
OR Mixed
2.400 Gu. Yds. Concrete Base
$500 So. Fl. Concrete Sidewalk
10000 So. Fit. Brick Sidewalk
1000 Tons Bituminous Concrete Sur
face
20 Gu. Yds. Glass A Concrete
500 Lbs. Reinforcement
$500 Lin. Fl. Concrete Curb
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten 100 days after execution of the
,ntrsri md be completed as specified.
Attention is called to General Informal
ton for Bidders in the proposal. specif-
cations, and contract agreements. Atten-
ton is also directed to the special provis-
ions covering sub-letting or assigning the
contract and to the of domestic ma
terials, when financed wholly or in part
from National Industrial Recovery Funds
and especially called to the fact that the
funds for N.R.H.. N.R.M.. and mrs.
projects were obtained from the provisions
of the National Industrial Recovery Act of
June 16, 1888, for the purpose of providing
employment and fastening industrial re
covery.
The employment agency of the National
Unemployment Service for Contract 2SE
is Kent County Re-Employment Office, Do
yer, and for Contract BAT the agency is
National Re-Employment Bureau. 9Th and
King Streets. Wilmington.
The minimum wages paid will be thirty
five cents per hour for unskilled labor and
forty-fve cents per hour for skilled labor
in New Castle County and thirty cents pei
4 hour for unskilled labor and forty cents
per hour for skilled labor in Kent and
Sussex Counties.
I Nv. i payments win be made for 90
per cent of the construction completed
each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
nrins provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied BY
surety bond. certified check, or money te
The amount of at least ten (10) per centurr
4 81 the total amount of the proposal.
I The envelope containing the proposal
must be marked Proposal for the Con.
struction of State Highway Contract
I No.. ........."
The contract will be awarded or rejected
within twenty f20) days from the date Of
opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or ali
bids
Complete sets of plans and specification,
may be obtained after March 15 1884
upon receipt of two dollars (S2.00)f for each
1 contract. which amount will not be re.
funded
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Dover. Delaware