Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-09-25
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids or proposals will be re
ceived by the Montana State Wate
Conservation Board. at its office a
the State Capitol Mdnfdn BTiang staHda1I Hafi5
Time, September 9th 1885. for con
structing one weir and a rock fill
dam and appurtenant structures a
the outlet of Glacier Lake on ROcl
Creek in Carbon County, Montana
ber 27. 1885. BID blanks will be fur
lnished by the Board, and must b.
filed in duplicate.
Each bid must be accompanied b!
either a guaranty bid bond. Gnltet
Bonds (at par vaIue), or certified
check or cash. in the amount Of five
per cent (5%) Of the total bid, a:
| security to insure execution of the
I contract. Said security will be re
turned after the contract is executed
Said security of the successful bidder
shall be forfeited and become the
property of the Board in case the bid
der neglects or refuses to enter into
contract and to furnish bond within
ten (10) days after the date when
his proposal shall have been accent
ed by the Board. Said BONDS shall be
furnished by a surety authorized tC
do business in the State of Montana
Plans and specifications can be Sc
cured from the Board for two ($2. .0O)
dollars which will he considered the
outright purchase price Of the set OF
plans and Specifications, and this will
not be returned.
The Contract bond of the successful
bidder will be in an amount equal to
the total amount Of the Contract.
The Contractor shall put a labor
bond which shall be equal to the
largest estimated aggregate monthly
pay roll.
Labor. other than Union Labor, is
to he obtained by the Contractor from
the I. S: Employment Service Office,
situated in Red Lodge, Carbon Coun-
tions. The attention of bidders is par
ticularly directed to the requirements
affecting hours of labor, method of
employing labor and other provisions
set forth in the Contract.
Contract shall be $1.2O per hour for
skilled labor and 85c per hour for
intermediate grade labor; ana 60c per
hour for unskilled labor, except
where agreed wage scales have a
higher minimum than set forth in the
specifications.
The work covered by this Contract
Is to be financed by the P w. A.
Each bidder shall submit with his
bid, or previous thereto, an attested
statement or MS business ana organ :
ization, financial resources. construc-
tion experience ana other data re-
quired to determine his qualifications
and responsibility.
Bidders shall comply with all the
requirements of the General Spec
ifcations."
Work shall begin within ten 10)
days after the Contract is awarded,
and appoved by the P. w. A., and
shall be completed on or before Jan
uary 1st 1887.
The approximate quantities are:
Embankment, rock-....8, 760 Gu. yds.
Excavation, rock ,...-.,--..- $50 GU. yds.
Concrete S7O c9 GU yds.
RelnfOrclng --....--.-........-.--. Z2,9SO lbs.
LUMBER .-......-.--..-----.-...--- ~ II. b. M.
structural iron ...--...........-... 1,6lO lbs.
Control gates and Weir plate Lump
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. Z
Signed: STATE WATER CONSER7
VATION BOARD OF MON
TANA, HELENA, MON
TANA
By F. H. Cooney
Chairman
Attest:
r. J. Kelly
Asst. Secretary Treasurer
First publication Sept. II, 1885
Second publication Sept. 18. 1885
Third publication Sept. 25, 1885