The Washington times., 1935-10-28
Bids and Proposals

COMMISSIONERS. D. c., Washington, oc.
tOber 20, 1895. Sealed proposals will
be received at room 500 District Building
until 200 O'Clock p. m. November 20.
1885, and then publicly opened. for som
structing steel and concrete underpass in
the line of Eastern Avenue. N. E.. between
Olive Street and Minnesota Avenue under
the right-of-way of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The
attention of bidders 10 directed to the
Special Provisions covering subletting or
assigning the contract and to the use of
Domestic Materials. The minimum wage
paid to all skilled labor employed on this
contract shall be not less than one dollar
paid to all intermediate labor employed on
this contract shall be not less than sixty
cents (S0.60) per hour. The minimum
wage paid to all unskilled labor employed
on this contract shall be not less than
forty cents ($O.4O) per hour. All pros
pective bidders are hereby notified that
any bid submitted in response to this ad-
vertisement must be accompanied by q
statement of facts In detail Of the business
and technical organization of the bidder
available for the contemplated work. in.
cluding his financial resources. The Com.
missoners expressly reserve the right to
reject any bid in which the facts as to the
business and technical organization. finan-
cial resources or experience compared with
the project bid upon and based upon past
known performance of the bidder justify
such rejection. Certified check for $1,000.
payable to Collector of Taxes. D. c. to
insure return of specifications and draw"
ings in good condition should accompany
application to Chief Clerk. Engr: Dept.
Room 427 District Building. The Director
of Unemployment for the District OF Co.
lumbia is Mr.. Edgar B. Young, 4SO In
diana Avenue. N. W.. Washington. ID. 9.
Procurement Division. Public Works
Branch. Washington. D. c., Oct ~:
al in HIIn will
publicly opened in this office at 1 P. NJ.
Nov. 10, 1885, for furnishing all labor
and materials and performing all work for
construction of the completion Of Bird
ington. D. C. Attention is directed to the
special conditions of bidding set forth in
the specifications, and bulletin No. 81
(revised) of the Federal Emergency Ad-
ministration of Public Works as modified
by the specification. Upon application
one set of drawings and specifications will
be supplied free to each general contrac-
tor interested in submitting a proposal.
The above drawings and specifications
MUST be returned to this office. Con.
tain them by purchase from this office at
a cost of 81 per set, which will not be
returned. Checks offered as payment for
drawings and specifications must be made
payable to the order of the Treasurer, U.
s. Drawings and specifications will not
be furnished to contractors who have con-
sstently failed to submit proposals. One
set upon request. and when considered IN
the interests of the Government, will be-
furnished builders exchanges, chambers
of commerce or other organizations who
will guarantee to make them available for
any subcontractor or material firm inter.
ested and to quantity surveyors. but this
privilege will be withdrawn If the sets
are not returned after they have accom-
plished their purposes. W. E. Reynolds.
Assistant Director OF Procurement, Pubic
Works Branch.
COMMISSIONERS, D. C.. Washington.
October 22nd. 1935.-Sealed proposals
will be received at Room 500. District
Building. until 2 o'clock P. M. and then
publicly opened as follows: On November
9Th, 1885 for improving the roadway of
18th Street. s. E. from Pennsylvania Ave
nue. to the Bridge with about $4,000
square yards of cement concrete base
course and about $4,000 square yards of
sheet asphalt pavement and on November
9th, 1885 for improving the roadway of
Wentworth Avenue. N. E.. from Benning
Road to Deane Avenue with about IL 900
square yards of reinforced cement con-
crete pavement. Plans and specifications
may be obtained at Room 427. District
Building. The attention of bidders iS di-
rected to the Special Provisions covering
sub-lettinE or assigning the contract and
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