Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-02-13
NOTICE TO

Federal AID Project NO. 25l-C, n
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals for the construction of the
improvement hereinafter described
will be received by the State Highway
Commission of Montana at the Divis-
ion Office of the said Commission in
the city of Missoula, Montana, until
$50 A. NJ. on Feb. %, 1886. Immedi-
ately thereafter the proposals will be
publicly opened and read at the Court
House in the city of Missoula, Mon
tana.
The improvement contemplated con-
sists of the grading, the construction of
small drainage structures, and the
surfacing with gravel sub-base mater
ial and a top curse of bituminous
surface treated crushed gravel, of Sec
ton Co of the Scobey-Plentywood
Road in Sheridan County, beginning
at the west Sheridan County line in
Section 3, T IS NJ, R. 81 E. and ex-
tending 11.471 Miles easterly to Sur
vey Station COS 20 in Section II, T..
35 NJ, R So E.
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 con-
tract, the contractor will be required
to pay a minimum wage of 5000 per
hour for unskilled labor, a minimum
wage rate Of $0.75 per hour for the
lowest classification Of intermediate
grade labor with higher minimum
wage rates for the higher classification
Of intermediate grade labor and a
minimum wage rate of S1.00 per hour
for skilled labor, all as described fully
in the Special Provisions for this prof.
ect.
Each proposal must be submitted on
a form and in an envelope to be pro-
vided for the purpose, addressed to the
State Highway Commission at Mis-
soula and endorsed, Proposal for I'M
provement Federal Aid Project No.
251-C, Unit l."
No proposal will be considered I'M
less accompanied by an unconditional
certified check in an amount equival-
ent to five per cent $50 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 on
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 Commits
sion in the Capitol Building at Hell
ena. Montana.
The 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 reject any or all bids and to waive
technicalities as may be deemed ne
cessary in the interest of the State. No
bids will be considered except those
from contractors ascertained to be ex-
perienced and responsible.
Proposals may be rejected if the ev-
idence revealed by the QUESTIONABLE
and sworn financial statement indi-
Gates hat the bidder is incapable of
performing the work contemplated.
Proposals nay 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, in
the judgment of the Commission, en-
danger the prompt completion OF the
work contemplated.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
OF MONTANA. Harry j. McGregor,
Chairman. D. A. McKinnon, State
Hwy. Engr. It.