The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-19
CALL FOR BIDS
OVERSEAS ROAD AND TOLL
BRIDGE DISTRICT, MONROE
COUNTY FLORIDA.


Key West, Florida
September II. 1886
Sealed bids will be received by
The Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District, Monroe County, Florida. At
Room No. 1897. Court House. Mi
ami, Florida, up to 10 o'clock, A
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which time and place all bids re-
ceived will be publicly opened and
read aloud, for furnishing all ma
terials and labor and constructing
roadway and bridges on state
Road No. "A, Monroe County.
Florida, PWA Docket No. Fla
1886 r, contracts. A, B. and c. as
follows:
CONTRACT A to consist of
the construction of approx
mately 6156 lineal feet Of COM
plete bridge deck on the exist
ing railroad bridges known as
Channel No. Bridge" and
Channel No. 5 Bridge.
CONTRACT II TO consist Of
the construction Of approx
mately 14.564 lineal feet Of
complete bridge deck on the
existing railroad bridges known
as Long Key Bridge. Toms
Harbor No. Bridge. and
Toms Harb0r No. Bridge"
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the grading and rock = base.
surface treated paving. APP
proximately 'IU.9 miles in
length, along the existing rail-
road right-Of-way between
Lower Matecumbe Key and
Grassy Key. with connections
to the existing pavement at
each end.
The other work included in this
1886 R) will be let to contract at a
later date.
Any bids received after the
specified time and date will not be
considered.
Each bid shall be submitted in
duplicate on forms supplied by the
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District. Monroe County. Florida
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check or bid bond in the
amount of five per cent Is per
cent? of the base bid as a guar
antee that the bidder If awarded
the contract, will within ten l10)
consecutive calendar days after
written notice being given of such
award. enter into a written con-
tract with the Overseas Road and
Toll Bridge District, Monroe COun-
ty, Florida, in accordance with the
aCCCpNC0 OAOs anu tihE a S0AAAA ~
Surety Bond satisfactory To the
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
trict, Monroe County. Florida, and
the Federal Emergency Administra-
tion of Public Works Hereinafter
called "P. W. Al, equal 10 one
hundred per cent Goo per cent? Of
the contract price.
Award of contract is contingent
upon receipt of funds from the r.
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tiOn of the State Director of the Il.
W. A. of Florida, and no bidder ma y
withdraw his bid for a period Of
sixty (6OD days after the date set
for the opening thereof.
There will be available not more
than six hundred seven thousand
dollars (s6O7. OO0.eOD for cOnstruc-
tiOn purposes on these three con-
tracts.
The contractor and all sub-cOn-
tractors shall pay labor not less
than the prevailing wage rates for
the locality where the work is to be
constructed, such minimum rates
having been determined by the
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
trict, Monroe County. Florida. and
approved by the State Director OF
the l.. W. A. of Florida.
The successful bidder will be re-
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pense. Workmen's Compensation
Insurance, Public Liability and
Property Damage Insurance. all
subject to the Approval of the said
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
trict and the p W. A.
All work shall be done in accord
ance with rules and regulations
adopted by the p. W. A. applicable
TO such projects and shall be in ac-
Sci a
documents relative thereto which
may be examined at the Office Of
the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District at Key West, Florida, or,
at the offices of the State Road De-
partment, c. b. Treadway. chair
man, J. Fl. Bowling. state highway
engineer. Tallahassee. Florida, and
Miami, Florida Such plans and
contract documents may be Sc
seas Road and Toll Bridge District
at Key West, Florida. by depOsiting
Herewith the sum of Five Dollars
($5.0O) in cash or money order for
each set. which sum will be re-
funded upon return of said plans
and contract documents in good
condition within ten (1o) days
after the award OF the contract
therefor.
Bidders qualifications must be
satisfactory to the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge District, Monroe
County. Florida, and the p w A
The Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District. Monroe County,
Florida. reserves the right to waive
formalities in any bid and TO re-
ject any and all bids.
BRIDGE DISTRICT. MONROE
COUNTY FLORIDA