The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-12
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CALL FOR BIDS
OVERSEAS ROAD AND TOLL
BRIDGE DISTRICT, MONROE
COUNTY. FLORIDA.

CALL FOR BIDS
OVERSEAS ROAD AND TOLL
BRIDGE DISTRICT, MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Key West, Florida
September IL, 1886.
Sealed bids will be received by
the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
Monroe County, Florida. al
Room No. 1907, Court House. Mi
ami, Florida, up to 10 O'Clock. A
NJ, E. s. T., October 5, 1886. at
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
follows:
CONTRACT A to consist OF
the construction of approx
mately 6I56 lineal feet of COM
plete bridge deck on the exist
ing railroad bridges known as
Channel No. . Bridge" and
Channel No Bridge.
CONTRACT r to consist Of
the construction of approx
mately 14,564 lineal feet 81
complete bridge deck on the
existing railroad bridges known
as Long Key Bridge, Toms
HarbOr No Bridge. and
Toms Harbor No. Bridge
CONTRACT c TO consist OF
the grading and rock base.
surface treated paving, APP
proximately IO-9 miles in
length, along the existing rail-
road right-of-way between
Lower Matecumbe Key and
Ia the existing pavement al
each end.
The other work included in this
project u'WA Docket No. Fla
II36 RD will be let TO contract al a
later date.
Any bids received after the
specified time and date will not be
considered.
Each bid shall Ice submitted in
duplicate ON forms supplied bN IN"
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District. Monroes County Florida
Each bid must be accompanied Icy a
certified check or hid t3sond in the
amount OF five per s-,fsnt Is per
cent? of the base hid as guar
antee that the bidder AZ awarded
the contract. will within ten tleD
consecutive. calendar DAYS. after
written notice being given Of such
GHNtTs thAlA NNfA-
tract with the Overseas Road and
Toll Bridge District, Monroe COun-
ty, Florida. in accordance with the
accepted bid, and give a Contract
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 ~. w. Al. equal 90 one
hundred per cent GOO per cent? of
the contract price.
Award of contract is contingent
upon receipt of funds from the q.
w. A.. and subject TO the authorize
ton of the State Director of the r.
w A. of Florida, and NO bidder may
withdraw his bid for "A period of
sixty 600 days after the date Set
for the opening thereof.
There will be available not NOR
than six hundred seven thousand
dollars (s6O7. 200. OOl for cOnstruc-
ton 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 ~ tO bt
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 F.. w. A. of Florida.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to carry. at his own eN-
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-
cordance with plans and contract
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. }. III. 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
($5.00) 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 (lOD 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 =. W. A
The Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District. y Monroe County,
Florida, reserves the right to waive
formalities In any hid and TO re-
ject any and all bids giRH 3-r'a
OVERSEAS ROAD. o.. AND. TOLL
BRIDGE DISTRICT. MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
w. III. BURN VEIL.
re Chairman.
r.. NJ. DUNCAN,
General Manager and Chief