The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-16
LECALS
CALL ron BIDS
OVERSEAS Road AND Toll
BRIDGE DISTRICT. MONROE
COUNTY. FLORIDA.

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OvERSfAs Road AND TOLL
BRIDGE DINTRICT. M0Nn0E
COUNTY. FLORIDA.
Key West. Florida.
January IA. 1897.
Sealed bids will be received BY
the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District. Monroe County. Florida. ~
the Court House. Key West. FLOR
ida, up TO l O'Clock +. NJ. =. = r.,
February 2. 1897. At which time
publicly opened and read aloud. fer
furnishing all materials and iabCr
and constructing roadway and
bridges on State Road No. a..
County, Florida, pWsi
Docket No. Fla. 1885. contracts G.
ID, +. II and q, az follows:
CONTRACT e to consist Of
the grading and rock base. sur
face treated paving. approxi-
nlately 1913 miles in length.
along the existing railroad
right-of-way between Lower
Matecumbe Key and Grassy Key.
with connections to the exist
ing pavement az each end.
CONTRACT ID to consist OF
the construction OF approx
mately 12,735 feet Of compIete
bridge deck on the existing
''KniRhts Key Bridge" and
pigeon Key Bridge.
CONTRACT r 10 consist OF
the construction OF approNi-
Inately 1850 feet of complete
bridge deck on the existing
railroad bridge known as Mo-
ser Channel Bridge. (Swing
Span not includedl.
CONTRACT r to consist OF
the construction OF approxi-
mately 1888 feet OF complete
bridge deck on the existing rail-
Channel cgaa ellaf br,d ksS"n "a
Little Duck Bridge, "ohlo-
Missouri Bridge, "Bahia
Honda Ohio Bridge, and
spanish Harbor Bridge.
CONTRACT q TO consist of
the grading and rock base, sur
face treated paving, approx
mately SIS miles In length,
along the existing railroad
ight-of-way between Key
Yacas and Big Pine Key with
connections 10 the existing
payeinents at each end.
The remaining work included in
his project (PwA Docket No. Fla.
1880 viii bet let to contract at a
alter date.
Any bids. received after the
'peelfied time and date will not be
considered
Each bid shall be submitted
'nl forms supplied by the over
seas !. Road and Toll Bridge
District, Monroe County, Florida.
Zach bid must be accompanied by a
certified check or bid bond I'm the
AMOUNT OF five per cent 6 per
:ent) Of the base bid as a guar
lhtse that the bidder II awarded
he contract, Will within ten (i0)
calendar days after
Written notice, being given of such
ward, enter into a written cos-
raot with the Overseas Road ana
Toll Bridge District. Monroe coun-
", Florida, in accordance with thu
accepted bid, and give a Contract
surety Bond satisfactory 20 the
overseas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
riot, Monroe County. Florida, equal
20 one hundred per cent Goo per
,enD. of the contract price.
(. No bidder may withdraw his bid
Tor a period Of sixty (60) days after
the. date set for the opening there
Of.
There will be available not more
than One Million Four Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50. 000D
for CONSTRUCTION purposes on these
five contracts.
The contractor and all sub-con-
tractors shall pay labor not less
than the prevailing wage rates for
the locality where the work IL TO be
having been defermined BY ths
Overaeas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
trfct, Monroe County. Fl0rida. and
into the contract docu-
ments.
The successful bidder will be re-
blurred to carry. at his own ex-
behse, Workmen's Compensation
Public Liability and
Property DAMAGE Insurance, all
subject to- the Approval of the said
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
All work shall be done in accord
lnce with plans and contract
DOCUMENTS relative thereto which
nay be examined at the Office OF
he Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District at Key West. Florida, or.
It the offices of the State Road De-
)artment, Tallahassee, Florida. and
Miami, Florida. Such plans and
documents may be Sc
:ured from the office of the over
seas Road and Toll Bridge District
1t Key West, Florida. by depOsitlng
herewith the sum OF Five Dollars
5000 in cash or money order for
Zach contract, which sum will be re-
funded upon return of seid plans
md contract documents i'm good
within ten U0) days
after the award of the contract
therefor.
The Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District. Monroe County.
reserves the right to waive
in any bid and TO re-
iect any and all bids.
OVERSEAS ROAD AND TOLL
BRIDGE DISTRICT, MONROE
COUNTY. FLORIDA,
w. II. BURWELL,
Chairman.
Il. NJ. DUNCAN,
General Manager and Chief
Engineer. tanl6-23