The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-10-24
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FOR
IMPROVEMENT OF THE
ELECTRIC ENERGY PI

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Trustees of Public Affairs of the
Village of Bluffton. Ohio at the office of
until twelve O'Clock noon. Eastern Standard
time, on the 10th day of December. 1916
and at that time Will be publicly opened
equipment, apparatus materials and work
entering into the construction of an
Improvement of the Municipal Electric Energy
Plant OF the village Of Bluffton. Ohio;
Contract No. THE furnishing of all labor.
materials. apparatus. dependable tools and e.
quipment, and all other services required for
the design. fabrication, delivery and erection
on tho Owners foundation in the generating
| station OF the Municipal Electric Energy Plant
OF the Village of Bpffton, Ohio, of one C)
complete steam generating unit consisting of
steam boiler. structural supports, trimmings,
soot blowers. furnace, water cooled furnace
walls. refractory setting. stoker. forced draft
| ian with drives, air ducts, and other auxili-
| ary equipment.
Contract No. 2-The furnishing of all labor
materials, apparatus. expendable tools and e.
quipment and all other services required for
the design and construction of one % rein.
| forced concrete chimney, complete with found.
| alton and accessories at the generating sta.
tion of the Municipal Electric Energy Plan,
Of the Village of Bluffton, Ohio.
Contract No. 3-The furnishing of all labor
materials, apparatus, expendable tools and
equipment, required for the design, fabrica.
| tion and delivery, &. o. b. cars Bluffton, Ohio
OF one % deaersting feed water heater.
| materials. apparatus. expendable tools and o
| quipment required for the design, fabrication
and delivery, +. o, b. cars at Bluffton, Ohio
| OF one ID hot urocess lime and soda water
/ softener with filter and accessories
Proposals will be received on each contract
separately, or upon any combination of two
or more contracts.
/ The bids will then be submitted to the En-.
gineers for examination and comparison. and
/ upon completion of their report as to the a.
mounts of the different bids and the charac.
4 firln f2xy nf fha
| terials Offered. the Board of Trustees of Pub.
| lie Affairs will proceed, without unnecessar,
+, delay, TO award a contract or contracts foi
| the whole or the various parts of the worl
| TO the lowest and best bidder bidders upor
| satisfactory equipment, apparatus, material.
and work conforming to the specifications
| the Board of Trustees of Public Affairs ex
pressly reserving the right to reject any ano
all bids. to Judge the character and sufficienc,
OF the equipment. apparatus and material.
| bid upon, and toI waive informalities
Each bid must be accompanied by bono
| executed by The bidder and surety company
which surety company shall be licensed to ds
/ business in the State of Ohio. in an amount
i not less than ted (10) per cent of the aggre
gate amount of the bid or proposal or tbs
bidder may deposit with the board of Trus
| tees of Public Affairs, in lieu of such bond
| a certified checA on a solvent bank, payable
| to the Treasurer of the .Village of Bluffton
Ohio. equal in amount to the knoant required
| in such bond Said bond.s or certified check
is required as h guarantee that should the
said bid PROPOSAL be accepted by the Boart
of Trustees of fublic Affairs. the bidder will
| within ten f10r days from the time he shai
have been notified of the acceptance of tn,
same, enter intb contract with the Village o
| Bluffton. Ohio. flor the equipment. apparatus
| materials and pork bid upon and give bono
| in the full ano ant of the contract price. will
| surety to be approved by the Board of Tria
| tees Of Public affairs. insuring the faithful
| completion of the contract.
| No bid may DE withdrawn for a period o.
| thirty 1907 days from the scheduled CLOSING
| time for recei6ng bids.
Copies of Specifications and contract docu
| ments are on file in the office of the Enrin
eers. Emery. Marker and Emery. $40 The To
| ledo Trust Buikiing. Toledo, Ohio. and in tn.
| office of the Slerk of the Board of Trustee
of Public Affsirs. at Bluffton, Ohio. wher,
| they are available for inspection by prospec
| tive bidders ard where they may be obtaines
| upon deposit a ten dollars $4,000 for eacl
| set. which AMOUNT viii be refunded upon
/ return of the specifications in good orde
within ten dn days after date of receivin,
| bids
Il BY direction of the Board of Trustees O
i Public Affairs, Village of Blnffton. Ohio
| 20 c. r. EMANS. Clerl