The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-11-14
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FOR
IMPROVEMENT OF THE


MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ENERGY PLANT
VILLAGE OF BLUFFT0N. OHIO
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Trustees of Public Affairs Of the
said Board, in the Village of Bluffton, Ohio.
until twelve o'clock noon, Eastern Standard
time, the 10th day of December, le46
and at that time will be publicly opened
and read aloud. for the following described
equipment, apparatus, materials and work
entering into the construction of an
Improvement of the Municipal Electric Energy
Plant of the village of Button. Ohio:
Contract No. 1.-The furnishing of all labor,
materials apparatus. expendable tools and e
quipment. and all other services required for
the design, fabrication, delivery and erection
on tha Owners foundation in the generating
station of the Municipal Electric Energy Plant
of the Village of Bluffton. Ohio, of one ID
complete steam generating unit consisting OF
steam boiler, structural supports trimmings,
SCOT blowers. furnace. water cooled furnace
walls. refractory setting, stoker. forced draft
fan with drives. air ducts, and other auxiii-
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 ID REIN
forced concrete chimney. complete with found
alton and accessories, at the generating sta
ton of the Municipal Electric Energy Plant
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-
ton and delivery. f. o. b. cars Button. Ohio.
of one CD decorating feed water heater.
Contract No. 4--The furnishing of all labor.
materials apparatus, expendable tools and G.
quipment required for the design. fabrication
and delivery; I. o. b. cars at Blnffton' ONO.
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-
ter and sufficiency of the apparatus and ma
terials offered the Board of Trustees OF Pub
lie Affairs will proceed. without unnecessary
delay, to award a contract or contracts Tor
the whole or the various parts of the work
to the lowest and best bidder or bidders upon
satisfactory equipment, apparatus. materials
and work conforming TO the specifications,
the Board of Trustees of Public Affairs ex-
pressly reserving the right to reject any and
all bids, to judge the character and sufficiency
of the equipment, apparatus ana materials
bid upon. and to waive informalities.
Each bid must be accompanied by bond
executed by the bidder and a surety company,
which surety company shall be licensed to do
business in the State of Ohio. in an amount
not less than ten Cl0l per cent of the aggre-
gate amount of the bid or proposal or the
bidder may deposit with the board of Trus-
tees of Public Affairs. in lieu of such bond,
a certified check on q solvent bank payable ssa
to the Treasurer of the Village of Bluffton,
Ohio, equal in amount to the amount required
in such bond Said bond. or certified check,
is required as a guarantee that should the
said bid or proposal be accepted by the Board
of Trustees of Public Affairs. the bidder will.
within ten (l0) days from the time he shall
have been notified of the acceptance of the
same. enter into contract with the Village of
Bluffton, Ohio, for the equipment, apparatus,
materials and work bid upon and give bond
in the full amount of the contract price, with
surety to be approved by the Board of Trus-
tees of Public Affairs, insuring the faithful
cop1pIpfion of the contract
No bid may be withdrawn for period of
thirty (30) days from the scheduled closing
time for receiving bids
Copies of specifications and contract docu-
ments are on file in the office of the Engin-
GERS. Emery. Marker and Emery $40 The -Iss T.
ledo Trust Building. Toledo. Obi -sa~a~ m the
office of the clerk of the -R~r4n of Trustees
of Public Affairs, as~S1nfftoy, Ohio where
they are available FOR inspection by prospec-
tive bidders and where they hay be obtained
upon deposit of ten dollars $1,000 for each
set which amount will by refunded upon
return of the specifications in good order
within ten O0) days afteT date of receiving
bids
BY direction of the Board of Trustees of
Public Affairs. Village Of Bluffton. Ohio.
80 &. r. EMANS. Clerk