Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
DELAWARE CROSSING DIVISION
THE DELAWARE MEMORIAL
BRIDGE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
sealed proposals for construction n
me SuperStructure SteelWOrk for .irI.
DDeIdWafe Memorial Bridge over tbt
DelaWafe River near Wilmington Dai,
aware, will be received nv 96o NJ
ware state Highway Department al
lne oInce of the Director. Della v,o ~
( CIOSsIng Division, Continental Ameri.
can BHllding, Wilmington, Delawa re
..5 u.iSiI ri 10 CLOCK Noon, Eastern Stand
atC me- January 25. 1949. ImmeCi-
aIeIy thereafter proposals will he Dnb-
HHGly opened and read in the Conncil
OH1SanlDer' Wilmington City Hall
me work will be let under three
~ ~ pdIite IT CONTRACTS; Contract No 4 for
Iile IOWerS and Suspended SteelvyorIr
Contract No. for the Cables and S,,s+
Penders, and Contract No 6 for The
ARProach Superstructure SteelwOrk
me work involves the following an
proXlmate principal quantities:
NVSs.tIdSt S.aS,C no =. Towers and Suspended
Structural Carbon Steel $4,000 600 his
structural Silicon Steel 1000 O60 ms
cast and Forged Steel 520 600 ibS
Contract No. 5. Gables and Suspenders
Sue 0s1e Hlte $500, 900 lbs
Cast and Forged Steel $40 06f iRS
contrast No, g.. Approach Superstrue.
Structural. Carbon Steel 25.OOO. 600 lbs
S,..Lt SS,SlHctufsI Silicon Steel $500, 600 lbs.
cast and Forged Steel IeA 000 Ihs
Performance of the contracts SHAH
Degln promptly after execution of the
contracts and shall be completed on
S or before the dates scheduled as fol-
Contract No. 4 Towers and Sine
pended Steelwork February I9s1
Contract No. 3. Cables and Sus-
penders Tune I 1os1
Contract No. 6. Approach SupeTstT1cI ITS lgeI
ture SteelwOrk September /, 1850
Monthly payments will he made for
ninety (SO( per cent Of the construc-
ton completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms, provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be ACCOMPANIED
Dy an acceptable surety bond or cerfi-
iled check for sum equal to at least
ten (lO) per cent of the total amount
OF the proposal
The contracts will be awarded or
proposals rejected within twenty (20J
days from the date Of opening propOs-
ans. The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
The Plans and Specifications and
other contract documents may be ex-
amtned at the Office Of the Director. 7
delaware Crossing Division, and at the
office Of the Engineers, Howard, Nee +
dies. Tammen & BergendOff, SIS Lib +
erty Street, New York S, III Y. one 4
complete set Of the Plans and two
copies of the Specifications for anv
)ne Of the three contracts may be OH
tanned from the Engineers after De-
eember II, 1913 upon payment of
$4,000. Any prospective bidder who
has made such a deposit may secure
Extra blueprint copies Of the Plans
lpon payment of so cents per drawing
ma extra copies. Of the Specifications
lpon payment Of $500 per copy.
All Plans and Specifications shall be
eturned to the Engineers, and on such
eturn $1,000 of the above payment
will he refunded. No refund will he
made out of payments for extra prints
4 the Plans. Full refund of deposit
VII be made out of payments for extra
Opies Of the Specifications. All such
efunds will be made only upon return
4 the documents within 10 days after
he opening of proposals
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
By: f. V. DUPONT, Chairman
Y. w. Mack. Director
delaware Crossing Division
Delaware
december z, 19AS. d3ivi14E2t