The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
WORKS AGENCY

FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY,
PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRA-
TON, APRIL 81, 1910. SEALED
BIDS will be received at the office
of the Public Roads Administration,
AIS Federal and Territorial Building,
Juneau, Alaska, until 900 AM. on
May 16, l949, and then publicly op-
ened for furnishing the materials
and performing the work for con-
structing Alaska Forest Highway
Project 1-B7, Go, Grading, Surfac-
ing and Bridge, Tongass Highway,
Tongass National Forest, First Judi
cial Division, Territory of Alaska.
The project is 1879 miles in length
and is composed of grading and sur
facing and a 230 foot reinforced
concrete bridge. The principal items
of work involved in the project are
as follows: Extra and Miscellaneous
Force Account Work, All Reqd.,
Clearing Is Acres; Grubbing 10
Acres; Unclassified Excavation co.
600 CuYds.: Unclassified Excavation
for Structures $50 Cu.Yds.; Unclas-
sified Excavation for Structures
(Bridge) $50 CuYds.; Unclassified
Excavation for Borrow, Case l, 5000
CuYds.; Overhaul (1O00s free .hauD
$4,000 Sta. Yds. Special Overhaul
of Borrow $1,000 free hauD 10000
Cu.YdMi.; Pit Stripping Cart. CID
for Items 26 and 102, 1000 Cu.Yds.;
Crushed Gravel or Crushed Stone
Surface Course, Glass 2, Grading B,
$500 CuYds.; Concrete, Glass A,
(Air-entrained low alkali cement
654 CuYds.; Concrete, Glass S, (Air-
entrained low alkali cemen) 1876
Cu.Yds., Reinforcing Steel 100000
Lbs; Steel Handrail 472 LIMIT;
Culvet Pipe $50 LIMIT; Sectional
Plate Pipe 112 LIMIT; Removal and
Disposal of Existing Bridge, All
Reed. Plans and specifications may
be examined by prospective bidders
at Public Roads Administration, 419
Federal and Territorial Building,
Juneau, Alaska; Public Roads Adj
ministration, 208 Broadway Oak
Building, Portland, Oregon; Asso-
ciated General Contractors of AM
erica. Benjamin Franklin Hotel,
Seattle, Washington Associated
General Contractors of America,
Multnomah Hotel Portland, Ore
gon; Associated General Contractors
of America, Lousac-Sogn Building,
Anchorage, Alaska. Where copies OF
plans and specifications are request
ed, deposit of $1,000 will be re-
quired to insure their return. If
these are not returned within ID
DAYS after opening of bids, the de-
post will be forfeited to the Gov
ernent. Checks should be made pay
able to the Treasurer of the United
States. Plans and specifications may
be obtained at the office of Public
Roads administration, 419 Federal
and Territorial Building, Juneau,
Alaska, and Public Roads Admins
tration, 2O8 Broadway Build
ing, Portland, Oregon. In addition
to the project on which bids are
now being invited, it is proposed to
issue invitation to bidders within the
next week for a project involving
repair to the Carlanna Greek Bridge
near the north city limits of Ket- i
chikan. Bids on this project will !
also be opened May is, 1949. No
plans are yet available for this work |
but the Public Roads Administration /
engineers in Juneau and Ketchikan !!
will have general knowledge of the |
work which should enable interested |
contractors to view the site at this /
time. H. A. Stoddart, Division En-
gineer.
Last publication, April 20, 1949.
First publication, April q, 1949.