East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-02-21
LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS

LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received at the
Board of Education of the East Cleve-
land City School District, 1849 Shaw
Avenue. East Cleveland, Ohio, until
IL o'clock noon, April 4, 1852, for fur
nishing. delivering and installing com
plete folding gymnasium seats in the
new Gymnasium Building. Shaw High
School, East Cleveland City Board OF
Education. East Cleveland. Ohio, in
accordance with the following specifi-
cations:
All equipment shall be fixed in
place by factory-trained personnel
where directed. 1t is the bidders
responsibility. before submitting his
bid. to make a careful examination
acquaint himself with the character
of the building in which the equip
ment is to be installed. Contractor
shall furnish all hardware required
for the proper and complete installa-
ton of this equipment.
The plans indicate six 16' 0" long
sections, eighteen rows high on the
opposite walls, or total of twelve
49, 0" long sections. eighteen rows
high.
telescope principle requiring only
one operation for opening Tor clos
ing) and permit one or more row
of seats to be opened for use. while
the remaining rows are left in the
The Gym Seats shall be designed
and constructed to safely support
when in use, in addition to their own
weight, live load of 100 pounds per
linear foot of seatboard, plus l20
and resist by adequate bracing a
horizontal swaying force applied
lengthwise to the seats of "a pounds
per linear foot of seats, with factor
of safety of four.
The height of the Gym Seats in
the folded position shall not exceed
the height of the top seat when the
gym seats are open ready for use.
The Gym Seats shall be so designed
that basketball cannot lodge under
them in any position.
Each unit shall have number OF
rows specified above, and shall be
complete in itself; consisting of steel
structure, footboards. seatboards, and
riserboards, connected together to
form one integral assembly, with
means for attaching said assembly
Each unit shall be provided with
cylinder lock, to automatically lock
it in the closed position.
Each unit, shall be provided with
dental or unauthorized closing when
in the open position, without the
use of floor fittings.
Option 1-Footboards. seatboards and
riserboards shall be Douglas Fir,
o; srooved D' anti-slip Surface. Ends
splined to prevent splitting.
Option 2-(al Footboards and seat
boards shall be of clear number
5/4" 10" before surfacing; sur
facing four sides with corners
Option 2-(b) Riserboards shall be of
clear lumber 5/4" thick before sur
facing. surfaced four sides with
corners eased. They shall be rigidly
with it, requiring no additional
operation, and shall completely
close the risers in both the opened
and closed position of the Gym
Seats.
Option 3-Riserboards, footboards and
ber. carefully sanded, finished with
rounded corners and bolted secure
ly to steel members. Finished sizes
shall be as. follows
Seatboards - ~1-1/16~ 9" to 9i2"
FGot9Sardf RserSosfds l55s5 g. 3 to to s Sc"
Riserboards of first and last rows
are to be two-piece. not less than IA"
wide overall and shall be hinged.
Steel understanding shall be given
two coats of enamel.
Wood parts are to have natural
finish. consisting of clear sealer
sanded. and a finish coat of clear
lacquer.
Each bid must contain the name OF
every person interested therein, ano
be accompanied by bid bond or by
certified check upon solvent bank
payable to the order of the Treasurer
of the Board of Education for five
percent of the amount of the bid as
a guarantee that if the bid is accepted
a contract will be entered into and its
performance properly secured. En-
velope must be plainly marked on out.
side BID FOR FOLDING GYM SEATS
FOR SHAW GYMNASIUM. The righ
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
Should any bid be rejected. checl
accompanying bid will be forthwith
returned to the bidder and should any
bid be accepted. such check will bt
returned upon the proper execution
and securing of the contract.
Bids will be opened immediately
after IL o'clock noon April 4. 1852
and will be tabulated and presented tt
| the Board of Education at its mex
regular meeting.
BY order of the Board of Education
of the East Cleveland City School Dis
trict.
Ruth B. Nemec, Clerk Treasure
Published: February 81. %;