East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-03-06
LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS

LEOAL NOIICE IO blDDEhS
office of the Clerk k-Treasurer of the
Board of Education Of the East Cleve.
land City School District 1049 Shaw
Avenue, East Cleveland. Ohio, until
IL o'clock noon, April 4, 1852, for fur
delivering and installing com
plete folding gymnasium seats in the
School. East Cleveland City Board OF
East Cleveland, Ohio, IN
accordance with the following specifl-
cations:
All equipment shall be fixed in
place by factory-trained personnel
where directed. 1t is the bidder S
responsibility. before submitting his
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-
tion of this equipment.
The plans indicate six 16' 0" long
sections, eighteen rows high on the
opposite walls, or total of twelve
16' 0" long sections, eighteen rows
high.
Gym Seats shall operate on the
telescope principle requiring only
one operation for opening Tor clos
ingl and permit one or more row
of seats to be opened for use, while
the remaining rows are left in the
"nested" position.
The Gym Seats shall be designed
and constructed to safely support
when in use, in addition to their own
weight, a live load of 100 pounds per
linear foot of seatboard. plus 100
pounds per linear, foot of footboard
and resist by adequate bracing a
lengthwise to the seats of "a pounds
per linear foot of seats, with a 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
The Gym Seats shall be so designed
that a 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
riserboards, connected together to
form ore integral assembly. with
means Tor attaching said assembly
where required.
Each unit shall be provided with
cylinder lock, to automatically lock
it in the closed position.
Each unit shall be provided with
automatic devices to prevent acci-
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.
solid. built up construction with
grooved anti-slip surface. Ends
splined to prevent splitting.
Option 2-(al Footboards and seat
boards shall be of clear number
5I4" X 10" before surfacing; sur
facing four sides with corners
Option 2-(b) Riserboards shall be of
clear lumber 5i4" thick before sur
facing, surfaced four sides with
corners eased. They shall be rigidly
attached to the structure. moving
operation, and shall completely
close the risers in both the opened
and closed position of the Gym
Seats.
Option 3-Riserboards, footboards and
seatboards shall be of quality lun-
Der, carefully sanded, finished with
rounded corners and bolted secure
ly to steel members. Finished sizes
shall be as. follows: 49,.
Seatboards -l-1/16" g" to 9i2"
Footboards 10 l6" g. TO 9i2,
Riserboards of first and last rows
are to be tWo-pieCe. not less than IA"
wide overall and shall be hinged.
Steel understructure shall be given
two coats of enamel.
Wood parts are TO have natural
finish, consisting of clear sealer,
sanded. and finish coat of clear
lacquer.
Each bid must contain the name of
very person interested therein, and
,e accompanied by a bid bond or by
certified check upon a solvent bank,
payable to the order of the Treasurer
If the Board of Education for five
percent of the amount of the bid as
! guarantee that if the bid is accepted,
4 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 right
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
Should any bid be rejected, check
bid will, be forthwith
returned to the bidder and should any
bid be accepted, such check will be
returned upon the proper execution
and securing of the contract.
Bids will be opened Immediately
after IL o'clock noon April q, 1852;
and will be tabulated and presented to
he Board of Education at its next
By order of the Board of Education
# the East Cleveland City School Dis
rict.
Ruth B. Nemec. Clerk Treasurer
published: February 81, 20;
March 6. 13, 1852