Milford chronicle., 1952-03-21
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
THE DELAWARE MEMORIAL
BRIDGE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CONTRACT NO. 20
MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND
ADDITIONAL TOLL PLAZA
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FACILITIES
Sealed proposals for construction Of
Maintenance Building and Additional
Toll Plaza Facilities for "The Della
ware Memorial Bridge" over the Del
aware River near Wilmington, Della
ware, viii be received by the Delaware
State Highway Department, at the
Office of the Director, Delaware Cross
ing. Division, Administration Building
Delaware Memorial Bridge, Delaware,
until II O'Clock noon, Eastern Stand
ard Time, April 2, 1852, at which time
and place said proposals will be pub
licly opened and read.
The entire work involves the fol-
lowing:
tal Construction of a one-story
maintenance building approxi-
mately 113 by 107 feet overall,
including relocation of existing
gas tank and pump; autOmotiVe
lift: fabrication equipment; sand
storage hopper; plumbing, light
ing, heating and air condition
ing facilities; and other work
incidental thereto
CD Reconstruction at Toll Plaza,
including the reconstruction and
extension of utility tunnel; con-
structiOn of two 16 by 46-fOOt
reinforced concrete roadway
slabs; including excavation prep
aration of subgrade and con-
structiOn OF subbaSe; cOnStruc-
tiOn. of two reinforced concrete
toll booth islands: installation OF
roadway treadle frames and
curb boxes; and other work in
cidental thereto,
(c) CONSTRUCTION of two metal and
glass toll booths, with connect
ing metal canopy.
(d) Furnishing and installing toll
collection and rausic q ariufr ort1fn.
nlent.
(e) Furnishing and installing road
way treadle and counters.
Work on this Contract shall begir
promptly after execution of the Con-
tract. 1t shall be completed i'm ac-
eOrdance with the following schedule
Work under item (b)
above ..--,-.-....--.-.-.-.-.~.. July ], 1875.
Work under items (c),
(d), and {e)
above ..-....-~......-. August /, 1876.
Entire Contract .---~. October ], 1875.
Monthly payments viii be made fo
ninety t90) per cent of the cOnstruc
ton completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
| forms provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accOmpan
! led by an acceptable surety bond o
I certified check to the amount of a
I least ten (10l per cent of the tOta
4 amount of the proposal.
/ The Contract will be awarded o
/ proposals rejected within twenty GO
/ days from the date of opening pro
/ posals. The right is reserved to re
1 ject any or all bids.
| One set of the Plans and two copie
/ Of the Specifications may be obtaine
1 from the Engineers, Howard, Needles
! Tammen & BergendOff, 55 Libert
! Street, New York 5, New York, afte
/ March u, 1852, upon payment Q
| $1,000.
Any prospective bidder who ha
made such a deposit may secure eXtr
blueprint copies of the Plans upO
! payment of so cents per drawing an
an extra copy of the Specification
upon payment of $3.50 per copy.
Plans and Specifications need nc
I b. returned to the Engineers and tn
/ above payments will not he refunded
The Plans and Specifications an
| other contract documents may he eX
amined at the office of the Engineer
Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergen
doff, or at the Engineers project OtiiC
located north of and adjacent tc tn
west ahutment of the Delaware Mem
orial Bridge in the State of Delawar'
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMEN
BY: ]. Gordon Smith. Chairman
w. A. McWilliams, Director
Delaware Crossing Division
March 8. 1852 3-2l-,