East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-03-13
LEGAL NOTICE To BIDDERs

LEGAL NOIlCE 10 BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received at the
Board of Education of the East Cleve-
and City School District, 1849 Shaw
Avenue, East Cleveland. Ohio. until
2 o'clock noon, April 4, 1852, for fur
lishing, delivering and installing COM
)lete folding gymnasium seats in the
lew Gymnasium Building. Shaw High
school, East Cleveland City Board of
East Cleveland, Ohio, in
accordance with the following specifi-
,ations:
An equipment shall b be fixed in
place by factory-trained personnel
where directed. 1t is the bidders
responsibility. before submitting his
bid, to make a careful examination
Of the building Tor plans) and to
acquaint himself with the character
of the. building in which the equip
ment is to be installed Contractor
shall furnish all hardware required
tor the proper and complete installa-
tion of this equipment.
The plans indicate six l6' 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
ing) and permit one or more row
VI W bC OPNLNh lOI doCB WHY
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 120 pounds per
pounds per linear foot of footboard
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, footboaTds. 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
il in the closed position.
Each unit shall be provided with
automatic devices to prevent acci-
dental OF unauthorized closing when
in the open position. without the
use of floor fittings.
Option I-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
5/4" 10" before surfacing; sur
facing four sides with corners
eased.
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
attached to the structure. moving
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 ano
seatboards shall be of quality lum-
ber, carefully sanded, finished with
rounded corners and bolted secure
ly to steel members. Finished sizes
shall be as follows:
Seatboards lei /16" 9" to 9l2'
Footboards 1-5/16" x 9" to ga
Riserboards --25/32" 8" to 81