, 1953-12-07
INVITATION o BIDS
CONSTRUCTION CONTRAcT)
December /, 1858

Projects Nos. 53-1O5 on st. Thomas and ST. John and 55-5O4
on 81. Croix, Virgin Islands
AS noted herein for each school andfor section
Insular Division, Office Of Territories, Department q tne n
terror, Room 2713 Interior Building, Washington 70, psS
Sealed bids in single copy for furnishing alIaabor, equip
ment, and materials and performing all work for the proJecg
described herein will be received until 800 pm A liant
Standard Time, January 90, 1854 in the Office OF the DlStrlcI
Engineer, Insular Division, ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands ana
then publicly openedrand read aloud.
information regarding bidding material D1a guaran {
tract docucents are open for public inspection at the oIIlce
of District Engineer, Insular Division, Thomas g. Mooney
Charlotte Amaile, St. Thomas. Y s, Y 81 ~ Z. Dyer Com
Mark, Room 27l3 Interior Building, Washington 25. Y 81;
"A. G. c. Office, lib Congress Building, Miami, F Tsa
Builders Exchange, AS Northwest 9th Street. Miami, Florida;
Housing and Home Finance Agency, Room 33, n. < Del
partment Store Building, 1864 Ponce de Leon Santurce, ~
NY sne ! Y: p0ass corp Z VS. 80 : & s
Plans and specifications may be procured from the office
of M. a.. Dyer Company Acknowledgements at y Scnool
Street, Boston, Massachusetts,, upon deposit OF the following:
Christiansted Consolidated School elementary portlon) $55.
La Valees Elementary School $oO.
Christiansted and La Vallee together pop.
James Madison Robert Herrick, and James Monroe
Elementary Schools together $4u.
East End Elementary School S50.
BENJAMIN Frankln Elementary Schol $50.
Cruz Bay, East End, Horace Mann, and Benjamin Frank
lin together poo.
Ali nine sehools together 100.
Deposit shall BE onlyby certified check payable to the Ire
alrer of the United States, which will be refunded to bona
fde bidders upon the return Of plans and specifications in
good condition within thirty 800 calendar days form the date
of bid opening. "A bona fide bidder includes any person who
submits a bid for a general contract, but does not include a
person who submits a quotation to thhe general contract bid
ders. To persons who procure plans and specifications upon
payment Of. the above stated amounts. and who DO notsuh-
NIT a bid, seventy-five (75l per cent ofsthe deposit amount
will be refunded upon the return thereof in good condition.
within thirtyl 800 calendar days from the date of bid opening
No refund will be made for return after that time.
N ETC.
Each bid must be accompanied BY satisfactory bid guar
anty in an mount not less than 5 per cent Of the total bid.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a perfor-
nance bond and PAYMENT bond. each IN the amount or lU
per cent of the contract price. #
No BID may be Withdrawn until thirty 1907 calendar days
after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.
The Government reserves the right4to award a con-
tract for any or all school andlor sections on the hasis OF the
basic bid for each school andlor sections Or any combination
of the alternates. whichever course is IN the bet interests Of
the United States. ss
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
The construction includes:
Section a st. Croix, Virgin Islands Project 5S-5O4
4 Christiansted Consolidated School, elementary partl