, 1953-12-08
INVITATION FOR BIDS
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
December 1853
December /, 1858

December !, 1858
Office Of Territories, Department Of the Interior
Projects Nos. 531O5 on 81. Thomas and St. John and 55-oU4l
on st. Croix, Virgin Islands
AS noted herein for each school andIor, section
Insular Division, Office Of Territories, Department q tne ln-
terror, Room 2713 Interior Building Washington 2o,5 Y
Sealed bids in single copy for furnishing all labor, equip
ment, and materials and performing all work for the project
described herein will be received until 800 pm. Atlantic
Standard Time; january 20, 1854 IN the Office Of the District
Engineer, Insular Division, ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands ana
then publicly opened and read aloud 4o
Information regarding bidding MATERIAL DID guaIantee
and. bonds, plans and Specifications and other proposed con-
tract docucents are open for public inspection At the ONCE
Of District Engineer, Insular Division, Thomas ". mooney
Charlotte AmaiIe. ST. Thomas, u S.. Is N. "a. Dyer Com
pany. "a School Street, Boston, Massachusetts; Lester w.
Mark, Room 2713 Interior Building, Washington. ~ z ~
ACC. Office, lib Congress Building, Miami, Florida
Builders Exchange, 46 Northwest 9th Street Miami, Florida
Housing and Home Finance Agency, Room 3d. q '. De
partment Store Building, 1864 Ponce de Leon, Santurce, Fh,
and i. Dodge Corp, 119 West 10th Street. New York To-
Plans and specifications maybe procured from the office
Of M Al Dyer Company Architects-Engneers) at "a School
Street. Boston, Massachusetts, upon deposit of the following
Christiansted Consolidated School Elementary portion) 500
sLasVallee Elementary School $oO.|
Christiansted and La Vallee together 9oo]
James Madison, Robert Herrick, and James Monroe
Elementary Schools together Ply
East End Elementary School $5o7
Horace Mann Elementary School $oU.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Schol 9oO.
Cruz Bay, East End, Horace Mann, and Benjamin Frank
lin together So3s
All nine schools together Ivy.
Deposit shall be only by certified check payable to the Tree
aurer Of the United States, which will be refunded to bona
fide 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 person4Who
submits 4 bid for a general contract, but does not include q
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 90 notsuD-
NIT a Bid, seventy-five l0 per cent Of the deposit amount
will be refunded upon the return thereof IN good condition.
within thirty 500 calendar days from the date Of bid opening.
No refund will be made for return after that time.
BONDS ETC.
Each bid must be accompanied by 4 satisfactory bid guar
anty iii an mount not less than 5 per cent Of the total bid.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish q perfor-
nance bond and payment bond, each IN the amount Of luO
per cent Of the contract price.
No BID may be withdrawn until thirty 500 calendar days
after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.
The Government reserves the right to award q con-
tract for any Or all school andIor sections on the basis Of the
basic bid for each school andIor sections or any combination
Of schools andfor sections or by the acceptance Of any or all
of the alternates. whichever course is in the best interests Ell
the United States
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
The construction includes:
Section a. st. Croix, Virgin Islands Project 5S-5O4