Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-23

l. Contractor must bid on all
of the alternates called for: Bids
will be considered by the Com
mission for the base bid and/or
one, several or all of the proposed
alternates.
z. Plans and Specifications -
Deposit: Copies of the plans and
specifications will be furnished
by the Commissions Secretary
Treasurer, Room POP, $500 Coles
vile Road, Silver Spring, Mary
land
A deposit in the amount of
$1,000 will be required from each
prospective bidder as security for
the safe and prompt return of
any and all plans and specifica-
tons.
3. Form of Bid: Each bid must
be submitted in duplicate. Special
care should be exercised in the
preparation of the bids. ErasureS
or changes in the bid must be
explained or noted over the sig
nature of the bidder. Each bid
must be complete and must be
duly executed in the name of the
bidder by its proper officers or
other persons authorized to ex-
ecute and deliver the bid. When
requested by the Commission,
satisfactory evidence of the au-
thority of the officer signing on
behalf of the bidder shall be furn-
ished promptly.
4 Time of Performance: Each
bid must state the number of
calendar days Counting Satur-
days, Sundays and Holidays)
from the time of award of bids
within which the Contractor
agrees to complete the construc-
ton of the building. The time
specified for the completion of
the construction will be consider
ed in evaluating the bids.
5. Withdrawal of Bids: A bid
may be withdrawn on written or
Geographic request from bidders
prior to the time fixed for open
ing but not thereafter. Negligence
on the part of the bidder in pre-
pairing the bid confers no right
for the withdrawal of the bid
after it has been opened.
g. Bids Received Prior to Time
for Opening: Bids received prior
to the time fixed for the receipts
of bids will be securely kept and
unopened, if identified as herein
required. The Secretary-Treasur-
er of the Commission will decide
when the time for receipt of bids
has arrived, and no bid received
thereafter will be considered, ex-
cept that, when a bid arrives by
mail after the time fixed for op-
ening but before award is made,
and it is shown to the SatiSfac-
ton of the Commission that the
non-arrival on time was due sole
ly TO delay in the mails for which
the bidder was not responsible,
such bid may be received and
considered No responsibility shall
be attached to any officer or rep
resentative of the Commission
for the premature opening of a
bid. Telegraphic bids will not be
considered, but notifications by
telegraph of bids already submit
ted will be considered if received
prior to the time fixed for the
receipt of bids.
7. Time of Opening Identified
ton of Bids: Each bid shall be
in sealed envelope and
marked:
bid for supplying labor, equip
ment and materials and perform
ing all work for the construction
of community building, pursuant
to Invitation for Bids, dated June
"a, 1855"
and this envelope enclosed in an
other sealed envelope and adj
dressed to the Secretary.Treasur-
er, The Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion, $500 Colesville Road, Silver
Spring, Maryland. Each bid must
be received before
200 PM, E.D.S.T.
THURSDAY, JULY II, 1855
All bids will be publicly opened