Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

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Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department OF the
208) in the Highway Administration
Building in Dover, Delaware, until goo
p NJ, E. ID. S. T., August Il, 1857. and
thereafter shall be publicly opened for
contracts involving the following ap-
proXinate quantities:
CONTRACT IL "a
BRIDGE NO. I AT FARNHuRST
INTERCHANGE
FederaI-aid Project I-o1 (3)
o.cs1 Mile
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
L. s. Maintenance and Protec-
tion of Traffic
6 c. Y. Removal of Existing Ma
sonry
1850 G, 7. Excavation for struc-
1850 G. 7. Borrow Pit Stripping
4S,500 C. Y. Select Borrow
Is Gal rel Asphalt
IS Gal RC-3 Asphalt
rs Tons Crushed Stag Chips
2.5 Tons Crushed Stone Chips
SIS c. Y. Concrete in Footings
355 c. Y. Concrete in Piers Above
Footings
275 C. Y. Concrete in Abutments
710 c. Y. Concrete in Deck
3 Each Electrical Junction Boxes
800 S. I. Superficial Waterproof
ing
100000 Lbs. Bar Reinforcement
l.. S. Structural Steel (Approx-
imately 1,03n,G9a I4bs.)
900 l.. f. Pipe Railing
$500 l.. f. Steel Bearing Piles
100 l.. +. Steel Test Piles
IA MF'BM Timber Sheet Piles
1I.Rff in Pl9ppl
475 S. F. Cement Concrete Side
walk
$50 i. f. Resetting Wire Rope
Guard renee
$50 l. r relocating Right of Way
975 s y. Mortared Belgian Blocks
800 900 s. Y. Seeding
2,2r0 s. y. Mulching
420 $. Y. Sodding
Attention is called to the Special
Provisions i'm the proposals, the speci-
ficatiOnS and the Contract Agreement.
The provisions of the Federal-aid
Highway Act as amended are appli-
cable to Federal-aid Projects.
Minimum wage rates for this pro-
ject have been predetermined by the
Secretary of Labor and are set forth
in the advertised specifications.
The employment agency for these
contracts shall be the Delaware State
Employment Service whose offices are
located at sol Shipley Street. Whining
ton, 135 South Bradford Street, Dover,
and North Race Street, Georgetown.
Performance of contract shall COM
mence within ten t10) days after exc
cution of the contract and be COM
pleted as specified.
Monthly payments viii be made for
ninety 800 percent of the construction
completed each month. 80
Bidders must submit proposals upon
complete forms as provided by the
Department for bidding purposes.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a surety bond, certified check, or
money to the amount of at least ten
QO) percent of the total amount of
the proposal
The envelope containing the pro-
posal must be marked Proposal fna
the construction of State Highway
Contract No.
The contract will be awarded or re-
jected within thirty 800 days from
the date of opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Prospective bidders who have sub
Iritted to the Department thirty 800
days prior to the opening of the pro-
posals the completed forms "COntrac-
tors Financial Statement" and "Ex-
perience QUESTIONABLE" and who have
been prequalified twenty GOD days be-
fore the receipt of the bid, may obtain
one set of contract documents from
the Highway Department Office, 158
s. Bradford Street, Dover, Delaware,
upon the payment of five dollars
(s5.00). Contract documents need not
be returned and the above payment
will not be refunded.
Make checks payable to the Della
ware State Highway Department.
DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT
BY: j. Gordon Smith, Chairman
r. A. Haber. Chief Engineer
Dover, Delaware 7-26-2t