Milford chronicle., 1957-10-04
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department of the
state of Delaware at its office Groom
20S) in the Highway Administration
building in Dover, Delaware, until 200
J.. NJ. Il. ID. S. T., October 16, 1857,
and thereafter shall be publicly opened
for a contract involving the following
approximate quantities:
CONTRACT 1863
Federal-aid Project F-49 (e)
ST. GEORGES TO STATE ROAD
New Castle County
6.23e Miles
a c. c. Widening and Resurfaclng "a
Pavement with 3" Hot hix Asphaltic
Concrete
u. s. Clearing and Grubbing
25 G. Y. Removal of Existing
so c. Y. borrow Pit Stripping
5000 c. Y. Select Borrow
300 G. Y. Cement Concrete Base
Course
1900 Tons Hot Mix Asphaltic Con-
crete
$500 Gal. rel Asphalt
$500 Gal. RC-3 Asphalt
275 o Tons Stag Chips
275 Tons Crushed Stone or Crush
ed Gravel
Pavement
1900 S. Y. Patching Cement Con-
crete Pavement
200 Sqs. Wire Mesh Reinforcement
100 i. +. u" X. G. Pipe
100 l.. Il. 15r r. c. Pipe
1,200 l.. f. 189 f. G. Pipe
100 l.. T. 2fn r.. G. Pipe
100 $. Y. 4" Cement Concrete
100 s. Y. c" Cement Concrete
1000 L. +. Wood Shoulder Curb
10 l.. +. 81 c. NJ. DownspOuts
8 Each 'PW-BD-4" Catch
125 S. f. Grating. 'Pw-BD"
1000 l.. +. Wire Rope Guard Fence
Wood POst)
Zach End Post Attachments
15,7OO $. Y. TOpsOiling
3.5 \. Seeding
$50 Tons sand
10 Each Crossable Traffic
Separators
1000 S. Y. Removal of Existing
Pavement
11,JO0 Gal. rel Asphalt Tack Coat
Each Special Junction Box
$50 s. Y. Removal of Bituminous
Surface
L. S. Maintenance of Traffic
Attention is called to the Special
Provisions in the proposal. the spe-
cifications and the Contract Agree
ment
Inc provisions OF tne feQefal Ala
Highway Act as amended are apph-
cable to Federal-aid Projects.
The employment agency for these
contracts shall be the Delaware State
Employment Service whose offices are
located at Col Shipley Street, Will
minrton. 1856 South Bradford Street.
Dover, and North Race Street, George
town.
Performance Of contract shall COM
mence within ten (10) days after exc
cution Of the contract and be COM
pleted as specified.
Monthly payment will be made for
ninety 900 percent of the construc
tion completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
complete forms as provided by the
Department for bidding purposes.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by surety bond, certified check, or
money to the amount of at least ten
(1O) percent of the total amount Of
The envelope containing the pro-
posal must be marked Proposal for
the construction of state Highway
The contract will be awarded or re-
jected within thirty (S0) days from the
date of opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
mitted to the Department thirty (30)
days prior TO the opening of the pro-
posals the complete forms "Contrae-
tors Financial Statement" and ''Esx-
Terience Questionnai4e" and who have
been prequalified twenty (20) days be-
fore the receipt of the bid may obtain
one set of contract documents from
the Highway Department Office, Ar
den Building, North Street, Dover
Delaware, upon the payment Of five
dollars (S500). Contract documents
need not be returned and the above
paynent will not be refunded.
Make checks payable to the Della
ware State Highway Department.
DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT
Iy. j. Gordon Smith, Chairman
X. A. Haber, Chief Engineer
September 25. 1867
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