Milford chronicle., 1957-05-10
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department of the
20Sl in the Highway Administration
Building in Dover, Delaware, until 200
p. M. 3. d. S. T., May %, 1857, and
thereafter shall be publicly opened for
contracts involving the following ap-
proximate quantities:
CONTRACT 1896
DRAINAGE-LAWS AND EDGE
WOOD STREETS, BRIDGEVILLE
Sussex County
1872 Mile
L. S. Excavation
1900 G. Y. Select Borrow
200 Tons 2" Hot Mix Asphaltic
65 S. 7. Patching Portland Ce-
ment Concrete Pavement
300 l.. F. 12" r. c. Pipe
$50 L. F. is" R. c. Pipe
500 S. F. 4" Portland Cement
IA Each TYPE ''B's Catch Basin
Each Standard Manhole
Each Adjusting & Repairing
Minor installations
5000 Lbs. Castings
2,420 S. Y. Topsoil
S A. Seeding
$500 L. F. Asphaltic Concrete Curb
1900 Gal rel Asphalt Tack Coat
2 Each Junction Box
Il. -.
CONTRACT 1903
STATE ROAD TO BASIN CORNER
REsURFAcING NoRTHRoUND
LANE
New Castle County
1I2" Hot Mix Asphaltic Concrete
Surface
2.1s4 Miles
5000 Tons Hot Mix Asphaltic Con-
crete Pavement
1900 Gals rel Asphalt
1900 Gals. RC-3 Asphalt
305 Tons Stag (SP-57)
305 Tons Crushed Limestone Chips
(Del 107)
10 Each Adjusting & Repairing
Minor installations
400 S. Y. Topsol
1 A. Seeding
2 Tons Sand
$500 Gal. rel Asphalt Tack Coat
L. S. Maintenance of Traffic
Attention is called to the Special
Provisions in 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.
The employment agency for these
contracts shall be the Delaware State
Employment Service whose offices are
located at 6O1 Shipley Street, Will
mington, 135 S. Bradford Street, Do
yer. and North Race Street, George
town.
Performance of contract shall COM
mence within ten (10) days after exc
cution of the contract and Re COM
pleted as specified.
Monthly payments will he made for
ninety 500 percent of the construction
completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
complete forms as provided by the De-
partment for bidding purposes.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a surety bond, certified check, or
money to the amount of at least ten
(1O) percent of the total amount of
the proposal.
The envelope containing the pro
posal must be marked Proposal for
the construction of State Highway
Contract No.--.-.---.-.-...''
The contract will be awarded or re-
jected within twenty 600 days from
the date of opening proposals..
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Prospective bidders who have sub
mitted 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 600 days be-
fore the receipt of the bid, may OBJ
tam one set OF contract documents
from the Highway Department Office,
15S S. Bradford Street, Dover, Della
ware, upon the payment, of five dol
lars ($5.00). Contract documents ned
not be returned and the above pay
ment 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
May 8, 1857
Dover, Delaware 5-10-2t