Milford chronicle., 1957-05-17
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department of the
State of Delaware at its office Groom
208l in the Highway Administration
P. M. E. 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, 8RiDeEviLLE
Sussex County
.492 Mile
L. S. Excavation
1900 c. Y. Select Borrow
700 Tons 2" Hot Mix Asphaltic
e5 S. 7. Patching Portland Ce-
ment Concrete Pavement
300 L. F. u" r. G. Pipe
$50 L. F. 15@ r. c. Pipe
500 S. F. 4" Portland Cement
Concrete Sidewalk
IA Each Type 'B'' Catch Basin
Each Standard ManhoIe
Each Adjusting & Repairing
Minor installations
5000 Lbs. Castings
2,42O S. Y. TopsOil
S A. Seeding
$500 L. F. Asphaltic Concrete Curb
1900 Gal rel Asphalt Tack Coat
2 Each Junction Box
L. S. Maintenance of Traffic
CONTRACT 1908
STATE ROAD TO BASIN CORNER
REsURFAcING NoRTHRoUND
LANE
New Castle County
1Xa" Hot Mix AsphaItic Concrete
Surface
21s4 Miles
5000 Tons Hot Mix Asphaltic Con-
crete Pavement
1900 Gals. rel Asphalt
1900 Gals RC-3 Asphalt
305 Tons Stag (SP-57
3O5 Tons Crushed Limestone Chips
(Del 107)
Minor Installations
4,7OO S. Y. Topsoil
A Seeding
Tons Sand
5, 500 Gal. rel Asphalt Tack Coat
l.. S. Maintenance OF TraT1c
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 SIld1 D0 Tie OCldWdIC AOSeAbC
Employment Service whose offices are
located at COL 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 be COM
pleted as specified.
Monthly payments viii be made for
ninety 600 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
The contract will be awarded or re-
jected within twenty (2O) 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 (30)
days prior to the opening of the pro-
posals the completed forms "Contrac-
tors Financial statement ttlu A. EA.
perience QUESTIONABLE" and who have
been prequalified twenty GOD days be-
fore the receipt of the bid, may OBJ
tain one set of contract documents
from the Highway Department Office,
1873 s. Bradford Street, Dover, Della
ware, upon the payment of five dol
lars ($5.0O). Contract documents need
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
Bv: ]. Gordon Smith, Chairman
r. A. Haber, Chief Engineer
Dover, Delaware 5-1O-2t