The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-06
Notice to Bidders
Invitation No. II
August 3, 1859


Scaled bids, in single copy, will
be received in Band Room. City
Hall Building, Oakland Maryland.
until 1000 a m. EDIT. August 2G.
1859 and be publicly opened and
read, for the construction of Flood
water Detention Structure. consist
ing Of Earth-fill Embankmcnt and
appurtenances on Little Youghio-
gheny River Watershed. Site No.
Z, located approximately one %
mile east of Deer Park, Garrett
county, Maryland.
The major items of work consist
of the following; all quantities be-
ing approximate:
Twelve acres clearing: IS acres
clearing and grubbing: 1903 GU
bic yards structure excavation;
427 cubic yards toe drain trench
excavation: 1923 cubic yards
exit channel excavation: 112250
cubic yards earth fill: SIS cubic
yards filter material; 16 cubic
yards Glass B, Type l concrete;
So cubic yards, Glass B. Type
II concrete; 2 cubic yards. Class
B, Type III concrete: 47G5 lbs.
steel reinforcement; 241.2 linear
feet 30 pipe conduits: 100 lin
ear feet g. perforated CORFU
gated metal pipe conduit; 40
linear feet 6" non-perforatcd
corrugated metal pipe conduits;
l job metal fabrication and in
stallation Of low stage and Anti
Vortex trash rack. manhole as
sembly. and small animal guard:
25 square yards rock riprap; l
job IA valve installations, 1000
cubic yards salvaging and Plac-
ing tOpSoil; 40 linear feet IA"
cast iron pipe cOnduits: 300 lin
ear feet diversion ditch install
latiOn.
Inspection of the site may be
made by contracting William w.
Mace, at SiXty-three Third Street,
Oakland, Maryland. Complete as
sembly of the Invitation to Bid.
instruction to Bidders, Proposal,
Contract. Detailed Specifications
and Plans may be obtained by in
terested bidders by applying to
Lewis R. Jones at First National
Bank Building, Oakland, Mary
land.
Fifteen dollars CS15.OO) must be
deposited with the Contracting Of
ficer for each set of plans and
specifications. Deposits may be in
the form of cash or business checks
drawn payable to Garrett Soil Con-
servation District. Personal checks
viii not be acceptable. Deposits
will be refunded to bidders upon
return of plans and specifications
in good condition within fifteen
49, calendar days from date of
opening Of bids.
Work shall be started within
twenty 20) calendar days and all
work shall be completed within
three hundred and fifty $500 cal
endar days from date of receipt Of
notice to proceed. All work will be
shut down for the period Deem
Der l 1859 through May 15 1860,
inclusive
Site may be inspected on Au-
gust II, IS, and 10. 1859 at 500 a.
m. EDIT. Interested bidders should
contact William w. Mace, SO Third
Street Oakland, Maryland.
All bids must be accompanied
by bid bond certified check, cash
ier's check or money order in an
amount not less than ten percent
.fOr. IF tho my, p,7t,t hid CbDclye
or money orderCs) if submitted
shall be made payable to Garrett
Soil Conservation District The sue
cessful bidder will be required TO
furnish performance and payment
bonds in the amount OF 1000 re-
spectively Of the original total
amount of the proposed contract;
also, he will be required TO execute
a formal contract.
The authority and responsibility.
for issuance of the Invitation
opening of bids, determination of
the successful bidder, award and
administration of the contract is
vested in Lewis r. Jones, who is
the contracting officer, having
been duly authorized to perform
such functions.
All questions or matters pertain
ing to the Invitation, award and
administration of the contract shall
be referred to Lewis r. Jone1
whose address is First National
Bank Building, Oakland, Maryland
ADV. 23-2t.