Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-07

Invitation for
Sealed Bids
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SION hereby invites sealed bids
from interested persons for fur.
nishing all labor, equipment and
materials and performing all
work for the construction of
approximately one mile of bi.
luminous road between Cedar
Lane and Rockville Pike, Be.
thesda, Maryland, including
storm drainage and bridges for
Beach Drive in Rock Creek
Park, Unit 3, in accordance with
the plans and specifications and
as hereinafter provided.
Information and Instructions
to Bidders
For the purpose of conven-
fence, The Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning
Commission is herein called the
Commission, and the sue
cessful bidder for furnishing all
of the labor, equipment and
materials and performing all
work called for by the plans
and specifications is herein
called the Contractor"
1. Contractor must bid on all
of the aiternates called for:
Bids will be considered by the
Commission for the base bid
and/or one, several or all of
the proposed alternates.
2. Plans and Specifications -
Deposit: Copies o. the plans and
specifications will be furnished
by the Commission, Room Ill,
8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver
Spring, Maryland.
A deposit in the amount of
$500 by check, made payable
to The Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion will be required from each
prospective bidder as security
for the safe and prompt return
of any and all plans and speci-
fications.
8. Form of Bid: Each bid
must be submitted in duplicate.
Special care should be exercised
in the preparation of the bids.
Erasures or changes in the bid
must be explained or noted over
the signature of the bidder.
Each bid must be complete and
must be duly executed in the
name of the bidder by its proper
officers or other persons au-
thorized to execute and deliver
the bid. When requested by
the Commission, satisfactory
evidence of the authority of the
officer signing on behalf of the
bidder shall be furnis h d
promptly.
A. Time of Performance: Each
bid must be based on the num-
Der of calendar days counting
Saturdays, Sundays and Holi-
days. from the time of award
of bids within which the Con-
tractor must complete the con-
struction as stated in the speci-
fications.
8. Withdrawal of Bids: A bid
may be withdrawn on written
or Geographic request from
bidders prior to the time fixed
for opening but not thereafter.
Negligence on the part of the
bidder in preparing the bid con-
fers no right for the withdrawal
of the bid after it has been
opened.
6. Bids Received Prior to
Time for Opening: Bids re-
ceived prior to the time fixed
for the receipt of bids will be
securely kept and unopened, if
identified as herein required.
The Secretary-Treasurer of the
Commission will decide when
the time for the receipt of bids
has arrived, and no bid received
thereafter will be considered,
except that, when a bid arrives
by mail after the time fixed for
opening but before an award is
made, and it is shown to the
satisfaction of the Commission
that the non-arrival on time
was due solely to a delay in the
mails for which the bidder was
not responsible, such bid may
be received and considered. No
responsibility shall be attached
to any officer or representative
of the Commission for the pre-
mature opening of a bid. Tele-
graphic bids will not be con-
sidered, but notifications by
telegraph of bids already SUBJ
mitted will be considered If re-
ceived prior to the time fixed
for the receipt of bids.
Z. Time Of Opening - Identi-
fication of Bids: Each bid shall
be enclosed in a sealed envelope
and marked:
bid for supplying labor,
equipment and materials and
performing all work for the
construction of approximately
one mile of bituminous road
including storm drainage and
bridges for Beach Drive,
Rock Creek Park, Unit 3, pur-
suant to Invitation for Bids,