Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-16
INFORMATION
AND
INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS

FOR the purpose OF c0nVen-
fence, The Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and
Planning Commission is
herein called the Com
mission" and the success
full bidder for furnishing
all of the labor, equipment
and materials and per-
forming all work called for
by the plans and specifi-
cations is herein called
the Contractor"
Copies Of the plans and
specifications will be fur
nished by The Maryland
National Capital Park and
aiming Commission,
1887 Georgia Avenue, Sill
yer Spring, Maryland. A
deposit in the amount Of
$500 will be required
from each prospective bid
der as security for the
safe and prompt return of
any and all plans and
specifications.
Each bid must be submit
ted in duplicate and shall
be enclosed in a sealed
envelope and marked:
bid for supplying labor,
equipment and mate
rails and performing all
work for the construc-
ton of the South bound
Roadway of Little Falls
Branch Parkway (0.87
miles,, a PrestreSSed
Concrete Bridge, a Trap
eZoidal Box Culvert and
included storm drainage
for Little Falls Branch
Parkway, Unit 2, pursu-
ant to Invitation for
Bids, dated August 16,
1892"
and this envelope enclosed
in another sealed envelope
and addressed to the Vice
Chairman, The Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission,
8787 Georgia Avenue, Sill
yer Spring, Maryland.
Each bid must be received
before lis PM, Eastern
Daylight Time, August 30,
1862. All bids will be pub
licly opened and read at
1870 PM, Eastern Day.
light Time, on said date
in Room 212 of the Mont
gomery County Regional
Office, Silver Spring,
Maryland.
Form Of Bid: Each bid
must be submitted in du-
plicate. Special care should
be exercised in the prep
aration of the bids. Era
sures 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 authorized to ex-
ecute 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 furnished promptly.
Withdrawal of Bids: A bid
may be withdrawn on
written or Geographic re-
quest from bidders prior
to the time fixed for open
ing but not thereafter.
Negligence on the part of
the bidder in preparing
the bid confers no right
for the withdrawal of the
bid after it has been
opened.
Bids Received Prior to Time
for Opening: Bids received
prior to the time fixed for
the receipt of bids will be
securely kept and uno-
pened, if identified as
herein required. The Vice
Chairman Of the Commits
sion 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 RESPONSE
BILE, such bid may be re-
ceived and considered. No
responsibility shall be at
tached to any officer or
representative of the Com
mission for the premature
opening of a bid. Tele-
pranhic bids will not ~