Milford chronicle., 1962-06-01
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department of the
State of Delaware at the office OF
the Director of Operations Groom 202)
in the Highway Administration Build
ing in Dover Delaware, until 200
PM, E.D.S.T., June II, 1862, and
thereafter shall be publicly opened for
a contract involving the following ap-
proXimate quantities:
CONTRACT NO. 1-2 (2)
Federal aid Project 1852 (5)
GRADING, DRAINAGE
PAVING AND APPuRTENANcES
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
oeo5 MILE
Two "a Pavements, Consisting of 10''
Reinf. Port. Gem.
Conc. on Select Borrow, divided by
3S' Median
COMPLETION DATE:
500 CALENDAR DAYS
Cost for Contract Documents $1,000
LIS. Cleaning and Grubbing
$40 C.Y. Excavation for Structures
100000 C.Y. Borrow I'm Place
Measurement)
10000 C.Y. Select Borrow
$500 S.Y. Quarry Waste, 1"
1,7OO Tons Hot Mix Asph. Conc.
$3.50 C.Y. TO- Port. Gem. Conc.
Pavement
40 C.Y Port Gem. Conc.
Masonry Drainage Struc-
134 C.Y. Port Gem. Conc. Mason
ry Footings
121 C.Y. Port. Gem. Conc. Mason
ry Retaining Wall
225 S.Y. Superficial Waterproofing
95,SOO Lbs. Bar Reinforcement
a 1sn
25 L.F. s" Cast-Iron Pipe
1000 L.F 8" c. NJ Pipe
$50 L.F 10" c. NJ Pipe
1,5OO LF, 18" G. M. Pipe, l6 Ga,
20 IF, a" c. NJ. Pipe. IA Ga,
"a Ea. IS" c.M. Pipe 80 degree
Bends, 16 Ga. Coated
2 Ea. "a" c. NJ. Pipe 80 degree
Bends, 16 Ga, Coated
13O L.F. e. PERI. C. M. Pipe
Underdrain
800 s;Y. A" Port. Gem. Conc.
Gutter
20 Ea. Type "Pw-BD-2"
2a.5oo Sc. cateh hoRseiI Bsains a.. Deem,
1872 A. Seeding
93,500 S.Y. Mulching
35 sly Soddng
300 L.F. Lateral Ditching
Tons Calcium Chloride Tor
Dust Control
$4,000 C.Y. Swamp Excavation
$500 C.Y. Longitudinal Ditch Ex-
cavation
G75, 900 C.Y Special Fill
1,500 L. F. Check BoringS
5000 S. F. Temporary Steel Sheet
10000 L.F. Galv. Steel Deep Beam
Guard Rail
46 Ea. Conc. Intake Apron,
4s Ea, ypf Downspout splash Apron
5000 L.F. Machine Laid Hot Mix
Asph. Cone. Curb
Attention is called to the Special
Provisions in the proposals, the spe-
cifications and the Contract Agree
ment
The Provisions of the Federal-aid
Highway Act as amended are appli-
cable to Federal-aid Projects.
Minimum wage rates for Contract
1903 have been predetermined by
the Secretary of Labor and are set
forth in the advertised specifications.
The employment agency for these
contracts shall be the Delaware State
Employment Service whose offices
are located at sol West Street, Wilm-
ington, 135 South Bradford Street,
Dover, and North r a e Street,
Georgetown
Performance of contract shall COM
mence and be completed as specified.
Monthly payments viii be made for
ninety 600 percent of the construc-
tion completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
complete forms as provided by the
Department for bidding purposes.
Each proposal must be accompan-
led by surety bond, certified check
or money to the amount of at least
ten Q0) 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
rejected within twenty 600 days
from the date of opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Prospective bidders who have been
prequalified in accordance with t h
requirements of the Standard Speci-
fications may obtain contract docu-
ments from the Highway Depart
ment Office, Third Floor, Admins
tration Building, Dover, Delaware at
the prices indicated for each contract.
Additional copies of proposals only
may be obtained at a cost of $500
per copy Contract Documents need
not be returned and no refunds will
be made.
Make checks payable to the Della
ware State Highway Department.
DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT
BY: n. MaXson Terry, Chairman
William j. Miller, Jr,
Director of Operations.
May %, 1862
Dover, Delaware 5-25-2t