The Nome nugget., 1962-05-14
TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS
 STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS


 Sealed proposals in single copy will be received in the office of the Commits sioner of Highways, 20 Box I841. Ju- neau, Alaska until 10:00 am, PSF, June ', 1862, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Com missioner's office, Island Center Build ing, Douglas, Alaska, for the purpose of of Project Sp-4009, Tefier-Lost River Haul Road, described as follows Con- sfructing haul road suitable for two way traffic by trucks hauling ore. or other heavy loads, from the end of the spit on the north side of Grantley Har- por to the air strip at the mouth of Lost River, all on tue Seward Peninsula and near Teller, Alaska. The length of haul road to be constructed is approxi- mately twenty-six (26) miles. All con- struction work shall be completed on or before October l, 1863
 The State of Alaska will not furnish. plans or specifications for the proposed construction of said road, except that the Following minimum standards must be maintained d) No grades in excess of ten f1o)
 per cent will be allowed.
 (2) No radius on any curve shall be
 less than two hundred forty l24O)
 feet Approximately 24e).
 (3l The m n m II m shoulder to % r =. s.s.sss I uz tfar IinIsneu
 roadway must be not less than
 twelve x(12) feet, and in addition
 turn-outs must be provided giving
 an additional twelve (12) feet of icSaSt one or these LurTl-
 outs, one hundred t10C1 feet long,
 will be provided for each half mile
 section of roadway
 (4) BlackslopeS must be constructed
 to prevent undue erosion or dam
 age to the road
 (51 No fill slopes sleeper than one
 and one-half to one (Ia:D will
 be allowed.
 feo Ditches adequate to prevent
 water from running across the
 finished road way will be con
 structed
 f7) The route shall be so located
 that 1t is not exposed to damage
 by storms and surf action from
 tidal waters tS) The finished haul road shah be
 in such condition that single axle five-ton capacity trucks can use the facility while fully To aded and
 without tire chains, and such traf- fic can pass throughout it's entire
 length while the roadbed is coua-
 pletely thawed. The choice of ma
 terials to be used for the road shall I
 be at the discretion of the con-
 tractor as long as the above con-
 ditions are fulfilled. The contractor who engages to per- orm the above described work will, in 1 fleet, be responsible for the location f the route, and the design and con- truction of the roadway, subject to the minimum standards outlined above, and ftthout direct supervision by the De- artment of Highways engineering staff A bid guaranty is required with each roposaI In the sum not less than ten l0) per cent of the total amount bid . 1T the work. Such bid guaranty shall 2 Tn the form of Bank Draft, Cashiers heck, Certified Check, Money Order Bid Bond, payable to the State of lasla. If the bidder fails to accompany Is proposal with the required bid guar lty, his bid will not be read or other lse considered. Photographic notification execution of a bid bond does not meet le above requirements of a bid security bid. The right is reserved by the Commits oner to reject any or all bids. to ad- ertise for new bids, to do the work or to abandon the work, if N the judgment of the Commissioners, le best interests of the State will be srved thereby. Additional information may be obtain from the Commissioner, Department Highways. 20. Box l841. Juneau, laska.
 D. E. McKINNoN, F. E..
 Commissioners of Highways \ Pub: May IA, 16s 10, 1862.
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