Notice (Res. of Inten. 72)
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NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS OR BIDS
PROJECT NO. 56-1
Pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, as
amended, and the resolution directing this notice adopted on
August 8, 1956, by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe
Public Utility District said District invites sealed proposals or
bids for the construction of sewers as more particularly described
in Resolution of Intention No. 72 adopted by said Board on
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August 8, 1956, which resolutions are on file in the office of
the Secretary and to which reference is hereby expressly made for
a more particular description of the work to be done.
All of said work is to be done at the places and in the
particular locations, of the forms, sizes and dimensions and of
the materials, and to the lines and grades and at the elevations a
shown and delineated upon the plans, profiles and specifications
made therefor and preliminarily approved by said Board on August
8, 1956.
Payments will be made in cash by said District to the
contractor on itemized estimates duly certified and approved by
the Engineer of said District, based on labor and materials in-
corporated into said work during the preceding month by the con-
tractor. However, notice is given that a period of 30 days is .
given to the property owners in which to pay their assessments,
and if cash collections are insufficient to meet such monthly
estimates, there will be a delay of about 60 days in making such
payments until money is received from the sale of the bonds issued
upon the unpaid assessments.
The District shall retain ten
per cent (10%) of the amount of each such estimates, and the
accumulation of said amounts so retained from said progressive
payments will be paid to said contractor 35 days after the comple-
tion and acceptance of said work by said Board of Directors and
said District.
Notice is hereby given that on August 8, 1956, the Board
of Directors adopted a resolution determining the general prevail-
ing rate of per diem wage to be paid to the various craftsmen and
laborers required to construct said improvements, a copy of which
wage scale is contained in and made a part of the specifications
for said work, to which reference is hereby made for further
particulars.
All proposals or bids shall be accompanied by a certified
or cashier's check payable to the order of the District, amounting
to ten per cent of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payabl
to said District, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, or
by the bidder and two sureties who shall justify before any offi-
cer competent to administer an oath, in double said amount and
over and above all statutory exemptions. Said check shall be
forfeited or said bond shall become payable to said District in
case the bidder depositing the same does not, within 15 days after
written notice that the contract has been awarded to him, enter
into a contract with the District.
Contractor shall furnish to District a faithful performanc
bond and labor and material bond as required in said specificatio
Said sealed proposals shall be delivered ,to the Secretary
of said District on or before 2:00 o'clock P.M. of the lOth say
of September, 1956, at the regular meeting place of said Board,
Bijou Theater, Bijou, California, said time being at least ten da
from the time of publication of this notice. Bids will be publicl
opened, examined and declared on said day and hour.
A copy of the plans and specifications may be obtained
from the office of the Secretary or from Brown and Caldwell, 66
Mint Street, San Francisco, California, upon deposit therefor of
$10.00 of which $5.00 will be refunded if
said plans and specifications are returned within 15 days.
Dated: August 8, 1956.