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in the official city paper, if there is one, in one or more of the daily or weekly 

 papers and sometimes in technical journals. This is usually done from ten 

 days to two weeks before the time for the submission of bids. We give an 

 example of such an advertisement used by the Board of Park Commissioners 



of the South Park District, Chicago, in 

 connection with the construction of cer- 

 tain bridges. 



The essential elements of this adver- 

 tisement may be enumerated as follows: 



(a) Statement as to time and place of 

 receiving proposals, nature of the work 

 to be done and where prospective bidders 

 can secure copies of the specifications. 



(b) Conditions under which bidders may 

 be allowed possession of copies of the 

 specifications and plans or the use of the 

 plans, (c) Conditions under which pro- 

 posals may be submitted, (d) Responsi- 

 bility of the successful bidder, (e) In- 

 structions as to how the proposals shall 

 be submitted, (f) Reservation by the 

 park governing authority of the right to 

 reject any or all bids. 



7. The proposal. After the contrac- 

 tor has carefully examined the specifica- 

 tions, plans and the conditions under 

 which the contract is to be executed, per- 

 haps including also a personal examina- 

 tion of the site where the work is to be 

 done, he prepares on a form provided by 

 the park authority a proposal embodying 

 a statement of the amount or amounts of 

 money for which he will perform the work, accepting the conditions im- 

 posed by the park governing authority and binding himself, if his bid is 

 accepted, to enter into a contract for the faithful performance of the work. 

 The proposal is generally accompanied by a surety bond approved either 

 by the attorney of the park governing authority or by the city attorney. 

 On the opposite page is a form of proposal used by the Board of Park 

 Commissioners of Milwaukee. 



8. Consideration of bids and awarding of contract. On the day set for 

 receiving or opening the bids the park authority, generally and preferably 



COPY OF ADVERTISEMENT 



BY 

 SOUTH PARK COMMISSIONERS 



FOR 



SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FOUNDATION 

 WORK AND STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK FOR 

 THE BRIDGES NORTH OF TWELFTH STREET, 



CHICAGO 



Sealed proposals will be received by the South Park 

 Commissioners, 5 7th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, 

 Chicago, Illinois, until 12.00 noon, September 2, 1925, 

 for doing all the work, to sink caissons, drive piles, con- 

 struct the abutments for six bridges, furnish and erect 

 the structural steel for two bridges and furnish and 

 erect sub-columns and bearing boxes for four bridges, 

 all to be constructed over the Illinois Central Railroad 

 at Jackson Street, Van Buren Street, Congress Street, 

 Harrison Street and Seventh Street, Chicago, Illinois, 

 in accordance with the drawings and specifications en- 

 titled " Bridges North of Twelfth Street," prepared by 

 the South Park Commissioners. Copies of these speci- 

 fications, including bidding sheets and plans, may be 

 obtained at the office of the South Park Commissioners, 

 57th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. 



No separate bids will be received on any of this work, 

 the instructions being to award the whole work to one 

 contractor. Only bids from those of record in the office 

 of the South Park Commissioners as having received 

 specifications will be considered. 



Two copies of specifications and one set of plans will 

 be furnished to each prospective bidder upon applica- 

 tion and the deposit of #50, which deposit will be re- 

 funded upon return of plans in an unmutilated and 

 serviceable condition. Bidding blanks to be used will 

 be found in specifications. Facilities will be provided 

 for preliminary examination of plans by bidders who 

 may not desire to remove the plans from the office. 



A deposit to the amount of five per cent (5%) of the 

 aggregate amount of the highest proposal named in the 

 submitted bid, either in currency or certified check 

 payable to the South Park Commissioners, must accom- 

 pany proposals as a guarantee of the good faith of 

 bidder. 



The successful bidder will be required to enter into 

 a contract and give a surety bond of twenty-five per 

 cent (25%) of amount of contract. 



All proposals must be placed in a sealed envelope, 

 plainly marked as stated below, which envelope will 

 delivered to the secretary of the South Park Com- 

 nissioners, 57th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, 

 Before the time limit stated above. 



The envelope shall be marked as follows: 



"Proposal for construction of bridges north of 

 Twelfth Street." 



The South Park Commissioners reserve the right to 

 reject any or all proposals. 



E. J. WHITTY, Secretary, 

 South Park Commissioners. 

 August 2, 1925. 



