THE PARK ENGINEERING DIVISION 629 



To the BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS, 

 of the City of Milwaukee. 



e, vvis., 



I, the subscriber, do hereby propose to furnish all material and do the work according to plans 

 and specifications on file in the office of the Board of Park Commissioners, of 



agreeably to the tsrms of your advertisement inviting proposals for such work, and pledge myself to 

 enter into a written contract with THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, with satisfactory sureties for the 

 performance of the same. 



(Name) 



(Address) 



DIRECTIONS TO BIDDERS 



Bids must be put in separate sealed envelope, which, together with the bond must be put in a second envelope, directed to 

 the Board of Park Commissioners, and endorsed With the name of Bidder and nature of work. 



Bond must be approved by the City. Attorney BEFORE placing same in the envelope. 



All bids to be accompanied with a bond to the City of Milwaukee, in such pena! sum as may be stated in the advertisement 

 Of the particular work to be bid on, and which bond must be signed by the bidder and two or more sureties, which sureties must 

 each make an affidavi* that he is worth the penal sum of the bond over and above all his debts and liabilities, in property in the 

 City of Milwaukee, subject to execution. This affidavit may be made before any officer qualified to administer oaths. 



Surety Company bonds will also be accepted. 



No bids will be received after the hour advertised and no bids can be withdrawn, changsd or amended after that hour. 



in open session, causes the bids to be opened and read by the secretary. 

 The usual rule is to accept the lowest bid or bids if the bidder is a respon- 

 sible contractor. The park authority, however, always reserves the right 

 to reject any or all bids. The rejection of the lowest bid may be caused by 

 the belief of the park authority that the lowest bidder is not qualified to 

 carry out the work successfully or the bid may be greatly in excess of the 

 lowest estimate of the park engineer. If the rejection is caused by the belief 

 that the lowest bidder cannot successfully perform the work the contract 

 may be awarded to the next lowest bidder, etc. Usually the contract is 

 awarded the same day the bids are considered, although final decision may 

 be deferred several days in order to give the park authority time to investi- 

 gate the standing of the lowest bidder, if this standing is not fully known, 

 or to give time to make additional estimates. 



9. The agreement or contract. After a bid has been accepted the suc- 

 cessful bidder is required within a specified time, usually ten days, to enter 



