of work.

The work to be done under this contract is to dig test-pits and Purpose make borings to ascertain the depth and character of bed-rock and the overlying materials at the proposed site of Silver Lake reservoir. The site of the work is situated about 1⁄2 mile west Location of Tompkinsville, and is about 2 miles by trolley from St. George ferry, Staten Island, Borough of Richmond, New York City.

of work.

inspection.

The Board will obtain the necessary permits for doing the Permits and work, but the Contractor shall pay all costs for procuring the same. He shall also pay for water used, for the water inspectors required by the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, and for all other inspection required by any municipal department other than the Board. No proposal will be accepted in which the amount bid for Item 7 exceeds 6 cents per pound.

opening bids.

Sealed bids or proposals for performing the work described Date for herein will be received by the Board of Water Supply, at its offices, seventh floor, 165 Broadway, New York, until

at II A. M., at which place and time they will be publicly opened by the Board and read; the award of the contract, if awarded, will be made by the Board as soon thereafter as practicable.

for bids.

All bids must be made upon the blank form of proposal Printed form attached hereto and should give the price for each item of the work proposed, both in writing and in figures, and must be signed and sworn to by the bidder, in accordance with the directions in the form of bid. Each bid must be enclosed in the printed envelope provided for the purpose by the Board, and sealed.

check.

No bid will be received and deposited unless accompanied Certified by a certified check upon a National or State bank, drawn and

Checks returned.

Deposit may be forfeited.

Bond required.

Substitution of surety.

Time for executing

bond.

made payable to the order of the Comptroller of The City of New York, for five hundred dollars ($500) for the proper execution of the contract. Such check must not be enclosed in the sealed envelope containing the bid, but shall be delivered to the Board, or its Secretary, who will give a proper voucher for the deposit. All such deposits, except that made by the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded, will be returned to the person or persons making the same within three days after the decision as to who shall receive the contract.

If the bidder to whom the contract shall have been awarded shall refuse or neglect, within 10 days after due notice that the contract has been awarded to him, to execute the same and furnish the security required, the amount of the deposit made by him shall be forfeited to, and be retained by, the said City as liquidated damages for such neglect or refusal, and shall be paid into the general fund of said City, pursuant to the provisions of Section 30 of Chapter 724 of the Laws of 1905, but if the said bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall execute the contract and furnish the said security within the time aforesaid, the amount of his deposit will be returned to him.

A bond in the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000) will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. This bond must be signed by the Contractor and the surety, who must be satisfactory to the Board. The name and address of the surety offered must be stated in the bid or proposal.

Should the surety upon the contract be deemed unsatisfactory at any time by the Board, notice shall be given to the Contractor to that effect and the Contractor shall forthwith substitute a new surety satisfactory to the Board in place thereof. No further payment shall be deemed due or shall be made. until the new surety shall qualify and be accepted by the Board.

The bidder whose bid shall be accepted will be required to contract and attend at the office of the Board in person, or if a corporation, by a duly authorized representative with the surety offered by him, and to execute the contract and bond within 10 days from the date of the service of a written notice that the contract has

been awarded to him, delivered to him in person, or mailed to the address given in the bid; in case of failure or neglect so to do, he may, at the option of the Board, be deemed to have abandoned the contract and as in default to The City under the provisions of Section 30 of Chapter 724, Laws of 1905.

ginning and work.

The attention of bidders is especially directed to the con- Time for betract requirements as to the time of beginning work and date completing for completion of the whole work, as required by Article VI of the contract; also to the first and the last sentences of Section 5 of the specifications.

quantities.

Statement of Quantities.-The following is a statement Approximate based upon the estimate of the Engineer, of the quantities of the various items of work. The several bids will be computed, tested and canvassed by the quantities and kinds of work mentioned in this statement, viz.:

These quantities are approximate only, being given as a Basis for combasis for the uniform comparison of bids, and the Board does not expressly or by implication agree that the actual amount of work will correspond therewith.

paring bids.

Bidders are required to submit their estimates upon the