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Cumming Georgia. NOTICK TO CONTRACTORS FEDERAL AID SECONDARY PRCMEf'T NO. S 0862 (8) COUNTIES OF FORSYTH A’ HALL Scaled proposals will bo received by the Stale Highway Department of Georgia at the General Office at No. 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta, Ga., until 11 A. M., Eastern Stand ard time, August 19, 1955, and publicly opened for furnishing all labor, material, equipment and other things necessary for the con struction of 4.615 miles of grading and paving and one bridge located in Forsyth & Hall Counties on what is locally known as the Coal Mountain Gainesville road, State Route 141 Beginning at the end of the present contract approximately 5.5 miles east of State Route 9 and extending east toward Gaines ville to the end of the present pavement, otherwise known as Fed eral Aid Secondary Project S 0862 (3) in Forsyth & Hall Counties. The work will be let in one con tract. THE APPROXIMATE QUANTI TIES FOR ROADWAY ARE AS FOLLOWS: 26.995 Acres Clearing & Grubbing - ILump Sum 33.500 Acres Random Clearing & Grubbing—Per Acre 100570 Cu. Yds.—Unclass. Excav. & Borrow, Inel. Ditches & Shoul ders, Undercutting Subgrade, & Incl. Material 2.478 Miles Grading per Mile 195376 Sta. Yds. Overhaul on Ex cavation 13487 Cu. Yds.—Subgrade Treat ment Material, Including Mater ial 72644 Unit Yds. Overhaul on Sub grade Treatment Material 4.615 Miles Special Subgrade Com paction 590 Cu. Yds.—Excavation for Cul verts & Minor Structures 600 Cu. Yds.— Selected Material Backfill, Culvert Foundation 133.72 Cu. Yds.—Class "A” Con crete Culverts 24.28 Cu. Yds.—Clasp “B” Concrete Headwalls 11030 Lbs, Bar Reinforcing Steel 428 Lin. Ft.—ls” Pipe SD 332 Lin. Ft, 18" Pipe SD 180 Lin. Ft.—lß" Pipe CD 135 Lin. Ft. 24’’ Pipe CD 45 Lin. Ft. 30" Pipe CD 124 Lin. Ft 30" 12 Ga. Cor. Met. Pipe CD 109 Lin. Ft. 42" 10 Ga. Cor. Met. Pipe CD 1000 Lin. Ft. 6" Perforated Pipe Underdrain 402 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Remov ed. SD or CD 12.7 Sq. Yds. Plain Sand Cement Bag Rip Rap 40 Each Concrete R|W Markers 70740 Sq. Yds. - Seeding Slopes, Shoulders, Ditches & Side Drains 70740 Sq. Yds. Mulching 782 Sq. Yds Sod Ditch Checks 0.8 M. Gals. Water for Grassing 0.07 Tons First Application Fer tilizer 23 Lbs. Second Application Fer tilizer 1 Each Reflectorized Guide Mark er, Type 5 5 Cu. Yds. Remove Rubble Mason ry Headwall LUMP SUM Remove Wood Box Culvert, Sta. 7Plusß2 LUMP SUM Remove Existing Bridge, Sta. lllPlusOS 1 Each Remove FAP Marker 1 Each Reset FAP Marker 100 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail 330 Lin. Ft. (Reinforced Concrete Approach Slabs 12 Each Concrete Drop Inlet Spill , ways, Std. 9017, Type “A”, 1 Grate 535 Lin. Ft. 8" Cor. Met. Pipe Slope Drain 204 Lin. Ft. 9’’ x 6" Concrete Header with Raised Edge 32183 Cu. Yds. Class "B” Sand Clay Base. Including Material 348233 Unit Yds. Overhaul on Base Material ■3294 Cu. Yds Stabilizer Aggregate Including Material 20548 Gals. Cutback Asphalt Prime 50012 Sq. Yds. Single Surface Treatment. Type 1 50012 Sq. Yds. Liquid Seal 27109 Sq. Yds. Finishing & Dress ing DETOUR QUANTITIES 10800 Cu. Yds Unclassified Exca vation & Borrow, Including De tour Removal & Including Mat erial 902 Cu. Yds. Class "B” Sand Clay- Base, Including Material 8451 Unit Yds. Overhaul on Base Material 135 Cu. Yds.- Stabilizer Aggregate, Including Material 850 Gals. Cutback Asphalt Prime 2300 Sq. Yds.— Single Surface Treatment, Type 1 2300 Sq. Yds.—Liquid Seal LUMP SUM- Remove Existing Bridge, Sta. 36P1u900 LUMP SUM Shifting Existing Bridge, Sta. 35Plus00 APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES FOR THE BRIDGE ARE AS FOL LOWS: 20 Cu. Yds.—Class “A” Concrete 90 Cu. Yds. —Class “AA” Concrete 39119 Lbs. Bar Reinforcing Steel 219 Lin. Ft.— Guard Rail-Boam Type 32 Each Steel Guard Rail Posts 720 Lin. Ft.- Steel H-Piling, 10” at 42 Lbs. 2 Each Steel H-Test Piles, 10” at 42 Lbs. 1 Each- Loading Test 100 Cu. Yds. Channel Excavation 960 Lbs. Structural Steel 0.298 Acres Clearing & Grubbing— Lump Sum 800 Cu. Yds. Stone Dumped Rip Rap LUMP SUM Remove Existing Bridge, Sta. 11P1us16 LUMP SUM—Construct, Maintain & Remove Detour Bridge, Sta. 11P1us16 Said work shall begin within ten (10) days after formal execution of contract and shall be completed within 200 working days. When contract has been executed, writ ten notice shall be given the Con tractor, at which time, and not be fore, work may be started. Contract executed pursuant to this Notice is binding on the State Highway Department, as such. Said contract will not create liabi lity, expressed or implied, against the undersigned Chairman of the State Highway Board, as an indi vidual nor against any employee of the State Highway Department, in his or her individual capapcity. The minimum wage to be paid under this contract shall be the amounts set out In the Labor Pro visions included in the Proposal. The attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions covering employment of labor, methods of construction, subletting or assign ing the contract and to the use of domestic materials. Plans and specifications are on file at the office of the undersign ed at Atlanta, and at Gainesville, Georgia, and at the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Forsyth & Hall Counties at Cum ming, Ga., and Gainesville, Georgia where they may be inspected free of charge. Copies of the plans may be obtained upon payment in ad vance of the sum of $ll.OO. Copies A lineman's “climbers” have short, sharp, thick steal spurs called gad's. Whenever a lineman sinks his gaffs into a creosoted Georgia pine power pole, he leaves his marks of sen-ice. You have seen them everywhere, along dusty country roads and busy city streets. The lineman leaves these marks when he builds a power line to bring you electric sen-ice, when he works on the line to keep your service from being interrupted, and when he makes emergency repairs to restore your service. More than 500 of our employes are qualified to wear climbers. The thousands of marks they leave daily have a single objective: to make sure that when * you dip a switch, the lights go on, the motor starts, the work gets done. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY A CITIZEN WHEREVER WE SERVE The Forsyth County New* of the General Specifications may be obtained upon payment in ad vance of the sum of S3.WO, which sums will not be refunded. Proposals must be submitted on regular forms, which will be sup plied by the undersigned, and may be obtained by a payment, in ad vance of $5.00 for each proposal issued. .When the proposal is sub mitted, it muftt be accompanied hy a certified check, cashier’s check, negotiable United States Bonds, or other acceptable security in the amount of $3000.00, and must be plainly marked “Proposal for Road Construction,” County and Num ber, and show the time of opening as advertised. Check of the low bidder will be cashed and all other checks will be returned as soon as the contract is awarded, unless it is deemed advisable by the State Highway Department to hold one or more checks. If an unusual con dition arises, the State Highway Department reserves the right to cash all checks. Bidders Bond will not be accepted. Bond will be re quired of the successful bidder as • required by law. Contracts will not be awarded to contractors who have not been placed on the list of qualified Con tractors prior to the date of award. No proposal will be issued to any bidder later than 9 AM Eastern Standard Time of the date of open ing bids. All bids must show totals for each item and total amount of bid. Right is reserved in the undersign ed to delay the award of the con tract for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of opening bids, during which period bids shall remain open and not sub ject to withdrawal. Right is also reserved in the undersigned to re ject any and all bids and to waive all formalities. Upon compliance with the re quirements of the Standard Speci fications, Ninety (90) percent of the amount of work done in any calendar month will be paid for by the 25th. day of the succeeding month, provided that payrolls have been submitted as required and the remainder within thirty (30) days after the Final Statement is ap proved by the Engineer. This the Ist day of August, 1955. STATE HIGHWAY DEPART MENT OF GEORGIA W. A. Blasingame, Chairman TIMBER NOTICE Timber that is piled and scheduled for burning within the reservoir area above Buford Dam in Gwin nett, Hall, Forsyth, Dawson and Lumpkin counties, Georgia, is av ailable to the public without charge provided that interested parties must first contact the Wade Lahar Construction Company, Phone No. Le-4-4039, Gainesville, Ga., concern ing requirements to be met before entering the work area. ENGINE SPECIALS ! OTWELL MOTOR COMPANY IS OFFERING GENUINE AUTHORIZED FORD RECONDI TIONED ENGINES INSTALLED AT THE FOLLOWING “UNHEARD” of SPECIALS V-8 Ford Car., 1939-42 for $139.47 V-8 Ford Cars, 1946-48 for $140.47 “Red” or Extra power engines for cars & trucks $15.00 extra. V-8 Ford Truck*, 1945-53 $182.75 These engines have Special none burning valves that list for $6. each. V-8 Ford Cars, 1949-53 $160.79 6-cyl. Ford cars & trucks, 1942-47 .... $150.35 6-cyl. Ford cars, 1948-51 and 6 cyl. Ford Trucks 1948-53 with regular engines $161.35 6-cyl. Ford Trucks with “Big Six” engines thru 1953 $174.50 6-cyl. Ford cars, 1952-53-Complete engine as sembly - Lower assembly and head assembly $185.00 or Lower assembly only $132.00. Parts to overhaul head assembly extra. These prices are subject to cracked condition of your present Block and Heads Tune up parts, Oil and State Tax not included. SEE, Call or Write Alton Wheeler, Ph. 2279 or Guy Lummus, Ph. 7314 for appointments. Otwell Motor Company The House Service Built Phones 2311 • 2312 Gumming, Ga. / V* vy 4 \ t L ~*' • * y J The popularity of OK Used Cars is growing by leaps and bounds among all kinds of buy ers! It’s no wonder whan you see that the OK symbol means not only a thoroughly inspected and reconditioned car-but one carrying the dealer’s written warranty! * J i I Sold only by on Authorized Chevrolet Dealer ANDEAN MOTOR COMPANY Cumming, Georgia There is something about the female that mak es her easy prey to jealousy.* It rnay r be the ten dency of the male to drift a bit, in part Most of the hoorah among business men and chambers of commerce is aimed at the dollar, which, in turn, helps a community The race for industry in some sections of the country has reached a competitive stage the Rus sians would find hard to believe Thursday, August 11, 1955. bseo i Tag! ./ 5h " < '*.. 7 fcpj . *&*'s••* / yTHfilr —* l W f : D O