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GOVERNMENT STORES DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 421.-It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in triplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for Transportation of Government Stores ", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 9th day of September 1940, for the collection, transportation and delivery of Government Stores during the period 1st October, 1940 to 31st December, 1940.
Tenderers must produce with each tender a receipt that they have deposited with the Accountant-General at the Treasury, the sum of Dollars Fifty ($50) as a pledge of the bona fides of their tender, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if any tenderer fails or refuses to carry out his tender, should such tender be accepted. The deposit shall be returned to any tenderer whose tender is not accepted.
Successful tenderers will be required to deposit with the Accountant-General the sum of Dollars Five Hundred ($500), as security for the due and faithful performance of the Contract.
Forms of Tender and further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Controller of Stores, Government Stores Department, 249, Electric Road, North Point.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserves to itself the right of accepting ALL OR ANY PART OF A TENDER.
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30th August, 1940.
W. J. ANDERSON,
Controller of Stores.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 422.--It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in triplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tenders for repairing and widening bridge No. 11 and constructing a new re-inforced concrete bridge both at Tai Lam Chung", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 16th day of September, 1940, for repairing and widening the existing bridge and for constructing a new re-inforced concrete bridge of 75'0" length at Tai Lam Chung including all contingent works.
As security for the proper performance of the works under this contract, the successful tenderer will be required to deposit, in cash, a sum of $5,000 with the Accountant-General.
Any tenderer may be required as a condition of the consideration or acceptance of his tender to supply full particulars of the constitution of his firm.
No work will be permitted on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification and further particulars apply at this Office.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
29th August, 1940.
H. J. PEARCE,
Director of Public Works.