Engineering Tenders.

Progress, Volume XVI, Issue 5, 1 January 1921, Page 120

Engineering Tenders.

The F ranklin County Council, Pukekohe, invite tenders up to January 29th as follows: Contract No. 479 —For the supnly and erection of a bridge over the Mangatangi Stream of one truss span of 64ft., on concrete piers and two plain spans of 20ft. The total length of bridge being 104 ft. Contract No. 480 — For the supply and erection of a 2oft. span bridge and construction of approaches, Hamilton Road, Buckland. he Southland Electric ' Power Board invite tenders, closing on January 17th, for 48,000 round mild steel bars, fin. diameter, minimum length 14ft. g£-in. A. tender is also called for wood stave pipe shoes. The Public Works Department invite tenders up to February 15th for the Waikato Power Scheme switch gear 55 1 b. rails; also Hamilton sub-station equipment. The Railway Department invite tenders for supply and delivery of electric cranes for new goods shed at Christchurch.

Messrs. H. W. Climie and Sons, Hastings, invite tenders up to January 24th for: Contract No. 1 S.W.—Steel or cast iron water pipes, valves, etc. ; contract No. 3 W.— Artesian bores; contract No. 10 D. —Sewer pipes; contract No. 12 D. —Manhole covers. And up to 4 p.m. on Monday, March 7th, 1921, for: —Contract No. 5 W.—Centrifugal pumps: contract No. 6 W. —Gas engine for the Foxton water supply scheme. A conference of representatives of local bodies held at Dargaville last month decided to accept Mr. G. M. Fraser’s tender of f for the erection of a traffic bridge across the Wairoa River, at Dargaville. This does not include cost of approaches, machinery, etc. It will be the largest work of the kind in the North Island. A noli was taken in Stratford recently on the question of raising a loan of ,£129,500 for improving and extending the waterworks, drainage, and streets in Stratford. It was carried by 378 votes to 89.