Public Works Tenders




Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 840.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 2nd December, 1873.


TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 16th Dec., 1873, for—
Construction of 189 chains of road, Shotover Creek to Skippers.
Plan and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin; and at Balclutha Camp, Macraes.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 840.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 2nd December, 1873.


TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 16th Dec., 1873, for—
Construction of Timber Bridge over the Waimakariri River, Southland.
Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the office of the Engineer-in-Chief of Roads and Works, Dunedin; and at the District Engineer’s Office, Invercargill.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 842.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 2nd December, 1873.


TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 16th Dec., 1873, for—
Contract No. 843.—Construction of 3¾ chains of road, commencing from Jerusalem end of Peep-o’-day road, near Macandrew’s Jetty.
Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 843.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 2nd December, 1873.


TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 16th December, 1873, for—
Contract No. 844.—Erection of Jetty at Quarantine Island, Otago Harbour.
Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 844.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 2nd December, 1873.


TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 16th Dec., 1873, for—
Contract No. 845.—Waikouaiti Harbour improvements.
Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin; and at Police Camp, Waikouaiti.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 845.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 2nd December, 1873.


AUCTIONEERS

SEPARATE Tenders will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of Friday, 19th Dec., 1873, for conducting during 1874 land sales within the various Land Districts in the Province.

The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender.

The Land Districts are as follow, and the auction sales are conducted at the following places in each district.

No travelling expenses to auctioneers allowed.

List of Auction Districts, with the Places at which Auction Sales are held.

District ... Places where auctions are conducted.

Oamaru ... Towns of Oamaru, Herbert and Hampden
Waikouaiti ... Towns of Palmerston and Hawksbury
Dunedin ... Dunedin and Outram
Tokomairiro ... At Milton, Tokomairiro
Balclutha ... At Balclutha and Clinton
Mataura ... At Mataura Bridge
Lawrence ... Town of Lawrence
Naseby ... At Naseby
Clyde ... Alexandra, Clyde, Cromwell, Hill’s Creek, and Blacks
Queenstown ... Queenstown and Arrowtown


AT CONTRACTOR’S RISK

FRESH TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 23rd December, 1873, for—

Contract No. 708.—Completion of the works for the construction of a timber bridge across Jacob’s River.
Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin; and at District Engineer’s Office, Invercargill.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 708.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 2nd December, 1873.


TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 23rd December, 1873, for—
Contract No. 846.—Gravelling 60 lineal chains of road, Cutler’s to Camp Reserve, Havelock, to Waitahuna Township.
Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin; and at Police Camp, Waitahuna.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 846.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 9th December, 1873.


TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 23rd Dec., 1873, for—
Contract No. 847.—Formation and gravelling 91 lineal chains of road between end of Swamp Road, at Kaitangata, towards Kai Point Township.
Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin; and at Police Camp, Balclutha.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 847.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 9th December, 1873.


TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 23rd Dec., 1873, for—
Contract No. 848.—Metalling 36 chains of road, Taieri Mouth to Oiakia.
Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin.
Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 848.”
The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 9th December, 1873.



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🏗️ Tenders for Road Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 December 1873
Tenders, Road Construction, Shotover Creek, Skippers
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works

🏗️ Tenders for Timber Bridge Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 December 1873
Tenders, Timber Bridge, Waimakariri River, Southland
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works

🏗️ Tenders for Road Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 December 1873
Tenders, Road Construction, Peep-o’-day Road, Macandrew’s Jetty
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works

🏗️ Tenders for Jetty Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 December 1873
Tenders, Jetty Construction, Quarantine Island, Otago Harbour
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works

🏗️ Tenders for Harbour Improvements

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 December 1873
Tenders, Harbour Improvements, Waikouaiti Harbour
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works

🏗️ Tenders for Auctioneers

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Tenders, Auctioneers, Land Sales, Dunedin

🏗️ Tenders for Timber Bridge Completion

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 December 1873
Tenders, Timber Bridge, Jacob’s River
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works

🏗️ Tenders for Road Gravelling

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
9 December 1873
Tenders, Road Gravelling, Havelock, Waitahuna Township
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works

🏗️ Tenders for Road Formation and Gravelling

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
9 December 1873
Tenders, Road Formation, Road Gravelling, Kaitangata, Kai Point Township
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works

🏗️ Tenders for Road Metalling

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
9 December 1873
Tenders, Road Metalling, Taieri Mouth, Oiakia
  • Horace Bastings, Secretary for Works