Construction Blueprints; Verification Certificates; Examination Results, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThe item contains documents pertaining to the bidding process and blueprints for a construction project for the Baghdadi Jewish Community. The item also contains marriage, birth, divorce, and engagement certificates, and a comparison of examination results attained by students from several different schools in Baghdad.
⟦Your Presence⟧ The President, His Eminence Rabbi Sasson The Member, Mr. Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab " Mr. Yusuf Shumayt Anwar Munshi S. Sayir Sasson Shaul Raymond Shawqi Yaqub Dallal <del>Khalil Shasha</del> Nouri Musfi Shiri ⟦...⟧ Association 1954 Baghdad
Candidates President His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri Member Mr. Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab = Elias Youssef Shoumit = Anwar Mansha Shahin = Kurgi Ishaq Shawqi Yaqub Dallal <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Mr. Moshe Hesqel Sheidi ⟦illegible⟧
President Sayyarah Al-Khadim Slon Tawari Members Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab Alice Youssef Shatit Anwar Mansi Shahin Salwa Sassoon Richmond Nouri Yaqoub Dallal Moussa Khadouri Shetri
President | His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Member | Mr. Naji Yaqub Bishri " | Anwar Munshi Shatit " | Elias Yusuf Shumait " | Sassoon Shaul Ra'burd " | Salim Yaqub Dallal " | Moshe Hashil Shiri ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧
President His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri Member Ibrahim Daoud Mukhlis Naji Yaqub Hindi Anwar Munshi Shaheen Sassoon Shaul Rahmuna Shawqi Yaqub Dallal Midhat Aqeel Sidi ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
President: His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Member Mr.: Elias Yousef Shouhet // // Shawqi Yaqub Dallal // // Anwar Munshi Shaheen // // Musa Khedhouri // // Ibrahim Dawood Mahlab // // Selwin Shaul Rejwan ⟦illegible stamp⟧
President, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Member, Mr. Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab Member, Mr. Elias Youssef Shohet Member, Mr. Anwar Menashi Shahin Member, Mr. <del>⟦Khouri⟧</del> Moshe Khedouri Member, Mr. Shawqi Yaqoub Dallal Member, Mr. Meer Heskel Basri Society Hevra ⟦Qadisha⟧ Baghdad 1954
President Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Al-Bikr Yehuda Shohet Anwar Munshi Shahin Shawqi Yaqub Darraz Meir Filfil Shiri Naem Tuna Hevra Kadisha Association Baghdad 1954
Kadoorie Adonib - His Excellency the Haham Bashi ⟦Respected⟧ Al-Warithi Shahin <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab Elias Youssef Shohet Musa Hafal Shiri Sion Shaoul Raymond Yaqub Abdul Aziz ⟦illegible⟧
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadoori Mr. Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab " Shlomo Swaig " Naji Yaqoub Shiri " Youssef Haqqi Shiri " Salwan Shaul Raymond " Anwar Munshi Shaheen ⟦illegible⟧ 301 ⟦illegible⟧
President. His Eminence Rabbi Salman Khedouri Ibrahim Mahlab Elias Shehait Anwar Shahin Salman Shaul Shawqi Dallal Moshe Shiri ⟦illegible⟧
President | His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Member | Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab " | Elias Seifa Shousha " | Anwar Munshi Shaheen " | Salloum Shaoul Raymond " | Shawqi Yaqoub Dallal | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> " | Moshe Saqeel Shiri ⟦illegible stamp⟧
President His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri Members Mr. Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab Naji Yaqub Bandi " Sassoon Shaul Raymond " Lawyer Yaqub Abdul Aziz Naim Effendi ⟦Twayqa⟧ Shawqi Yaqub Dallal ⟦illegible stamp⟧
President, His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Member Mr. Ibrahim Daoud Mahlab Member Elias Yousef Sharwit ,, Anwar Menashi Shahin ,, Sassoon Shaul Raymond ,, Naji Yaqub Levy ,, Lawyer Mr. Yaqub Abdul Aziz ⟦illegible⟧
1931 ⟦illegible⟧ 1 Najia Abdullah (her agent Ezra Salman Banu) 2 Naji Dawood Habba The Spiritual Court hears Ezra Salman Banu, agent for the plaintiff Najia Abdullah his client's fiancé refuses to marry her, and during the proceedings it became clear that Naji Habba refuses to appear before the court despite being notified, therefore the court has imposed, after verifying his income, a monthly alimony of fifteen rupees for the plaintiff starting from 8 Tammuz year 5691 Hebrew (corresponding to 23 June 1931) The default judgment was issued as a notification ⟦...⟧
The Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community in Baghdad The Chief Rabbinate Baghdad THE CHIEF RABBI OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, Baghdad No: / .No: Date: / Date: 25 June Year 1931 Subject: Plaintiff: Najha Abdullah (her agent Ezra Salman Bano) Defendant: Naji Daoud Habba Ezra Salman Bano appeared before the Spiritual Court as an agent for the plaintiff Najha Abdullah claiming that the fiancé of his client refuses to marry her, and during the proceedings it appeared that Naji Daoud Habba refuses to appear before the court despite being notified, therefore the court imposed on him after verifying his earnings a monthly alimony of fifteen rupees to be received by the plaintiff starting from 8 Tammuz year 5691 Hebrew (corresponding to 23 June year 1931 AD) This default judgment was recorded as notification 4
I received the original on ⟦line⟧ 12 / 5 / 1967 Secret tender for the construction of ⟦line⟧ on the land numbered ⟦line⟧ neighborhood ⟦line⟧ Contract Form ⟦line⟧ This contract was concluded between the Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad (hereinafter known as the Committee). And between ⟦line⟧ hereinafter known as the Contractor who stated for the purpose of this contract the existence of a place for him in ⟦line⟧ and at this address registered letters sent to him or warnings and orders delivered to him by hand and instructions are considered correct guidance and delivery. The engineer or engineers ⟦line⟧ The engineer who carries out this contract on behalf of the Committee is the engineer Saleh Yusuf or any other engineer or engineers appointed by the Committee in writing in this capacity, and the Contractor shall be notified of their names to carry out the work stipulated in this contract. The Contractor has also agreed hereby to provide - in accordance with - the provisions and conditions contained therein and in the specifications, the price schedule, and the maps - the construction materials stipulated in the general conditions and all workers, machinery, equipment, tools, instruments, scaffolding, guards, and everything that is necessary or may be necessary in the works and services covered by this contract and completing them fully to the highest degree of perfection and workmanship in the execution of ( ⟦line⟧ ) The Contractor acknowledges that he has visited the work site and has become fully, accurately, and precisely acquainted with all the maps and the work to be performed under this contract as he has also inspected the work site, the storage location for construction materials, and the water installations The Contractor agrees to undertake the construction of the mentioned building according to the specialized maps issued and which may be issued by the supervising engineer in the future, and the schedule of works, prices, general conditions, and technical specifications complete in all respects, in accordance with the measurements and according to the prices set by the nominated contractor. The Contractor also undertakes to complete this work within a period of ⟦line⟧ days starting from the date of signing the contract. Signature / President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad Date ⟦line⟧ Witness ⟦line⟧ Witness ⟦line⟧ Signature / The Contractor Mr. ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
- 1 - ⟦illegible⟧ Secret tender for construction On the land numbered In the neighborhood of General Conditions ⟦line⟧ 1 - The bidder must provide cash security amounting to 5% (five percent). These securities may be submitted in the form of a letter of guarantee from a recognized bank to the Head of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad. Checks are strictly not accepted. 2 - The bidder must submit the contracting documents in a sealed envelope at or before 12:00 PM on the day corresponding to / / 196 to the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad, provided that (Secret tender for the construction of ) is written on the envelope. 3 - The Committee reserves the right not to accept the lowest-priced tenders and may reject any tender without giving reasons for doing so. 4 - Any tender not submitted at the time specified in paragraph (2) above or not accompanied by the prescribed securities will be neglected. 5 - The supervising engineer has the right to change the plans and quantities as he deems appropriate, and the contractor has no right to object to this. The increased or decreased quantities shall be priced according to the contractor's price in the bill of quantities and prices, as the quantities present in this contract are approximate quantities subject to increase or decrease. 6 - If the contractor is delayed in completing the work within the period specified by him, he must pay five Dinars (5/- Dinars) daily to the Administrative Committee in Baghdad, and any objection submitted by the contractor for his delay in the work will be rejected. These compensations shall be deducted from his entitlements or his securities. 7 - When the quality of any material listed in the bill of quantities is not mentioned, the supervising engineer alone will be responsible for selecting it as he deems appropriate, and the contractor has absolutely no right to object to this. 8 - The contractor must specify the period he needs to complete the work, and this period - Continued -
will be taken into consideration when studying the tender. 9- Tenderers must sign all maps attached to this tender as well as all pages of the tender and return them within their bid. 10- Materials ⟦line⟧ The contractor must provide all materials necessary for the work fixed in the maps and the table of prices, and the contractor alone shall be responsible for all materials and tools at the work site and shall be responsible for any theft or shortage that occurs in them, noting that all materials at the work site are considered the property of the presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews until the completion of the work, and the contractor has no right to remove them or dispose of them except with the written approval of the Administrative Committee. 11- Dismissal of Contractor's Employees ⟦line⟧ The engineer has full authority to request the contractor to dismiss or exclude any of his employees whom the Community deems undesirable or unfit to continue in the work, and the contractor must implement those requests immediately upon issuance, and he has no right to claim any compensation or indemnity that may result from that in any form whatsoever. 12- Advances ⟦line⟧ The Committee shall pay cash advances at the end of each month for the works completed and materials supplied at the work site after obtaining a certificate from the engineer to that effect, and that is on the basis of 90% ninety percent of the cost of the completed works according to the prices of the contract and 75% seventy-five percent of the value of the construction materials supplied at the work site according to their local valuation, provided that these advances— granted to the contractor—shall not be considered an admission of acceptance of the work by the Committee, but rather the contract terms shall apply to all completed and uncompleted work until it is finally handed over to the Committee. 13- Final Measurement and Settlement of the Contractor's Account ⟦line⟧ After the work is fully completed in all respects by the certificate of the Community's engineer, the Administrative Committee shall take delivery of the work provisionally, and the contractor's account shall be settled according to
p. ( 3 ) ⟦Payments and Prices⟧ The total lump sum agreed upon in this contract after deducting all advances paid to the contractor on account of his work, as for the deducted amount of 10%, it shall be retained by the Administrative Committee until the end of the maintenance period and the final handover of the work by the Committee. 14 - Rejection of Work ⟦line⟧ The engineer has the right to reject any materials supplied by the contractor or any work that is, in the engineer's view, based on quality and workmanship that do not meet the required standard or do not comply with the specifications or drawings related to the contract, and the contractor must remove the materials and the rejected work and re-execute it at his own expense, including the materials present in the rejected work. Any work carried out without authorization in addition to the details given in the drawings or instructions issued will not be recognized, nor will its measurements be recorded, and the value of the materials used in executing such works will not be paid to the contractor. 15 - Maintenance Period ⟦line⟧ The contractor must maintain the work for a period of six months from the date the Committee takes over the work from him as a provisional handover, and he must repair all deficiencies or defects that may appear during the maintenance period at his own expense, and the securities—or what remains of them after deducting the amounts owed by him formally—shall be returned to him at the end of the maintenance period and after the contractor has fulfilled his obligations and the work has been finally received from him. - The contractor must carry out the repairs requested by the Committee within a week from the date of his written notification, and in the event of his failure to perform the work, the Committee shall withdraw the securities belonging to him, perform the work at his expense, and deduct the amount from him. 16 - Notices ⟦line⟧ The two contracting parties waive the right to issue notices from one to the other - to be continued -
Page ( 4 ) by the notary public in matters of this contract. Every notice directed from one of the two parties must either be delivered to the address of the other party or sent to them by registered mail. 17 - Labor Laws ⟦line⟧ The contractor is responsible for applying the labor law regarding all labor matters and observing them regarding official holiday wages, feasts, and compensations, as they are also responsible for accidents that occur to their employees at the workplace and must pay all resulting compensations accordingly, as the committee is not responsible at all regarding the workers. 18 - Withdrawal of Work from the Contractor and its Consequences ⟦line⟧ a - If the contractor is unable to start the work promptly upon receiving a written notice to that effect. b - Or if they fail to perform the execution of the works with the required speed. c - Or if they are unable to perform the execution of the works <del>in accordance with the contract</del>. d - Or if they are delayed in completing the works beyond the deadline specified in the contract. e - Or if they actually stop ⟦work⟧ for a period of one week without written permission from the committee, unless they prove the existence of force majeure and inform the engineer and the committee of it immediately and in writing. f - Or if they are unable to supply or install ⟦machinery⟧, workers, resources, and sufficient and appropriate supplies so that they can execute the permanent work quickly and without interruption. g - Or if they commit, personally or through an intermediary, any violation of any of the contract provisions they are bound to execute or observe, and continue in this violation for a period of 14 days (taking into account any special condition providing for a shorter period) after being warned in writing by the engineer to rectify this violation. h - Or if they abandon the work entirely. i - Or if the contractor (whether in Iraq or abroad) becomes bankrupt or if they file for bankruptcy or their financial insolvency is proven or they settle with their creditors or if the contractor was a company and it was liquidated, whether the liquidation was compulsory - To be continued -
p. ( 5 ) optional (unless the liquidation was optional for the purpose of reorganizing the company on bases established in writing by the government) or if the contractor was a company and was dissolved or if the contractor gave, promised, or offered a gift, advance, reward, or benefit of any kind to any employee or worker of the Mosaic Community employees, whether independent or having any relationship to the work subject of this contract, the committee in any of these cases may: 1- Withdraw from the contractor the execution of the remaining works. 2- The withdrawal of the execution of the remaining works shall be in accordance with what was mentioned above by sending a written notice by order of the President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to the contractor and this notice shall be valid / effective without taking any legal or official procedures. 3- If the contractor is granted any grace period or leniency, this does not reduce or prejudice the rights of the Community under this article, and the previous provisions do not affect the right of the Committee to claim the compensations stipulated under the laws in force. 4- In the event of withdrawing the work or part of it from the contractor according to what was previously stated and according to any other provisions contained in the contract, the Committee, according to its cost estimation, may exercise one of the following rights: A - To undertake itself at the expense of the contractor the execution of all the works that have not yet been completed or any part thereof. B - To put all or some of the works that have not yet been completed into tender again. C - To agree with one of the contractors in a private manner to complete the work. In all these cases, the Committee shall have the right to seize all or some of the machinery, tools, and materials brought by the contractor and to use them to complete the work, without being liable to the contractor or others for these machines, tools, and materials or for any damage or decrease in value for any reason, and without being liable also for paying any amount due for them to another party or paying any wage for them to the contractor or others. - To be continued -
P ( 6 ) In any case, the committee shall have the right to seize all or some of the machinery, tools and materials even after the completion of the work, in order to guarantee its rights, and the contractor must pay to the committee all the expenses it incurs in this regard in excess of the contract value, and he must compensate it for all the losses it incurs because of that. The committee may deduct the value of the expenses and losses referred to from the amount of the insurance or from the contractor's requests or from any money belonging to him But if the work costs less than the contract prices, the difference shall not be returned to the contractor. For this purpose, the committee may refrain from paying any amounts that have been granted to him until these expenses and losses are settled, and the committee may sell the machinery, tools, or materials that the contractor brought without being responsible for any losses incurred by him from the result of their sale. In the event that the work is withdrawn from the contractor, an inventory report shall be organized for the works, buildings, tools, equipment, and materials at the work site, and for the work that has been completed in a satisfactory manner, by knowledge of the responsible engineer of the Mosaic community, and this inventory takes place in the presence of the contractor, who must be officially notified to attend, either himself or his representative. If the contractor does not attend or does not send a representative, the inventory shall be conducted in his absence. This inventory shall be established by a report signed by the community engineer and the contractor or his representative. If any dispute or conflict arises regarding the state of the existing work, it must be established this dispute or conflict and the nature of the referred report. 19 - The prices to be set by the contractor include the layout of the building land according to the maps with the preparation of the ground surface by removing the debris and transporting it outside (by cars if required the matter) so that it is disposed of permanently. It also includes cleaning the building and the site after completing the work so that it is fit for immediate use before receiving it a provisional receipt by the community or the supervising engineer. 20 - The community has the right to carry out any item at its own responsibility by providing materials and labor or materials only, and the contractor performs the work, and the wage shall be according to the agreement if the committee so decides - to be continued -
p ( 7 ) necessary for that. However, if the committee prepares the materials and work, it shall be at the expense of the contractor. 21 — If new items are introduced that are not mentioned in the contract, they shall be agreed upon by the committee and its engineer on one hand, and the contractor on the other. If they do not agree, they may appoint an arbitrator with experience in that, provided that any disagreement over this does not give the contractor any right to delay the work. 22 — A — The bidder must be someone who has previously performed works similar to this building in terms of type and quantity, and must provide a statement of the mentioned works, their locations, and the names of their owners. B — Preference is given to the bidder who owns the technical equipment necessary to complete the work, such as mixers, vibrators ( ⟦illegible⟧ ), necessary iron elevators, and others provided that the area of the formwork that the bidder can place at one time is not less than square meters, and the bidder must provide a detailed statement of the mentioned equipment. C — If the bidder is a company, they must attach the company's articles of association with the tender. 23 — The contractor undertakes to use the vibrator ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) for concrete works. 24 — The rebar used for reinforcement shall be of the blue iron type, and rusted rebar may not be used. 25 — Gravel shall be of the washed, clean river type.
p. ( 8 ) Schedule of Works and Prices ⟦line⟧ For the construction contract of: Ground floor and first floor On the land numbered: ⟦illegible⟧ Locality: Al-Sinak Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | Fils Dinar 1 | Earth excavations for foundations with backfilling the sides | 500 m3 | 450/- | 225/000 Excavations shall be according to what is stated in the maps and shall be vertical with the edges - and sides straight and the bottom of the excavation level and balanced. The soil resulting from the excavation shall be thrown outside the construction site, and if the contractor exceeds the works indicated in the plan without approval the engineer - in writing - he must fill the excess excavations with concrete 1 = 3 = 6 at his own expense. 2 | Paving works with broken bricks | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1/250 | ⟦illegible⟧ The broken bricks shall be of the hard calcined type with a thickness of 12 cm. The price includes the process of pounding with iron rammers well, spraying with water, and grouting with cement mortar in a ratio of 1 - 10. 3 | Plain concrete works for foundations | ⟦illegible⟧ | 5/500 | ⟦illegible⟧ The concrete ratio shall be 1 = 3 = 6 of cement, Habbaniya sand, and washed river gravel graded in size 1 1/2 inch and below, and the sand must be from sources of Lake Habbaniya, and it is not allowed to use river sand at all for any purpose of construction purposes except with the approval of the engineer Note: In all concrete works, it is mandatory to use a mechanical mixer. - To be continued -