Section 4
SEC. 4. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall advertise and contract for doing the work prescribed by this Act, either as a whole or in parts as he may deem most advantageous to the public interest. Notice of the letting of contracts shall be advertised thirty days in at least two newspapers, one or more of which shall be printed in the English language and one in the Spanish language, of general circulation in the Philippine Islands. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission is authorized to reject any or all bids and to waive defects, and if in his opinion the bids are excessive he may, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police, purchase material and hire labor and supervise the authorized work. Paragraphs (b) to (s), inclusive, of section five of Act Numbered Twenty-two shall control the letting of contracts in so far as they are applicable under the Government of the Philippine Islands.