The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-02
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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CyEPARATE PROPOSALS for executing print
- ing for furnishing stationery, and for executing
binding and furnishing blank books for this Depart
ment until the first day Of July, lS43 will be recei
we'd until the fifteenth day Of July next, in conformity
with the provision in the act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses OF the Govern
ment, which provides, That the job printing, station
cry and binding of each of tie Executive Depart
ments SHALL until otherwise directed by law, be fur
nshed by contract, proposals for which shall be reg
uary advertised for in the public prns-the classes
character and description of the printing being speci
fed in each advertisement as far that be DONE
and it being made condition in all cases, unless
otherwise specifically stated nhe advertisement that
the work shall be done in the city of Washington ;
and the contract shall in each case so far the pro-
posals and acceptance shall enable the contract to be
made be given to the lowest bidder, whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials OF the abili
ty of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanied by such testimonials will
not be considered, and the bidders must distinctly
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements, the faithful fulfil
ment of which will, in every case be rigdly exact
ed.
All the articles Of stationery must be at least fully
equal in all respects, to the samples which must
company the offers. Bidders will state whether the
art Gle they propose furnish he of A mrrican
foreign manufacture.
The blank books and binding must be equal in
teria style and finish to the samples which may be
in the different Offices OF the Department, and
super Tor in every instance where those samples may
have been found not to be of the best quality. The
printing must be executed with and perfect type
and on The best paper used for the different descrp
tons of printing required. The articles and work
will be required from time TO time as they are wanted
and they will I've paid for quarerly failure to fur
nlsh the articles to execute the work IN every par
,cuar required by the contracts, and within fea-
sonabe time, of all which the head Of the Department
will be the final Judge will forfeiture of the
contracts
"The classes, character and descriptions OF the
articles and work designated, nearly as can
be asceraIned in the subjoned lists with which
the proposals must, in form, precisely correspond.
There must be but one price specified in the proposals
| for each article; and any thing not embraced tho
lists which NAV be needed the contracts will be made
to require corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed, endorsed "Proposal'
for Furnishing -" and directedto the Secretary o
the Treasury.
A bond with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction
ofthe Secretary of the Treasury, will be required fo
the iulfmept of any contract which may be entered
| into.
The proposals for printing to state the price fol
which the work will be done, inclusive and erciasir
of paper the paper in all Cases to be of the best qua
y Specimens of he different kinds of work requir
ed may be seen at the several offices of the Depar,
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