The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-07
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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C,EPARATE PROPOSALS for executing print
- ing for furnishing stationery, and ior executing
binding and furnishing blank books for tins Depart
ment, until the first day OF July lo4o' wii DC
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, Stallion
ery and binding of each Of the 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 prlns-he classes
character and description OF the printing being speci
fed in each advertisement as far as that can be done
and il being made condition IN all cases, unless
otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement that
the work shall be done in the city of Washington
and the contract shall in each SO far as The pro-
posas and acceptance shall enable the contract TO be
made be given the lowest bidder, whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials OF the ao-
ty of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompaned by such testimonials VIII
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly UNI
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements the faithful iulhl-
ment of which WILL in every case, be rigidly exact
| ed
All the articles of stationery must be at least fully
equal in all respects, to the samples which must ac-
company the offers Bidders will state whether the
| article they propose TO furnish, be OF American or
| foreign manufacture.
The blank books and binding must be equal IN ma
terial style and FINISH the samples which may be
in the different Offices of the Department, and
superior 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 the best paper used for the different descrp-
| lions Of printing required. The articles and work
will be required from time 10 time as they are wanted
and they will be paid for quarterly failure to fur
nish the articles TO execute the work IN every par
,icuar required by the contracts, and within rea-
sonabe time, of all which the head of The Department
will be the final judge, will cause forfeiture of the
contracts.
"The classes, character, and descriptions" of the
| articles and work designated, as nearly as can
be ascertaned in the subjoined lists, with which
| the proposals must in form, precisely correspond -
There must be but price specified in the proposals
for each article; and any thing not embraced the
lists which be needed, the contracts will be made
to require corresponding rates with those specified
| The proposals must be sealed endorsed proposals
for Furnishing - and directed 10 the Secretary of
| the Treasury.
bond with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction
the Secretary of the Treasury, will be required for
| the fufment of any contract which may be entered
| into.
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work will be done, inclusive and erctasiue
of paper the paper all be Of the best qua
lity Specimens of the different kinds Of work requr-
ed may be seen the several Offices Of the Depart
ment.
STATIONERY