The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-14

The quantities of any or all may be increased OF
diminished, as the service may hereafter require
The contracts will therefore be made not fer speci
quantities, but for such quantities as the service
may require to be delivered at those navy-yards
respectively
Contractors not residing at the places where de.
liveries required establish agencies at such
places, that no delay may arise in furnishing wha
may be required; and when a contractor fails
promptly to comply with requisition, the navy
agent at the port where the article articles
quired to be delivered, shall be authorized to pur.
chase such article or articles; and the contractor
shall be liable for any excess of cost over the
tract price
Separate offers must be made for each article al
each of the aforesaid navy YARDS and bidders whose
proposals are accepted land none others) will be
forthwith notified thereof; and three days over and
above the ordinary time required for the regular
transmission of the mail will be allowed for them to
signify their readiness to enter into contract; and
days over and above the ordinary time required foI
the regular transmission Of the mail will be allowed
for the execution and return of contract and bond
at the expiration of which periods if no answer be
received or contract and bond returned the supply
will be offered to the next lowest bidder, according
to law,
The department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed to ex-
ecute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-third
the estimated amount of the respective contracts,
will be required and ten per centum in addition will
be withheld from the amount Of all payments on
account thereof, collateral security, in addition
to the bond given, to secure its performance and
not in any event to be paid until il is in all respects
complied with; and ninety per centum of the
amount of all deliveries made will be paid by the
Navy Agent within thirty days after bills duly au-
thenticated shall have been presented to him.
Bidders not heretofore contractors, must accom-
pany their proposals with the names of their sure
ties, otherwise their offers may not be considered.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston; New York; Philadelphia;
Baltimore; Washington; Norfolk; and at this bu-
rcau.
~ To be published once week until the 9th
day Of April next, in the lntellgencer and Union,
District Of Columbia; Argus, Portland, Maine;
New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, N. H.; Courier,
Times, and Morning Post, Boston, Mass; Times,
Hartford, Conn; Journal Of Commerce, Morning
News, and Evening Post, New York; Pennsylvania
and Keystone, Philadelphia, Pa; Union, Harris
burg, Pa; Republican, Baltimore, Md; Enquirer,
Richmond, Va; Beacon, Norfolk, Va; New Era,
Portsmouth, Va. ...... -..,........ ... at,,--.
Proprietors Of the above papers will be pleased
to send TO the bureau copy Of their paper contain
ing the advertisement during It's insertion, to be used
as a voucher for the approval Of their accounts
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