Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-15
COPPER AND IRON FOR TIE NAVY
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Bureau OF Construction, Equipmrn'
and npnair TIh lime lSa~

anu stpdir, TN june, icfi
CEALED PROPOSALS, cLdcfsed Pro
- sails for Copper" or proposals T., Irn," as
the case may be, will be received al his Bureau
until o'clock P. NJ, OF The 20ih insi-nl. iof :ur-
nishing and delivering a, The respective Navy
Yard, near Portsmouth, N. Hampshir,; Charies-
town, Massachusetts Brooklyn, ew York; Phi.
ladelphia, Pennsylvania; Washington, Disrlict
ol Columbia; and Gospor Virginia, such quan-
titles oil cold rolled bolt and sheet Copper, not x.
ceeding one hundred thousand pounds Of each al
any one Navy Yard; and OF round, fla, and
,qnaie iron as may be ordered by The respective
commandan's OF navy accents, or b. This Bureau.
during The fiscal yra ending Sob June 1915.
The round iron not less Than three -slS,tenhs
OF an inch. nol moe han lour inches in diane
ter. The aa ron 10 br mol les Than lhIee.sl,.
lrrnhs oil an inch hick nor mo,r than tx inth.
Is de; am. The square lion not less than lhee
sixteenlhs ol IN inch, nor more Than hEce lncLr-
| square.
Boh the copper and iron must be Of lie he,l
| qualify, Tree from flaws, ragged rpd. or edges,
cracks, or Other defects and mus be nue. 10 Ite
sizes which may hr ordered; aud To be >uhlec, 10
such tests and inspection a may b. directed, and
in all respects IL the >ali. faction oil lhr mmaud-
ants OF The respective Navy Yards, or it will 10,
be received.
Any quantity not exceeding five thousand
vered within ten days alter The order shall be re.
ceived; aud one day will he allowed Tor every al.
diiona thousand pounds Of copper addition
al ION oil iron that may be ordered. |! i, 10 he
distinctly understood, however, that persons who
| may contract art not 10 have any claim Of priv
lege 10 furnish any greater quantity Of copper 81
iron Than may be expressly ordered.
II is 10 be understood, also, that, when pelsons
reside al other places than those near which hey
may engage 10 furnish articles, they will be r.
CURED TO appoint and duly authorize some per
son al or near the place o! delivery to receive
and act upon the requisilinns or orders which
may be made; and, in case the person who con-
tracts, or his agent shall neglec, or ia il to comply
with the acquisitions or orders he may receive for
articles under his contract in proper time, or oi
proper quality, The officers or agents The Navy
shall be authorized 10 purchase The same, and The
contractor shall he liable for any excess OF cost
over the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each Ma
w Yard, and for the copper and for he ron and
the price asked per pound must be The same for
The bolt and sheet copper, and for The round flat
and square iron that the different offers may be
correctly compared.
Bonds, with Two approved surelies in onehalt
the estimated amount Of The respective contracts,
will be required, and ten per cent. in addition
will be withheld from The amount OF each pay
menl 10 be made, as collateral security Tor The due
and faithful performance OF The respective con-
tracts, which will, on no account, be paid until
The contracts are complied with in all respects
Alter deducting Ten per cent, payment will he
made by The United States within thirty days al
ter bills duly certified and approved, shall be pre-.
senled 10 The Navy Agent.
The department, reserves TO itself the privilege
of rejecting offers made by persons who have
heretofore tailed 10 complete contracts, lit should
deem il advisable Tor The public interests
Every offer must be accompanied, as directed
in the act of Congress making appropriations Tor
the naval service, approved the 10Th August 1916,
by written guaranty, signed by one or mcreI e-
sponsibe persons, 10 The eec, that he or they UNI
derake that The bidder or bidders will il his or
their bid be accepted enter into obligation With
in five days, with good and sufficient sureles, 10
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal will
be considered unless accompanied by such qua
raniy. June l2-eoid