The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-01
NAVAL SUPPLIES FOR Is52-53.
NAVY DKPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipmen

bureau OF Construction, Equipment
and Repair, Aprl 27, 1852
g EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals for
- Naval Supplies" (naming the class and yard
for which the offer is made,) will be received at
this Bureau until O'clock, p. m, of the I'd June
next, for furnishing and delivering, under con
tract, at the respective Navy Yards hereinafter
named, the several articles specified in this adver
usenent One fourth part Of all the articles re-
quired at each of said Navy Yards, comprising
due proportion of each kind must be delivered on
or before the fret of September next; one other
fourth part or before the fret Of December next;
one other fourth part on or before the first OF April;
and the remainder on or before the thirteth OF
June, eighteen hundred and fifty-threc
In accepting offers, Gall other things, including
price and quality, being equa,) preference will ne
given to articles of the growth, production, and
manufacture Of the United States
Persons whose offers may be accepted will be re-
qured to enter into contracts which, besides other
conditions, will expressly provide that, in case
they shall in any respect fail to perform the con
tracts, the same may be, at the option of the Uni
ted States, declared null and void, without affect
ing the right of the said United States to recover
for defaults which may have occurred; with the
stipulation that, if default shall be made by the
contractor, in delivering all any of the articles
contracted for of the quality and at the times and
places named, that then and in that case the con-
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the
United States, as quidatcd damages, sum OF
money equal to twice the contract price, which
liquidated damages may be recovered from time to
time as they accrue.
Proposals must provide for furnishing and deliv-
ering, on like terms and conditions, any additional
quantity quantities Of the articles contracted for
that may be required at either of the said Navy
Yards before the expiration Of the fiscal year end
ing on the said thrtieth Of June, eighteen hundred
and fifty-three, on fifteen days previous notice
from the Bureau the commandant of the yard
where the articles to be delivered, to the con-
tractor or bis agent at the point of delivery.
Bids must be separate and distinct each nary yard
andfor each class Of articles, and must in all cases
NIL Tho
bid is made. The cost OF each item must be dis
tncty carried out, and the aggregate of each class
correctly footed up, which is material to fair
comparison OF bids.
No extension of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted, and penalties for non full
flment will in all cases be rgidly enforced bid
ders are, therefore, requested to offer for more
than they sure they can furnish within the time
specified.
All articles must be of the very best quality, con
forming to samples, where specified, which will be
exhibited on application to the commandant of the
yard at which they are to be delivered They must
be in good order and condition, in suitable vessels
or packages, as the case may be, at the charge of
the contractor. All articles, vessels, and packages
to be subject to the inspection of the yard where
they are received, and be in all respects TO the sat
isfaction of the commandant thereof.
Approved suretics in twice the estimated amount
OF each contract will be required in the manner set
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount Of each
payment, as collateral security for it's faithful per
formance. Ninety per centum of each bill, ap-
proved in triplcatc by the respective command
ants of said navy yards, ,riA be paid by the nacy
agent at The point Of deicery within thirty days af
ter it's presentation to him.
Every offer must be accompanied by a written
guaranty (the responsibility of the guarantor or
guarantors TO be certified TO by navy agent or
other official person, by some one known to the
Bun cau) that, if the offer be accepted, the bidder
bidders will, within ten days after the receipt OF
the contract at the post Office designated, execute
the same, with good and sufficient surcties 10 fur
nsh the articles propossd, agreeably TO the terms
specified In this advertisement, or which may be
embodied in the contract The law Of 10Th Au-
gust, lS46, forbids the consideration OF all propo-
sails not accompanied by such guaranty,
Bidders are particularly cautioned to endorse
their offers above required, that they may be die
tnguished from other business letters in order to
prevent their being opened before the day ap-
pointed.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement in every particular, will be consid-
cred or rejected Of the option of the Bureau. Those
only whose offers may be accepted will be notified
and contracts forwarded without delay.
Persons Offering directed TO designate the
post office through which they desire 10 be I'D .
dressed, and the navy agent to whom the contract
shall be sent for execution
All editors authorized 10 publish this advertise
ment will be specially notified by this Bureau.
None others will be paid for It's insertion.
Each bolt of fax canvas must weigh the number
Of pounds and stripe ken from the canvas must
bear the weights prescribed in the following table: