Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-07-03


Forpntsd schedules and form of oer bidders
red to the Navy Agent at Memphis, Tenn.
be provided in the contract and to be distinctly
understood by the bidders that the amount and number Of
articles enumerated in classes headed Asceaneous
specified as the Bro0s quantity which may be required
well as TO fix data for determining the lowest bid but the
contractor is furnish or less of the said enumerated
articles and IN such quantities end at seh times The t
Tea, or coB919t dp Fqaire during the fiscal year end
ing 3oth June 1854 and if requested until further
tracts shall be made for the ensuing fiscal year of ls5
and whether the quantities. required be less hau
those srecified the prices shall remain the
All the articles be of the best quality delivered in
good order free OF all and every extra charge or expense
and subject TO heinspection count weight measurement
OF the said navy yard ard he in all respects satisfactory TO
the coulTnandant thereof.
Coutractors for classes headed miscellaneous" who do
not recc near the place where the articles be delv
cred will be required their proposals agent at
the city principal place near the yard of delivery who
may be called upon to deliver articles when they Shall be
required.
The deliveries of all building materials may be COM
menced forthwith and must be commenced within sixty
DAYS after the date OF the contract and continued from time
to time as the opinion of the commandment of the yard
the of the service require, and nust eopd
qC;t5j. The fiscal geIy ending 3Oth ,iJRe, 1854
They will be measured, inspected, counted weighed,
by the rules adopted BY the government at the navy yard
for instructions regarding which, and for more particular
description of all materials reference is made to the
mandan of the yard When all other things equal,
preference will be given il awarding the contracts TO
tces of the growth production and manufacture of the
Approyed sureties in the full amount ofthe contract will
he required and twenty per centuu, additional secur
deducted FROM each payment until the contract shall have
been completed cancelled unless otherwise authorized
bv the department.
On classes beaded miscellaneous to be delivered as re-
oured during the fiscal year, the twenty per ceutum
taned mav The discretion Of the commandment, be paid
quarterly the first of January April July and October
when the deliveries have been satisfactory the balance
eighty per cent? viii be paid by the navy agent at Mem
phs within thirty days after the presentation of bills in
trplcae duly youched and approved. No part of the
per ceutun reserved is to be pad until all rejected articles
Elalt
ward unless specially authorized by the department
1t will be stipulated in the contract that if default shall
lie made by parties Of the first part in delivering all or any
of the articles mentioned Of the quality and at the times and
places above provided then and in that case the said
ties will forfeit and pay the United States iqudated
damages Of money equal to twice the amount of the
contract price herein agreed upon the price be paid for
the articles Of the actual delivery thereof which Ii
qudaed damages may be recovered from time to time
they accrue,
The sureties must sign the contract and make affidavit
that they in the aggregate worth and above their
debts and liabilities the full amount Of the contract
Each offer must be signed by the person persons max
inc H. and by the guaranors according to the form
ed and their residence naming the town and State must be
distinctly stated.
have the power Of annulng the contract without loss
damage the government in Congress shall not make
sufficient appropriations for the articles named or for the
completion Of the works estimated Tor ana on winch ths
advertisement Is bsssd
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will he notified by
letter through the post Office which notice shall De consd
cred sufficient and they do not enter into contract for the
supplies specified within fifteen days from the date of notice
from this bureau Of the acceptance of their bid contract
will be made with other person persons, and the
of such defsutng bidder viii be held response
/ Bile for all delinGuencies.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this adyer
tisement will the option ofthe bureau be rejected Those
only whose may be accepted will be notified and
tracts will be ready for execution without delay by the navy
/ agent at Memphis.
FORM OF OFFER.
IL tie CEfef tie BareaH o. Iars Gad Dacks, Ndpy De-
! of in the State of hereby offer to
! furnish under your advertisement dated day of
and subject all the requirements of the same all the
! ticles embraced in class No viz:
Here insert the articles with prices carried out amount
ing TO write the aggregate in wordS) And propose
name the agent one is required by the adyerisement
The undersigned of , in the State OF
| and of =, in the State of
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the
| above named will, if offer be accepted, en-
Ter into contract before required with the United States
within fifteen DAYS after the date of notice through the post
office ofthe acceptance OF bid, as before mentioned
| Signatures
certify that the above named and
are known be good and responsible guarantors in
! this case.
ITO be signed by navy agent collector or district at
torney or some other person kEcwn to the bureau TO be
| creditsbls) y EDWIN o. PERRIN.
| iuna15-1avd4v Navy Agent.