Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-07-17

For printed Offer bidders refer
red to the Navy Agent at Memphis, Tenn.
1t TO be provld d in the contract and to be distinctly
understood by the bidders that the amount and number of
articles enumerated in classes headed 'AiscelaneouS
specified tie Dr0jl5e quantity which may be required as
well to fix data for determining the lowest bid; but the
contractor furnish less of the said enumerated
articles and In such quantities and at sUch times the bg
rem ar c54HQHIfnt aq FegUe during the fiscal wear end
ing 50h June 554 and if requested until further
tracts shall be made for the ensuing fiscal year Of
and whether the quantities required be more less than
! those specified. the prices shall remain the same.
All theaTce>mus be Of the best quality delivered in
good order free of all and every extra charge expense
and subject TO the Inspection count weight measurement
of lie said navy yard and be IN all respects satisfactory TO
Contrrctor for classes headed miscellaneous" who do
not the place where the articles 10 be deiv
ere viii be required 10 IN their proposals agent at
the CITY or principal place the yard OF delivery, who
may be called upon deliver articles when they shall be
required
The deliveries of all building materials may be COM
meaced forthwith, and must be commenced within sixty
dav after the dae Of the contract and continued from time
10 time the opinion OF the commandmEi OF the yard
the wants the service may require, and must be e0Pd
aCitLia the HSrai yoGr ending 3bt, sjfHe 1884.
They VII be measured inspected counted, weighed
by the rules adopted by the government al the navy yard
for instructions regarding which, and for particular
descrlton of all materials reference is made to the COM
maudaato Of tie yard: When all other things equal
preference viii be given in awarding the contracts TO
clcs o the growth, production and manuiacure OF the
I United States.
ApproTed s1rees in the full amount ofthe contract will
be required, and twenty per cenu additional security,
deducted from each payment until the shall have
been completed cancelled unless otherwise authorized
On classes headed miscellaneous" to be delivered as re-
Gured during the fiscal wear, the twenty per Centum
famed may the discretion Of the commandment, be paid
quarterly the first Of January April July, and October,
wcn tie deliveries have been satisfactory; the balance
egtv per cent viii be paid by the navy agent at Mem
ul, within thirty days aEer the presentation of bills in
tai;cae duly vouChed and approved. No part of the
Der cctua reserved Is be ad until all rejected articles
offered 1lev the contract shall have been removed from the
ward, unless specially authorized by the department.
II will be stipulated in the contract that if default shall
he made hv parties Of the first part in delivering all any
of the articles mentioned Of the quality and at the times and
racs above roviGed then and in that case the said par
ties will forrest and pay the United States lquidated
damages Of money equal to twice the amount Of the
contract price herein agreed upon the price to be paid for
the articles IN Of the actual delivery thereof which IL
qudatc damages may be recovered from time to time as
they accrue.
TIE suretics must sign the contract and make affidavit
that they the oyye worth over and above their
debts and liabilities the full amount of the contract
Each offer be signed by the person persons max
ing IT, aud bv the glr1uto according to the form annex
eli ard their residence naming the to"n and State must be
distinctly stated.
10 be provided in the contract that the bureau shall
have the power annulug the contract without loss or
damage to the government Congress shall not make
,rceu appropriations for She articles named or for the
completion of the works cStnaedior ana on Wlch thls
advertisement is based
Persons whose offers shall beaccepted will be notified by
letter through the post Office which notice shall be consd
they do contract tie
supls specified within fifteen DAYS from the date OF notice
u this bureau of the acceptance Of their bid contract
viii be made with other person persons, and the
guaauor OF such deuug bidder viii be held response
bc Cor oil denquenccs.
AZ. offers not made in strict c9nt6rUlty with this adver
tsemen Will the option othe bureau, be rejected. Those
Only whose offers may he accepted viii be notified and con-
will Dc ready for execution wh0u; delay by the navy
agent "a, Memphis.
FORM OF OFFER.
70 The Ciifefie B2reau q Yards aaI Do.La, Nayy De-
y1ytusaE
Of in the Stale Of hereby offer to
furnish under your advertisement dated day of
and subject all the requirements of the same all the ar
tcleS embraced in class No. viz
Ierc insert the articles: with prices carried ou) amount
ing to write the aggregate in words.) And propose
name the agent if one is required by the advertisement
The undersigned, of in the State OF
and of , in the State of
as guarantors hereby undertake that the
above named VIZ otter 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
(Sgnatures)
certify that the above named and
are known to be good and responsible garantors in
this case
TO be signed by agent collector, district at
ornev or other person known to the bureau 10 be
creliiabIe3 EDWIN o. PERRIN
iunel5-lawiiw. Navy Agent
ONE HUNDRED BARRELS ST. LOUIS
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