Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-04
PROPOSALS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

y dorsed Proposals for Class No = for the navy
| yard at Washington" viii be ceived at this office
until o'clock p. the 18th ofFebruary next for
furnishing and delivering, at such place or places
within the navy yard aforesaid may be directed
hy the commandant thereof, the materials and ar
| tcles herein specified, viz:
CLASS No. 1.
BRICKS.
100000 best hard, red hand made bricks per thou.
1000 best hard, red, machinc-made bricks, per
thousand
Cne.thiId Of each Kind TO be Eve-eJ on or before
the lst Nay next ore third on before the LIST q
June, and the balance on or before the LIST July.
CL.ssNo.2
STONE
200 pcrches best quality. large size, budiug stone
per ltrch.
To BE- delivered en- or before TIE lst May ne2t.
CLASS Nos.
CEMENT.
500 barrels best quality fresh fylr ulic cement in
tight barrels, each 70 confirm 600 pounds, per
To BE delivered On or before the lst May next
Ali tie articles must be Of the best quality, deiiv-
ered In good order, free OF all ana every s1tra
charge or expense, and subject TO the nsps ciioI.
count, weight. or mcaSuremcnt of the said navy
yard and be IN all respects satisfactory to the com
mandaBt thcre0
The deii' eii,S of all these materials may be CON-
menced forthwith, and must BE- continued from time
tt time, as in nlini n of the commandsn of th.
must be complet within the tines specified in the
classes.
They will be measured, inspected, counted, or
weighed by the rules adopted by the government 1t
the navy yard; for instructions regarding which,
AID for more particular description of all the ma
terias, reference is to be made 10 the commandanr
Of the yard.
Approved sureties, in the full amount of the con
tract will be required, and twenty per centum, a.
additional security, deducted from each payment
until the contract shall have been completed or can
ceiied, unless otherwise ordered by the depart
ment,
will be stipulated i'm the contract that if default
shall be made by parties of the first part in deliver
ing all or any OF the articles mentiont d of the quail
and at the times and places above provided, then,
and In that case, the said parties will forfeit and pay
TO the United States, as iquidated dmages, sum
OF money equal to twice the amount Of the conrac,
price herein agreed upon as the price to be paid for
me articles IN case OF the actual delivery thereof
which liqudated damages may be recovered from
time to time as they accrue.
The sureties must sign the contract.
Each offer must be signed by the person or persons
making II, and by the guaranors, according 10 the
form annexed; and their residence, naming the town
and State, must be distinctly stated.
Persons WHOSE offers shall be accepted will be
notified by letter through the post Office which no
tee shall be considered sufficient and if they do
u0f enter into contract for the supplies specified
within hiteen days from the date OF notice from this
bureau OF the acceptance of their bid, a contract
Will be made with some other person or persons and
the guarantOrs of such defaulting bidder will be held
responsible for all delinquenries.
All offers not made in strict conformity with tbi,
advertisement will, at the option of the bureau he
rejected. Those only whose offers may be accerte
will be notified and contracts will be ready for ex
eention without delay by the navy agent at WASH
ingtOn, ID. c.
FORM OF OFFER.
10 the Chief Of the Bureau Of Yards and Docks,
Nary Department:
-
OF in the State OF
hereby offer to furnish, under your advertisement
dated day of and subject 10
all the requirements of the same, all the articles
braced in class No. viz:
(Here insert the articles, with prices carried Out)
amounting to (write the aggregate in words.)
The undersigned, of
in the State Of and of
in the State of ,as guar
antors, hereby undertake that the above named
will, if offer he ac-
certed enter into contract, before required with
the United States, within fifteen days after the date
of notice through the post Office of the accepance
of bid as before mentioned.
(signatures.)
certify that the above named
ana are known to me to
be good and responsible guarantors in this case
(To be signed by navy agent, collector or district
attorney, or some other person known 10 the
bureau to be creditable.)
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