Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-10
WASHINGTON AQUEDU0T.
OFFICE WASHINGTON AoeEDUCT,
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warrington, March Z, 1000.
DROPOSALS are invited for graduation, stone
Il and brick masonry, dams, tunnels, and other
works OF the Washington Aqueduct.
Proposals received up to the 9Th Of May will be
opened al noon OF that day.
Maps, profiies, and specifications Of the work will
be ready for examination on and after the 10th day
of April next
Proposals will be received for the work Of par,icu.
lar culvers, bridges, &C., as described in the plans
and specifications
Portions only Of some of the works can be COM
pleted under the present appropriation, but all the
contracts for unfinished work will be subject TO flu
ture appropriations by Congress. The Engineer re-
serves the right to prescribe the amount Of work to
be done and rate Of progress under such contract
priation not holding out sufficiently, to decide when
| and what works shall BE- stopped untifunds become
available.
In case of the entire stoppage of any particular
work for want of funds, the reserved ten per
will be paid i in the judgment of the Engineer, the
work has been properly executed so far Is it has
gone.
Payments will be made in specie checks upon the
United States Treasury upon The monthly estimates
of the Engineer, reservng 10 per cent? and it will
be condition ofal contracts that the workmen shall
| hs pail their full wages monthly and in specie.
All bids should he sealed and endorsed "Propo-
| sails for work on the Washington Aqueduct."
The United States reserves the right TO reject any
or all the bids should they not be deemed advan-
tageOus, and 10 make such arrangements a. MAY be
considered most conducive to the progress OF the
work.
| Every offer must be accompanied by O written
guarantee, signed by sue or more responsible per-
sens, to the effect that he they undertake thatthe
bicder or bidders WILL If his their bid be accepted
enter into an obligation, within ten days, with good
and sufficient sureties fOrthe completion Cfthe work
| undertaken; said guarantee TO be accompanied by
| the certificate Of the United States district Judge
United States district Attorney navy agent or some
| officer of the General Government or Individual
known TO the Engineer or Department of War, that
the guaranors able TO make good their guarantee
Form Of GuorGstec
| To Capt. M. C. Meigs, u. 8. En.i2een:
| We, the undersigned, residents Of -, In the
State of -, hereby, jointly and severally, cove
| nant with the United States and guaranty, in case
the foregoing bid Of-- be accented, that he or
they will, within ten daps after the acceptance of
said bid execute contract for the same, with good
and sufficient suretes, to perform the work or
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity to the
| terms Of the advertisement under which II was
made and, in case the said -- should fail to
| enter into contract aforesaid, we guaranty to
make good the difference between the offer by the
| said - and the next lowest bidder. A. r.
| G.. ID.
hereby certify that, TO the best of my knowledge
and belief, the above named guarantOrs are good
spd sufficient. EFF.
Captain Of Engineers in Charge.
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