Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-01
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.
OFFICE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT,
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Warrington, March Z, 1855. I
PROPOSALS are invited for graduation, stone
l. and bnck 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, prOfles, and specifications of the work will
be ready tor examination and after the 10Th day
OF April next.
Proposals will be received for the work Of parcu.
lar cuivers, bridges, &c, described in the plans
and specifications.
Portions only Of some of the works can be COM
peted under the present appropriation, but all the
contracts for unfinished work will be subject flu
ture appropriations by Congress. The Engineer re-
serves the night 10 prescribe the amount OF work TO
be done and rate OF progress under such contract
for each appropriation, and, in of the appro-
pfation not holding out sufficiently, to decide when
and what works shsll be stopped until funds become
available
work for Of funds, the reserved ten per cent.
will be paid, IT. in the judgment of the Engineer, the
work has been properly executed so far as it has
gone.
United States Treasury, upon the monthly estimates
OF the Engineer, reserving per cent; and it will
be condition ofall contracts that the workmen shall
be paid their full wages monthly and in specie.
All bids should be sealed and endorsed PrOp0-
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 IA may be
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work.
Every offer must he accompanied by q written
guarantee, signed by one or more responsible per-
sons, TO the effect that he they undertake thatthe
bidder or bidders Will if his their bid be accepted
enter into an obligation, within ten days, with good
and sufficient suretes the completion Ufthe work
undertaken; said guarantee 10 be accompanied by
the certificate of the United States district judge,
United States district Attorney navy agent, some
officer of the General Government or individual
known TO the Engineer or Department Of War, that
the guarantors are able TO make good their guarantee
Bids will be opened in presence Of bidders if any
Of them choose to be present.
Form of GuuronSos.
To Capt. M. C. Meigs, u. 8. Engineers:
We, the undersigned, residents Of -, in the
State of =, hereby, jointly and seveFay, cove
nant with the United States and guaranty, in case
the foregoing bid OF - be accepted, that he or
they will within ten DAYS after the acceptance of
said bid, execute contract for the same with good
and sufficient sureties, TO perform the work or
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity to the
terms oil the advertisement under which il was
made; and, In ease 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. b.
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hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the above named guarantOrs are good
and sufficient. Eff.
NJ. G. MEIGS,
Captain of Engineers in Charge.
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