Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-09
WASHINGTON AQUEDUOT.
OFFICE WASHINGTON hotRDuCr,
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DROPOsALS are invi:ed for graduation, stone
i and brick masonry, dams, tunnels, and other
works of the Washington Aqueduct.
Proposals received up to the 9Th Of May will be
opened at noon Of that day.
Maps, profies, and specifications Of the work will
be ready for examination on and after the s0th day
of April next.
Proposals will be received for the work of partcu.
lar cuverts, BRIDGES Sc, us 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 to fu
ture appropriations by Congress. The Engnet re-
serves the right to prescribe the amount OF work TO
be done and rate of progress under such contract
for each appropriation, and, In case of the appro-
priaon not holding out sufficiently, to decide when
and what works shall be stopped untilfunds become
available.
In case of the entire stoppage of any particular
work for want Of funds, the reserved per cent.
will be paid, if in the judgment of the Engineer, the
work has been properly executed so far as 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 il will
be condition ofa contracts that the workmen shall
be paid their full wages monthly and in specie.
All bids should be sealed and endorsed "Propo-
sails for work on the Washington Aguciuct."
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 he
| considered most conducive TO the progress OF the
work.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guarantee, signed by enc more responsible per-
sons, to the effect that he they undertake that the
bicdcr or bidders will if his their bid be accepted,
enter into an obligation, within ten days. with good
and sufficient sureties, TOR the completion cfthe work
undertaken; SAID guarantee 10 be accompanied by
the certificate of the United States district Judge
United States district attorney, navy agent,
officer of the General Government or Individual
known TO the Engineeror Department of War, that
the guarantors able to make good their guarantee.
Form Of GsdYen.ee.
To Capt. NJ. Mcigs, u. g. Engineers:
We, the undersigned, residents Of - in the
State of -, hereby, Jointly and seyeraIly, cove
nant with the United States and guaranty in case
the foregoing bid of - be acceDsed that he or
they will, within ten DAYS after the acceptance OF
said bid, execute contract fOf 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 il 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.
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hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge
| and belief, the above named guarantOrs IRE good
| and SUFFICIENT EFF.
NJ. c. MEIGS,
| Captain of Engineers in Charge.
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