Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-16

The scheiu;e will state the times within which
artcls and rnstsria viii be required to be dfl.v
cred; and where the printed schedule Ia not used
the periods St ted IN 1t for deliveries must Re copie
In the b;d.. All the articles which may be con r.ct
ed for must &c delivered at such place. OF pIscss In
Guiding draysg- and csrting, to the placs where
us7c wtGin the navy yards. pecty.ly, for which
msnding officer thereof; AID ELL ether things being
90 1al, preference will be given to American anu
factures Nc article will DO received after the ext-
ration of the period specified IN the schedules for
the completion of del vcries unless specially author
,zad BY the dsps rtment.
1t is to be provided IN he contract end to be dis
hactly understood by TIE bidders that the amount
| 81 "mi:csEaneoC5' are specified as he probable
quantity which msy &c required Is well as to :
data for determining the iewees bid; but the Con
tractor Ia to furnish more sss of the said ~nume
rstsd ertisas, and in such quantities: and at such
| times the bureau or comxsanddrt nray r,outr,
Gu increase, howevEr, MT to exceed one third of
the qusnutes stated. (and requisite O. ut throuah
the post ONCE shall bo deemed sufficient notice. u.
! ring the Fl cal year ending S0th June, 1876; and
| whsthsr the qusntitie; required te more or les
| than those speoiaod. the prices sail remain the
| same.
All the articles under the contract must bs Of The
best quslity del' cred ID good order free Of all ard
every extra charge expense, ID subject 20 the IN
speetion count, weight, measurem at of the said
raGy yard. and bs I'll respects sstisfact ~ to tn
| commandant thereof. fiiiers are referred 10 the
yard fer plans, spec'fcatien,, samples and fer.
ther description Of tn, articles. Contractors far
c'asses headed "mi'c.lsneous," who dc not res de
near ths plsco where the articles are to be deliy
ered will be required to mans in their proposals an
agent At the city princ I'll place the yard of
delivery who may be called upon to deliver articles
| without delay when they shall be required.
| Approved sur-'ies 10 the full smount Of the con
r'ct will be required, and twenty per cestum as
afdIt nal security deducted from escs payment IN
III the Contract she'll have ben completed or can
celed, un'ess Otherwise authorized BY the depart
ment. On classes hsa led mscsllaneous' to b. de-
verei as required dnri 1s the scal year, the twec-
~ par centuIa retained may, at the discretion OF he
o1mmandsnt be paid quarterly, On TIE hrst of j IN.
uary April. July, sno Oc.oher wian the deliylrief
have been satisfactory, he balan (eighy per CEN
VII b. paid by the respective ravy agents within
thirty days sf.e- the preen alton Of bl IN trjpli
cese, duly vouched snd approved.
No part OF the per centum reserved Is to psid
until ill rejected articles offered under the contract
shall have been remcv7d frc the verb unle-s sra
cislly au horiIed By the department
will be stipulat in che contract that II default
shall bs made by the parties OF the first part In de.
iverio all or any OF the articles mentioned OF the
quality and at the times and places above provideI
then and in that the said parties win foItet
AID psyt the United States, as lquIdated damages
| Q sum OF money equal to twice Il e amount of the
contract price herein agreed upon the price to be
paid for the articles in OF the actual delivery
thereof, which q uds' ed damages NAV be e,over
from tine to line as they accrue
The sureti's FAUST 81 the contract, prd their re-
sptHsibity certified TO BY navy agent, col ector
district attorney iome Other ps son Satisfactorily
| known to the bsreau.
| 1t Is to be provided in the contract that She
buresu shall hsvs the power of annulliuE the con.
trac with ut loss or mage to The government in
case Congress shall not have IL ads Sufficient app-o
pristions for the srticles naCed or for the comp.
ten Of the WORKS estimated f r and on which This
| advertisement is based, and shall also have the
power to Increase o. diminish tie qua cities nam I'd
| in tee Classes not hsate1 "Aiscellaueous" In the
| schedule, rs per cent
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will be no.
Uhed by Litter through the post Office which roti,e
fhaii be ccnsider.d sufficient; aud il they d, moi
enter into contract fer tn. supplies specified within
nitsen DAYS from the date Of notics from the buresu
OF the acceptance Of ter bid, q ntract will he
be made ~ith some otper person perfona, and the
guarantors Of such defsung bidder will be Fed 70
sponSible for all deinSueucies
All offers not msde Ia strict conformity with th;.
Advertisement will, at the option Of the bureau be
rejected. ~
Those only whose offers my be accepted will be
NOTIFIED and contracts will be ready for execution
as soon eneieaftsr as may be practicable.
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