Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-18
Proposals for Erecting the Custom-House,
&c, at Dubuque, Iowa.
TREASURY DRPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, December IL. 1856

WAsHINeT0N, December IL, 1856.
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
l. this departm at until the 18th day Of Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1887, at 9 O'Clock, m for the con
struction Of the Custom house, Post OEce and
Court room, authorize ed to be erected at Dubuque
Iowa, according to the plans and specifications
be either for the whole building or separate for
different kinds OF work hills Of parcels must In
every case accompany each bid, with the amount
Of each kind Of work, and the total amount car.
ried out; the department reserving the right to
reject or accept the proposals hereby invited, or
any parts thereof, when II deems the interest of
the United States requires IT. the department also
reserves the right TO exclude the bids Of any per
son or persons who there Is iust cause to believe
will not faithfully perform the contract or which
they have attempted to obtain by indirection
and all bids when there shall be parties In inter.
est who do not join In the bids, and all bids that,
upon investigation, are below fair price for the
work.
Bids viii not be received in gross and no con
tract will be awarded to bidder unless details
are furnished the department Of the prices Of the
different kinds OF work and materials, which
shall be subject to the revision Of the department
so that 1t may adopt the whole or a part Of the
bid as the interests Of the United States may re-
Quire.
Ninety per cent Of the amount Of work done
and materials delivered, according to contract
price, (said amount to be ascertained by the esi
mate Of an agent Of the department appointed for
that purpose,) Will be paid from time to time as
the WORK progresses and ten per cent retained
until the completion Of the contract and accent.
ance Of the work, &c by the agent aforesaid, and
be forfeited In the event Of non -fulHlment of the
contract
CONTRACTS will be awarded only to master. build .
ers and mechanics, and the assignment thereof,
except by consent Of the Secretary of the TT
will be a forfeiture Of the same
Each proposal must be accompanied by a witt.
ten guarantee, signed by tworesponsible persons,
Certified to be so by the United States district
judge or attorney Of the said district) In the sum
Of s., 600 for the whole work, or Of a proportion.
ate amount, II for any part, that the bidder will,
when required, II bis proposal be accepted, enter
Into contract and bond, with proper and sufH
cient securities, for its faithful performance.
Form Of bond and certificate required will be
furnished on application to the department
Plans, specifications, and working drawin gs
will be ready after thirty days, when they can be
had on application to the department
No bid bciII be considered unless it fullp som
pL esin all ats details pith the requirements OF
this ddUsrtiSemsat.
The proposals must be sent to this department,
addressed to the Secretary Of the Treasury and
plainly endorsed GO Proposals for the Dubu0us
Custom house., and will be opened at 10 O. CLOCK
a. m Of the last dav named for receiving TIE
same. JAMES GUTHRIE
dec ls-2awtl7Feb Secretary of the Treasury.