Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-27
Miscellaneous,

classes headed {" miscellaneousO are specified al
the probabls Quantity which may be required. q,
well as to dx data FOR determining the lowest bid
but the contractor Is to furnish more or less Of the
said enumerated articles, aad IN sseh quastities
asd at such times, as the bureaus or command AL
may require, spch increase, however not to ex
coed one-third Of the Quantities stated land re-
QUESTIONS sent through the post office shall be
deemed sufficient notice,) during the fiscal year
ending 3Oth June, 1857 and whether the guam
titles required be more or less than those speci.
fed, the prices shall remain the same
And the articles under the contract must be Of
the best quality, delivered in good order free of
all and every charge or expense, and subject to
the inspection, count, weight, or measurement OF
the said navy yard and in all respects satisfactory
to the oommandant thereof Bidders are referred
to the yard for plans, Specifications, or samples,
tractors for classes headed &C miscellaneous, - who
do not reside near the ace where the articles are
to be delivered, will be required to name in their
proposals an agent at the city or principal p ace
near the yard Of delivery, who NAV be called pom
toideliver articles wtthont delay when they .hall
be required.
Approved sureties In the full amount Of the
contract Will be required, and twenty per csntum
ment until the contract shall ave been pleted
or cancelled, unless otherwise authorized bv the
department. On classes headed s'miscellaneous -
tobe delivered as requir, during the fiscal wear,
the twenty per centum retained may, at the dis
creton OF the commandant, be paid quarterly on
the frst Of January, April, July, and October,
when the deliveries have been satisfactory, the
eighty per cent? Will be paid BY the
the presentation Of bills, In riplcate, duly YOU h
ed and approved.
No part Of the per centum reserved is to be paid
until all the rejected articles offered under the
contract shall have been removed from the yard
unless specially authorized by the department
IL will be stipulated in the contract that II de-
fault shall be made by the parties Of the first part
In de ivering all any Of the articles mentioned
Of the quality and at the times and places above
provided, then, and In that case the said parties
Will forfeit and paw to the United States, liqui-
dated damages, sum Of money equal to twice
the amount OF the contract price herein agreed
upon the price to be paid for the articles In
case OF the actual delivery thereof, which nqui
dated damages may be recovered from time to
time as they accrue.
The sureties must sign the contract, and their
responsibility certified TO by a navy agent, colec-
tor district attorney, or some other person salts.
factorily known to the bureau.
1t Is to be provided in the contract that the
bureau shall have the power Of annulling the con.
uact, without loss or damage to the government,
In case Congress shall not have made sufficient
appropriations for the articles named, or for the
completion OF the works estimated for, and on
which this advertisement is based ard shall also
have the power to increase or diminish the guam
titles named In the classes not headed "miscella-
ne0us" In the schedule TWENTY-FIVE per cent
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will be
notified by letter through the post office, which
notice shall be considered sufficient; and II they
do not enter Into contract for the supplies specified
within fifteen days from the date II notice from
the bureau Of the acceptance Of their bid a con.
tract Will be made with some other person or per-
sons, and the guarantors Of such defaulting bid
Ger Will be held responsible for all delinquen les.
All offers not made In strict mformity, with
this advertisement will, Mt the option Of the bu-
reau, be rejected
Those only whose offers may be accepted will
be notified, and contracts will be ready for execu
ton as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
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