Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-02
Miscellaneous,

elias rs headed miscellaneousO are speci6ed m
the probable Quantity which may be required, as
well as to NJ data for determining the lowest bid
but the contractor Is to furnish more or less OF the
said enumerated articles, dnd 10 sueh euaa ftss
and at sueA times, as ths bxreax or eoy,ua I'd ast
may ,eqams, soch increase, however, not TO ex
coed one-third OF the Quantities stated, land re .
quisitions sent through the post once shall he
deemed sufficient notioe,) during the fiscal wear
ending 10th June, 1857; and whether the guam.
titles required be moe or less than those speci.
hed, the prices shall remain tn 9 same
And the articles under the contract must be OF
the best quality, delivered In good order free OF
al and ev,Iy charge or expense, and subject to
the inspec Ion, count, weight, or measuTem ent Of
the said navy yard, and In all poets satisfactory
to the commandant thereof Bidders are referred
70 the yard for plans, Specifications, or samples,
and further description Of the articles Con.
tractors for classes headed " miscellaneous who
do not reside near the where the articles are
to be delivered, will be required to name in their
proposals an agent at the city or principal place
near the yard OF delivery, who may be called upon
to deliver articles tcithovt delay when thew shall
be r. quired.
Approved su'eties in the full amount Of the
contract VIII be required, and twenty per centum
as additional security deducted from each pay
meut until the contract shall have been compl eted
or cancelled, unless otherwise authorized by the
DEF armont. On class headed ssmi scellaneous, -
to be delivered as require during the fiscal wear,
the twenty per centum retained may, at the dis.
creoon OF the commandant, be paid quarterly on
the first OF January, April, july and October
when the deliveries have bsen satisfactory the
balance eighty per cent? will be paid by the
the presentation OF bills, In triplcate duly YOU
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 ward ,
unless specially authorized by the department
II Will be stipulated In the contract that II de-
fault shall be made by the parties Of the first part
In de ivering all or 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 pay TO the United States, iqui-
dated damages, a sum OF money equal to twice
the amount Of the contract price herein agreed
upon as the price &c be paid for the articles In
case OF the actual delivery thereof, which Nqui.
dated damages may be recovered from tine to
time as they accrue.
the sureties must sign the contract, and their
responsibility certih ed to by navy agent collec.
tor district attorney, or some other person salts.
factorily known to The bureau
Ii Is to be provided in the contract that the
bureau shall have the power Of aunuIling tne con-
tract, without loss or damage to the government
In case Congress shall not have made sufficient
appr' priations for the articles named, CT for the
completion OF the works estimated for, and on
which this advertisement Is based, a ID shall also
have the power to increase or diminish the guam
titles named In the classes not headed "miscella-
neous" 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 IL they
do into contract FOR the supplies specified
within fifteen days from the date OF notice from
the bureau Of the acceptance Of their bid a coa-
tract Will be made with some other person or per.
sons, and the guaran.ors Of such defaulting bid
der will be held responsible for all delinquen les
All offers not made in strict conformity, 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 he ready FOR execu-
ton as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
sc 19-1aw4w