Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-10
Proposals for Erecting the Custom House,
&C., at Dubuque, Iowa.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

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PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
this department until the 18th day Of Feb.
ruary, A. ID. 1857, at O'Clock, m for the con-
struction Of the Gu Stom- house, Post Once, and
Courtroom, authorized 10 be erected at Dubuque
Iowa, according to the plans and specifications
pre- pared at this department; said proposals to
be either for the whole building or separate for
different kinds Of work; bills 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 10
reject or accept the proposals hereby invited, or
any parts thereof, when It deems the interest Of
the United States requiresit; the department also
reserves the right exclude the bids Of any per
son or persons who there Is Just 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 paktes in inter.
est who do not Join In the bids and all bids that
upon investigation, are below fair price for the
work
Bids will not be received In gross, and no con.
tract will be awarded TO a 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 II may adopt the whole or part Of the
bid, as the interests Of the United States may
quiTe.
Ninety per cent Of the amount OF work done
and materials delivered, according TO contract
price, (said amount to be ascertained by the esti.
mate OF en- agent Of the department appointed for
that purpose,) will be paid from time 10 time as
the work progresses; and ten per cent retained
until the completion OF the contract ana accept.
ance Of the work, DC blythe agent aforesaid, and
be forfeited in the event Of -fulflment Of the
contract.
Contracts will be awarded only to master build
ers and mechanics, and the assignment Thereof,
except consent Of the Secretary Of the TT asur,
will be forfeiture Of the same.
Each proposal must be accompanied by writ
ten guarantee, signed by tworesoansible persons,
certified to be SO by the UAited states district
Judge attorney OF the said district, In the sum
OF as 600 for the whole work, or Of a proportion
ate amount, II for any part, that the bidder will,
when required, II his proposal be accepted, enter
into contract and bond, with proper and sun
cient securities, for its faithful performance.
Form of bond and certificate required will be
furnished on application to the department.
Plans, Specifications, and working drawings
will be ready after thirty days, when they can be
had on application to the department
No bid sctH BE- considered naless it fully COM
Pile, in all its details tcith the reqxirsmenss of
this advsr tsssple1t.
The proposals must be sent 10 this departm ent
addressed 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed " Proposals for ths DsbsqHs
Custom-ho - and will be opened at 10 O'CLOCK,
a. m, Of the last dav named for receiving the
same. JAMES GUTHRIE,
dec ls-2awt17Feb Secretary Of the Treasury.
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