Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-15
Proposals for Erec ing the Custom-house,
&c at 0gdensburgh, New York.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHING ON, December IL, leJ6.S
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT TBIS
L derarment until the 18th cay Of February A.
ID. 1851, al O'clock a. m for the construction of
the Custom house, Post Office, and Court-rooms
authorized 10 be erected al Ogden burgh, New York
according TO the plans and specific atoms pIeraed
AT this department; sdid proposals be eithe. for
the whole aiding or separate for the different
kinds Cf work; bis Of parcels must in every case
accom- pany each d, with the amount of ca IN kind
OF work, aud The total amount carried out: the de-
parm-nt reseIvina the right 10 reject accept the
prOpOsas hereby invited, any parts thereof when
il deems The interest Of the United States requires
it the department so reserves the right exclude
III bids If any person persons who there 10 iust
cause to believe will not faithfully perform the con-
uac's, or which they rave att mpled to obtain by
indirecon and all bids when there shall be par
ties in interest who do not Join in the bids. and all
bids that, upon investigation are below fair price
for the work.
Bids will not b, received In gross and no contract
will be awarded to bidder unlcss details are fur
nished the department Of the prices Of the different
kinds Of work and materials, which shall b. rub
iect to the revision of the department, 20 iha0ft
may adopt the whole part of the bid as the inter-
est OF the United States may require.
Ninety per cent Of the a mount Of work done and
materia's delivered, according TO contact price.
(said amount 10 be aScera'ned by tho estimate of
agent Of the depar ment appointed for that pur-
ppse,) wi be- aid from time "a time as the work
progresses; AID ten per cent retained until the
pletiOn OF the contract and acceptance Of the work
sc b. The agent azores aid. and be forfeited In the
event If non -fuilment Of contract.
Contracts will be awarded only master builders
and mechanics, and the assignment thereof, except
by consent Of the Secre'a v OF the Treasury viii
BE- forfeiture Of the same
Each proposal must be- ompauied by written
guarantee signed by two respons BILE persons (cef.
ed to be SO by the United States district Judge
torney Of The said district, in the sum of SIS 600,
Tor the whole work, or Of proportiopaie amount,
II Tor any art, that the bidder will when required,
If his propos al b. accepted, enter into a contract
and bond with proper and sufficient securities, for
is faithful performance.
Form Of bond aud certificate required will be fur
| nished on applica ion to the department
Plans, specfcatic ms, aud working drawings will
be rady after thirty days, when they ian be bad
application tn the deps tment.
No bid tsH be considered unless ii fully complies in
oil its details With the requirements Of his aauertise
Went.
The proposals mnst be sent TO THE deparm ant,
| addressed to the Secretary Of the Treasury, aud
plainly endorsed Proposals for the Osdensbar ga
Custom house, and will be Opened a, O'Clock O;
the last day FAMED for receiving the same.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary of the Treasury
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