Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-13
Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and
Coart house st Springfield, Illinois.
TRvAsuRT DEPARTMENT,

WAsEISsroN, December II, 1886 (
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
l. this department until the 18th dav Of Febru-
ary, a. ID 1857, at o'clock Tor the con-
struction Of Post I'll and Court house author
lied to be erected at Springfield, Illinois, accord
ing TO the plans and specifications prepared at
thi. d. p :rtm-nt; said proposals to be either for
the whole building or separate for different kinds
Of work bills Of parcels must In every case ac-
company each bid, with the amount Of each kind
Of work, and the total amount carried out the
department reserving the right 10 REJECT or accept
the proposals hereby Invited or any parts thereof
when 1t deems the interest OF the Omitted States
requires IL the department also reserves the rig
to exclude the bids OF any person or persons who
there is Just cause to believe will not faithfully
perform the contracts, or which they have at
tempted to obtain by indirection; and all bids
when there shall be parties In Interest who do not
join in the bids. and all bids that investi-
gait IN, 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 1t may adopt the whole part OF the bid
as the interest Of the United States may require
Ninety per cent. Of the amount Of work done
and materials delivered, according to contract
price, (said amount to be asceTtained 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 accept
asce Of the work, &c by the agent aforesaid,
and be forfeited In the event Of non fulfIment 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 Treasury
will be forfeiture Of the same
Each proposal must be accompanied by writ.
ten guarantS signed by two ponsible persons
certified 70 be so by the United States district
Judge attorney OF the said distrct,l In the sun
Of S5, 900 for the whole work, Of proportion.
ate amount IL for any part, that the bidder will
when required, II his proposal be accepted, enter
| into contact and bond, with proper and sutti
cient securities, for its faithful pcrfor nance.
Form Of bond and certificate required will be
furnished on application to the department.
Plans, specifications, and working drawing
will be ready after thirty days, when they can bt
| had on application TO the de department..
| No bid triIL be- considered unlsss tf fully CON
| plies a. all tts details With the requirements o.
| this adrerriSemsHt.
The proposals must be sent to this department
addressed 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury, anC
| plainly endorsed "PT0POsals for tks Springfield
Post Once aud CoHTt-ho8ss,n and viii b,
| opened at 10 O'Clock m. OF the last day name,
| fer receiving the same.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
| dec 10 2awt17Peb