Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-08
Proposals for Erecting the Custom-house,
&C at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
TREAsUsY DEPARTMENT,
tWAsHISoroN. Dece mbsr l6. 1856.


WASHINGTON, Dece mber 10, 1885,
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
department until the 18th day Of Pebrua V, A.
d., 1884, al O'Clock, a. IN for the construction of
the Custom house, Post Office, and Court ms
authorized to b, erected at Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, according To The plans and specific atoms pre-
Jared al this department; said propo as to be either
for The whole building or SCI aate for different Kinds
OF work bills nf arcels mus; in every ac-
company ach bid, with the amount of Z ach kind
Of work, and the total amount carried ont The de-
pariment rese wing the right reject accept the
proposals hereby invited any arts thereof, when
II deems the intert 81 of the United aes.quTes il
the department also the night 10 exclude the
bids OF any person persons who there Just cause
to believe will not faithfully perform the cont asts,
or which they have attempted 10 oh ain by indirec
ton and all bids when there shEn /, I a ties in in
teres; whe do not Join In the bids and al bids Il q
upon investigation, are below fair price for the
work,
BIDS will not be received Ia gloss and no contract
will be awarded 10 bidder unless details are fur
nished The department of The prices Of the different
Kinds CT work and materials, which 81 all be subject
10 the revision Of the department, so at Il may
ADOPT the whole or part Of The bd the interest vi
the United States may require.
Ninety per cent. of the amount Of work done and
materials delivered, according 10 contract price,
cad amounts 60 be asceriained by the estimai OF
an agent Of Ie department appointed for tina, pur.
pose,) will b: Iaid from time to time the work
progresses aud ten per cent retained until the m
peuon OF the contract and acceptance Of The work
sc by the agent Aforesaid, and be forfeited In the
event OF non fulfmsnt Of contract.
Conuacts will be awarded only 10 master builders
and meet anics, and the assignment thereof except
by consent of the Secretary Of The TT, asury, VIZ be
Il forfeiture of the same
Each proposa! must he accomi aled by written
qua antee, signed by two responsible persons, (cer.
titled to be so by the United States di.rict Judge or
attorney of the said isirci in the Of IS 900
for the whole work, or Of proper oBsts amount, if
for any part that the bidder will, WREN required if
his prOpo al be accepted, enter into a contract and
bond, with proper and sufficient securities. for its
faithful perfo nance.
Fo m of bond and certificate required viii be fur.
Dished on application 10 the department.
Plans. specifications. and working drawings will
De reaay alter thirty days, when they can be had
apple alton TO the department.
No Did util be considered unless il fully eomPLcs in
oil its detGii trth the requirements Of This odcsse
Tnent.
The proposals must be sent to this department,
addressed TO the Secretary of the Treasury, aud
plainly endorsed " Proposals for the Portsmouth,
Custom house," and will be opened At 10 O'Clock a.
IN, Of the last cay named for receiving the flms.
JAMES 6UTHRIE.
dec l9- 2Awtl6Eebt Secretary of the Tredsmy