Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-20
Proposals for Erecting the Marine Hospital
at Burlington. Iowa.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
na4A4~ I0EE


WASHING ON. Dsct mber l6, 1856.
DROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
Il department until the 10;h day of February, A.
1881, "a O'Clock a. m for the construction of
the Marine Hospital authorized to be erected at
Burlington, Iowa, according to the plans and tpeci
hcaiions prepared at this department.; sad proposals
to be either the whole building Sc parate for
the different kinds Of yrk; bills of arcels must In
every case accompany zach bid with the amount of
each kind Of work, aud the total amount carried
out; the department reserving the right to reject
accept the proposals hereby invited, or any parts
thereof, when it deems the interest of the United
ates requires 1t; the department also reserves The
right to exclude the bids of any person or persons
who there is just cause to believe will not aithfuy
perform the coHtra'ts. or which they ave att mpted
to obtain by indirect:on nd all bids when there
shall be parties in intercs. who do not join in the
BIDS and all bids that, upon Investigation are below
a fair price for ths work.
Bids will not be received in gross and no contra. 4
will be awarded TO a bidder unless details are fur
nSbed the derar IneDt of the prices Of the different
kinds Of work and mateIials which 81 al be sub
lect to the revision of the department, SO that il may
adopt the whole part of the biz, the interest Of
the Un't'd States may require.
Ninety per cent of the amount Of work done aud
materials delivered, according TO contract price,
said amount TO be sceraUed by the estimate Of an
agent of the depa-m mt ointed for that purpose
will bs Taid from time to time, aS the work rro-
gressrs and ten per cent. retained until the ccmpc
ton OF the contract aud pancs OF the work, &C.,
by the agent afOrssad and TO bs forfeited in the
vent Of non fulfilment OF contract.
contra Us will be awarded only 10 ma stcr builders
and mechauics, and he assignment thereof, except
by cs3sens of the Secretary Of the Treasury, will be
for eiture of the same.
Each prOpoi al must be ACCOMPANIED by a written
guarantee, signed by two responsible persons (cer.
fed to be so by the Uaied States district judge
torney the said district,) in the sum of SIS, 900
for the whole work, of proportonate amount if
for a art, that the bidder will, when required, if
his lr~po al be accepted, enter into a contract and
bond, with prop aud sufficient securities, for it's
ia tI1ul performance
Form of b nj and certificate required will he fur
n he'd on application TO the department..
Pans, sJsc:f atoms, and working drawings will
be rCa ly after thirty day, whsn they be Fai on
apple ion To the d. pa tment
No bid uiH be considered unless u fully complies in
all It's details wHb the requirements Of th GdrertiSe
rnent.
The proposals must be sent 10 this department, t,
adtressed u the Secretary of the Trea'uIy anu
pIa'nly endorsed "ProposdI for the burlington MG-
TsHe HospitIi," and will b. opened az 10 O'Clock a.
NJ, of the la It day ain d for receiving the same.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of The Treasury.
dec 20 2lwtl9ihFebt