Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-10
Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and
Court house at Indianapolis, Indiana.
TRsA.uRY DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, December ~, 1883 :
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
L this department until the 18th day Of Febru.
airy, A. ID 1857, at u O'Clock, noon, TOT the con-
struction Of the Post Once and Court house au-
thoriEed to be erected at Indianapolis, Indiana,
according to the plans and specifications pIePsfed
at this department; raid proposals to De either
for the whole building, or separate Tor dinerent
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 carried out;
the department reseIving the TO reject or &C
cept the proposals hereby invited, or anv parts
thereof, when Il deems The interest OF the United
states requires Il; the department also reserves
the right to exclude the bids Of any person or per
sons who there Is Just cause to believe will not
faithfully perform the contracts, or which they
have attempted 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, upon
investigation, are below fair price for the work.
Bids Will not he 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 or a part OF the
hid, es the interests Of the United States may
quire.
Ninety per cent OF the amount OF work done
and materials delivered, according to contract
price, (said amount to be ascertained by the ssti
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
ance Of the work, &c, by the agent aforesaid,
and be forfeited In the event Of non fuflment OF
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 guarantee, signed by two ponsibls persons,
Certified to be SO by the United States district
judge or attorney Of the said disrict,) In the sum
Of IS 900, for the whole work, or Of proper
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 tctIl BE- eonstdersd snIess IL JxIiy eoOs-
plies IN all ats detail, With tke requirements of
| his Advertisement.
The proposals must be sent to this department,
addressed to the Secretary Of the Treasury, ana
| plainly endorsed /" Proposals for the Iadtdnapo-
| les Post Office and Corrt-hoxse,n and will be
| opened at 10 O'Clock m, Of the last day named
| for receiving the same
| JAMES GUTHRIE,
| Secretary Of the Treasury.
| dec lS-eawtl7Feb