Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-05
Proposals for Erec ing the Custom house,
&C at 0gdensburgh, Kew York.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, December IL ls56
DROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED Al TnIS
department until the 18th day OF February, A,
ID. 1857 at O'Clock, a. IN for the construction Of
the Cusio MI house, Post Office, aud CouTt-rocrn.
authorized 10 be erected at Ogdens burrh New York
according the plans and spf elf cations ptet srpa
al this department; said rropOs ais b either for
tie whole building or separate for the different
kinds Of work; bills OF parcels must in every ca.e
accompany each BID, with the amount Of AN md
OF work, I'd ile total amount arried out: the Ne
parmen Teservine the right 10 reject or &C, nj tke
proposals. hereby invited, any paris thereof when
Il deems the interest of the United states reouues
it, the department also the right to exclude
tn bids Of any person or persons who there lie lust
cause 10 believe will not faithfully perform the con.
tracts, or which thsy ave attempted to obtain by
indirecton and all bids when there all be raf-
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 be received in gross aud no conusc;
Will be- awarded 10 a bidder unless details are fur
nished the department of the prices Of the different
kinds of work and materials, which shall he ,ub.
iect TO the revision of the department. so thar N
may adopt the whole or part of the bid the inter-
est of the United States may require.
Ninety per cent. of the amount of work done ana
materia de ivercd, according to contract pnce
(said amount To be asceua ned Nv tee estimate g
an agent ct the department appointed for that pur.
pose,) wi be raid from time 10 time As the WORK
progresses; AND ten per cent retained until the com
plenon oil the contract and accep' ancs cf the work
&c g The agent AZORES aid. and be forfeited i'm the
event III non-tun inert OF contract.
Contracts will be awarded only 10 master buil6sys
and mechanics, and the assignment thereof, except
by consent OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, will
be a forfeiture of the same
Each proposal must be accompanied by written
guarantee signed by two Response bic persons, (cer.
ihed 10 be 80 by tue United States district Judge or
attorney OF The said district in the sum Of 5,OoO,
Tor the whole work, or of proportonare amount,
tof any part that the bidder will, when required,
II his proposal be accepted, enter into a contract
and bond, with proper and sufficient seoul tes 6r
lis faithful performance.
Form OF bond and certificate required will be fur
nished on application to the department
Plans, specifications, aud working drawings will
be ready after thirty days, when they can b. had
application 10 the department.
No bid siH be considered unless IL fully complies in
all its details th the requirements Of this adrevfiIe
gsnt.
The proposals. mnst be sent 10 this department
addressed 90 the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed /" Proposals for the Osdensb,g "a
Custom house and will be opened al one o,cloct Of
the last day named for receiving the same.
JAMES GUTHRIE.
dec l9-2awtFebls;