Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-08
Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and
Court house at Windsor, Vermont.
TREASURY DsPIRgnEyr,
'AsUrNGroN- DacpInhsr 1875


WASHINGTON, December l6, 1856. (
DROPOSALs WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
l. department until the 10th day OF F. brusry, A.
ID. 1887, al O'Clock m, for the construction OF
the Post Office and Court house authorized IN be
erected al Windsor, Vermont, according The plans
and specific aons prep AIRED &C thus de arimept "a
proposals. TO be either for the whole building
pa.ate for different kinds Of work bills of a,cels
must i'm every case accompany each bid, with the
amount Of each kind Of work, and the total am ount
carried cut; the department rsserving the right 10
reject or accept the proposals hereby invited, rany
parts thereof, when IL deems the interest OF the
United States requires IL the department also re-
serves the right 10 exclude the bids any person or
persons who there Is just cause to believe will not
faithfully perform the contacts, which they ave
attempted 20 oh Al by ndireclion aud a bids when
there shall be paytie. IN interest who do join ia
the bids aud all bids at upon investigation. are
below a fair price for the work.
Bids VIII not be received in gross aud no c N.
tract will he asarded TO bidder unless details are
furnished the deIarim snt Of the prices Of the differ
ent kinds OF work and materials, which shall be
subject to the revision OF ths department, that
II my adopt the whole or part oftbe bid, as the in
feIest OF the United States may require.
Ninety per cent. of the aIu lunt OF work done
and materials delivered according to cont act price,
said amount 10 be asceraned by the estimate of
an cent OF the department appointed for tEat pur-
pose,) will be raid from time 10 time a the work
progresses, and ten per cent. retained until the com
peton of the contact and accep ance Of the work,
&c by the agent Aforesaid. and be forfeited In the
event OF non fulfilmsnt of contract
Contracts will be awarded only 10 masterbuil isrs
and mechaa'c :, and the Assignment thereof exc, pt
by consent of the Secretary OF The Treasury, will
BE- a T, Picture of the same.
Each proposal must be accompanied by written
guarantee signed by two responsible persons, (Ssr
titled TO be 50 by the United States district Judge or
attorney of he said disrici in the sum 900 for
The whole work, or Of u propOrtisnate amount, IL
for any part. tina the bidder will when required. II bis
proposal be accepted, enter into contract and bond,
Lxuit nd iouf
performance.
Form Of bond and eeri6ea required will be furn.
ished on apple a'ion TO The department.
Plans, specifications, aud working drawings will
b. ady after thirty days, when they 'al be Ina 4
on application to the department.
No bed ,rN be considered unless t,ty complies IN
oil lis details Nth the requirements Of this advertise
ment
The propo ais must be sent 10 this DEPARTMENT,
dressed to The Secretary CT ths Treasury; and
ainly endorsed " Proposals for the Windsor Post
Office and Court house," and will b. opened AT 10
O'Clock a. IN Of the last cay nam I'd for receiving
tbs same JAMES GUTHRF,
dec 20 2awil6Febt SscreiarYo Treasury.