Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-15
Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and
Courthouse at Springfield, Illinois.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

WAsHInGToN, December IL. 1885
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
l. this department until the 18th day Of Febru-
ary, A. ID 1857, at 9 O'Clock a. m for the con-
stfuction ce and Court house author
lied 10 be erected at Springfield, Illinois, accord
Ing TO the plans and specifications prepared at
this del rtmcnt; said proposals to be either for
the whole building or separate for different kinds
Of work; bills Of parcels must In every case ac-
company each bid, with the amount Of each kind
OF work, and the total amount carried out; the
department reservng the right to REJECT or accept
the proposals hereby Invited or any parts thereof,
when II deems the interest Of the United States
requires IT, the department also reserves the hight
to exclude the bids Of any person or PERSONS who
there Is Just cause to believe will not faithfully
perform thsrcontracts, or which they have at
tempted 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 investi-
gati'n, are below fair price for the work.
Bids will not be received In gross, and no con-
tract will be awarded to 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 Il may adopt the whole or part OF the bid
as the interest of the United States may require
Ninety per cent. Of the amount Of work done
and materials delivered, according to contract
price, (said amount TO be ascertained by the esti-
mate OF an agent Of the department appointed for
the work progresses; and ten per cent retained
until the completion Of the contract and accept
asce Of the work, &C by the agent aforesaid,
and be forfeited In the event Of non fulAlment Of
the contract
Contracts will he awarded only to master build
ers 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 writ.
ten guarantee, signed by two responsible persons,
certified to be so by the United states district
judge or attorney OF the said district In the sum
Of IS 600 FOR the whole work, or Of proportion
ale amount IL for any part, that the bidder will,
when required, IL his proposal be accepted, enter
into contract and bond, with proper and sufi
Client securities, for It's 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 oiII be considered unless it fully COM.
plies in all cts details with the requirements OF
thtS advertisement.
The proposals must be sent to this department
addressed to the Secretary Of the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed "Proposals for tAs Spr,agfsld
Post O6scs and Co1rt-hoSss,n and VIII be
opened at 10 O'Clock q. m. Of the last day named
for receiving the same.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
dec 10 2awt17Feb