Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-06
Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and
Courthouse at Springfield, Illinois.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, December II, 1856

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
Il this department until the 18th dav Of Febru-
ary, A. ID 1857, at Q O'Clock a IN for the con-
strnction Of Post lice and Court house author
lied to be erected at Springfield, Illinois, accord
ing to the plans and specifications prepared at
this department; 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 tie amount Of each kind
Of work, and the total amount carried out the
department reserving the right to reject accept
the proposals hereby Invited, or any parts thereof,
when 1t deems the interest OF the United States
requires IT. the department also reserves the rig ht
to exclude the bids Of any person or PERSONS who
there is Just cause to believe will not faithfully
perform the contracts, or which they have at
tempted to obtain by indirection; and all bids
when there shall be parties Ia interest who do not
join in the bids, and all bids that. upon invest-
CATION, are below fair price for the work.
Bids will not be received In gross, and no con-
tract Will be awarded to a bidder unless details
are furnished the department or the prices Of the
different kinds OF work and materials, which
shall be subject TO the revision of the department,
so that Ii 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
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
asce Of the work, &c by the agent aforesaid,
and be forfeited in the event Of non fulflment Of
the 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 a writ
ten guarantee, signed by two responsible persons,
Certified to be so by the United States district
judge attorney OF the said district, in the sum
Of S., 900 for the whole work, or Of proportion
ate amount II for any part, that the bidder will,
when required, IL his proposal be accepted, enter
into a contact and bond, with proper and suti-
cient 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 tciII be considered unless it fully COM
plies IN all its details With tbs requirements OF
this advertisement.
The proposals must be sent to this department,
addressed to the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed "Pr0posals for ths SPrtHgtsld
Post Office and Court t-hot0," and Will be
opened at 10 O'Clock a. m Of the last DAY named
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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