Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-07
Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and
Courthouse at Springfield, Illinois.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
y" AeHIa6 TON DaNnnrhny IOFQ

WAeHIseIoN, December IL. 1855
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED At
L this department until the l7,h day Of Febru.
ary, A u 1857, at 9 O'Clock IN =, for the CON
structon Of the Post ON and Court house antho,
lied to be erected at Springfield, Illinois, accord
Ing to the plans and specifications prepared AZ
this dep irtm:nt; said proposals to be either for
IN whole building or separate for different kind
Of work bills Of parcels must In every case az
company each bid with the amount of each Kind
OF WORK, ana the total amount carried out the
department reservng the right to REJECT or accent
the proposals hereby Invited or any "a thereof
when ~ deems the interest Of the United States
requires IT. the department also reserves the RICH
to exclude the bids OF any person or PERSONS who
there Is Just cause to believe will not faitbfnIIv
perform tie contracts, or which thew have st
tempted to obtaia by indirection; and all bid.
Wnen mere shau be parties In interest who do not
join In the bids. and all bids that UPON inyesti
gati'n, are below fair price for the WORK.
Bids will not be received In gross nd 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.
30 that IL may adopt the whole or part OF the hid
as the interest Of the United States NAV reouire
Ninety per cent OF the amount Of work done
ana materials delivered, according to contract
price, (said amount TO be ascertained by the esn.
mate or an agent Of the department moi ntsd o.,
that purpose y will be paid from time TO time. AZ
inc me, VII PROGRESSES and ten per cent retained
asce OF the work, dc by the agent aforesaid
and be 'oTfeited in the event of non fnlaIment Of
the contract Vi
Contracts will be awarded only to master buiId
ers and mechanics, and the assignment thereof
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. rersons
(certined to be 80 by the nited States district
judge or attorney OF the said district In the sum
81 S3,oOO Tor the whole work, or Of a Proportion.
ate amount II for any part, that the bidder will
when required, IL his proposal be accented. enter
Into contact and bond, with proper and ana.
Client securities, for It's faithful Performance
Form Of bond and certificate required will no
furnished on application to the department.
Plans, specifications, and working DRAWINGS
VIII be ready after thirty days, when thew can he
had on application to the department
No bid ctH be considered rnIsss IL fullv nm
ptiss a all ats details viii the Requirements Of
this adrertisement.
The proposals must be sent 10 this department
addressed to the Secretary Of the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed "Proposals TO, tGs Spr,sgf.Id
OF Dnes and Court-hoxse,n and viii be
Tp.neu az III O'Clock m Of the last day named
i"i receiving the same
JAMES GUTHRIE,
dec 10 aawu,p. Secretary Of the Treasury.