Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-13
Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and
Courthouse at Springfield Illinois.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, December IL. 1856
npnSAI,S WILL, RE tCEIVED

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'DROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
L this department until the 18th dav Of Febru-
ary, A. ID 1857, at O'Clock a. IN for tie con-
struction OF &c ard 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
tn 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 Tight
TO exclude the bids OF anv 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 In Interest who do not
join In the bids. and all bids that. unOn investi-
CATION, are below a 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 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. (sad amount to be ascertained by the esti.
mate Of an agent Of the department appointed for
that purpose will he paid from time to time, as
the work progresses; and ten per cent retained
until the completion Of the contract and accept
aece Of the work, &c by the agent aforesaid,
aud be forfeited In the event Of non fulament 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 writ
ten guarante e, signed by two responsible persons,
certified To be so by the United states district
judge attorney OF the said district, IN the sum
Of S5 ,OGO 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 contract 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 tUiIl be considered unless /. fully eops-
plies IN all ats details Wi!h the Requirements OF
this adpsrtiSemsnt.
The proposals must be sent TO this department
addressed to the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed "Proposals for tAs Sprtns field
Post Once and Courthouse" and viii be
opened at 10 O'Clock a. m Of the last day named
for receiving the same.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
dec IL 2awtl7Peb