Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-18
Proposals for Erecting the Marine Hospital
at Burlington. Iowa.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHING ION, Dsct mber 10, 1856.
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
IL department until the 10Th day Of February, A.
d 1857, at O'Clock a.. IN for the construction of
the Marine Hospital authorized to be erected a.
Burlington, Iowa, according to the plans and fpeci-
fcaions prepared at this der ariment; ia proposals
to be either Tor the whole building separate for
the different kinds of W rk; bills of arcels must in
tveTy case accompany tach bid, with the amount of
each kind Of work, and the total amount Carried
out the Department reseTving the right to r. iect or
accept the proposals. hereby invited, or anv parts
thereof when il deems the |. terest at the United
ates requires Ii; the department aso reserves the
right to exclude the bids Of any person or persons
who there Is just believe viii not ,ai,hfuIIy
perform The contracts. which tn ave All. mpted
TO obtain by indirectOn and AL bids when there
shall be parties In interest who do not join in the
bids, aud all bids that, upon investigation are below
a fair price for the work.
Bids VIII not be received in gross and no contrast
will be Harded TO bidder unless details are fur
nshed me DEPARTMENT of the prices of the different
kinds OF work and materials, which 81 all be sub
Ject to the revision Of the department that il may
adopt the whole part of the bid the interest Of
iAs United states may require.
Ninety per cent of the amount Of work done aud
materials delivered, according to contract price,
(sad amount TO BIZ aJcertained by the estmae of
agent OF the deTa-im snt sp oned for that pupese)
will b. Iad from time to time, al tire work pro
crosses and ten per cent retained until The mple
ton Of the contract aud acceptance OF the work &C.,
by the agent a'Oresad, aud TO be- forfeited in the
l event OF non fUlilmeDt OF contract.
Contracts will be a arded only master builders
aud mechanics, and The assignment thereof, except
by ceosen, of the Secretary of the Treasury, will be
1 q for eture of the same.
| Each propo al must be accompanied by written
guarantee siSned by two responsible persons, Ger
fed to he ~ the United states district judge
| tOrney the AID d-tsc.,l n the sum of S., 600
for the whole work, ~ q proportionate amount IL
for any Par that the bidder will, when required, if
his LrspO, al be accepted, enter into contract and
bond with proppr and sufficient securities, for its
| faithful performance.
Form of md and certificate required will be fur
| ni~hed on application to the department.
| Pans, srscif atoms, and working drawings will
be rta y after thirty day., when they an bs hal on
| appli, aion to the department.
No bid t1iQ be considered unless IL fully complies in
al its details nth the requirements of this advertise
| fnent.
The proposals must be sent to this department,
addressed 10 the Secretary Of the TrfaZury ana
plainly endorsed fPTopo,als for the Burlington Mo
TIns Hospital" and will be opened 10 O'Clock, a
m, of the hast day FAMED for receiving the same.
| JAMES GUTHRIE,
| Secretary Of the Treasury.
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