Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-10
Proposals for Erecting the Custom-House
&C., at Galveston, Texas
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,


WAsHINs1on, December 10. 1865 {
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
this Department until the 18th day Of Feb-u-
AIRY, A. ID. 1887, at 10 O'Clock noon for the cor.
strhction OF the Custom House, Post Office and
Court Rooms, authorized to be erected al Calves.
ton, Texas, according to the plans and speciHca-
tons prepared at this Department; said prope-
sails to be either for the whole building or sci
rate for the different kinds Of work bills Of parcels
must In every case accompany each bid, with the
amount Of each kind Of work, and the total
amount carried out; the department reserving the
hight to reject or accept the proposals hereby in
vited, or any parts theceof when II deems the In
terest Of the United States requires it the depart.
ment also reserves the right to exclude the bids
OF any person or persons whom there is just cause
to believe will not faithfully perform the con-
tracts, or which they have attempted to obtain by
indirection; an all bids when there shall be par
ties In Interest who do not join In The bids and
all bids that, upon investigation 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
snail be subject 10 the revision of the department
so that It may adopt the whole or part OF the bid
as the interests 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
ance Of the work, DC by the agent aforesaid,
and be forfeited In the event Of non fulflment OF
contract.
Contracts will be awarded oniy to master build =
ers and mechanics, snd the assignment thereof,
except by consent Of the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, 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 distriot,) in the sum
Of s., 900, for the whole work, or proportionate
| amount, II for any part, that the bidder will,
when required, II his proposal be sccspted, enter
into contract and bond, with paper and scfdcien,
| securities for its faithful performance. Form OF
bond and certificate required will be furnished
together with plans, specifications, and working
drawings, on application to the department
No bid will beconsideTed unlessit fully COM
plies In all its details with the requirements Of
this advertisement
The proposals must be sent TO this department,
addressed to the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed d" ProposaIs for the GaIvssson
u,tonu-Aouss," and will be opened at one
O'Clock p. m Of the last dav named for receiving
the same. JAMES GUTHRIE,
dec Is 2awtl2feb Secretary Of the Treasury.