Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-09
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The quantities Of any or all may be increased or dimn
shed the service may hereafter require The contracts
viii therefore be made not for speshe Quantities bu
such quantities the may rtque be delivered
at those navy yards respectively
Contractors not residing at the places where deliveries
required must establish agencies at such Places that
delay may arise IN furnishing what may be required.
and wien contractor fails pro pity TO comply win re-
QUESTION the Chef Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Co
tniug shall be authorized direct purchases to be made
70 supply the deficiency under the penalty to be
ed in the cOntrac the record OF requisiOn or dupli.
cote copy thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions and Cloth
irg ct either OF the navy yards aforesaid shall be eVi.
dsnce that such rqu sOn has been made and received
Separate offers must be made for each ortee al each
Of the aforesaid navy yards; and in than
article is contained in the Oer the Chief of the Bureau
will have the right to accept one or more Of the articles
contained such Offer and reject the remainder and bid.
ders hose proposals are accepted land none Oihes will
be forthwith nOuhed and early as practicable con-
tract will be transmitted for execution which con
tract must be returned the bureau within zen days ex-
elusive OF the time required for the regular transmission
# the mail
Two or more approved surees in sum equal to the e.
tin ated amount Of the eove contracts will required
and twenty per cenum IN addition will be withheld from
the amount Of all DaTmeatS on account nsrs1f as cDter
al Eecurity IN addition, to secure IFS performance and not
any event to be paid uut is in all respects complied
With eighty per centUm Of the amount Of ali deliveries
made viii be PAID oy the navy agent within thirty days
after bills duly authenticated, shall have been presented
to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on appies-
ton to the navy agents at Portsmouth, NV Hampshire;
Boston, New York Philadephia, fillmore. Washington
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at the bureau.
record, duplicate Of the letter informing 6 bidder
Of the acceptance Of his proposal will be deemed not-
cation thereof within the meaning Of The act of 1916 aud
bis bid will BE- made and accepted IN conformity with this
understanding
Every Cfr made must b accompanied as directed in
the sct OF Congress making appropriations for The naval
service for 1916 AZ approved 18th August 1851 bya
written guarantee signed by or more respons bic per-
sons to the effect that be they undertake that the bidder
bidders will if his their b. ahespted enter into
A utilization within md
ties 10 furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will
not be obligated to consider any proposal unless secompa
MED BY the guarantee required BY law the competency Of
the guarantees to b. certified By the navy agent district
Iorney, or collector of the customs
The attention Of bdders is called to the samples and
description If articles required. as in the inspection for
recsphOD ous but rigid comparison will b. made between
the articles offered and the samples and nrae receiving
that fall below them; and their attention s par
tcular7 directed to the JOINT resolution Of 9th March,
1854, and TO the act Of the 10Th August, 1916.