The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-05-26
PROPOSALS. FOR NAVAL SUP
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, &c

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Bureau Of Construction. Eg9iPments &C..
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish naval
supplies for the fiscal year ending 30tt
June, ie59, will be received at this Bureau
until 3 O'Clock. p. M, of the 10Th j next
These Ioposuls must be endorsed. PRoPo-
SAILS FOR NASAL SupPLiEs, BUREAU OF CoSsTRUc-
rIoN. &C." that they may be distinguished
from other business letters.
The materials and articles embraced in the
classes named IRE particularly described in
printed schedules, any of which will be fur
nished to such as desire to offer. on appl,ca-
ton to the commandments of the respective
yards, or to the navy agent nearest thereto,
and those of all the yards upon application
to his bureau. This division into classes be-
ing for the convenience of dealers in each,
such portions will be furnished as are actu-
ally required for bids. The coInnIandant
and navy-agent of each station will have a
copy of the schedules of the other yards. for
examination only, from which 1t may be
Judged whether 1t Will be desirable to make
application for them.
Offers must be made for the whole of a
class at any yard upon one of the printed
schedules, or in strict conformity herewith,
or they VOL not be considered.
The contract will be awarded to the owest
BONA FIpE bidder who gives proper security
for its fulfilment. The United States reserves
the right to reject all the bids for any class, #
deemed exorbItant.
All articles rust be of the very best quail
ty, to be delivered in good order, aid in suita-
BILE vessels and packages. as the case may be,
ut the expense ana risk of the contractor; and
in all respects subject to the inspection, mea-
surement, count, weight, dc of the yard
where received, and to the entire satisfaction
of the commandment thereof.
Bidders are referred to the commandants of
the respective yards for samples. instructions,
or particular description of the articles; and.
Ill o+Har tbinnS hainn pnual nrpfsrnppa will
be given to articles of American manufacture.
Every offer, as required by the law of 10th
August, ls46, must be a~ccomnanicdkI a writ
ten guar antee, the form OF which is1derewith
given.
will be notified. and the contract will be for
warded as soon IL e eafoera as practicabl-, which
they will be required to execute within ten
days after its receipt at the post { flee or ma
agency named by t iem.
Sureties in the full amour: will be required
to sign the contract. and their responsibility
certified TO by n United States district Judge.
States district attt rney, collector or
navy agent. As add ional security, twenty
per centum will be withheld from the amount
of the bills until the contract shall have been
completed; and eighty per centum OF eaohb l
approved in triplicate by the commandments of
the respective yards, will be paid by the navy
agent at the points of delivery within thi ty
laws after its presentation to him.
1t is stipulated in the cen rae that, if default
be made by the parties of the first part in dc
livering all or any of the articles men 10 ned
in any class bid for in the contract. of the qua :
ity and at the time and places above provided,
then, and in that case, the contractor and his
s~ureties will forfeit and pay to the United
a sum of money not exceeding twice the
imount of such class. which may b. recoverrd
from time to time, according to the act of Con
gress in that case provided, approved March
3, 1913.
Glasses Nos. /. . Dc. 7 to he delivered one
fourth part on or before the 18th May, one
f,urth part on or before the Goth July. ONT
fourth part nv the 20lh September. aud the re-
by the list December. 1889. Glasses
3 and 9, the whole by the 18th Nay. 1853.
Fhe remaining classes to be delivered one
part on or before the LIST Septemb r
one fourth part on or before the LIST D.
,ember next, one-fourlh part on or before the
st April, and the remainder ON or before the
,Oih June. 1859, unless earlier required with
! notice of twelve days. comprising at each
delivery a due proportion of each article
Class 10 ard all following. if additional guam
titles Of any of the articles named therein are
demanded, they are TO be furnished on like
and conditions previous 20 the expir:-
ion of the fiscal year. upon receiving a notice
e fifteen davs from he bureau, the coInman-
liant of the yard, or navy-agent.