The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-06-02
PROPOSALS. FOR NAVAL sup
PLIES
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NAVY DEPAkIMENTs
Bureau of Construction, E9gipmsuts &c,
cBALED PROPOSALS to furnish naval
y supplies for the fiscal year ending 30th
June, 1859, will be received at this Bureau
until 3 o'clock, p. IN, Of the 10th June next
These proposals must be endorsed :" PRoPo-
SAILS FOR NASALS UPPLIEs, BuREAu OF CoSsrRuo-
TON. &c, !" that they may be distinguished
from other business letters. a
The materials and articles embraced in the
CLASSES named are particularly described in
printed schedules, any of which will be fur
nished to such as desire to offer. on applfca-
ton to the commandments of the respective
wards, or to the navy agent nearest thereto,
and those of all the yards upon application
to this 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 commandant
and navy-agent of each station will have q
copy of the schedules of the other yards. for
examination only, from which it may be
Judged whether it will be desirable tomake
application for them.
Offers must be made fof the whole of a
class at any yard upon one of the printed
| schedules, or in strict conformity herewith,
or they will not be considered.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest
| BONA IpE bidder who gives proper security
for it's fulflment. The United States reserves
the right to reject all the bids for any class, if
deemed exorbitant.
All articles rust be of the very best quail
ty, to be delivered in good order, and in suita-
bic vessels and packages, as the case. may be,
at the expense and 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 commandments of
the respective yards for samples. Instructions,
or particular description of the articles; and.
alt other things being equal, preference will
be given to articles of American manufacture.
Every offer, as required by the law of 10th
August, 1646, must be accompanied by a writ
ten guar antee, the form of which is herewith
given.
Those only whose offers may be accepted
will be notified, and the contract will be for
warded assoon Il e~-eafter as practicable, which
they will be required to execute within ten
days after its receipt at the post office or no
Wv agency named by item.
Sureties in the full amount will be required
to sign the contract, and their responsibility
certified to by n United States district judge.
United States district attorney, collector or
navy agent. As additional security, twenty
per centum will be withheld from the amount
of the bills until the contract shall have been
completed and eighty per eentum Of each b1l.
approved in triplicate by the c~ommandants of
the respective yards, will be paid by the navy
agent at the points of delivery within thi ty
DAYS after its presentation to him.
it is stipulated in the con rac'f hat; if default
be made by the parties of the first part in de-
livering all or any of the articles men. ioaed
in any class bid form the contract, of the QUA
ity and at the time and places abovehroyided,
then, and in that ease, the eontractera and his
~sureties will forfeit and pay to the United
States a sum of money not exceeding twice the
amount of such class, which may berecovered
from time to time, according to the act of Con
gross in that case provided, approved March
8, 1913.
Glasses Nos. 1 p. 4,6. I to be delivered one
fourth part on or before the 18th May, one
fourth part on or before the Goth July, ono
fourth part by the Goth September, and the re-
mainder by the LIST December. 1859. Glasses
8 and 8, the whole by the 18th May, 1859. :
The remaining classes to be delivered one
fourth part on or before the LIST September
next, one-fourth part ON or before the LIST De-
cember next, one-fourth part on OF. before the
LIST April, and the remainder on or before the
3Oth June, 1859, unless earlier required with
a notice of twelve days. comprising OF each
delivery a due proportion of each article
Glass 10 and ali following, if additional guam
titles Of any of the articles named therein are
demanded, they are to be furnished on like
terms and conditions previous to the expira-
ton of the fiscal year, upon receiving a notice
of fifteen days from the bureau, the comman-
dant of the yard, or navy-agent.