The national Republican., 1861-04-09

Contractors not residing at the places where
deliveries are required must establish agencies at
such places, that no delay may arise in furnish
ing what may be required and when q contrac-
tor fails promptly to comply with q requisition,
the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing shall be authorized to direct purchases to be
made TO supply the deficiency, under the penalty
to be expressed in the contract: the record Of
requisition, or a duplicate copy thereof, at the
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, or at either
Of the navy yards aforesaid, shall be evidence
that such requisition has been made and re-
ceived.
Separate offers must be made for each article
at each of the Aforesaid navy yards and In case
more than one article is contained in the offer,
the Chief of the Bureau will have the right to ac-
cept one or more of the articles contained In
such offer, aud reject the remainder; and bid
ders whose proposals are accepted land none
others) will be forthwith notified and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to
them for execution, which contract must be
returned to the bureau within Eve days, eIclu-
sive Of the time required for the regular trans
mission Of the mail
Two or more approved sureties in sum equal
to the estimated amount Of the respective con.
tracts will be required and twenty per centum
In addition will be withheld from the amount of
all payments on account thereof as collateral Sc
curity, in addition to secure its performance, and
not In any event to be paid until 1t is in all re-
spects complied with eighty per centum Of the
amount Of all deliveries made will be paid by
the navy agent within thirty days after bills,
duly authenticated, shall have been presented to
him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on
application to the navy agents at Portsmou b,
Hew Hampshire Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Norfolk, aud at this bureau.
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder Of the acceptance Of his proposal will
be deemed Q notification thereof, within the
meaning of the act of ls46, and his bid will be
made and accepted in conformity with this un-
derstanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as di-
rected in the act of Co gress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for ls46l47, approved
10th of August, ls46) by a written guarantee,
signed by one or more responsible persons, to the
effect that he or they undertake that the bidder
or bidders will, If his or their bid be accepted,
enter into an obligation within five days, with
good and sufficient sureties to furnish the sup
plies proposed. The bureau will not be obligated
to consider any proposal unless accompanied by
the guarantee required by law; the competency
Of the guarantee to be certified by the navy agent
district attorney, or collector of the customs.
The attention Of bidders 10 called TO the samples
and description Of articles required as in the nspee-
ion for 'eetption just but rigid comparison ,vill
be made betpeen the articles offered and the sample
and contract, receiring none that fall below them =;
and their attention is also particularly directed 10
the joint resolution Of 27h March, 1854, and TO The
| act Of the 10Th August, ls46.
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