The national Republican., 1861-09-14
MACHINERY FOR SCREW sT1A
M SLOOPS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
HuuhAu nR l'Nysy a

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BustAu OF CoSsr RuUrIos,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be % received d BY bS't this
for he sonstruoton OF the Machinery Of the unisd
States screw steam sloops OssPEr, at the Kittery
The Ns% sas Hs1S
and JuSArA,, at the Philadelphia navy yard.
These proposal. must be enaoried " Proposals for
Machinery for Screw Steam Soops," that they may I
br distinguished from other business letters No
proposals will be oonsids except from rroprietors
n. % Population of ,Soss Which SaV. cSnsiuess ssa
weight to which il I. entitled Estsb,i,hments not
known TO the Navy Department Is builders OF ma
riae engines. will, II they propose, be required to
fu, ni.s satisfactory evidence Of their experience
Parties desiring to make bona ai- propositions will
receive, on applic .ton to the Bureau, copy Of the
specific .tions Of the work to be done and Of the
required 10 execute It Drawings be seen at the
oface OF the Engineer in Chief and, iC cony enicnt
pho,ographic copies of the same will be sent with
The proposals must be for the machinery of each
vessel separately, with statement
dIs desire to construct machinery, leaving to ,he
Department the right Of selection This IL preferred
though BID for q specific vessel exclusive Of the
or the sum for each vessel by name for which
the entire work Viii be completed agreeably to the
oS the numSer of cons u cUVe Us days from date of
notification Of acceptance of contract within which
the bidder will contract to complete the machinery
vessel be placed at his command witin a certain
| number Of consecutive days from the date of said
notification, which number he will state in The iro
| poeal.
j. This bidder will state, in the event Of the vessel
not being placed at his command within the sipula
teu time from date Of notification of acceptance Of
contract, tn. number of consecutive days within
whch he will contract to complete the machinery
board ready for sea service from the date he shall be
pnt, ,tahfh NJ tha 10 At ala nopd
| The &" OssIPEK" AM the " HousAToSIC" are to
have axed screws. The " "ADIKosDAo" and the
"JuSIATA" " are to have hoist.up screws
The payments will be made at four different inter
walls as the work progresses-one ffth of the total
amount at each ayment, the last th being reserv
ed for four months after the trial tr In order to
make good any defects that may be discovered dur.
An ample guarantee will be Inserted in the con.
tract Tor the successful fufm mt OF all its condi
ti,ns and forfeiture will be required for delay in
NJ pr ,posal can be con.idere unles, accompanied
by written guarantee, signed by tive responsible
n rons, to the effect that they undertake the bidder
with good and saiicent SURF ties for It's compile ion
Two or more suret.es, 10 sum eqral to the
amount of the contract, will be required ta sign it.
and their responsibility must be certified by Uni
tel States judge district attorney collector navy
agent.
none others Will be notified and, as early as pr tc
cable, contract will be transmitted to them dated
two days after the notification.
Il
propositions made In conformity with the conditions
escribed which shall be c3n.idsrsd NEST to the in.
terest Of the Government and combine the greatest
number Of advantages, and to reject any or all Of
them, at hs option.
Form Of Offer.
| I(or we) -, -, State Of -, hereby
agree 70 construct the machinery for name the
number) United States screw steam sloops, In con.
formity with the provisions and terms of the adver
ti.snent Of August sth, 1891, BY the Navy Depar.
.Rs md :. and for
For the machinery Of Tie (nams the vesseD the
price to BE- H.me e the su% dollars (.
Der of consecutive dsys) from two days after the
tidcauon Of acceptance has been made by the Bu
ieau provided the vessel be placed at my Tor our)
disposal within (nsme the number of consecutive
days) from the same date
II the vessel should not be placed at our disposal
within the time stipulated then The time of comjle
ton 10 be name the number of oays) from the date
Of the notification that the vessel Is placed at
Nors.-Reptat he last arce paragraphs for he otsu
Should my Tor our, proposal be accepted, I Tor
contract may be forwarded to --f for signatures
and certificate
{{p.::,' {Pp'a:s' @S'sn''' A'1'
We, the undersigned, residents Of -, In the
State Of hereby jointly and sewers lly cove.
nant with the United States ard guarantee that in
will within ten days alter receipt of the conrac at
| -, execute the same, with good and sufficient
sureties Tor the construction of The machinery pro
proposed in compliance with the terms Of the adver
tisenent OF August 18th, 1861, hereunto appended
and under which 1t was made and, in case The raid
- shin fail to enter into the contract aforesaid
We guarantee to make good the difference between
, the offer of the said - and that which may b.
accepted
(Witness) CD.
(Place)
| (SigLed) E.F.
(Date)
thereby certify that, to the best of my knowledg,
ard belief, the above named guarantors, - an,
-, good and sufficient.
e (Signature) H.
TO Be GJned By he Uiied States Disirid JUDGE Unite.
States Diarid Attorney, Collector, or Nary Agent
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