The national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-05
FOR SCREW STEAM
M SLOOPS
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NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION


SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by this
sor The construction Of the Machinery Of the United
States screw steam soops" OssPEE,, at the khtery
navy yard HousAToNII a. tue ynat's ravv
and JuSIA1A," at the Philadelphia navy yard
These proposals must be endorsed " Proposals ior
Machinery for Screw Steam Sioops )" that they may
b, distin guished from other business letters No
PROPOSALS will be considered except from rroprietors
marine engine ,1e aSieh have CONSTRUCTED
successful machinery OF this character VIII nave the
weight to which it l. entitled Este oi,hments not
! known 10 the Navy Department a. builders OF ma |
rine engines, will if they propose, be required to
flu nish satisfactory evidence OF their experience
Parties desiring make bona aie propositions will
r. ceive apple ,tion to the Bureau, copy of the
specific ,'ons of the work to De done and 81 'hS
required to execute It, Drawings can be seen Of the
office of the Engineer in Chief, and if convenient
Photographic copies of the same will be sent with
The proposals must be for the machinery of each
with "a staten Ga1 which bs bid
Department the right Of selection This is preferred,
though bid for specific vessel, exclusive CT the
Others, will be considered.
. OF the sum for each vessel BY name for which iS
the entire work will be completed, agreeao'y to the
specifications, drawings, and contract.
} Of the number Of cons cutive days from date OF
notification of acceptance of contract within which
the bidder will contract to complete the machinery
OF board aud ready for sea service, provided the
vessel be placed at his command with certain
humber Of consecutive days from the date Of saiI'
notification, which number he will state In the FRO
> posal
not being placed at his command within the sipua
y tee. time from date of notification Of acceptance OF
n ntract, the number Of consecutive days within
70 which he will contract TO complete the machinery en-
board ready for sea service from the date he shall be
. lot fled that the vessel is al his command
% The D." 0ssIrEE AMI the :. uorsAIo%!cm are I, &c
u " .JvSIATA are to have hoist up screws
Re The payments will he made at four different inter
n walls as the work progressss-ooe nth of the tota
es amount at each paymeut, the last nth being
cd for four months after the trial tr in order I,
IN make good any defects that may be discovered dur
An ample guarantee will be inserted in the con
No tract Tor the successful fulflment OF all its condi
tons; and forfeiture will be required for delay il
;. No proposal can DC condere unless accompanic'
by written guarantee, signed by two responsible
persons to the effect that they undertake the biddc
cl shall il his or,r be accepted, enter into conrac
with good and sufficient suretics for its compile ion
Two or more surct!cs, in sum eqcal to III
amount of the contract, will be required te sign il
q and their responsibility must be certified by Uni
ted States judge, district attorney collector, or nav
To agent.
n Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted an
others, will be notified and as early practi
es cable contract will be transmitted to them date
two days after the notification.
lc The Department rc'cryes .he right to accegt til
propositions made in conformity with the condition
en- prescribed which shall be considered to the in
tcrest of the Government and combine the creates
tic number of advantages, and to reject any or all
he them, at his option.
Form Of Ogr
FOR WEI -, of -, State OF - hereb
~ agree to construct the machinery for name Il
e' number United States screw steam sloops, in col
iormity with the provisions and terms of the adve
L ti.ement of August 9Th, 1861, by the Navy Depar
h, ment and hereunto appended, and for prices an
Nv within the times as follows:
,.h For the machinery of the name the vessel) Il
IT, price to be name the SUM dollars
The total time Of completion to be name the nun
harp trn Ia We ~ N
LITIGATION of acceptance has been made by the b
-, Ieau, provided the vessel be placed at my Tor
e disposal within name the number Of consecutiv
n - days from the same date.
=! if the vessel should not be placed at dispose
-. within the time stipulated, then the time of compl,
ton 10 be name the number Of days from the dat
zee Of the notification that the vessel is placed at GU
N' disposal -, o... ,.,. .n.,,.
-, ,hree rcsSelS.
'' Should my Tor our) proposal be accepted, / e
,,o WEI request TO be informed at -, and that III
',' contract may be forwarded to -- for signature
AZ and certificate
eli (Place) (Signed) A. b.
y" (Date)
hes Farm of Guarantee.
ng' We, the undersigned residents of -, in Il
State of -. hereby jointly and lily GOV
nant with the United States and guarantee that,
"a case the foregoing proposal be accepted -
iGn will within days alter receipt of the contract
10 -, execute the same, with good and suiicie
es suretes, Tor the construction Of the machinery pr
hes proposed in compliance with the of the adve
zen tisement OF August eth 1861, hereunto appende
H. u and under WHICH 1t was made and in case The ga
U.s. - sh? fail to enter into the contract aforesa al
, We guarantee TO make good the difference betwc
hes the offer OF the said - and that which may
me (Witnes,) CD,
vi OPlace(
(SgIed) f.. +.
,o thereby certify that to the beo, of my knowed
me- and belief, the above named guarantors, - a
tho -, are good and sufficient.
'ea To + agned by The rntsd Sates L.arc Judge I'M