The national Republican., 1861-08-23
MACHINERY FOR SCREW STEAM
Nl SLOOPS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CoSsTRucIIt

Augua 8, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by this
for the construction of the Machinery of the United
States screw steam sloops ossIPEE, at the Kittery
yard, XDrnoSpAe at the New W YorF naSy ysTd na
and JrNIATA,, at the Philadelphia navy yard.
These proposals must be endorsed i" Proposals for
Machinery for Screw Steam Sloops, that they may
be distinguished from other business letters. No
proposals will be considered except from proprietors
the Of ,Roe Which, haRe aaa
successful machinery of this character will have the
weight to which it !: entitled Establishments not
rine engines. will If they propose, be required to
furnish satisfactory evidence Of their experience
Parties desiring to make bona ade propositions will
receive apple alton to the Bureau, copy of the
specifications of the work to be done, and of the
required to execute It. Drawings can be seen at the
office Of the Engineer in Chief and, IL convenient
Photographic copies Of the same will be sent with
The proposals must be for the machinery of each
vessel separately, with q statement.
ist or the number Of vessels for which the bid
Department the right Of selection This pre- ferred
though bid for speoiao vessel, exclusive of the
. Of the sum for each vessel BY name for which
the entire work Wili be completed agreeaby to the
SPECIFICATIONS, drawings, and contract.
notification Of acceptance of contract within which
the bidder will contract to complete the machinery
Oh DOafu huu Ttauy LOT tea service, PROVIDED the
vessel be placed at his command with a certain
number OF consecutive days from the date OF said
notification, which number he will state in the Iro
posal. ..TH
L. The bidder will state In the event Of the vessel
not being placed at his command within the sipula.
tea time from date of notification of acceptance of
contract, the number of consecutive days within
which he will contract to complete the machinery N
board ready for service from the date he shall be
not lied that the vessel Is at his command.
The OsNrPEE" and the " HoUsAToSrC q" are to
have fixed screws The " "ApIEoNDAC" and the
"JrSIATA are to have hoist up screws
The payments will be made at four different inter
walls as the work progresses-oae fifth of the total
amOuLt at each payment the last fifth being reserv
ed for four months after the trial tH in order to
ing that time.
An ample guarantee will be inserted ia the con.
tract for the successful fulillment Of all its cond
tons and forfeiture will be required for delay in
completion.
No proposal can be considered unless accom- panied
by a written guarantee, signed by two responsible
persons to the effect that they undertake the bidder
shall II his Offer be accepted enter into contract
with good and sufficient suretles for it's compile. ion
Two or more suret.es, In a sum equal to the
amount of the contract will be required to sign il
and their responsibility must be certified by o Uni
ted judge, district attorney collector navy
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted, and
none Others will be notified and as early as pr!cti
two days after the notification.
The Department re'eryes the right to accept the
propositions made in conformity with the conditions
terest Of the Government and combine the greatest
number of advantages, and to reject any or all of
them, at his option.
Form Of Ofer
Sor wel mOf ~ State of - hereby
number) United States screw steam sloops In con
tormity Wi the provisions and terms of the adyer
tisement of August sth, 1861, by the NAVY Deport
ment, and hereunto appended, and for prices and
within the times as follows,
For the machinery of the name the vcsseD the
| price 10 be name the SUM dollars
The total time OF completion to be meme the mum
Der OF consecutive days. from two days after the no
ieau, provided the vessel be placed at my (or our
disposal within (name the number of consecutive
days from the same date,
II the vessel should not be paced our dis, osal
within the time stipulated. then the time of co,nul,
ton to be name the number of days. from the dat.
Of the notification that the vessel is placed at our
NorE.--Rrpea The last three paragraphs Jor he oth,r
three resSlS.
WEI request to be informed at 80 and that tTe tTe
contract may be forwarded to ----- for signatures
and certificate
{ppis;ss5' (Sis"ed) Ab,
Form Of Guarantee.
We, the undersigned, residents of -, in the
State of -. hereby jointly and severaliy cove
nant with the United States and guarantee that in
case the foregoing proposal be accepted =,
-, execute the same with good and suficient
sureties for the construction of The machinery pro-
proposed, In compliance with the terms of the adver
tisement of August Sth, 1861, hereunto appended
and under which 1t was made, and, In case ihe said
- shsll fail to enter into the contract aforesaid
we guarantee to make good the difference between
the offer Of the said - and that which may he
accepted,
(Witness) CD
place
(SignedJ Eff
(Date)
hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge
ana belief, the above named guarantors, - and
=, are good and sufficient
signature GH
To b. 't9nct Ly he Unied States District Jule, Unta
S'a,ss DlarG iHor""y collector, ar Nary agent