The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-02-26
UNITED STATES NAIL
MICHIGAN.


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ring the contract term. Ocee establk he'd after thin
a1ye tisenent Is issued and also during the couirac
term are 70 be visited without extra pay the csancs
be hot increased .F.
or without the guarantee required by law and csrti
cate 10 the s1celey Of such guAraIiee cannot bt
oonsiered IN Competition with regular proposal reason
able Il amount.
L. Bidders should propose for service strictly
according 10 the advertisement and then they desire
sTaraey for different service; and the regular bid be
the lowest offered Tor the advertised service the other
propositions may be considered
l5 There should be but bid for in proposal
Consolidated or combination bids e. proposing sum
for two or more routes forbidden By Law and can
hot be considered
H. The route the service, the yearly pay, the name
and residence Of tie bidder, (thai usual posi- Office
address. and those Of each member Of rrm where
company offers, should be distinctly stated.
10 Bidders are requested to use far practicable
the printed form OF proposal furnished by the depart
nlent TO write out IN full the VI their bida and
retain copies of them
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should bids
once submitted be withdrawn No Withdrawal of a bid.
der or guarantor will be allowed unless dated and
we'd before the last day for receiving proposals
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted The bid an
guarantee should be sSned plainly with the Iu
each person.
The department reserves the right to reject any bi
which may be deemed eNtravagant and also disregard
the bids OF failing contractors and bidders
1t The bid should he saalad, suIerscrbed Mail Pro
posas, State Of Michigan addressed second Assistant
Postmaster General, Contract Office " and by maui
not by or 10 an agent and poimasters Will enclose
proposals tor letters of any knd in their quarterly
returns.
IL The contracts are to be executed and returned to
the department. by before the la day Of Auaa lss2
bat the service must be commenced the lst Of July pre-
cedug or on the mail day next after that date whether
the contracts be executed not.
Is fostnasters at offices railroads but
than eighty rods from STATEN, will imnediately after
the 3st Of March next report their distance
the nearest station and how they otherwise supplied
with the mail to enable the Postmaster General direct
a mai messenger supply from the LIST of July next
1s Section eighteen Of act OF Congress approved
March g. 1s45 provides that contracts the ransyor
taton OF the mail shall be let . in every case th,
lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful
transportation than may be necessary provide TIA.
Cue celebrity certainty and security Of such ransporta
ton Cnder this ldo, bids that propose transport tn
mail srih cet1ty certainty and securlty karIn1 t,r
deoid TO Be the ony Legal buds construed as prorin,
for the entire m0d hOsvtsT large and haterer may be M
mote q Conveyance necessary to insure cerity certainty
and securify and TU hdW the preference all others
and no others riu Be considered.
20 modification Of bid in any ofts essential terms
Is taniaInouht TO bid, and cannot be received
as To interfere with regular competition, after the las
hour set for receiving bids. Making a bid, will
guarantee and certificate, is the only way to modify
previous bid.
r~asIla-.eTs careful not to certify tn,
sufciency Of guaraniors suretes without know nl
that they are persons Of sufficient responsibility; ant
all bidders and distinctly botie,
that failure to enter into perform the contract
for the service proposed for in the accepted bids M
legal liabilities will be enforced against them.
ID Present contractors and persons known at the de
parment must, equally with others, procure guarantor
and certificates of their sulciency substantially in tin
forms above prescribed The certificates of sufcenc,
must be signed by postmaster by judge of cour
NJ BLAIR, P. N. General.
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