The Portland daily press., 1863-06-27
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Timber and Materi-
ais for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Baureau Of Construction and Repair,


Buureau Of Construction and Repair,
grfF May 20, 1868
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and
- Materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
30th June, 1854, will be received at the Bureau of
Construction and Repair, until the 10th day of June
next.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Tim
Der and Materials for tha Navy" that they may be
distinguished from other business letters aud direct
ed to the Chief of the Bureau OF CONSTRUCTION ana
Repair.
named particularly described in the printed sche-
dulles any of which will be furnished to such as de-
sire to offer, application to the commandments OF
the respective yards, to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto and those of all the yards upon application
TO the bureau This division into classes being for
the convenience of dealers in each, such portions
only will be furnished as are actually required for
bids The Commandant and Navy Agent of each
station will in addition to the schedule of classes of
their own yards have copy of the schedules of the
other yards for examination only, from which it may
be judged whether 1t will be desirable to make applI-
cation for any Of the classes of those yards.
Offers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard OF the prresa y @ not be or m
sidered In computing the classes the price stated IN
the column of prices will be the standard, and the
aggregate of the class VIII be carried OUT accoruinB
to the prices stated
The schedule which the bidder encloses must be
pasted to his offer. and each OF them signed by MN
opposite each article In the schedule the price must
be set the carried out the aggregate iooted
up for each class and the amount likewise written in
words If the parties who bid do not reside near the
place where the articles to be delivered they must
name in their offer person to whom orders on them
to be delivered
fde bidder who gives proper security for its fulfill
ment The United States reserves the right to reject
ali the bids for any class ii deemed exorbifant.
All articles must be of the very best quality, to be
delivered in the Navyyards in good order and in sui
table vessels and packages, properly marked with
the name the contractor as the case may be- at the
expense and risk of the contractor, and in all re-
spects subject to the inspection measurement count
weight, &C., Of the yard where received; and 70 Inc
Bidders are referred to the Commandments of the
respective yards for samples instructions, or partc-
uar description of the artices and all other things
being equal preference will be given to articles of
American manufacture.
Every offer as required by the law of 10th August,
1846 must be accompanied by written guarantee,
the form of which is given below.
And also bg a certificate signedjy the Collector Of
Internal Rec,ae for the District q e.cn re olaaer
for srbich he proposes, bg an dFidartf signed by
himself and TO before some magistrate author
lied to administer such oath, that ne Is "a ndnfdc-
turer Of regular dealer IN, the articles ahch ne
offers to supply"
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified and the contract will be forwarded as soon
thereafter practicable which they will be required
execute within ten days after the receipt at the
post office or Navy Agency named by them; and they
win afix thereto the requisite internal revenue
stamps
The contracts will bear date the day the notifca-
ton Is given, and deliveries can be demanded.
Surefies in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility certified to by
United States district judge, United States district
attorney collector, navy agent As additional Sc
curity twenty per centum will be withheld from the
amount of tbills until the contract shall have been
completed: and eighty per centum of each bill, APP
proved in triplicafe by the Commandments OF the re-
spcctiyo yards will be paid by the Navy Agent at the
points of delivery within ten days after the warrant
for the shall have been passed by the Secretary
of the Treasury.
made by the parties of the FIRST part in delivering all
any of the articles mentioned in any class bid for
in the contract of the quality and at the time and
places above provided then, and in that case, the
contractor and his suretes will forfeit and pay to the
United States a sum of money not exceeding twice
the amount of such class, which may be recovered
from time to time, according TO the act of Congress
in that case provided, approved March 3, 1913.
Bids must NOT contain classes for more than one
yard in the same enrelope and bidders requested
TO indorse the envelope the Maynard for which
the bid Ia made.