Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-09

Contractors not residing at the places where de-
liyerieS are required must establish agencies at
such places, that delay may arise in furnishing
what may be required and when contractor
fails promptly to comply with requisition, the
Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
shall be authorized to direct purchases to be made
to supply the deficiency, under the penalty to be
expressed in the contract; the record of requisi-
ton, or duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau OF
Provisions and Clothing, or at either Of the navy
yards aforesaid, shall be evidence that such requi-
sition has been made and received
Separate offers must be made for each article at
each of the aforesaid navy yards and in
more than one article Is contained IN the Offer the
Chief of the Bureau will have the right to accept
one or more of the articles contained in such offer
and reject the remainder and bidders whose pro-
poSals accepted and none others will be forth
with notified, and early practicable con-
tract will be transmitted TO them for execution
which contract must be returned 10 the bureau
within five days, exclusive of the time required
for the regular transmission of the mail.
Two or more approved surlties, in sum equal
to the estimated amount of the respective con
tracts, will be required, and twenty per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount of all
payments account thereof as collateral security
IN addition, to secure is performance, and not in
any event TO be paid until il Is in all respects
piled With
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on
application to the navy agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, and at this Bureau.
record, or duclicate of the letter informing a
bidder of the acceptance OF his proposal will be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning
of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and
accepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tons for the naval service for iS46-47, approved
10th of August, 1876. by written guarantee,
| signed by one or more responsible persons, 10 the
effect that he they undertake that the bidder or
bidders will, if his their bid be accepted enter
into an obligation within i've days, with good
and sufficient suritles, to furnish the supplies pro-
| posed. The bureau will not be obligated to con-
| slider any proposal unless accompanied by the
guarantee required by law the competency of
| the guarantee to be certified by the navy agent,
district attorney, or collector of the customs 49,
Every proposal must be accompanied by satifacto-
Iy evidence that the bidder has the license requir-
| ed by the law of Congress,
The attention Of bidders is called to the sample;
and description Of articles required as, an the
speetton for reception, just but rigid comparison
sotu be made 6etloeen the articles offered and N.
sample and contract receiUiRg none that falE belOu
thea and their attention is also particularly d.
rected to the joint resolution Of 27h March, 1854
| and to The act Of the l0h August, 1876 25w4w.