The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-03-13
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Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Feb. 13, 1868.
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
-, the Navy ior the hseal year ending soth June,
Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting,
Bureau of Construction and Repairs,
Bureau of Steam Engineering,
until the 18th day of March next.
Proposals must be iudorsed Proposals for Mate
rials for the Navy" that they may be distinguished
from other business letters and directed to the Chief
of the Bureau of manning the Bureau for which they
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed
schedules, any of which will be furnished to such as
desire TO oner, on application to the commandants of
the respective yards or to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto, and those of all the yards upon application
to the respective Bureaus This division into classes
being for the convenience of dealers in each, such
portions only viii be furnished actually reauir-
ed for bids The Commandant and Navy Agent of
each station WILL in addition to the schedule OF class
es OF their own yards have copy of the schedules of
the other yards for examination only, from which
1t may be judged whether it will be desirable to make
application for any of the classes of these yards.
Offers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard upon one of the printed schedules, in
strict conformity herewith, or they will not be
sdered In computing the classes the price stated in
the column Of prices win be the standard and the ag
the prices stated,
The contracts viii be awarded to the lowest bona
ade bidder who gives proper security for its ufImen
Ihe uifed States reserves the right to reject all the
bids for any class, If deemed exorbitant.
All articles must be of the very best quality, to be
nissTe dessred IN the Navy Yard in good order and in
the of the contractor the may be- at the
expense and risk of the contractor and in all respects
subjeefto the inspection. measurement, count weight
&C. of the yard where received andto the entire sat
isfaction of the cOmmandant thereof.
Bidders are referred TO the commandants of the
specve yards for samples, instructions particular
description of the articles and all other things being
equal preference will be given to articles Of Amer
Every offer, as required by the law OF 10th August
1876, must be accompanied by written guarantee,
the form Of which is hereby given.
mi xho nff. ho taA ~rtll r..
forwarded as soon thereafter as practicable, which
they will be required to execute within days after
is receipt at the post Office or navy agency named by
The contracts will bear date the day the noti6ca-
ton is given and deliveries can be demanded.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility certified to by
United States district attorney, collector, or navy
agent As additional security, twenty per centum
will be withheld from the amount of the bills until the
contract shall have been completed; and eighty per
centum Of each bill. approved in triplcate by the
commandanfs of the respective yards will be paid by
the navy agent at the point of delivery in certificates
or Treasury notes at the option of the
1t is stipulated in the contract that If default be
made by the parties of the first part In delivering all
or 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 the con-
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay the
United States 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
BIDS must NOT eoaan eea,es ,r ors fhan
yard IN the eareiope, and bidders requested
to ind9rse on the envelope the Navy Yard for which
the bid is made.
Form Of Ofer
Which from firm must be signed by all the members
-, of -, in the State of -, hereby
agree to furnish and deliver in the respective Navy
Yards all the articles named in the classes hereunto
annexed agreeably to the provisions of the schedules
therefor and in conformity with the advertisement
the Department Of February IL. 1853. should my
offer be accepted. request to be addressed at -
and the contract sent to the Navy Agent at -, or
TO -, for signature and certificate.
Signature, A. b.
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder encloses must be
pasted to his Offer and each of them signed by him
Opposite each article In the schedule the price must
be set the amount carried out the aggregate footed
words. II the parties who bid do not reside near
the place where the articles are be delivered they
must name In their offer person to whom orders ON
them are.to be delivered.
Form Of Guarantee.
The undersigned -, of - in the State of
-, and - of -, In the State OF -.
hereby guarantee that in the foregoing bid of
for any of the classes therein named be ac-
cepted he or they will within ten days after the
ceipt of the contract at the post office named Ma
w Agent designated, execute the contract for the
the said - shall fail to enter into contract, as
aforesaid, we guarantee 10 make good the difference
between the offer of the said - and that which
may be accepted
Signatures of two guarautOrs, EEPP
Date.
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named - are
known to me as men of property and able to make
good their guarantee.
Signature G. H.
To be signed by the United States District Judge.
United States District Attorney, Collector. or Navy
Agent.