Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-08
INSTRUCTIONS

bid received after the last day and hour named, will
out the required by law snd cate to the uh
cheney OF such guaranty cannot be cons dered In competu
with regular propslal reasonable In amoun,
3 Bidders should nSt propose service strictly according
the Rdyer and then they DESIRE separately for d6-r
serc and the regular BID be the lowest offered for the
the other propositions may be considered
g. There should be but bid In proposal
Soiated combna'iIn bids p'OposiDg for two
rou forbidden by law, be considered
The rou. the service the yearly pay, the and
denoe OF the bidder hst his usual Istoce address,
those OF each mber OF h where company offers, hou
D sddf' requested to far practicable the print
ed form Of proposal furnished by the department to write out
full the Of their bids, tnd retain copies Of them.
Altered bid should not be submitted should bids
submit ed be Withdrawn No withdrawal Of bidder
Will be aoEei un dated and received before the last DAG
for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be gssrAnted by two responsible persons
General guarantees be admitted The bid and guaranty
should be signed plainly with the full name Of each P,rson
be deemed exayagan and also to disregard the bids OF falling
contractors md bidders.
g. The bid should be sealed small Proposals.
OF - add essed "ohe Of The Contract Bureau Rchmon
tiers Will not enclose proposals. or letters Of any kn In the
quarterly returns.
The contracts are executed returned to the depart
ment by before The LIST day Of august 1861 tut the rvce
must be commenced the LIT July preceding the mail day
No proposition will be considered until the contracts
executed and received st the Department. and then
fer will be allowed unless good and sufficient there
gwen to he determined by the deplr men In all the
firing contractor will be rqueds become Of the surees
the contract.
Section eighteen act of Congress approved March s.
1885, and the "a section OF approved 10Th March, Isl
provide that contracts for the transportation Of the mail shall be
let n the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
antics for aho performance uthout other reference the
mode OF such transportation than be to provide
for the due cv certainty aud security Of such transport
ton" GRdsrt ds, bids that propose trdasporths mat
ruth "ceity certainty and security hGrHg been decided h
be the only gdi Jds construed prOUdRg for tie 6Rte
mail hOCsUer large and Csrer may be lie mode Of cORUy
necessary insure its "cerity certainty and security
and Hhaye TIE preference ocer al Others.
o. modification bid any its essential
mount bid, and cannot he received interfere
with regular petition after the lAs hour for receiving
bids Making lid with guaranty and certificate Is the
~ Y TO mod fy previous bid
10 careful certify the suc.en
Of guarantors ucee without knowing that ty persons
Of sufficient responsibility and all bidders guarAnors and
ties distinctly not fed that failure to enter into
form the contracts for thu service proposed for 10 the accepted
bids, the legal bites vii! be enforced against them.
H. Present and persons known 1T this department
mutt with others and certificates
their suency substantially In the forms above prescribed The
certificates OF su ency must be signed by postmaster by
jude Of court Of record No other certificate will be admit
ted.
El2 The Congress stSes Of America do
That the carrying the mai Of the Concde
States shall be exempt from the performance OF military duty
the NJ the Confederate states, from and alter the
OF this during the tine they such contrast Pro
vded that than contract shall be exempt
that than member OF any m OF contrsc
shall exempt and contractor route OF ess than
miles In length aud which the mail Is carried horse
shall exempt under this aud members OF
rn from other from the
milr duty the other member members Of such
hS exempt by this act account Of being mail
and provided, further, that person 20 whom
tract for carrying the malls he transferred with the consent
the Office Department after the passage Of this act, bl
JAS. ". REAGAN
Postmaster Ge-eTRl Q. 8 A.
N. B.-Bdders will apply 10 the lsiers, at the ternn
fOr sruc Ions other than those above specified mys WS