Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-16

Contractors not residing at the places where de-
liyeries are required must establish agencies at
such plaecs that no delay may arise in furnishing
what may be required and when contractor
fails promptly 10 comply with requlsltlon, 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 requlsl-
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 requl-
sition has been made and received.
Separate offers must be made for each article at
each OF the aforesaid navy yards and IN case
more than article is contained III the offer, the
Chief of the Bureau will have the right to accept
one or more OF the articles contained such offer
and reject the remainder ; and bidders whose pro-
poss are accepted (and none others) will be forth
with notified, and early As practicable con-
tract will be transmitted to them for execution,
which contract must be returned to the bureau
within five days, exclusive of the time required
Tor the regular transmission of the mai.
Two or more approved surites, in a sum equal
TO the estimated amount OF the respective con-
tracts, will be required, and twenty per Ccntum IN
addition will be withheld from the amount Of all
payments on account thereof collateral security
In addition, TO secure its performance, and not IN
any event to be paid until it is IN all respects com
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.
A record, or duclicate Of the letter informing
bidder of the acceptance OF his proposal, will be
deemed a 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-
tions for the naval service for lSi6-i7, approved
10th of August, lS46) by a written guarantee,
signed by one or more responsible persons, to the
effect that he they undertake that the bidder or
bidders Will, if his or their bid be accepted, enter
into obligation within five days, with good
and sufficient surites to furnish the supplies pro-
| posed The bureau will not be obligated to con-
! slider any proposal unless accompanied by the
! guasantee required by law the competency OF
| the guarantee to be certified by the navy agent,
district attorney, collector of the customs -
Every proposal must be accompanied by satifacto-
ly evidence that the bidder has the license requir'
| ed by the law of Congress,
The attention Of bidders is called 10 the samples
and description Of articles required, as an the IN
spection for reception, Just but rigid COM ariSo1
aoiH be made bettUeeH The articles offered and tn
sample and contract, receiring none that tall betou
them and their attention is also particularly di
rectsd to the joint resolution Of 27h March, 1854
and 10 the act Of the 10Th August, 1916. 25w4w.