The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-11
E r Q F OS "A L s
FOR INJECTING TIE
Custom House at Portland, Maine.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Z

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
h4 4s- ~ IA August %, 1854
DROPOSALs will be received at this department
Il until the first November 1864, at IL O'Clock
noon, for the construction OF the custom House au-
thorized to be erected ar Portland Me- according to
the plans and prepared at this Depart
ment; said proposals to be either Tor the whole
building, separate tor different kinds Of work. the
Department deserving the rigs to reject or accept
the proposals hereby invted, or any part thereof,
where it Gems the interest OF the United Stat
Quires it the department also reserving the light to
exclude The bid of any person or persons, whom
there is just cause to believe will not faithfully per-
form the contract. Also all bids that upon investi-
CATION are below a fair price Tor the work.
Bids will not be received in gross, and the Depart
ment having prepared a schedule OF the approx
mate quantities of each kind of ork and material
required, (which schedule may be had at the Office
of the Supervising Architect Treasury Department.
the bidder will be required to ax his prices thereto.
for such articles and kinds of work he proposes to
bid for, and then carry the whole out in gross
amount.
Ninety per cent of the amount of the work done
and material delivered according to contract price,
said amount to be rtained by the estimate Of an
Agent Of the Depart nent appointed for that pur-
pose will be paid from time to time the work pro-
gresses and ten per cent retained until the compile
ton of the contract, and acceptance the work by
the Agent aforesaid aud be forfeited in the event of
the non-fulfllment of The contract. 7.sf f
Contracts viii be awarded only to Master Builders
and Mechanics and the assignment thereof except
by consent of the Secretary OF the Treasury, will be
forfeiture of the same.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a guaran-
tee signed BY two responsIble persons, certified to
be by the OnjCeu STATES O1SIr1Ct Judge AttOr-
new of SAID District in the sum of 90 for the
whole work. or of prop0rtionate amount if for any
part, that the bidder wi when required ifhis pro-
posal be accepted, enter into contract and bond,
with sufficient securities for its faithful performance
Forms of the bond and certificate required; also
the plans, specifications and working drawings will
be furnished on application to the Supervising Ar
chitect of the Department.
No bid will be considered unless It fully complies
In all it's details with the requirements OF this adyer
tisement. tr
The Proposals must be sent to this Department, ad-
dressed to Isaiah Rogers, Supervising Architect,
and plainly endorsed:
proposals for the Portland Custom House."
Proposals will also be received at the same time
for the old Custom House building and materials
therein, 1.-THE four granite columns on Fore street.
exoepted 30 be removed within sixty 1907 DAYS from
date Of the award and in case the sale Of the same
be awarded to the successful bidder for thenew Gus
tom House. the amount OF same will be taken as part
payment Of his contract
ISAIAH ROGERS,
e3oi oai Supervising Architect.