Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-27
PRoP sAEs
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF srEAH BsaISHBRIss,
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NAVY DEPARrsENr,)
..r- BUREAU OF STEAM BNaINHBRiNe,t y Id
. June 2s, 1858.
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for the
Navy for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1895,
will be received at the Bureau Of Steam Engi.
neering until 10 O'Clock, A. IN, Of the 91st day Of
July next, at which time the opening will be
Proposals. must be endorsed, Proposals for
Materials for the Navy" that they may be dis-
tinguished from other business letters, and d.
rected to the Chief Of the Bureaus OF Steam En-
cheering. r. F. .. %
The materials and articles embraced in the
classes named are particularly described In the
printed schedules; any OF which Will be FUR
nished to such as desire to offer, 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 Bureau. .i
This division Into two classes being for the
convenience Of dealers In each, such classes only
will be furnished as are actually required for
bids. The commandanta and navy agent for each
station will, In addition to the schedule Of classes
Of their own yards, have copy Of the schedules
OF the other yards for examination only, from
which may be judged whether IL will be desira-
BILE to make application for any Of the classes OF
those yards. All other things being equal, pref,
erences will be given to articles OF American
manufacture. d.. .- I'd 49,. Z.
Offers must be made for the whole Of the class
at any yard upon one Of the printed schedules,
OF In strict conformity Herewith, or they will
not be considered. -......
upon application 10 the buTchu, 10 the COM
mandant Of the yard, or to any navy agent, the
form Of offer, OF guarantee, and other necessff y
information respecting the proposals will be fuf-
nished.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest bid
der who gives proper guarantees, as required by
the law Of 10th Of August, 1916, the Navy De-
partment reserving the right to reject the lowest
bid, II deemed exorbitant, or not to the interest
OF the Government to accept,
The contracts will bear date the day the notih-
cation is given, aud deliveries can be demanded
from that date.
Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly
notified that their offers must be In the form pre-.
scribed, and be mailed In time TO reach their des-
tination before the time expires for receiving
them. No bid tofit Be considered iohich shall Be
received amer The period stated, and no dtioio.
dace toili be made for Jdflures or The mail, All
offers must be accompanied by the bidders
license, or a certified copy thereof. ....
sureties In the full amount Will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility cert-
fed TO by q United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, collector, or navy agent
As additional securities, twenty per cenfum 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 trip
licate by the commandants OF the respective
yards, will be paid by the navy agents at the
points Of delivery, In funds or certificates, at the
option Of the Government, within ten days after
the warrant for the same shall have been passed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The following are the classes required at the
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