Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-26
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PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
l. THE NAVY. VIVA
NAVY DEPARTMENT, !
BUREAU OF STEAM BSaISBKRiNa,
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF STEAM BEaIsBERtNa,
June %, 1855.
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for the
Navy for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1896,
will be received at the Bureau Of Steam Rngi
neering until 10 o'clock a. m, OF tho 3lst day Of
July next at which time the opening will be
commenced.
Proposals must be endorsed, Proposals. for
Materials for the Navy that they may be dis
tinguished from other business lettors, and di-
rected to the Chief Of the Bureaus OF Steam Bn-
cheering.
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.
This division into two classes being for the
will be furnished are actually required for
bids. The commandant 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 It 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.
Offers must be made for the whole Of the class
at any yard upon one Of the printed Schedules,
or In strict conformity herewith, or they will
not be considered.
Upon application to the Bureau, to the COM
mandant Of the yard, or to any navy agent, the
form Of offer, Of guarantee, and other necessary
Information respecting the proposals will be fur
| 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, and deliveries can be demanded
| from that date.
| Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly
notified that their offers must be In the form pre-
scribcd, and be mailed In time to reach their des
tinatiOn before the time expires for receiving
them. No bid ,OiH be considered iohich shall b.
received after the period stated, and no dtiOo-
dncs toiN be made for failures Of 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 certi-
| fed to by United States district judge, United
States district attorney collector, or navy agent.
As additional securities, 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 10 trip
| licate by the commandants OF the respective
yards, will be paid by the navy agents ut 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
| Faa