The Portland daily press., 1871-07-18
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Two Steam Light
House Tenders.
Treasury Department,

Proposals 1Or Two steam Light
House Tenders.
Treasury Department,
Office Of the Light-H0use Board
WASHINGTON CITY, July 10. 1871. J
CEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will he re-
- ceived at this Office until one O'Clock p M on
Friday, The 2Sh OF July inst, for furnishing the ma
terals and labor OF all kinds necessary onstruct
complete, and equip two steam Lighthouse Tenders
in accorhance with the drawings and specifications
First For SIOE. WHEEL STEAMER, Isl feet
long, 26 feet greatest breadth OF beam, and 9 feet
dep,h of hold.
Second. For a PROPELLER STEAMER 1870 feet
long, 20 ct inches greatest breadth of BEAM IL
feet inches depth of hold ard of about $50 tons
burden by old measurement.
The printed specifications. plans, and drawings Of
each OF these vessels, with forms of bid and guar
an1ee, may be had on application to this Office: the
l.. d. Eneineer's Giiiee, Baltimore, Nd; L. H. In
mibgton, Del: L. H. Inspectors Office, No. 16
Broadway,N Y; L. II. Inspectors Office, Boston,
Me. "Ao'
Each vessel must bo bid for separately stating the
sum Tor which the vessel (sIde wheel orypropelIer)
will be delivered i'm a complete and satisfactory state
to the authorized officer agent of fhe Lieht.bOuse
Board. Bidiets, wlo are shipouilders, will sta
in their bids the ZANE OF the party or parties who
are to build the engines. boilers, &c. and bidders
who are engine builders, &C., will state in their
Dids the name O. the party OF parties who are to
Instruct the null, &C.; and each party bid
ding required TO furnish satisfactory evidence of
his ability to execute the work in satisfactory map
hoi, aeco.une W the Terms OF tne aivertlSement,
specifications, and drawings (shoud the contract be
awarded to him. within the time named in his pro-
posal.
Each bid must be accompanied by written guar
antee signed Oy the bidder and competent surety
Certified to be such by some officer known TO the
Treasury DEPARTMENT. in the sum OF ten thousand
DOLLARS 10000 that in the event the acceptance
of such bid the necessary contract will be entered
into within ten days after notice is given by the
Board that the bid has been accepted
The. party or parties to whom the contracts are
awarded will be required to enter into contract with
IN ten days from the date OF the notification that his
or their bid has been accepted. with bond and sat
isfactory security attached for the faithful execution
OF the work contracted for. and as security for the
whole OF the stipulated advance payments to he
made as the work progresses.
The works will be carried on under the personal
cilities must be a0rde them for inspecting the ma.
terals and the workmanship. Such parts OF either
as are not in accordance with the drawings and spe
cificatiOns will be rejected, ard must be made good
by the contractor or contractors.
copy of the plans and specifications of each yes.
sci bid iOr must be enclosed with the I'D as evidence
as to the object of tie proposal.
The Board reserves the right to reject any pro-
posal for any reasons 1t may deem sufficient
Payments will be made as the work progresses
satisfactorily. as sesiorth IN the printed specica-
tons of each vessel.
hour above-named in this advertisement.
All DDS must be carefully sealed, and endorsed
Proposals tor Building Stts-wheei Light house
Tender" or Proposals for Building a Propeller
Light House Tender" as the Gaze may be. ami then
be placed In another envelope, and al iressei and
paid; to the Chairman OF the Light House Board,
Washington City.
W. B. sHUERICK, Chairman.
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