The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

usull post-olTice address,, and the name of eacl
member of n firm, where a company offers
should be distinctly stated.
| 10. Bidders are requested to use, as far Ms
practicable, the printed proposals furnished by
the Department, to write ont in full the sum OF
Their BIDS, and to retain copies of them,
Al;e.ed BIDS sholld not be submitted nor
should bids oaCe submitted be Withdrawn. No
w.5hdi avail OF q bidder guaTantor will be
| allowed unless the Withdrawal is received twen-
ty-four hours previous 10 the time fixed for open
ing the proposals
Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon
sible persons. The bid and guarantee should be
signed plenty with the full name of each per-
| sol.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
| fele5t any bid which may be deemed extrava-
| CAN'T and 2lso 10 disregard the bids of failing
contrhe sors and bidders. Act of June s, 1872,
section 249.l
,,, l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
| Iall Proposals, State Of - addressed
-, eco d Assistant Postmaster General, Con-
IacS Olh1e," and sent by mail, not by or to an
| sSeat. Bids of $1,000 per annum and
| u2W9id must be acco npanied by a GER
| llll2d cheek or DRAFT on some solvent
ma oral bank; equal to per cent. of the
| amount (See law of Congress of june s, 1921
L. Iae c0nidcss Gre to be eTecuted and returned
10 sse DepaftneH by or b. ore The LIST day Of June
loo Otherwise de accepted bidder oiLL be cOnsid.
cred as having Jdtisd md the Postum ster General
may proceed 10 contrast for the SerUice with other
pGTttes dccOTdiaJ 10 Lalo.
iran iers of cJlGTBcts, or of interests in con-
tracts are o.bidden by law, and consedusn tly
cannot be pllowed. Neither can bids or inter-
ests in bios, be transferred or assigned to other
pa ties. Bidders will therefore take notice that
they will be expected to perform the service
awarded to them through the whole contract
term
10. Section o4O of the act of June S. 1872. pro-
Wees that contracts for the Transports tiot OF
the mail shall be "awarded 70 the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
to.mance, without other reference TO the mode
OF such transporta tioa than NOV be necessary to
provide fof he due celerl;y, d, ca anty and secu-
r.y thereof" Under this law bids that D, oppose |
10 transport the msis with "csLe?ity, certainty,
and secuTity' hGUilg been decided to be The onlY
tegCL bids, al construed propidtng for The en-
tire mail ho1eUer large and losdteUer may be the
noae Of Conveyance accessory to insure as see. |
te'ity, certainty and Security and haze the pref
erence oCer all OtterS, and no others are consid-
cred, except for steamboat routes.
10. modification of bid in any of its essen
tlal terms is tantamount to new bid, and can. |
not be received, so rs to interfere with regular |
competition. Making a new bid, with guarantee |
and certificate, is the only way to modify pre-.
vious bid.
90. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
70 tie sufiiciency of guarantors without knowing
thGt they are persons of sufficient responsibility
(See section 247, act of June 8, 1872 } They must
not sign the certificate until the of the bid is
inser,ed- and the bid and guarantee are signed
by The bidder and ttwo) guarantors; a Disregard
Of tbs instruction By poStmdSters 11iU subject them
to t,n'aedtdte removal, and to seuere penahies.
Po'tmasters are also liable TO dismissal from |
office for acting agents of contractors or bid
ders. With or without compensation IN any bust
ness, matter, or thing, relating to the mail SER |
vice. They are the trusted agents of the Depart
ment and cannot consistently act in both capa-
cities
81 All bidders. gnarant tors, and sureties are
iistin2ly .ified that on failure to enter into
n perform tue ontgacts Cor the service proposed
or in The accepted bids their legal liabilities will
De en- forced against them.
q Pre-. ent contr2 ctors, and persons known
Vt the Department, must, equally with others, |
procure guT9ntoTs and certificates of their suifi-
,iency substantially IN the forms above pre-
'cribed. The certificate of sni1ciency must be
igaed by.a postmaster.
JNO. A. J. C2ESWELL,
ia l3-6w Postmaster General