The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-02-13

IL. Bidders are cautioned to mall their prCpo-
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named Is p M March 3, 1875 for
bids receiy ed after that time will not be considered
in, competition withbids, of reasonable amount,
received in time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required ny
law, and d certificate of the sufficiency OF such
guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according
to section 246, act of June s, 1872
-. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and then
If HEY DESIRE Separately for different service and
if theseq1ar bid be the lowest offered for the adj
vertised service, the other propositions may be
considered.
IS. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal Consolidated or combination bids
(sspfopasing Que sum for two or more routes'')
cannot be considered.
H. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder THAT is, his
usual post-ofice address,, and the name of each
member ola firm, where a company offers; should
be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders requested to use, as far as
practicable, the printed proposals furnished by
the Department, to write out in full the sum of
their bids, and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn. No
withdrawal Of. a bidder or guarantor will be al
lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty
four hours previous to the time fixed for open
ing the proposals.
Each lid must be guaranteed by two response
BILE persons. The bid and guarantee should be
signed plainly with the full name of each person.
| The Postmaster Genersl reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extravagant
and also to disregard the bids of failing contrac
tors and bidders. (Act Of June s, 1872. section
249.)
+ 16. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
Small Proposals, State of :" addressed
ssSecond Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office" and sent by mail, not by or to agent.
Bids Of SIS 600 per annum and upward must be
accompanied by certified check or draft on
some solvent national bank, equal to S per cent.
of the amount. (See law of Congress of June
8, 1927
II. Tie contracts to be executed and returned to
the Department By or before the LIST day Of June,
1873, ohersoiss the accepted bidder ,c be considered
as hating failed, and the Postmaster General may
proceed to contract for The sercice acih other parties,
according to Ian.
Transfers Of contracts, or of interest in con-
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or int
rest in bids, be transferred or assigned to other
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice that
they will be expected to perform the service
awarded to them through the whole contract
term.
49, Section 249 Of the act of June 8, 1872, pro-
mail shall be forwarded to the lowest bidder ten
dering sufficient guarantees for faithful perform
ance, without other reference to the mode of such
transportation than may be necessary to provide
for the due celebrity, certainty, and security there
Of" Under this law bids that propose to trans
port the mails with celerity, certainty. and secu
ritz, having been decided to be The only legal bids
are construed as providing for the entire MAIL hon.
ever LARGE and a0hatever mag be the mode Of conueg
ance necessary to its s'ceerity, certainty and
secu7ity" and haze the preference all others, ano
no others are considered, except for steamboat
| routes.
10. modification of bid in any of its essen
tial terms is tantam CUNT to a new bid, and can
not be received, so as to interfere with regular
competition. Making a bid, with guaran
tee and certificate, is the only way to modify q
previous bid.
20. Posmasrers are to be careful not to certi
; fy to the suficency of guarantors without know
ing that they are persons Of sufficient responsible
ty (See section 247, act of June g. 1872.)-
They must not sign the certificate until the sum
of the bid is inserted and the bid and guarantee
are signed by the bidder and (two) guarantors
disregar7 of this instruction by postanasers wil
subject them TO Immediate reaoual and 10 penal
ties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting as agents of contractors or bid
: ders, with or without compensation, IN any busl
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 capaei
tieE.
81. All bidders guarantors. and sureties art
distinctly notified that on failure to enter int
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilities
, will be enforced against them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known a
the Department, must, equally with others, pro
cure guaran ors and certificates Of their suttclen
cy substantially in the forms above prescribed
The certificate of suffciency must be signed ny
postmaster.
, Postmaster General.