The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-02-20

II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named e p. M, March 8, 1881 for
bids received after that time aD not be considered
in competition with bids, of reasonable amount
received in time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by
law, and certificate of the sufficiency Of such
guarantee and the oath Of the bidder according
to section 246, act of June 8, 1872
IL. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement and then
fthey desire separately for different service and
if the regular bid be the lowest offered for the adj
vertised service, the other propositions may be
considered. ..l---s.s.g
IS. There should be but one route bid for in q
proposal. Consolidated or combination ! ids
(sspropns one sum for two or more routes
cannot be considered. - 'e
"A. 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 company offers, should
be distinctly stated. 2s
Is. Bidders are 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should bids once submitted be withdrawn.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 bidder or guarantor will be al
lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty
four hours previous TO the time fixed for open-t
ing the proposals. 4f .a}s
f Each lid mast be guaranteed by two RESPONSE
BE 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.) y.~.
= l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
email Proposals, State of - addressed
"Second 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 per cent.
of the amount. (See law Of Congress Of June
8, 1922 ~
H. Ihe contracts are to Be esected and returnedt to
| the Department by or before the lst Gag Of June,
1873, otherwise the accepted bidder ar be considered
as hauing failed, and the Postmaster General may
proceed 10 contract for the seruce aci other parties,
according TO lar.
/ Transfers CT contracts, or of interest in con-
| tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids or inte-
rest in bias, be transferred CT 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.
| 18. Section 249 Of the act Of June s. 1872, pro
vides that contracts for the transportation of the
mail shall be :.awarded 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
Off Under this law bids that propose to trans
port the mails with 'seelerity, certainty, and secu-
yity" having been decided 10 be the only legal bids
are construed prouding for the entire mall hoa0
ever large, and achateuer may be the mode Of conVeg
ance necessary to ats celea1y, certainty and
security, and have The preference all others, and
no others are considered, except for steamboat
| routes. ~ t
! 10. modification of a bid in any of its essen
| tial terms is tantamount to new Did, and can
not be received. SO as to interfere with regular
competition. Making a new bid, with guaran-
tee and certificate. is the only way to modify q
| previous bid.
co. Postmasters are to be careful not to certi-
| fly to the suficiency of guarantors without know
ing that they persons OF sufficient responsible
4 ty. (See section 247, act of June 8, 1872 y
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 !;
disregard Of this instruction By postanasteas asN
subject them to Immediate REMOVAL and TO severe penal
ties.
Postmasters 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 capaci-
| ties.
81. All bidders, guarantors, and sureties are
distinctly notified that failure to enter into
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 at
| tba nartm mt eoua11y with others.
cure guarantors and certificates of taeir suiicien
cy substantially in the forms above prescribed
The certificate of suficiency must be signed by q
postmaster.
JNO. A. J. CREsWELL,
| Postmaster General.