National Republican., 1875-09-10
DROPeSALS FOR BUILDING AN IRON
7 SECTIONAL BALANCE DRY DOCK.

NAVY DEPARTMENT., I
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t=s Iron Sectional Balance Drv Doek, /" will be
received at the Navy Department until Il O'Clock
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quatnted with that kind Of work, for furnishing
the materials for, and the building Of, two sec
the Nary Yard, Pensacola, Florid6.
Said dock to be erected and used In q basin In
said yard s5s feet in length and uo 77lOo feet in
Each section thereof to be of about the follow
ing dimensions, viz: Width, los feet; length, SO
placement above its own weight, when completed,
ready for use, of about 600 tons.
The general plans and specifications for the
whole Of this dock have been adopted, and may be
seen and examined at the Navy Department
These plans and Specifications are, however,
adopted and assumed BY the Government only as
the general character and dimensions Of the dock,
not as guaranteeing its strength, capacity and
assume and approve them to that extent, and Will
be himself held responsible that they are suitable
and sufficient for the purpose desired and also
ton Of the docE, when built, for two years after
It has bten tested and found to be ready for use.
No increase Of size and general dimensions will
be permitted without the express sanction OF the
Department
The contractor will also furnish, for one section,
gines and boilers, with all the necessary pumps,
water tanks, ehafting, gearing, machinery and at
tachments Of SUFFICIENT strength and power to
tons weight upon II, in one hour.
The engines and boilers will be protected by
The plsSs Of the engines and boilers, with specf.
fcations in detail, must be approved by an enRi-
neer Of the United States navy, to be appointed
by the Department for that duty.
The ms.erials used In building said dock must
be, in all its parts, Of the best quality Of beam,
angle and plate charcoal iron, and must be able
70 s5ana me N regusdtSn on 1eSts ror ,. srenEIh ana
war
spection of the superintendent appointed by the
Department, who will have authority to reject
any material or portion OF the work not considered
BY him TO be Of proper quality and workman
The contractor will be required to give security
In the amount Of $500, ,000 with not less than two
sureties, who VIII furnish the usual certificates
equal 70 twice the amount for which they are held
as sureties that he will do the work and construct
the docks according to bis contract in all respects
and capacity and will accom- plish the purpose for
which It is designed set ont in this advertise
ment and in said contract, and that it viii operate
successfully for two years after 1t has been accept
The work will be completed and the two sections
signing the contract.
Payments will be made in ten equal parts as
the Serk progresses, upon bills duly certified to
ment; the Government reserving twenty per cent.
coy of the amount of each bill as additional Sc
eurity until the nnsl completion and acceptance
Of the work.
All ''straw b4dsr will be at once rejected. and
the Department reserves the right to reject any
bid from persons considered not competent to do
the work, ana all bids not believed to be for the
interests of the Government; and, for the purpose
OF securing proper information on these points, 0
board Of officers, consisting Of one line ofcer,
engineer and one constructor will be appointed
BY the Department to examine the bids, and In.
vestigate and report upon the experience and
ability Of the persons bidding, and the facilities
at their command for properly executing the
work required; and the Department will not
award the contract to any one Of whom such re-
port is not, In all respects, satisfactory.
GEO. M. robson,
au10 Secretary Of the Navy.