The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-13

after that time w not be considered in competition
with bids of reasonable amount received in time.
Neither can bids be considered which are without
the Ibond oath, and certificate required by section
r. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement, and them if they de-
sire, separately for different service and If the reg
Idr bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
vice, the other propositions may be considered.
49, There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal. Consolidated or combination bids ('proposing
one sum for two Or more routes'9 cannot be consd-
cred. .rfEFH ..--
ID The route, the service, the yearly nav, the
name and residence of the bidder that is his usual
post-office address,) and the name of each member
of firm where company offers, should be distinct
IS Bidders are requested to use, as far as practi
cable, the printed proposals furnished by the Depart
ment, to write out in full the of their bids and
to retain copies of them. no lf"
Altered bids should not be submitted. No with
drawal of bid will be allowed unless the with
drawal is received twentyour hours previous to the
time fixed for opening the proposals. - - -..1I
ecute contract, or of the abandonment of service
during the contract term, the service will be re-
advertised and re-et at the expense of thefailing
H. The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extrava CANT;
and also to disregard the bids of failing contractors
and bidders. (Act of June g. 1872. section 249) "a
1s. The bid should be sealed, superscribed "Mail
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10. Every proposal must be accompanied by a
bond with sureties approved by postmaster and in
cases where the amount of the bond exceeds five
second or third class Bids for service the pay for
which at the time of advertisement exceeds five
thousand dollars, (S5 0t0) must be accompanied by
certified check draft, payable to the order of the
Postmaster General, on some solvent national bank,
of not less than five per centum on the amount of
modified SERVICE not less than five per centum of the
amount of the bond accompanying the bid, if the
amount Of said bond exceeds $4,000 five thousand
The amount of bond required with bids, and the
present pay when it exceeds $5, 000) five thousand
dollars, are stated in the advertisement under the
e. An checks deposited with bids will be held uI-
til contract is executed and service commenced by
the accepted bidder Checks aci then be returned by
mail on the acTitten request Of the bidder. ~Flu
81: Transfers Of contracts or of interest in con-
he Allowed Neither can bids or interest 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 tbs
whole contract term. ~ p.
g. Section 24s of the act of June 8, 1872, pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation Of the
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder tender
ing sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other reference to the mode of such trans
due celebrity, certainty and security thereof Under
this law bids that propose to transport the mails
with 'ceerty, certainty, and security, having been
decided to be the only legal ttds, are construed as
proUiding for the entire mail, hocecer large, and
aDhdteuer may be the mode of conveyance necessary
to insure its "celery, certainty and security and
and haze the preference over all Others and no 9TH
ers considered, except for steamboat routes.
49, modification of bid in any of its essential
terms is tantamount to a bid, and cannot be
ceived so as TO interfere with regular competition
Making new bid in proper form is the only way to
modify previous one
"a Postmastsrs are cautioned not to sign the ap-
prOva of the bond of any bidder before the bond is
signed by the bidder and his sureties and not until
entirely satisfied Of the suflcieney of the sureties
See sections 26 and 247 act of June 49, 1874
| panying this advertisement. ssi ~ -'
25, Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
offioa acfip pfo nf pontr
with without compensation, in any business, mat
ter, anything relating to the mail service They
the trusted agents of the Department, and can
| not consistently act in both capacities. sea
26. In all cases where the routes not fully sup
piled with the necessary rocks and pouches it is the
duty of the postmaster at the head of the route to
make requisiton on the Contract Office of this De-
partment for such locks and pouches before LIST July
| next, provided the route be let. ~
MARSHALL JEWELL, .-nr
Postmaster General.o
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