Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-08
PROPOSALS
FURNISHING SUPPLIES
CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON,
SAN QUENTIN.
CLERKS OFFICE,
BOARD OF STATE PRISON DIRECTORS,


BOARD OF STATE PRISON DIRECTORS,
san QUENTIN. July l, 1880
10y ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
ID passed at the session held on the 10th day OF
JUNE, 1880, sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the Clerk Of said Board at San Quentin
until u o'clock NJ. on WEDNESDAY, JULY
Il, 1880, for supplies to be furnished to the
Warden of the California State Prison, for the
use OF said Prison. for the term of six months,
commencing AUGUST l, 1850, and ending JAN
UARY 81, 1881.
Separate bids will be reserved for each OF the fol-
lowing classes of goods:
Groceries; Bacon, Pork and Lard; Beans fBayo)
and Potatoes; Meals, Etc. Butter Barley, Oats
and Bran; Hay and Straw; Coal; Shoe Findings
Dry Goods and Cloth Tobacco (best Navy); Cement,
Lime and Sand; Blankets; Flour State Prison
Flannel and Cassimeres Beef Cattle The Cattle
must be delivered on foot in the Prison Corral,
and passed upon by the Warden. The bids to be for
the net weight Of the beef; the hides, tallow and
all offil to belong to the State.
Printed schedules containing quantity and quality
of each class of articles required will be furnished
bidders application at this office.
Parties to whom awards are made VIII be
required to furnish the articles contracted
for upon the requisition of the Warden, at
the times and in the quantities demanded by
said officer. All articles furnished must be
Of the best quality Of the class, and OF fuii
weight mentioned in any schedule, and subject to
the approval OF the Warden, and to be delivered at
the state wharf at San Quentin, in such quantities
and at such times shall be required, and to
be weighed by authority of the Warden. ANY
article found below weight as fixed by schedule,
or otherwise or failing in quality, will be returned
at the expense OF the contractor.
Parties bidding must in the schedule give the
price per pound, gallon ton bale, yard ETC., IN the
column under Proposed Price," and extend the
whole sum for the quantity in the right hand
column under the term Aggregated Total" and
add up correctly the latter column.
No bid VIII be considered unless made upon the
schedule prepared, and such contract shall be
IN he 6de dealers in the several classes of
articles contracted for. Schedules to be had on
application to the Clerk OF said Board.
Each bidder r1ust accompany his bid with a certl-
fed check upon some well known and responsible
banking house for at least 10 per cent OF the
amount of his bid, payable to the order OF J. T.
Ames, Warden of said prison. the condition
being that if any party TO whom contract shall be
awarded shall fail to give the bond required by
the Board of Directors for the faithful performance
of his contract the check accompanying said party
bid shall be forfeited to the State.
The party to whom award shall be made will
be required to give bond with two or more sure
ties, TO the satisfaction OF the Board and in an
amount equal 20 twenty per centum OF the contract,
conditioned for the faithful performance thereof.
If there should be required more OF any article than
is mentioned in the schedule it must be furnished at
the contract price, and if any less is required, the
Warden will only pay for the quantity ordered.
The bids will be opened at IL o'clock N. on
THURSDAY, July Is, 1885, in open session
of the Board at Office and to the lowest response
Bile bidder in the aggregate Total column Of
schedule the contract will be awarded.
Payments will be made in thirty days from the
end of the month in which such merchandise shall
have been delivered, the Board reservipg the right
to reject all bids or any part thereof, if deemed
upreasenaby high.
Bids must be addressed to j. P. Ames, Warden
California Stat Prison, San Quentin and Endorsed on
envelope proposals for Furnishing Supplies" Civ
ing the general Eame as on schedule.
j. V. ELLIS, Clerk. jy1-14t