New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-03
iJroposals.
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Sealed PROPOSAL ~ trpGate ior @ reyed at his Office
scn Ss0;s Ssac on to %as
1sress approved February g., 1881 and February 70
ISL large HS' further crMaea obtained a. this
ONCE. d. Z. HOUSTON, Colonel OF Engineers.
DKOPOoALo FOR TIE CONSTRUCTION
l OF ONE HARBoR DEFENSE RAM, ONE TOY
rEp0 BOAT AND ONE SWIFT ToRtEDo CaRS.ur isEnt
TIE TrEp S dcsdbss N1s @""hcr
conferred by the acts Of CONGRESS making Sa Sn
o $780, rspecyc proposals here aS IN fsS
Tor construction exclusive Of armament , a vessels
S The 'p Un t@' states Navy which pupGsss Of
defense Ram No. one ram OF a aDu boat
tons ace sGj dGIee Ht: T TodC Cruiser
ono swift torpedo cruiser o. about 40 tons e NH be- re-
ceyed at Department until IL o'clock noon az w Of
and n RaSe on @ dates Ss ong VIZ
The construction OF HaboDe Defense Ram 40 , a SS
sy of December 800 Proposals Gr the the
TEX dSv O OF february sS he harbordccnse Is
to be constructed in accordance with the be act Of
Hara. third eighteen hundr and eIghtysx entl's "a
applicable shall govern the constructor d S manu-.
defense ram and sad vessel shall dr,, 0f cr are to be
accordance with the @ ihS con.
fS,on Of of' sd v@ss All Ss provisions the act Of
third eighteen hundred and GGety a. to
said ysse th S1er e WHEN they SSf are
built ths notice Of any proposals for the same the the
plans. dawines specifications therefor IS0 be CD.
"rSed and followed and sid vessels shall be built n go
plane n w aoe Ga KARIN G u vessels shall be OF domestic
anuastgre All aFqS ar%CISS ao of the harbO
ram including thai rcqTsd Tor and the coming
are to be- by d he S ali OF said to
b Te.se in scccrdanee with plans and @
The the construction o. the hs n
that when eoGeted and he t nesc RIB by
Tavv Doaent the speed developed BY the Eesei upn
Trial shall be nos les tha9 an ,o S'ets o o. Consecutive
hours during which period the air and for Speed 50
dyeocd and maintained above said gu9ranSe, ue CON-
,rsciO 5,a Ga at r t rate Of tera quar-
Knot but that 4 Under 2, eS2atSmi develop and
tain for two consecutive hours an aNeias o"tact for
FER hour r, s Of the orpcdo.boat wlll contain
urovIslons to the effect that the contractor atnr
Sasn SS%RS an" be PSed navy .s
% oc Te Led. dt an an aeaSc Of hour and %aS Sr
tanned susceriin oT aintsined above said guarantee
up to and including knots hour the the CONTRACT
price at the thousand M lunar and maintained
quarter knot and for sped o oer hour the
tractor receive premium over ana ar n,r quarter
Knot; and ii The vessel fails to devfGP' a. ntcted from
M contract rlr on Of such failure te Az, %
touand dollar, Bag Inc tn y shall fail TO
y develop ard maintain for n two S a be rejected
The c,rct for the construction , s,S Of te S Contractor
vii contain bt When coGpiecd and tested for speed n
ot yyatcr undcr conditions to be preIcroea g' uo
c r1 Witch sha consist Of four sueee,sHe I rum 5 T''
measured nautical mlr sha, ard Sor Sneed so developed
ra'c Of 3 knots per hour and and Ur1dng 81 knots pei
contract g SdsTter az knot and for De
noq,s9di oo aI'H ar said vsc in Of q Sts sn ocI
hour the contractor shall receive pr MUM" b "SSr SG
T r qar Knot the vessel d iaI S DO dstf dS
escS Of the Such f"35 uF 5aS soq aa
VICE ~ The rate Of thousand dollars per soie
vessel fail develop an b a'G 5cSa ec'T The 6ar6of
dnsc ram be CONSTRUCTED in aGno o. t M" Navy
and specifications provided by s 1efS Sa and specaca
lions poSdcd 6y the ddeT AMI H. STo2 provided
arcofa%nge Mu." Scrrtsrv Of Tho Navy. The plans am
for the Yc ne a6d x1ind at the Department
at sy tc and thc toro Gg si Y ga mans SG s o
ana @ancd S Of the torpedo viii be pcpored BY III
Rp! To be- aSd in the and an Of s
and e the R opSo 5sT fo% and Repair
Form proposals embracing sS1esl S fe1 esch Of Of a
ss Win be peprd and Be obtained tS g. sn 3
after ocfGoG ntopao1 esscntal to bidders also
Obtained hafbor defense ram must De .o"tb aS
H the oTpGo cruiser within y months pavm rD
o se the Sp Tam Win twenty equal na a S
the torpedo boat in i've equal igiIe''' "a the wor
6d ser upon bins duly certified from which ten pc
leg} OF o. 6e ad ycsls vii be received from ever
H@crcsn shpSdr other Who shall h, th %t
the sa.arton the Scr tlry Of the Saw; Una na' T
~. month. from the dat Of the contract hc WI ~
Of the necessary for the perOranee on
work in tS cnli nee tSs Taurdd mG. accompany III
be ;%9T Hs@at to iae cOHuatd% Of both
vessel AID her pschner: and contract
SGd1hneG na %In aray for each vessel including hull an
ahncry rrS Syseni io' faGa for Hui
Michnery. For the construction OF tne nI, ama
comc prs in oecoraanse with the t Dan Sa an
d i sroo Ro &o 9%prOfoa, for ul and Machinery
in,uGng engines. boiler. and appurtr9ancc S w
lictc all rsG,gts IN prSTSd by tn
Bidder popoa viii be considered unless nj, aeon ON
machinery ;ach PLAN ms as S!s ay s SeT%S s@G b S
sg6 Of the result. Of the adopted
P,oposal, for the Torpedo Cruiser may be made una,
l. Tor Hui and Machinery Clers ifor the eonotr ra.
lion Of The bull ana aghney in n rSect n
It coTSance With the plans specifications provided by h
scsTc.sy 81 the Nf the FShsucon Of the hr
and anGnc e51pa %cT@ IN ait ets in aceodqncc wit
! he plans and specifications provided 9y ths Gnied
e n and complete specification Of the hull and hinery
Notation Of the design and by satisfactory qua
the results Of the sas II aS9pG Of n
nT@rtmcnt for the hull machinery or any part ther'3
ard cmbody them in their plans and specifications 70 Cha
submitted with thfr mcIins hull and machinery is
I enhrarcd I'm the proposal but bidders are nc
trctod 20 one proposal g, the same bidder may PR
i sr%r i Snd 2%e e ct moro or both Of the
Each nr. must be accompanied by cish drpostt
-, actor certified check PAYABLE 70 the order OF VI
rrt,ry OF the Nayy. which shall become US pioDeN
the United in the successful ouurr sat !,
requisite contract ana 70 mrh,>h III
y rooul.tn security the accept nce OF ms proposal
81 ,ont NJ uch deposit check must be ~ least -
x cent Of the amount the bid All deposlts ara cheeH
nropOsls shall not be accepted VIII 4,
- he award contracts. b. returned 10 mem ue ~
81 each successful bidder VIII D return,
W. lin when his contract has duly entered into ar
~ tho requisite security furnished Every bluder WI"
~ ,"ouird within twenty DAYS after the acceptance OF n
u nroposal into formal contract io tne al,n
- rri,,nance Of the work. and to give so~g tofV Do
" w. rrb ncr,1rmanco IN pernl equal 10 - pcr ce
- ~ tho amount Of his bid. Proposal. must be lade
dunlicatn I'm with forms which VIII be fuIh sh
10 on nnncnilo 10 Department. enclosed N sealed