The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-03
NorICE TO CONTRACTORS.


PROPOSALS FOR THE coNSTHCC-
tzoa af sa~ee tA.rty~Snot torpedo aoasS
ana other torpeao beats. fer the United
States asxx.
Navy Department. WASHINGTON. n. G.
June IS I&Ss-Cads- authority conferred
BY TIE 2ct 81 congress making Srpg0rr4a-
s!e2s sor ne naval service. approved June
10, lS~s sealed proposals are hereby irN.t-
ed and viii De received AZ this department
until = o'caeck noon. on Friday. the 18th
day OF September. ISs, AZ which time and
place they vii se opened u The presence
G. Attending es26ers. for tAe CONSTRUCTION
oy contract. exclusive Of sez-storsS. and
e. Ire ordnance and ordnance eutns q Al.
xmas wa-ca. however, VIII be attSa ana
secured n place BY the coasraeteTS. o.
three thirtx-Snes torpedo beats and other
torpedo beats. Which vessels are. Tor TIE
purposes % this advertisement. aestsnat-
ed as torpedo heats Nos. 2 20 ana Il, three
ieTpedo boats 70 have a maximum speed
of nos less than thirty knots an hour. anu
torpedo beats Nos. L 20 Il ten. or teweEs
torpedo beats % two sypss. those OF type
! 70 nave speed % nor aSsS than twenty
Knots an hour. 2n3 those Of type 10 nave
sped o. nor less than swsnty-two ara
one-hais knots 2a hour. The contrac
vii provide that all ire expenses Of al
rEsAs p-7or 70 preliminary or coadi1lonai
tractors. The shlrty-knot boats and the
twenty-five and cre-hal.-hreE beats are
70 De constructed IN accordance with the
oscaers plans and specifications, but gen.
eraA plans or q vessel % the latter Kind
may De examined AZ the bureau OF con-
str2csion ana repair. and plans or the
naSainery Of such vessel may oe had on
APPLICATION - TIE bureau o steam en-
t1neeri1g: the twsnty-knat boats viii BE
putt IN accordance with the bidders
pans and Specifications. or with these pre-
pared by the department. as the secretary
or the navy may Dean mos, advantage
Gus. all subject 20 the conditions stated
In the Circular dsssn.ng the chief charae-
terslics % three thirty-knot torpedo
boats ard other torpedo beats for the L.
> navy, approved by the secretary OF
ne navy en- he 18th day OF june. 1855.
application 10 the bureau OF construction
and repair. Plans and Specifications for
the construction OF the vessels OF type
NO or the smaller boats twenty knots,
may be seen and examined a. the navy
department Forms OF proposals embrac-
ING general statement % provisions %
De included IN the contracts for the YES
ssss Will De prepared. and may be obtain
eq AZ any time after August J. 1855. On APP
piicauon 10 the navy department. where
al Information essential 70 bidders can al
50 De obtained Said vessels must be conn
pleted. the tni-ty-knot boats. within eigh-
teen months. and the others within enc
Year rem date OF contract. and payments
Shder the contracts will be made on the
former mentioned vessels in ten. and on
Inc latter In i've equal installmeats, as
ne WORK progresses. upon bills duly GER
uneo. rom which ten per cent Will he
reserved 10 be paid on the full and final
completion OF the respective contracts. II
= intended 10 construct three or more YES
seis % type !. those having a speed OF
twenty kFsots. and one or more OF type
:. those aav.ng a speed Of twenty-five and
one-na.r knots Bidders are Invited 70
lame the price at which they will build
one, two or three boats in order that con-
.racs NAV. II necessary. be awarded TO
enc bidder for one. two ar three such YES
sells Every successful bidder will be re-
CURED 20 show TO the satisfaction OF the
secretary Of the navy. that within three
months from date Of contract he will Re
performance. In the United States. OF the
work which he shall offer TO undertake
lie evidence thus REQUIRED must accom-
pany the proposals or be submitted TO the
department. in advance. Each proposal
must be accompanied By a satisfactory
ceTined check. payable 20 the order of the
successful bidders shall become the prop
erty OF the United States in case they
shaii fail 70 enter into the requisite con-
tracts and 70 furnish the requisite securi-
" on The acceptance OF their proposals.
TIE amount OF such check must be az
least i've per cent. OF The amount Of the
vessel IN their proposals will no, be re-
CURED 20 submit Herewith a certified
creek exceeding In amount tha sum OF
s-t.0ss- All checks OF bidders whose pro-
posals shall not b. accepted, vii. on the
award OF the contracts be returned 70
them; the check Of each successful bid
tract has been duly entered into and the
requisite security furnished Contracts
Will be made separately for each vessel
and every bidder whose proposal shall be
accepted Will be required to enter into a
formal contract by October g. 1885, for the
taithgul performance Of the work. and 20
give satisfactory bond for such perform
ance IN penal sum equal 10 fifteen per
cent. OF the amount Of his bid. Proposals
must be made in duolicate in accordance
with forms which VII BE- furnished on ap-
pHcatton 20 the department. Enclosed in
sealed envelopes. addressed 10 the S-cre-
tary Of the Navy. Navy Department
Washington. y. c., and marked "Propos-
ais for the construction OF Torpedo
Boats" The secretary OF the navy re-
serves rhe right % reject any or all bids
as. in his Judgment. the interests OF the
government may require. II. A HER
BERT. Secretary o. the Navy.