The record-union., 1899-09-08


Peter J. Shields. Secretary.
Board" National Guard of California, Calf nial
Room 25, third floor, Mills Building, San
Francisco, Cal, July Is, 1899.-Circular
Proposals for military supplies-sealed
proposals in duplicate will be received at
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for furnishing the National Guard of
California with the following articles of
numbers as may be required from time
to time by the board. In the opinion of
Blouses, Trousers and Caps, will be re-
quired; of OYercoats, 500 to 1000
Final deliveries to be made at Los An
ade; at San Francisco for all companies
of the Second Brigade; at Sacramento for
all companies of the Third Brigade. All
must be delivered in San Francisco for in
spection.
Blouses, Trousers and Caps shall be
packed IN lots for each company, and
size.
Deliveries for inspection as directed by
the board TO commence within sixty days
after the signing of the contract, and 10
be completed within sixty days there
after
Q5) per cent. will be made by warrants
drawn upon the State Controller against
the special appropriation which the board
is authorized to expend Said warrants
to be issued as each delivery is accepted
The remaining twenty-five (25 per cent.
is to be paid in like manner on compile
ton of contract.
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals. For copies of these
printed instructions to bidders, and
blanks for proposals, apply at this office.
Envelopes Containing proposals should be
marked Proposals for Military Sup
plies" and addressed to the Recorder,
fornia, Room %, third floor, Mills Build
ing, San Francisco.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
/. The whole or any portion of the sup
plies may be bid for, but proposals are
only desired from persons actually manu-
featuring or dealing in the articles speci-
fled in the proposals.
2. All deliveries will be subject to- in
spection before acceptance.
3. Printed forms for proposals will be
furnished from this office on application,
and these forms only must be used in
making proposals.
4. Proposals must be prepared in strict
circular, and copy of the same must
be attached thereto and form part of the
proposal.
8. Proposals must, in all cases, be ac-
companied by a certified check payable
to the order of the Recorder of the board
in a sum not less than 10 per centum of
the amount of the bid for the articles pro-
posed for, which check shall be forfeited
IN case of failure to enter into such con-
tract as Is hereinafter Spec1fled. The
successful bidder WILL within ten (10
days after being notified of such accept
ance, enter into a contract with the said
Uniform Board, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the advertise
ment and will give bond of an approved
Surety Company in the sum of so per
cent. of the amount of the contract for
the faithful performance of the same.
s. In case of the failure of a contractor
to perform the stipulations of his con-
tract within the time and in the manner
specified in the contract, the board will
supply the deficiency by purchase in open
market, or otherwise, as in its Judgment
is best, and the contractor will be charged
with the expense resulting from such
failure.
I. Specifications for articles advertised
for are hereto attached.
s. Numbers and prices should be written
out in words as well as expressed in fig
ureS.
.. A complete sample of each article bid
upon must be furnished by each bidder.
No bidder shall submit or have considered
by the board more than one sample of
each separate completed article.
TO- Any one signing a proposal as the
agent of another or of others, must file
with it legal evidence of his authority to
do so. -
JOHN H. DICKINSON,
Major General, n. G. G., President.
al. D. CUTLER,
Colonel, n. G. c. (retired).
j. c. GEISTING,
Lieutenant Colonel, N. G.. c., Recorder.
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