The Coconino sun., 1914-02-06
Specifications and Schedule of Cattle For the Indian Service
Department of the, Interior, Office of Indian Affairs.
 Washington, ID. C.

dorsed on the sealed envelope: Proposals for cattle" and ad- dressed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. D." will be received until 400 o'clock p. m. Tuesday, February 26, 1914, for furnishing the fol. lowing animals for the Indian Service:
 500 head year old Southern or Mexican Heifers, full age July 1914. Subject to an increase or decrease of 10 per cent at the time of the award.
 20 bulls, one or twos, full age July I, 1914.
 There is available $2o, 1000, tribal funds of the Hualipai In. dians, for the purchase of cattle, and the right is therefore reserved to vary the number purchased ac- cording to the price at which they are offered.
 Bids are desired for delivery at Peach Springs, Arizona.
 As the following specifications, so far as applicable, must be ac. cepted by bidders and made a part of their proposals and any contract executed hereunder, par ticular attention is invited thereto. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS. Bids will be opened at the time and place specified above, in the presence of any bidders who may attend, and read publicly, begin ming at the hour mentioned. All interested persons are invited to be present.
 Bidders must give their places of business and post-office ad- dresses, and, if required, the names of all parties concerned.
 Bids from persons who have in any respect defaulted in any bid heretofore made will not be con- sidered. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, or any part of any bid, f deemed for the best interest of the government; also, to waive defects in bids.
 Each bid must be accompanied by certified check or draft upon some United States depository or solvent National or State Bank, made payable to the order of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which check or draft shall not be less than , per cent of the total amount of the bid and must be presented prior to the hour set for opening the bids. In case a bid- der on being awarded contract shall fail to execute the same promptly, with good and sufficient sureties, according to the terms of his bid, the check accompanying such bid shall be forfeited to the United States; otherwise, the check will be returned to the bidder.
 Bids not accompanied by a cer- tihed check or draft will not be considered.
 Successful bidders must enter into contract at once after receiv- ing the necessary papers for exc cution. Failure to do so within a reasonable time will render them liahe to have their awards can celled and their checks forfeited. Contracts are not valid until ap- proved by the Secretary of the 1n- terior.
 Each contract amounting in the aggregate $500 or more must be accompanied by a bond condi- toned upon the faithful perform ance of the same in all its partic- ulars; said bond to be either a joint or several bond, with two or more sureties, or that of an ap- proved surety or trust company Corporate bond preferred), and to be for at least 50 per cent of the amount of the contract. Bonds must be duly executed according 10 the laws and regulations gov o..:-,. &ha ,o.,,o No oa~,~~ bou