The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-17


twill be that there twcny-cne spcci cations.
items in relation the marble work for which proposals.
were invited ONE comfs ard snfirs bid Mr c. above
stated, did not, his bid embrace beds and bills although
there specifications for them in the printed
specific estimate being required for each lem, pro.
teclion all parties In OF variance OF quantities
aud which could be effected by bid OF gross sum
Che whole work BY reason Of this omission. according
u.ss 70 obs Sd Sos so ssys ss
received by the architect ba, declared infvmaL lfmr
Intended embrace Tho cost Of those items In
aggregate amount Of his bid, why did explanatory
TO that effect accompany 1T Without such
plantation. how were these items amounting the OF
So 900 $1,000, be considered embraced In the az
gregatc The danger and injustice OF such bids
a, the prices attached TO each spec6cso il would leave
the onitted Items 70 be pad for n extra; u the bid be
entertained and the omissions be permitted TO be received
amer bids Of Others opened talked about by the
bidders thsmelys, how easy % place he omitted item. a,
even nominal price, but declare them, in the pres
entcase, 70 be embraced in the general aggregate The
him, supplied the omitted items. fixing prices at the
average rafs estimated for By the other b,ddus Was there
hberalty or glaring fraud in this
Mr. @ in his table, exhibits difference Of si,7I2 rs,
between the allowed the undersigned Tor work already
would have been allowed under his bid showing he
sers, loss % the government Of that Tbi. diff
any charge beds bills. amounting at the rate sed
BY srchect. the o. sss57 co. and which, as en-
other bids II his bid was to be entertained At all.
The other exPedent by showing the difference betwees
part executed and more unbushing, fraudulent per.
version OF the truth to misIead the public could have
been presented.
Oar table q specifications and estimates exhibits twenty
one distinct emso work required be bid for The price
Of these items vary according To their
character Some Items comparatively small AZ re CARDS
me quantities and total others large both respects
The bids invited and the contract entered into embrace the
whole marble work from the beginning the completion OF
the wings. Some items work with the
ouldrg and continuing almost through its entire pro-
grcss others at different stages OF the work. some
until nearly ts completion. In relation these items our
estimates and those.o Mr. O. In instances approxi-
closely, and In others differ widely and this diversity
runs through Al according seysal notions Of what
the work could be done for To illustrate foregoing re-
marks will take examples from our respective Bids
Cube stone per superficial foot Mr. cs bid 81 ia
our bid, ~ Anothcr Steps stairs inside, superficial
foot, 81 10 Mr. C's bid, 81 fsst Both Of these
items amount IN Their respective aggregates 20 large
in the second the undersigned The former commenced
and progresses with the building until its walls
completed the latter not executed until ts coe The est
mate for the cube stone Mr. g. the lowest bid
der for that item by ~ 40 On the steps inside the
mate o. r 4 w Is the iowes BY $3.50. The other items
furnish the same explanations.
The reader Of the two statements feel assured has
already discovered and anticipated the deception which