Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-06
The CONTRACT SIGNED.
Between ths City, County, and Mon
beIm, Bird a PrOudfool Yesterday,
ron THE JOINT PUBLIC BUILDING
Excavation aud Foundation Plans 10
Dc Completed Not Later Than
July ~.

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appended are Monhcim, Bird a
Proudfoot, architect; Probate Judge
q. W. BaTtch, and q. Il. Allen county
clerk, for the county; George NJ. Scott,
mayor. and J. Is. Jack. recorder, for
Salt Lake City. The instrument n mn
important one and Ia herewith given
In full:
wheroas, Salt Lake city and county
have heretofore invited architects 10 sub
nit 10 them competitive plans and
sketches for Joint public building 10 be
erected by said city and county In salt
Lake city, upon the ground commonly
known as tho Eighth Ward square, aud
among other. the firm 81 Monheim, Bird
4 Proudfoot, OF Salt Lake city, havCsub-
mliicd such a sketch, which meets tic ap-
prevail OF tho agents Of said city and cOun'
iy..
Now. therefore. This aTrcomeni made
this-.....day of.......by and between the
naid salt Lake city and salt lake county,
a. parties Of tho lr.t part, and Henry
Monhclm, George w. Bird and Willis II.
Proudfoot, partners, carrying on their
profession under tho firm name and style
81 Monhelm, bird n proudfoot, NJ parties
Of the second part,
witno@ethirhat said hr-, parties herc-
by employ Nid second parties 10 minish
them plans, drawing and specifications
Tor aid building, and said second parties
hereby accopt snid employment aud agree
10 furnish said plans, drawings aud
specifications upon tho following forms
aud conditions. 70 witt
Tho said plans, drawings and spcclfica-
tons shall show the material To DO used
and how used aud based upon tho
general specifications hereto attached
marked Exhlbh TX" and exhibit a
building which shall b. In design, d..
mensions, material aud architectural
effect substantially tho same building
which IL oxhiblled upon the sketch here
tofore offered 20 said nfsi Iartlc. by the
Aforesaid, and shall represent aud de.
scribe building which, whsn erected
shall be Htruoinrally safe, durable aud ~
tho general character described Ia said
sketch aud said "Exhibit X"
said plans, drawings aud specifications
shall show every part of the building, In.
Guiding all details whatsoever ~ design,
material and construction aud the finish.
Ing, including all apparatus for tho heat.
Ing, vontilailng and lighting by gas aud
electricity, and The plumbing and Hanila-
ton ofsaid building. The building shown
upon said plans, drawings aud spocihcA-
lions shall be one which may DO con-
strnctod and completed IN accordance
herewith Ia oyory particular for thrcc
hundred and my thousand ttJoO,0oW
dollars.
Tho parties Of tho first part, however
reserve 10 themselves tho right 10 submit
aid plans, drawings and speclfcaiions u
any expert architect or architects whom
they may choose after the samo arc doliv-
I cred Ia them by said second parties lot
an opinion by such other architect OF
architects A. 10 whether a building con.
siructcd IN accordance herewith would
DO niructunlly safe aud durahlei aud 70
reject the same without compensation IN
case n the opinion of said othor arctiioci
or architects such building would not be
strnctufally saio aud durable,
In ease afier due publication aud adj.
yorilscmeni for bids the lowest bid from
n responsible bidder for tho construction
~ .ald building a. shown by said plans
aud specifications shall exceed three hun.
drcd and my thousand tfioO,u0l dollar.
by moro than Q per cent thereof. the first
parties may, nj their option, reject -ald
| plans aud specifications, and the second
parties shall DO entitled 10 no c0mponsa.
ton therefor but In such oa.o tho firsl
parties may, at their option, call upon the
second parties Tor such modification OF
said plans and specifications or such now
| plansand specifications A. Will reduce
Ne cost Of said building to the SUN OF
three hundred aud my thousand $50
900 dollars, and II ailof due publication
and advertisement Tor bids as Aforesaid,
q bid shall be obtained from a rospon,.
ihle bidder, not exceeding thfee
hundred and nfiy thousand UiiO,.
| O00l dollars aud i've l6l por cent.
/ thereof for tho construction Of said build
| ing In accordance with tho plans and
specifications ~ 10 modified, tho -ali Sec
ond parties shall thoroupon DO entitled to
compensation horoln provided. said
modified plans and specifications shall be-
IN all respects a. complete A. those. firui
mentioned, and shall exhibit and do
scribe q building substantially tho same
a. that shown by tho sketch and exhibit
"N" above referred TO- aud which shall
DO safe, durable, complete, convenient,
etc, ~ aforesaid. The plans and spccln.
cations shall 10 such that building con.
tractors Of ordinary skin and expcrlegco
will, by reference 10 tho same, 10 able 10
obtain all tho data necessary 10 make
exact aud Intelligent bids Tor tho erection
Of tho whole u the said building or for
any particular part u IT, construction
| WITHOUT ftiNtNhtn hn VI MNtANNt llAhluf
allowance for extras"
Parties OF the first part agree that upon
tho reception nom the svcond partie. Of
tho said plans, drawings aud spoclhca'
/ tons, and amer tho submission Of tho
same 10 another architect or architect,
upon tho question 81 safety aud dnu.
| lillty ~ aforesaid aud report thereon
| that said building As 70 planned, drawn
and specified would DO siructurally naf,
aud durable, they, the parties of tho firsl
mart will proceed forthwith TO advertise
| Tor bids Tor the construction OF said build,
I ing IN tho manner provided by law, and
I that upon obtaining u bid from a rospon.
nlnble bidder for the construction Of said
building not exceeding three hundred and
nav Thousand lsl5O,OlOl with I'VE l5) ROT
I the contract by uaid hrst parties for the
4 construction u said building they will
forthwith pay 10 tho parties Of the SEQ
ond part for tho plans and specln'
' cations sum equal 70 two On
. por cent. Of the amount OF said bid and
| an additional ono and ono-half an
/ per cent. of said bid In tho manner and At
| ihotimes hereinafter provided. In ciyo
OF tho rejection OF the said plans and
specifications by tho INT parties for the
reasons above mentioned, they shall ID
| forthwith returned 10 the second parties.
In case OF their acceptance they shall
blcOmo tho property Of the hrst partiosl
but the second parties shall DO entitled
To make copies OF the same for the pur'
pose u enabling them 10 supervise said
construction In accordance Herewith,
and said second parties agree 10 make
such copies for thor use la supervising
~ Aforesaid, and also 10 make an nddl-
tional set OF the same Tor tho use of the
conlfactoror contractors for tho oonsiruc,
ton OF hRid building. And all such al.
ditiunAl copies shall be- made with.
upon tho completion u said bulld-
Ing shall DO delivered 10 and be-
come the property Of tho said hrsl