The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-19
Letters From Bidders.


the construction Will pe hnmeaiateiy
started,
Letters From Bidders.
The board was In receipt OF q COM
muncetlon from the pIumolns nrm Vi
German d Co, the nrm Mhlch was
awarded tho contract Tor heating inc
nigh school gymnasium under the hrst
auN ertisemcnt Tor BIDS ana Altct"aiu
failed To sign up contract Also d & iet-
Ter was received from DallaS O. iAeubSa,
the architects In regard 10 inc Salhe
matter Inc letters which follow tel tSo
very different stories IN regard TO lhe
matter
Plum bing Company's Letter
Salt Lake City, Utah May T.-Sait l:ako
CITY Board OF Education: Gentlemen - INC ho
undcrSigned bid $3.50. Tor the plumbing, steam
heating and Ycntildting OF the synnasiuih d,
the high school, according 10 Inc plans ana
specifications prepared By Dallas and Hedges.
The plans npIrcd from called for eight lVS-toot
radiators. making total OF S1 ieet IN inc
assembly hall. Ihe plans We were asheu 70
sign called for lliO square test mahhE .
difference OF J7G square foot. We called 4aI'
DaIlas's attention To the error and wero IN
formed by him that the mistake was caused
In tronscrib!nc The Ggures Slr. Dallas
claimed that the error involved only thtee
radiators and agreed 10 reduce the three ra-
diators TO the original size. We refused 10
Sign unless the amount was reduced 10 th'
amount ngured by US. We agreed 10 sign
| up II wc were allowed S-5J lOr inc extra
| amount in radiation.
The bid submitted for the steam heat
! Ing OF the assembly hall was 500. The net
cost OF tho ll4iO feet or radiation, togetheE
| with the Two radiator valves and air vents
will $3.50. So you can $50 that We never
| figured said amount. namely, lit0 Icet
We can mention another plumbing company
| that figured the amount OF radiation
| that We did. which would 60 to show thar
| necessarily impatient with us when sc tried
| to stralEhten out matters. Yesterday We
which WAS refused us. We can uuthfully
say that II VIC had submitted bid yesterday
| II would be under $500 and In tho proper
| form Tho trenchIng would not be included
| In tho above amount
Now. gentlemen VIC Will mako statement.
| which IL in opinion. rather serious and
which We win swear to IL asked to by the
board, 1t is made 10 show that Nr. Dallas
! is liable TO error well as other people Tho
| day the contract was awarded TO the German
| Plumbing company In Mr. Dallas q
Office. and he figured that there would be
| employed 600 feet OF trenchiDg for tho steam
mains and branches, three Nfcot deep and
| three feet wide. the dirt TO be Carted off OF
I the promlscs- on tho recommendation OF Mr.
| Dallas, We were allowed SIPS for this work.
Three days after Mr.. Dallas told that
! the trench must be ilve feet deep. also that
| IL would cont another SIPS We objected TO
| this part OF the contract unlcss We were al
| lowed said amount Mr.. Dallas told that
| he did not want 10 60 before the beard and
ask for another SIPS for trcnchnG. and that
he would guarantee that VIC were allowed SIPS
] extra We asked him how this could be done
and Tere told that II could DO easily done,
| namely: sizo larger hot wutcr boiler or
radiator.
Tho German Plumbing company paid slis 81
taxes on city property last year. and lived
| In the city sixteen years. Wo regret 10 have
| occasion 10 address this communication to
| your honorable board. and respectfully ask
you TO return our check. and obllge. Yours
| respectfully.
Csigned GoRN1AS PLUMBING COMPANY.
Dallas and Hedges Reply.
salt Lake City. May IL, 1906. To the Board
| of Education. City;-Gentlemen Pursuant
with a conversation 1 had with Mr. Giauque
| in regard 10 the German Plumbing company
| throwing up their contract. have 70 soy
that there was a slight mistake In the
amount OF radiation marked on the plans for
| the high school gymnasium. In the assembly
| there to DO eight redIators of $50 foot
| each. but through a mistake In tracing tbe
plans three OF these radiators were marked los
| instead OF $50 making a shortage in this room
Our attention was called to this matter at
$50 a m: April r. by Mr. Ross!,er OF tho
steamntters We Immediately called In the
| plnns and made the proper correction at that
dote c%they * Dumheck and George g.
Doyle Co. were tho only plumbers who re-
ceived those plans prior to this date VIC tel
| ephoned them OF tho error. The German
! Plumbing company did not got these plans 20
nsure on until 10 a. no. OF April II. Ave 'ti days W
aftor the correction had been made There
fore they eould not have misunderstood the
| plan. Besides they claiming a much
! larger error In radiation than originally ex-
istSd-%o think about lloo feet abort.
Tho frat We know about any shortage in ra-
wholesalc dealer in radiators telcphoned us
ABOUT 1prll =. stating thot hT German had
| 2oced ON order for 5000 feet of radiation for
the high school gymnasium. and that he had
previously figured on something over 1000 feet
| for other plumbers. asking us which was rich,
| 300 or 1000 feet. We Informed him that there
were about 4lG0 feet of radiation In the build
ings and that the German Plumbing com
pany had either made Il mistake, or likely Ind
1000 feet Of radiation in stock.
The following day after this conyorsa.Ion
With Nr, Williams. Mr. German called M our
once claiming that he had made mIstok.
In tho amount Of radiation. We knew nothing
about his lnying the fault TO our plans untii
Sr. Giaulue mentioned the matter 10 us
we enclose YOU a copy oI the contract and
bond which the German Plumbing compony
were TO sign. and which when they found
mistake In the amount OF radiation refused
to execute. However, II YOU will notice thu,
executed their bond properly an April ~ 1es
This bond Is attached TO tho contract -
closed herein. In 10 that date 1t was evil
IDENTIFY the intention OF tho German Plurnbinr
company to enter into this contract
We desire IN submit this cN-lonation In
Justice 10 ourselves, end emphaticnlly say Tint
there was no error In the plans or specloca
lions nj the time tho German Plumbing corr
Dany got them TO figure this work md
the records in our Office cnnclusvcIy sbo,,,
this. We regret very much thnt this ou.a,IS Em
hos come up to cause annoyance to YOUR cor,
n'ttec, and VIII cndeavor in the futuro y
far ms we cnn. to prevent nll such troubIe
Yours resp9cfullT, DALLAS & HEDGES
Referred Back to Committee.
The letters were referred back 70 ~,
committee. All checks which have or re
companied unsuccessful bids were ordored
returned to the bidders
On the heating and plumbing OF tho
high school gymnasium no bids uare
awarded, on the advice of the architects