The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-19
LOW SCHOOL BID
WAS WITHDRAWN
AttIdavitS Furnished to Show
Contract for Newman Build
ing Was Regularly Let.
OTHER STORIES ARE DENIED
STATEMENTS FROM MEN FAMIL-
lar WITH SUBJECT.

G. NJ Bridweli, superintendent of build
ings for the board of education, has Sc
cured number of affidavits to prove the
boards position with reference to attacks
made upon it by local publication, in
awarding the contract for the construc-
ton of the Newman school building at
Fourth North and Tenth West streets. 10
200. "'''-0 'U "'''
The alleged reason for the attacks upon
the board is that the Great Western Mill
* Building company had underbid the
ether firm to the extent of about So 900.
and therefore should have been awarded
the contract. According to law, Ger
tlffed check for one-fifth of the amount
OF the bid should accompany the bid
when submitted to the board. The Great
western company failed to send check
with its bid and its attention was called
70 this by the board. In the meantime
the Great Western company discovered
that it had made an error in figuring;
that it would be impossible for that COM
pany TO take the contract at the price
specified IN its bid, and, therefore, so
long as IL had failed TO comply with all
ing in certified check with its bid, it
withdrew I'm favor of the next lowest
bidder. Asper, Noall X Co.
AffdaVits Are Submitted.
In the affidavit of Andrew Madsen.
manager of the Great Western Mill d
Buli0inG company. he saws.
THE bid furnished by our company was
erroneous. Arnold G. Gauque and G.. NJ.
BrldWell waited upon me a second time
before the bid was awarded TO ASper,
NOall K Co. and again invited our COM
pany to enter into "A written contract for
the construction of the building; but |
again Informed them, that our company
could not do so, as an error had been
made and that the bid made by us was
too low. We have not the slightest COM
plant to make against the board of edu-
cation"
In an affidavit Matthew NoaH. presi-
dent of Asper NOalI & Co, says:
ION MAY l, 1906. Asper, NOall & Co.
Was awarded the contract for the cor
structiOn of the Newman school by the
board of education for the sum of Sil 200.
The bid of the Great Western Mill x
Building company for the construction
of the building was 32,l4i.
Willing to Withdraw.
About one week after the awarding
of the contract, having heard through a
Tribune reporter that the Great Western
Mill d Building company was willing 20
enter into contract with the board for
the construction of the building for the
amount OF their bid. | stated 10 the re-
porter that our company would with
draw in favor of the Great Western Mill
X Building company, provided it would
enter into a contract for the construction
of the building and for the same price
named in its bid Two or three days
chairman of the building committee of
the board, that our company would with
draw as contractor in favor of said Great
Western Mill < Building company if that
company would enter into a contract and
give bond for the construction of the
building in accordance with the bid sub
mitted by it to the board %
The affidavit of r. Kletting. the ar
Chitect and superintendent of the New
man school building, in part is:
Injustice to Others.
The Great Western Mill & Building
company was not willing to enter into
a contract on the basis of its bid but
wrote letter TO the board suggesting
that if the work was re-advertised It
would save the board several thousand
dollars. II my opinion, it would have
been an injustice TO the other bidders %
-e-ddvertise when 1t was plain that IN
crease rather than a decrease in the
cost of the construction of the building
as there was a continuous increase in the
cost of material and labor.
That such a result would have followed
is quite evident from the fact that the
board solicited bids for the construction
of q similar building. about two months
later, ana the lowest of the bids was $40
2l3. showing an increase of about 8. 900
over the bid accepted for the Newman
school
A Reasonable Price
ID. w Gamble the building inspector.
maze d1IlOdNlI InaI he mad Inspected the
Newman school from top to bottom and
found its construction first class in every
particular and that in his opinion Sf3 coo
was a reasonable price.
William J. Tuddenham, who sub-con-
tracted on the building under Asper NoaII
4 Co. furnished an affidavit that ne
consented to a cancellation of the con-
tract in favor of the Great Western Mill
4 Building company if it chose TO enter
into a contract with the board of edu-
cation in accordance with its bid.