The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-12-19
BIDS REQUESTED
ON THE CAPITOL
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF CAPITOL BUILDING TO
BE OPENED JAN. Hath.
CHIEF AIM TO PREVENT DELAY
All Bids to be Submitted TO LeqisIa.
ture With Recommendation and
Suggestions From Capitol
Commission.


Oklahoma City-The contract for
the construction of the State capitol
will be submitted to the forthcoming
legislature for its approval or rejec.
tion, according to announcement by
Chairman w. p. Anthony OF the cap.
itol building commission.
Bids for the construction of the
building proper have been called for
by the capitol commissioners. The
bids will be received on January IA.
while the legislature is in session
Figures given in all of the bids will
be tabulated by the commission and
statement and recommendation
submitted 20 the legislature. The COM
mission, it is announced. will not
officially accept any bid or enter into
contract for the erection of the
building until after the legislature has
been given complete information con
cerning every bid submitted to the
commission.
The commission placed ADVERTISE
ments some time ago calling for bids,
but they were recalled for various
reasons, one of which was that many
of the contractors who wanted to bid
on the work would not have had the
time, it is said, to gather the neces-
sary information concerning prices OF
material, etc. by the time the com.
mission called for the bids, which was
on December II.
After the new advertisements we're
given out, Chairman W. B. Anthony Of
the commission gave out the follow.
ing statement:
"The reason why the commission
decided to change the date for open
ing bids for the completion OF the
state capitol from December II. 1914,
to January IA. 1915. was the fact that
attention of the commission had been
called to the necessity for an exten.
sion of time to enable bidders on the
Job to complete their figures. owing TO
the great difficulty in getting satisfac-
tory recommendation upon the Okla
homa stone and other materials to be
used.
1T was the original intention OF the
commission TO receive bids up to De-
cember II, and at that time to open
and tabulate all the figures and pre-.
pare a recommendation to submit to
the legislature when IL meets i'm jan
uary and to request its advice as to
whether or not the contract should be
made in accordance with the commits
! sion's decision.
THE extension OF time for receiving
bis will not change this policy for It
ls the intention of the commission as
soon as possible after the bids have
been opened to decide which. in its
opinion, is the lowest and best bid.
and to request the advice of the legis-
lature as to whether a contract shall
be entered into in accordance with
the specifications and bids.
"This policy of the commission has
not been one of delay or loss of time.
but one made necessary in conserving
the best interests of the State. In
fact, II has been the policy of the
commission from the time IL was or
ganized to facilitate, as far as possi-
BILE, its work, and being prompted by
the desire to complete a capitol for
the people of the State in the very
| shortest time possible, the work of
constructing the foundation and sub
basement frame and a basement floor
slab was undertaken and has pro.
ceeded with such rapidity. efficiency
and economy as will certainly COM
mand the approval and commentator
OF every taxpayer OF the State who
feels sufficient interest in the mat
ter thoroughly to investigate the facts
and form his opinion therefrom.
at has been, and is. the policy and
ambition of the members of the CAP
ltol commission to make a new record
in the construction of a capitol by
saving several years of the time usual
| ly consumed in the construction of
such work. realizing that the early
completion of the capitol will result in
great saving to the taxpayers, both
in the matter OF rent for quarters for
State officials. as well as the expenses
Of the capitol commission, and other
expenses incident to long delays and
slow construction that nave character
lied the construction OF most other
capitol buildings"
All OF the work originally planned
to be done by the commission before
letting the contract for the main
building is about completed. and the
commission, It is announced, will do
nothing further except what is done
| with the advice and approval of ths
legislature.