Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
ROAD BIDS SHOW
COST OF BRICK,
ASPHALT HIGH
Continued From Page one.)

road was advertised. The engineers es-
innate on concrete for this work. with
out the cement, was S1,156,071 His es-
innate for brick construction was 1885,
SO and for asphalt, 81 431, 799. The bids
on cement opened today on about g d
barrel delivered. This would make the 20
tai estimate for cement s.. 544 ,597 and for
brick S2166575. This shows that the
commissions own engineering depart
ment estimated that under the new speci-
fications brick roads would cost about
- per cent more than cement
The letting revealed the fact that the
total of the low bids for cement roads
was $3.50 229, or 16 per cent below the
estimate On the five roads where brick
bids were submitted the low bids -
brick were S154 226 or 10 per cent high~
than the estimate The total OF the BLDG
on asphalt was about % per cent higher
than the engineers figure.
Just how much the new specifications
have given the State the advantage OF
closer competition can be judged by the
prices submitted by the contractors. On
the FIVE roads where the brick contrac-
tors submitted bids the total Of the low
bids for concrete. plus the estimated cost
Of the cement, was S1,0S0.109 and the TO-
tai for brick was 81. S25.764 Brick was
more than 60 per cent higher than cement.
On the same basis whore the asphalt
contractors bid. the total Of the low
prices for asphalt was more than 80
per cent higher than cement
SAY SPECIFICATIONS
STIFLE COMPETITION.
Brick and asphalt contractors say that
the great disparity in prices IS due to the
ul.fai~ness of the specifications. They
declare they are required to bid on tIs
higaest and most costly tyre Of brick
and asphalt roads while the Specifications
call for the lowest and cheapest cement
roads. Conditions which prevailed under
the Goodrich and L. II. Wright admin
istration, they contend. have not been I'm
proved and the recent change In the
specifications still further stiied compe-
tition. Other States, they say, have
specifications which permit competition
+ The state highway commission has not
I let any of the sections OF the National
road It is understood that the awart5
are being held up pending an tnyesuga-
ton Of bids for cement which were re
ceive1 On Jan. "a These bids were
opened in secret and the highway de-
partment has refused TO give out any -
formation concerning them. However, U;
IS understood that there was such sim
iiarity in prices that the Governor de-
manded an investigation to see II there
was any collision.
ESTIMATED COSTS
! OF CEMENT.
Bids submitted last Thursday did not
include the cost OF cement which Is 10 ne
furnished BY the State. The cement foc
concrete roads, It Is estimated, Will eoSt
S7.1SO mile; for brick, 81 $50 a mile ana
for asphalt S3,976. The low bids, without
. cement. were as follows;
! Section 6B, Clay and Putnam countess
/ 7.2S miles: concrete S171,174, brick VA
/ 4S4, asphalt, no bid
/ Section CD, Terre Haute to SeeleyviIle'
/ $40 miles: concrete S64, 563, brick SlS4' IO4,
asphalt $11S,13S.
! Section 15A and 3, Plainheld 70 Marion
County line. 1894 miles; concrete S274,254'
brick 1857, 931 asphalt S527,s2o.
/ Section 13B. Greenfield to Knightstown,
1908 miles; concrete S1S4,23A brick, no
bid asphalt S42EOS1.
/ Section 13C Knightstown to Lewisville
/ 791 miles; concrete S14S, III, brick 1928
/ 603 asphalt S246460.
/ Section SD. Lewisville to Wayne Coun-
! ty. 7.26 miles; concrete $4,000, brick
/ $500 81. asphalt S241,123
/ ESTIMATES OF
/ ENGINEERS SUBMITTED.
Bids do not include cost Of cement TO
/ be furnished by the State. One mile
concrete requires $40 barrels cement.
brick 224O and asphalt 1,eSS The com
mission has not made public bids on
per barrel delivered.
/ Engineers estimates:
Concrete Brick Asphalt