Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-31
TO PAY BUILDERS 8 P. c.
PLUS ON STATE OFFICES
Have Entire Charge of Super
vision of All Work OH Cap
itol Square Skyscrapcr.
J. II. JONES EXPLAINS CLAUSE
board Of Commissioners Secretary
Asserts Section IN Standard Con-
ditjon U>cd by Cnrnenl y Johnston
In Their Specifications.

James L. Jones, secretary OF tho
board of building commission hav-
ing in charge the erection of the
State Office building in the south
east corner OF Capitol Square. last
night issued the following state
ment:
-; this time OF announcing bids
on the structural steel for the State
Office Building, the commission de-
sires TO make tho following state
ment:
The clause IN tho specifications
OF Mossrs. Cnrncal &c Johnston.
architects. which has been referred
to in the columns OF The Times
Dispatch. is standard condition
which has been used in their spcci-
hcations for tlftecn years on gov
eminent. state. city and private
work. and no exception has ever
been taken TO It 10y bidders or con-
tractors. 1t is clause which safe
guards the interests of the owners
which is very necessary under ex-
traordipary conditions which are
possible 10 exist. No objection to
this clause has come 10 this COM
mission. or 10 the architects or to
the general contractors. except what
has been seen through the newspa-
per. The following is the clause re-
ferrcd to:
Rights crvcd--The owner re-
serves the right 10 reject any and
all bids, and TO call for new bids:
TO let the work as 4 whole or to
have II performed by day labor. as
he may see ut; to decide the award
ing OF the contract to any bidder
irrespective of price and upon con-
sidera'ion of the materials proposed
To be used: time for the completion
al y
sponsibility OF the bidder; or other
relevant features; to withhold from
public Wow all figures, bids or es-
Inmates submitted.
I'm connection with tho contract
between the John I. Wilson Com
pany and the State OF virginia. the
compensation Is "A fixed amount.
which Is their entire profit for all
services rendered and work done in
cident 10 the erection OF this build
ing
1T is optional with the commits
sion to sublet any part OF tho work
or 10 have il performed by the John
T. Wilson Company at actual cost.
whichever seems to he to the best
interests OF the State
After the selection OF tho de-
sign, the commission entered into
contract with Messrs. Carneal &
".."S''" "rNHi'ec1S, TOT fiat sum,
which would include all services
performed by them, such as nrepara-
ton OF tentative studies. technical
plans. specifications and full size
details, and all necessary SUPER
vision perta aiming to tho structure"
The John T. Wilson Co, are en-
gagged to handle the executive nd
ministration OF the building, and to
90 any work as directed by the com
mission. at actual cost with no profit
and are to have general direction Of
tho structure eXecutively
The architects will have entire
charge OF the supervision OF all work.
passing upon tho quality, and giving
uch directions AS are necessary IN
order that the design may be intel
hrently carried out. and In addition
advising with the commission in tho
placing OF all contracts.
me total compensation paid the
architects and contractors aggregate
little mora than s per cent Of tho
contemplated cost. whereas the usual
zee charged by architects and CON
tractors iotnls between II per cent
structure
The contract with the architects
supulates that they shall. Mt their
own cost. employ .consulting exDcr,s
IN order to Safeguard the ,n,ercs,s
or the state, TO check their str,,r-
'"rhl designs. mechanical. electrical
ana sanitary layouts. and the archi-
'ectS nave engaged Thomas w. Mar
snail CIVIL engineer. Washington u
l" 'ntck their structural designs:
James Il. Poscy. consulting ana ,mo
Chanical engineer. Baltimore. Md. In
hanGie tn" mechanical. electrical and
$1,000