New Britain herald., 1928-07-16
RECEIVE THREE BIDS
 FOR \. 5. ADDITION
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alton being allowed has resulted in bidders being unwilling to figure a job that might not materialize,
 Chairman P. F. King of the chool board characterized the case as most singular" He was at loss 10 account for the lack of interest, eN- cepting to express view along lines similar to those spoke on by Judge Sake.
 Committeeman George Levitt said he had at first supposed that the extenive alteration job in the academic building being a blind job" might have discouraged bid ding. but when alternates were read to determine the cost of this feature it was found that bidders who had made close examination did not re- gard this to be a great problem.
 Complete Bids
 The complete list of bidders is:
 General contract. Genovese & Rich. Stamford. $394.sSo. for com- pletion August 30, 1929: Hayes Construction Co. of this city. s449.- goo, for completion June l. 193o; NJ. A. Connor Co. Hartford, s47S,045, for completion September Is, 1929.
 Plumbing. heating. ventilating, Ericson &Johnson, this city, (heat> ing and ventilating. oniy), s5?,000; G. w. Cunningham of Hartford, Cheating and ventilating. only). s6S,- o4S: J. A. and M. A. Fierberg of Hartford, plumbing s19,s9o. heating and ventilating $54,7oo. combined contract, s74,59o: A. A. Mills Co. this city. ELIAS. plumbing s6S.4SS. plumbing and ventilating, sS9.SSs. combined contract; NJ. J. Daly. Inc. Waterbury. $c4,576 plumbing, s57,- HI heating and ventilating, $S1.7l7 combined contract: Claude J. Leroux this city. (plumbing only). $2S.19o; Otto Epstein. Hartford. tplumbing onIy. s19.9S7; Frederick !. Raff Co. Hartford. plumbing seo,759: heating and ventilatine s53.S77. combined contract s73.o67
 Electrical work. J. J. Murphy X Son. Hartford so9997.Go: Spring X Buckley Co. this city. s27,3n7: Bill lings Electric Co this city. $o3,4o4. All Built Schools Here All three bidders on the general contract have carried out school construction jobs here. The Connor Co. built the Roosevelt. and Franklin schools. the Hayes Co. erected the Vance school. and the Genovese & Rich Co. are now erecting the dor mitory building of the State Normal school.
 The only alternate of size was that which provided for a main building which would tie in with the present buildings but would not alter them. a plan which cannot be carried out but which was put in the invitation to bidders by way of fix , ing the cost of the alteration work. The Connor Co. allowed a deduction of $20,o00. the Hayes Go. fixed the cost at $57,000 and the low bidders deducted $39,41o.
 All of these bids arc for con struction only, the cost Of furnish ing and equipping not being con- sidered.
 After discussion of the bids, Chairman Halloran appointed Com- mitteeman 1.e Witt a subcommittee to meet with Supt. Stanley H. Holmes, Supervisor John E. Downes and Architect Warren H. Holmes to go over the bids and to consider the possibility of further reductions. A report will be made to the full con- mlttee latter part of the week. Mayor Paonessa Surprised The fact that there were but three bids was something of a surprise to Mayor Paonessa. although he said this afternoon he had been ap- preached by several prospective bid- ders who asked him if it was worth while making a proposal in view of the uncertainty over finances. The mayor replied he had no opportunity 10 examine the plan. nor had the board of finance and taxation, al- though such examination has been made on other buildings. and he suggested that bid be made any, way since it could do no harm.