The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-12
OUTLINES WORK ON
CAPITOL BUILDING
Representative of Contractor
Gives Details in Address
to Rotary Club

Warren Bicknell, Jr., representing
the Lundoff -Bickneu company, con-
tractors for the state capitol building,
gave members of the Bismarck Ro-
tary club an insight into the magni.
tude Of the building at the clubs
luncheon meeting Wednesday moor,
at the Grand Pacific hotel.
Bicknell described the processes of
the contracting business from prepa-
raticns to bid on a job to completing
the structure.
After studying the plans and speci-
fications, the contractor estimates the
cost Of the work and offers his bid
Having been awarded the contract, he
breaks it down into various subdi-
visions. budgeting the cost Of each
construction item with the original
estimate. Since revision of the plans
end specifications frequently are
made while the building is in prog
ress allowance Is made in the budget
for changes, he said.
Keeps Things Moving
One Of the biggest jobs the contrac-
tor has is to keep things moving in
proper order, seeing that the SUBJ
contractors are Informed as to their
schedules Of work and observe them
and otherwise coordinate the effort
Of a big organization. Bicknell as
serted. Outlinging how this Is done on a
schedule. he showed progress sched-
u]e which shows when various items
Of work are to be begun and COM
pleted. Structural steel work, for ex-
ample. started Oct. l and Is to be
completed by the third week in No.
yember.
The steel work now is up to the
ground level and the derrick used III
placing it soon will be lifted to the
upper level in order to maintain the
proper altitude. BY the time the tor
floor is reached the derrick will be
perched on the steel at or near the
top level, Bicknell said.
The progress schedule calls for COM
pletion of the work in IA months
Bicknell said. although the contract
allows 10 months. The difference al
lows for delays due to weather, he ex-
planned.
Bicknell said the building is really
a History structure since it has two
Easements and floor at the top to
house machinery. The weight of the
tower is carried on four footings each
81 by 49,: feet and designed to carry
5000 tons. The largest load on any
one column will be $500 tons. He
made it plain that the soil under the
footings is the main factor in de-
termining how big they shall be.
Cites Big Figures
The job will require $1,000 tons of
material or 1000 carloads. This
would make a train Is miles long.
The payroll will total about $780, 900
for million and half of work
hours. There will be 5000 yards OF
concrete to be made from 800 car
loads of gravel and $4,000 barrels of
cement. The $500 tons of steel will
be made up of $3.50 tons OF struc-
tural material, 1000 tons of miscel-
laneous steel and iron for stairs, an
giles, etc., and $50 tons of reinforc-
ing.
In addition there will be 10000 Gu
bic feet of stone, 100000 bricks,
100000 square feet of tile. It's. 1000 feet
Of lumber for forms, 300 tons of
metal windows, doors and trim, two
carloads of glass, $40 tons of marble,
30 carloads of cabinet work, 1000
tons Of plaster (enough for 10
acres, 80 tons of paint, 100 tons of
roofing and 80 tons Of sheet metal.
George Humphreys was chairman
of the day and guests included Rev.
S. M. Kelley, Devils Lake; Rev Frank
Tiffany. Glendale; j. D. Root, Graf
ton: S. j. Atkins, Cando; A. w.
Payne, Minor, and Frank Ball,
Portland. Ore.
Mrs. Grace Duryee Morris played
piano accomplishments for the club
singing.