Evening star., 1933-07-26
VIRGINIA FIRM LOW
IN NAVY SHIP BIDS
$24, 100000 Is Cost of One
Aircraft Carrier, $23,O00,-
600 Each for Two.
Sy the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
The Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Co. today was the low bidder
for two naval aircraft carriers to be
built out of public works funds, with
an offer of s24,70O,OOO for one or
$23 100000 apiece for two.
The time for completion was 36
months for one or, If two were
awarded, SO for the first and 40 months
for the second.
The same times were proposed by
the other two bidders, the New York
Shipbuilding Co. of Camden, N j.,
and the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
poration of Quincy. Mass.
The New York Shipbuilding bid was
S25 930,0 600 for one carrier or SPA
265000 for each of two. The Bethle-
hem bids were. respectively, $26, 14O,-
600 and S24, 4,l85, 900.
Secretary Swanson Present.
The aircraft carriers would be of 20,
coo tons each.
Secretary Swanson and the high
Naval command were present at the
opening of the bids for an aggregate
o. 2l war vessels.
Swanson told reporters it will cost
more to complete the Navy's 37-ship
program on a 32-hour week for the
Shipbuilding industry. but that the Navy
still planned completion of the vessels
in three years.
1t has been indicated that President
Roosevelt will approve 32-hour week
in private ShipyardS in line with the in
GuStri9l recovery DrOpram
Swanson also said the Navy is hgur-
ing on a 32-hour week for Navy yards
but has not yet reached definite de-
cision.
We are trying to determine how
much more money would be needed for
the 32-hour week" Swanson said. I'VE
want the Government to set model for
other industries
Swanson indicated that as soon as
the Navy has determined how much
in excess of the S238000,O00 allowed
by President Roosevelt out of public
works funds is needed for the pro-
gram. it expects to receive from the
Chief Executive any additional allot-
ment necessary.
Swanson estimated that within 60
days work will have begun in private
shipyards on the Navy vessels.
Low Bidder for Cruisers.
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
poration was low bidder today on con-
structiOn of a heavy cruiser with bid
OF s11.7200OO
The New York Shipbuilding Co. was
second low with a bid of Sl2.100.000
and the Newport News Shipbuilding
& Dry Dock Co. was third at Sl3,-
800 600.
The Sun Shipbuilding g. Dry Dock
Co. of Chester, Pa in bids without a
clause providing for adjustment for
labor and materials submitted the low
est figure for construction of class one
and class two submarines.
Alternate bids submitted by the Elec
tric Boat Co. of Groton Conn. how
ever. providing for adjustment for labor
and materials. under the Recovery Ad
miniStration program, were lower than
tho Sun Co, bids.
The Sun Co. bid 1881 900 for class
and $29060O0 for class ?.
Presents Varied Bids.
The Electric Boat Co. submitted bids
providing for adjustment of S2,9l2,000
for one class l submarine or S2.566,00
tcr each of two, S2,894 900 for one
class submarine or 50 ,548 900 for each
Of two, and S2,866. 900 for one class
submarine. or 2521 900 for each of two.
The Electric Boat Co.'S original bids
without the adjustment clause we're as
follows:
S3,200O00 for one class l submarine
or So 100000 for each of two, $3,180,000
and S28GO,000, respectively for class 2.
and S3,l5O.000 and S2.770000 for class 3.
The Sun Co. submitted no alternate
bids nor bids for class submarines.
New York Concern Low.
The New York Shipbuilding Co. was
low on construction of two light cruisers,
with a bid of S12251,O00 for one
cruiser and $11,657 900 for each if two
were built.
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co. was
second with bid of S13,110000 for one
and Sl2.78O,O 900 for each of two.
The Newport News Shipbuilding &
Drydock Co was third with a bid of
Sl5.100O00 for one and s13,900,000 for
each of two.
United Drydocks, Inc. of New York
BID Sl6.50O,OOO for one and sl5,600,0Oo
for each of two.
Each of the companies submitted al
ternate bids on the cruisers. based on
contracts in which adjustments were
contained under the national recovery
act on the alternate bids-NeW York
Shipbuilding Co. bid S1l ,850,000 for one
and S11 .495, 900 for each of two.
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
bid s11.915 600 for one and S11,6l0,000
for each of two.
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Co, S12,8OO0O for one and s11,-
900 OO0 for each of two.
United Drvdock. S13,800000 for one
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