The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
SYAYECONIRACTORS
$4,000 ABOVE BID
OF CHICAGO BUILDER
- Construction Firms endoav.
orsd TO Land N. D. Capt.
tol Contract

Bids Tor the general construction
contract for North Dakotas new
state capitol building were opened
a& noon July 81. 1882, in Bismarck.
Toe several days the capitol COM
mission examined and studied the
bids and called before them the rep
resentattves Of the two Or three
lowest bidders In each branch Of
work.
Particular attention was paid %
the wage scale and to tho character
Of labor which was to b employed
By each contractor and tho COM
mission made provision for the pre-
Serential employment Of North Da-
hota labor IN al work.
The commission also discussed
with each contractor the require
ment that Ill North Dakota con-
tractors and material men b given
fair opportunity to submit bids On
III work.
4 was the hope q tho commits
sion that the general contract could
b awarded to . North Dakota con-
tractor but IN analysis Of the bids
disclosed that, even after the allow
anc0 Of the three per cent prefer.
ence granted In tn capitol bill, the
nearest North Dakota general con-
tractor was 10000 higher than the
lowest bidder.
Maximum Cot Tyre
General specifications called for
. guaranteed maximum cost type
Of contract, In which the contractor
guaranteed the cost would not ex-
coed tho amount Of his bid. Any
savings dn construction would re-
vert wholly or In part to the state.
Under these terms, the bidders for
tho general contract were obliged
70 submit % the commission for ap-
prevail proposals for al work and
material entering into the construc-
ton. thus affording complete pro-
lection for North Dakota materials
and employment.
There we're u bidders for the gem
efal contract, amounts varying from
u ST.. 900 TO $l.847.O00. The contract
was let to the low bidder, the Lund-
off-Bicknen Co. Of Chicago. Thu
bid was $l.575, 900, with profit limit
ed to three and one-half per cent
and . provision that 30 per cent Of
any savings would revert to the state.
The guaranteed maximum cost
type Of contract waS not used In the
cases Of the mechanical contractors.
n. D. Firm Was winner
There were u bids on heating and
ventilating, ranging from >l45,230 TO
1lS4, 100. The contract was awarded
to T. p. Riley Of Fargo 1t 4l47, $50
under the three Per cent North Da-
kota preferential.
fourteen bidders sought the plumb
ing contract, bids ranging from 49,
~ 10 $4,000. J. W. Darragh Of
Cedar Rapids. n, won the contract
q 102.126. The lowest North De-
kots bid was 467,1O0.
There were 70 electrical bids. rang
ing from @o4600 TO $l35.A45. The
Dearborn Electrical Construction Co.
q Chicago Won the contract with
tho low figure. The lowest North
Dakota bid was 4l1l,S $40.
The Haushton Elevator Go. waa
low bidder for the elevator contract
but new bids were called for and the
Otis Elevator Co. was awarded the
contract on It's new bid Of 1910.
Bids for the general contract were
q follows:
Lundoff -Bicknell Co.,
chicago .................$ u ,b76, 600
0teenberg. Ct. Paul ........ 1924 ~
Fuller, Chicago ............ 1,627, 900
B. w. Constr. Co., Chicago 1,elo, GOO
Moline, jamestown, N. p. =. 1,o6o, A3l
Redlineer a Hanson,
Wahpeton, n. D. ........ 100000
l1eiScher Ing. b Constr,
Chicago ................. 1,oolyO00
=. =. Powers. Fargo ....... 1.7lo,O00
Haglen 4 Sons, Minneapolis 1,723. 900
Naoee. 81, Paul ............ l.75lQoo
yoley bros, 9t. Paul ....... 1,76o. $50
Schumacher, Minneapolis ;. 1,778,O0o
Assenmacher. Lincoln, Neb. 1yM7. 00o
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