The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-05

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u opportunity Of inteIlieenfiy sub
hitting competitive bid on this
occasion. No reason for refusal
but Anderson informed b. Housing
Authority IL ne DO bid and are low
bidder. that project would not be
awarded N.
REBuFFED IN LETTER
There followed references 10
previous successful contracts per-
formed by Anderson and Hoard
Head Housing authority. crut-
singer. this area. refuses TO inter-
cede or give reason for discrimina-
ton against u. Should investiea-
ton be made. can we be advised
why we are not permitted TO bid
on this project7 Through you, we
hope for opportunity Of bidding.
"Anderson-Hoard Co.
1891 Third Ave. Bldg. Seattle
An answer arrived Sept Is.
signed by w. p. Seavcr. assistant
commissioner for development Of
the Federal Public Housing su-
thority. II read:
RE: you telegram Sept. 3 to
the president Five qualified
bidders are participating for the
construction award Of these
projects. The FpHA regional d.
rectors. Mr.. Frank Crutsinger
and the Tacoma Housing authority
concur In the opinion that the num-
Der Of bidders and their quslifica-
tons will insure an award in the
governments interest. Under the
circumstances I consider IL un-
warranted 10 interfere. take this
opportunity to correct your err
roneous impression regarding re-
lection Of previous bids. which was
on ground Of the excessive total
development cost reflected"
OPENED FOUR BIDS
On Sept. q the housing author
ity opened four bids. Anderson.
who was present. said his bid was
there but that Schlarb. Housing
authority secretary. refused TO
open It.
we have here one bid from
contractor who was not invited To
bid" he quoted schlarb As saying.
We are not going to open IT,"
That bid. declares Eivind Ander-
son. was s303. 900 lower than the
lowest Of the other bids submitted.
He quoted figures not hereto
fore published of the total bids
then submitted.
MONTANAN LOWEST
Lowest was that Of J. c. Boes-
plug. Montana contractor doing
Seattle housing work for the past
year and a half. and the one slated
TO be given the contract when the
sudden stop order came by phone
from Warrington Thursday morn
ing this week.
His bid totaled 1921. 600
r. 4. Campbell bid a lump sum
of s7.eeo.oo0. m
Macdonald and Woodwork bid
81. s6e. zll.
There was q fourth bid on =
cost plus basis from . group
headed by Reuben c. Carlson.
Anderson's unopened bid. which
he said still u In the hands OF
the Tacoma Housing authority,
was for lump sum of ss.s2s. 900.
All the bids were far over the
original ones Of July Q when the
project was ordered scaled down
to cheaper construction to cut tins
total cost.
NEGOTIATIONS FOLLOW
There followed during the pas
two weeks a period Of negotiation
in which the bids of both Mac
donald and Boespfiung wer'
trimmed down.
BY Thursday when the contrsc1
was TO be signed the BoesfiuI
bid was cut to s6.2se. 900. Tn
Macdonald Woodwork bid wa
Il s6.247. ss6. higher by ss.s36.
II Il don't know what they hav,
cut out Of the project" said An
derson. but they have cut II dowI
by almost . million dollars. Their
must Be- some big items takeI
out"
Il He again questioned why negoti
atoms weren't conducted with hin
the first time. when he was Low
bidder.
MAKES I'd APPEAL
H While the local housing author
ity has been negotiating with Mac
donald and the Boespflug firm
Anderson tried appealing to ma
tionai authorities again.
On the oath wired Seaver. o
the FPHA in Washington:
RE: Housing projects :. Ia
coma. Wash. Local housing au
thority refused Sept. 81 TO opeI
our bid on grounds we had no
been invited TO bid. Our bid wal
$500. 600 below low bid opened
II contract awarded us. we cal
furnish required guarantees snt
have adequate facilities to per
FORM
-Elvind Anderson q CO."
The reply on Sept. 70 referres
Anderson hack to the Seattle au
fhorities.
Suggest you contact Mr.. Franz