The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-23
IL Low-Cost Housing Units Will
CostSolb> 29l; Moretti Wins Award
Legal Phases Of
Contract Will Be
Settled In atlanta
First OF Week

Legal phases of the con-
tract for The IOw-reni hOus.
ing project awarded Joseph
&. MorcIii, Inc, of Miami,
Fla, will he settled The first
OF the week i'm Atlanta. Ga.
where The regional housing
authority office is located.
The MOrciii bid was for
S9l6,20I, lowest of six
bidders.
Joe Sirligo, chairman,
local housing authority
chairman, will make iI..
trip with Kermit Levin.
executive director of the
housing authority here and
Harold Stewart, architect
representing Stewart and
Skinner, architectural firm
oi Miami who will design
the project. The group will
return Tuesday or Wednes.
day TO set up building pre-.
cess as soon as possible.
Tho highest hid hv gonn,.o,
contractors for the 1f7-unit ,rn
leet was made by Coll and pos.
cy who nut limit Of ST. .O87 200
on their bid. 80
Next to the lowest sum napoc,,
ny contractor was for s947 00o
Ter the John b Orr company.
Benublic Builders bid was for
$961,394. Writer'S CONSTRUCTION
company set the figure at 1899.
The Paul Smith constructions
company wia haze done pre-
viouS work Of the kind here sci
their bid at $1,0lf,l34, second
hinhest on the list.
Members Of the housing au-
thority board present for the bid
ding included Joe Sirugo, chair
man. Kermit Levin, executive
director. Mrs. Aloysia van Goidt-
snovcn, Ralph Betancoart and
Everett Russell. Robert Dopp,
also a board member was not
present.
After the low bidder was an
nounced, State Representative
Bernie c. Papy and Robert Saun-
ders Of the Key West Insurance
company dropped in to extend
congratulations.
Papy pointed out that the ST.
100000 project would alleviate
crowded living conditions and
would be Of great value TO the
rntire community
Work must begin within so
days Of the awarding OF the con-
tract, Architect Stewart said
that the work would take from
six TO nine months for compile
ten. Chairman Sirugo announc-
ed that actual construction
would begin early III July.
a- q
Secretary Virginia Cooper, rep
resenting Moretti, Inc. Of .2iQ4
N. w. Seventh street, Miami.
Immediately called her CONF any
TO tell them their bid was the
lowest.
Il can relax now for a few
days the pretty russet-haired
secretary said. And I'm going
to do so right hero in Key West,
"a city which fascinates me- She.
is one of the few women in the
field of contract bidding repre-
scntatlon
Mrs. Cooper explained that the
contractors work entailed takes
in all phases of the job after the
survey of the land is completed,
First step is excavation II q
foundation work, plus the erec-
ticn Of all supply sheds and
workmcn's construction build
ings. The contractor is also re-
Sponsible for securing the build
ing permit, for which application
has already been made. securing
Of sub-contracts for supplies and
materials
She said that the foreman OF
the Job would hire the technical,
skilled and every day labor. II
is presumed that as much local
labor as possible will be utilized.
General scope Of the work CON
tcmplated calls for the contract
or to pay for all labor, tools
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