Opinion ID: 2022392
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Installation

Text: Installation of lockers shall be made by mechanics skilled in that line of work. Lockers side by side may have common divisions and shall be rigidly secured to each adjoining unit. Lockers shall be installed in batteries of several units and shall be so erected that any battery of lockers may be removed or replaced. Provide all necessary fillers & bases at wall or corners as called for, furnished to match lockers. (Italics supplied.) It was later found that stainless steel bases could not be obtained, so the specifications were altered to read: Stainless steel base for metal lockers as specified in Section 16-02 shall be omitted. Lockers shall be furnished without legs or with standard metal base. Set lockers on 6 high wood base cut from 2 dimension lumber placed 3 back from face of lockers to provide toe space. The 6 rubber base as specified in all locker rooms shall also run in front of or around all lockers. In the interval between the drafting of the original specifications and this amendment, 3M, through its purchasing department, received bids for lockers from Curtis 1000, Inc., and others engaged in the sale of such equipment. After some discussion between a salesman for Curtis 1000, Inc., and a member of the purchasing department of 3M, a letter was submitted to 3M bearing date July 26, 1950, reading as follows: We are pleased to quote on your locker requirements, totalling 1282 lockers. We propose to furnish Berger Lockers No. 2217 Type SS, 12x21x72 in standard gray finish. 1282 No. 2217 Type SS Lockers 12x21x72 (F.O.B. Canton) ......................................... $ 8.03 Yale or National Groved Key Locks No. R-481 1/2 dead bolt, master keyed and two keys for each lock. Keys to be numbered in accordance with number plates on lockers ................................ .93 ea. For closed metal base add ............................... .36  For sloping tops add .................................... .53  Railroad freight St. Paul Car ........................... .77  Truck Rate delivered on dock ............................ .90  Lockers Weight 62# each. Rail rate $1.21 per hundredweight plus 3% tax. Truck  1.44    3% tax. Price quoted is K.D. This is a firm price for shipment before December 31, 1950. Delivery 60 to 75 days after receipt of order. This bid was orally accepted by 3M, the order later being enlarged to include 1,578 lockers instead of 1,282. On August 7, 1950, Curtis 1000, Inc., wrote 3M as follows: As per your telephone conversation with our representative, Mr. John Bordenave, we are pleased to increase your locker order on Requisition #9748 to 1,578 Type SS Lockers, 12 x 21 x 72. Lockers are to be furnished in a baked on enamel, standard grey finish, equipped with coat rods and hangers, and to be numbered consecutively 1 thru 1,578. Each locker is to be equipped with a National Grooved Lock with two (2) keys per lock and master keyed. Lockers are to be set up on an island base installed by your carpenter. We propose to install these lockers at a base rate of $2.06 per locker or the prevailing union scale at time of erection. 1,578 Type SS Lockers at $9.86, lockers to be delivered knocked down, F.O.B. your dock. This is a firm price for shipment before December 31, 1950. If there are any further questions arising from this change of order, please do not hesitate to call on us. Bearing the same date, 3M issued a so-called purchase order, which is really a confirmation of the deal previously consummated, containing the following paragraph which gives rise to much of the argument involved in this appeal.