Show CUM CANAL TO TU BE DUG TALENT Era Foreign Contractors Are Arc Shul Shut ShutOut Out According to Statement of Mr Washington Dec Dee Foreign caT cai ca tractors are to be barred from competition tion ton for the completion if the Panama Panama canal Chairman of ot the Isthmian Isthmian mian miami canal today made this announce announcement announcement ment Many changes have been agreed to in the form of or tho the contract but the tle most important is the limiting of pf Q pro proposals proposals proposals to American firms Tile The right night will wi be reserved by the commission to reject all al bids the commission w wi will ill then thea either throw the competition open to foreign bidders or proceed with wih the tho work without contract contrast Jan 12 Is the date set for opening proposals A substantial reduction in the bon benI l lof of the successful bidder was also made mae maeby by the commission It I will wi be only 2 and the time total liability of the contractor Is to be limited to the loss of percentage and premiums otherwise payable to the contractor and in addition additon Changes in Form Chairman indicated indicted otur changes as follows To relieve the contractor from re responsibility ft for the use of defective materials providing he has requested the time chief engineer en in writing for time the tlE definite approval of ot the materials material To provide for a I later Inter change In the estimated cost and time of construe construction tion Hon as s originally agreed to by the en engineering engineering committee in case cae the plans and specifications for the construction of ot the canal shall shail be materially altered alered in any respect or If il it i shall be made to appear to the president that the esti estimates est estimates mates are based on physical data data so 5 erroneous as materially to affect the estimated cost coat and time of construction tion ton or for any other material for Which the contractor is not pot responsible Can Terminate Contract 1 It I was also provided that in case cas the tho government should decide to t the time the contract when the contractor is riot not l t tin in lii default de the contractor shall Ihal be pall pail pa pathe the coat cost of ot the work performed by him to date and in addition to such sueh percentage as he may have h ye earned up to that time The responsibility lt of the contractor to the commission for all al Ir It juries or damages inflicted upon the plant canal or its Is auxiliary U lar works work If Is i limited to negligence ne of himself or any am of his or subcontractors or orthe 01 orthe the employee of such subcontractors |