| Show V R BUSH GETS WATER SEWER CONTRACT AT PRICE or Of 41 Moab Contractor is Low Dl Bidder der deron on B o 0 t h Jobs Sie Pro Pro- Proposals Proposals Were Sub Sub- Submitted v R Bush Moab contractor was the low bidder for the construction of Moab s sewer system and waterworks when proposals were opened by the town board and P W A officials Fri Fri- Friday Friday day evening Six Sir bids were ere submitted by contractors Mr Bush s totalling- totalling 41 55 for both proJects was lower than the next lowest 10 bidder on onI the sewer system and lower I than the second lowest proposal forthe for forthe the waterworks Ills His total bId was 53 lower than the two second lowest proposals ls on the total lob job Present at the opening of i took place in the county court room at 7 pm p m were President J T Learning and Trustees H S Rutledge W W D Hammond Ralph J Miller and James Somerville of the town board George GeorgeF F McGonagle of Salt Lake City the towns town's engineer R A Hart state en en- en engineer P W A and R H Feltman waterworks engineer P W A Following is a digest of the bids as submitted T G Rowland sewer waterworks 08 total 03 Gibbons i Reed sewer wat waterworks 35 88 total 88 Chri Gardner n se Gardner n-Gardner sewer 14 35 waterworks 98 total Peterson Vincent Co waterworks 38 total Mullins Wheeler sewer 13 05 n 33 91 total 96 V R Bush sew erg 13 water water- waterworks works 28 80 total 55 The town board met In an adjourned session SatUI Saturday day after aU all bids had been tabulated and checked The contract was officially awarded to Contractor Bush who filed all necessary necessary sary bonds as reqUIred by the The contract was let contingent con con- upon the receIpt from the fed fed- federal federal eral PublIc Works Administration of the proceeds from the sale of Moab town bonds in the sum of 32 and the 30 per cent grant whIch it is ex- ex expected expected wIll wall amount to about making m in all around to be ex- ex expended expended on the project Mr Bush s bId came within the limIt of funds available for construction of the two JObs Had it been higher in material degree It would have been necessary to scale down don the plans and specifications All contracts wIth Mr Bush v were ere executed Saturday and forwarded to the P W A offIce m in Salt Lake City for approval It IS hoped that the contractor can start v work ork within the next few v weeks ReqUIsItion for the federal loan of 32 has alreadY gone forward to Washington and It IS expected that the funds will be made available at the Federal Reserve bank m Salt Lake cIty within the next few days ReqUIsition sitton for the federal grant will be made after the project is under con con- construction con |
