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Show iT u ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVIEW 16, 1964 Thurtday, Salt Lake County, Utah Page 2 July o Architect Says Costs Low, Brady Warns Dont Be Pennywise? Pound Foolish (Continued from Page ;.i ; iJ 1) the water In that pipe will freeze. says Mr. Beecher In reply to city claims that It Is sufficiently protected. This week, as a result of the hassle, county commissioners decided to look-ofor their own Interests and served notice that City Engineer Carter Is no longer representing them. The contract between the architect and owners -- - a zorporatlon binding Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County specifies that the city engineer will represent the owner, Salt Lake City Corporation, with respect to this agreement. Another section pro the city for permission to make the changes last January and was denied on the advice of the city engineer, he says that some $1,100 could have been saved If the changes ' had been made promptly. City Engineer Carter says the clock Is pruely a ques- tlon of asthetlcs. And Mr.1 Carter claims that expensive accomodations to enclose the In drain pipe -- the ceilings of a service drive leading to the buildings garage -- - Is money wasted. I'm Just trying to convince the city that when the temperature reaches 32 degrees miFftr tya&tzms artyt, ar "Nl I1" ut " v vides the city engineer with authority to over -- see construction in progress. There 'fs an evident feeling on the part of city factions that they are paying for extra work on provided In the original architects plans. City Commissioner George Catmull said, The county has taken it upon themselves to okay and pay for the changes. We didnt think It had to be done and we still dont. We dont have the money to keep approving extra work Mr. Catmull conDamage to the floor Is greater than leaving pipes exposed. orders, tinued. tar &T He slad the city was ties. already dipping Into a $100,000 nest egg set aside for furnishing the building. Financing for the building came from two seperate $5 mflllon bond Issues passed by the city and county. Justice Building Bad News,9 Costs Spired Over Estimates 4 Nothings new In present haggling over construction of the financed Municipal Hall of Justice. The building got off to a poor start when the construction contract was bid on May 8, 1963. Estimated cost was $7,885,000. Lowest received was $8,070,000. A city ordinance says that when a construction Job goes over the estimated cost It must be and new bids solicited. The county Is not bound In this manner. This was done on June 5, 1963 and the low bid this time soared to $8,406,000. Both bids were submitted by Christiansen Brothers, Inc. Contractors. Rumor said part of the Increase was because a sub -- contractor on the job had made a city-coun- ty $100,000 error. Some citizens screamed but construction experts said the Increase Is not unusual. Theyre all playing pocker, they said. If the job Is everybody has the chance to take a second look. So far, nobody seems to know what the total cost will be. Including a seperate contract to build a jail, construction will add up to $9,006' million. But what about land, Insurance, Interest on the bonds and other expenses? The city and county have pledged $10 million for the job. Many say it will cost closer to $11 million. Mens Department ODDS Commissioner Catmull said Wellokay anything necessary to make it a good building but these are mistakes by the architect. With tlje building less than 25 percent completed, theres only money for the necessl & ENDS Plenty of large sizes MEET Mens socks, underwear, ties, shirts, sweaters, and outer wear. ERNEST L. WILKINSON ' Ladies Department Really fine values! Prices an informal discussion too ridiculous to mention. JULY in 18... COTTONWOOD i 13L3L Commissioner Brady said jaunty commission Is going to work with the architect on change orders. Undoubtedly well disagree, but we wont be disagreeable. He pointed out that the architect was picked by the city commission but said I dont anticipate a serious breach between the city and county on this. The penny-wis- Cottonwood , 6 i ar QJK&SQJZ&D ar ar morMivS on. Maybe its better for us to have to look before we spend, then we wont be he said, It away! throwing he said. He pointed to the Salt Lake Municipal Airport, charging that the city had $80,000 work of additional work to do after construction had been comple- Holladay Celebration ted. We have a good job c tr Y here good drawings and were on top of It. After all, Im still responsible if necessary changes arent made and the building Isn't right, he concluded. So far, he said, changes have s. . said Mayor Lee, we have other funds to fall back No! Changes adding up to $100, 000 or $150,000 would be peanuts for a $9 million job, 17 JEWEL WATCH Paid Political Ad By Volunteers for Wilkinson, Albert R. Bowen, Chman. ar&mDQJ six percent architects fee, Mr. Beecher pointed out, not an additional charge. This sum is collected as the building progresses. Other portions of the fee are paid as Ive plans are completed. already been paid 75 percent of my contract on this job, Beecher said. If they want to know the fees, just tell them to look he saldo at the contract, Through it all, Mayor Am Bracken Lee remained calm. Its no more serious than we knew It would be when we signed the contract. Will the city run out of Holladays going to have a party and. everyones Invited! a comHolladay Eve, munity celebration sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and area merchants, will blast off with. fun for young and old August 5 through 8. Community merchants will throw open their doors merchandise to bargain ters for special value days All stores will remain open for late shoppers Wednesday througlfr rlday. Evenings promise to be chock-fu- ll of amusement. A foot stompin hootenanny Is slated for Wednesday, a street dance for Thursday and a lrge variety show for Friday. Work Guaranteed Over 25 Years Experience nation. Mall fee. One and a half percent for inspection If part of the total WATCH REPAIRING Questions and answers on the important issues facing Utah and the Open Mon., Thwrs., Frl. Till 9 I? chitects MALL 7:30 PM MARX Clothes and pound e foolish to not make necessary changes that could do great damage later. If I flnrf something is his fault, Mr Brady said, Ill ask him to remedy it and at his expense. In commenting on changes In construction details to date, city supervisors point to the nearly completed library. This building, designed and built by the architectural firm of Edwards and Daniels, came In $100,000 under the estimated cost theysay. On a total ?bst, only $2,945,467 some$20,000 worth of change orders were effected. Estimates on extra costs ln- - AUDITORIUM Home of HART SCHAFFNER ; city-coun- ty Its been less than the sales tax on the building. Some confusion exists on the of the combine. Some city-sid- e city officials were under the Impression that Mr. Beecher was collecting a one and one-ha- lf inspection fee In addition to the basic six percent ar- during construction could range from one to five percent aritT still be reasonable, building experts say. On the library, extra costs ran less than one - fourth of one percent. Pointing to the total of $61,923 In extra expense Incurred so far on the hall of justice, Mr. Beecher deducts several items from the total. One of these was $61,923 for an electrical vault, switchboard and transformers which was recommended by the city electrical inspector and put In with approval of all. Other costs for a well and piling, he said, could be more or could cost less, but must be handled with work orders because the exact cost cannot be determined In advance. This increases the total, he explained, but was not unanticipated. Only two out of a total of five work orders so far he said. Toare chargeable, he they $29,019. figured taling came to less than three-tent- h of one percent. curred In addition to the $8,406 million construction costs an additional $597,746 contract was awarded to Southern Steel of San Antonio, company Texas, to build the jail. At the time this contract was awarded, Mr. Beecher tangled with County Commissioner C. W. Brady, who wanted It Included in the total construction contract. Mr. Beecher contended that only eight different companies make jail equipment and only a separate contract could enable the combine to select the best for their needs. Q (Water Proof) 12 i Jewelry Cottonwood Village Unit B 6217 Highland Drive -- 278-93- J i Wi HAMMOND ORGAN and PIANO ti STEP- - UP TO A NEW WAY OF LIFE CENTER OPENING SPECIALS WITH A New 2 Keyboard Organs m IN YOUR HOME I ( s695 A Youre a doer no longer a bystander. 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