Show m lOAM BIDDING ACT EXPLAIN Warren L Wattis Clears Situation At Ameri Amen American can Falls With Vilh respect to the th ao- ao an announced from American rails Idaho as to the Ille s on the tho American Falls dam Warren Warron Warr n L secretary and treasurer o of othe the tho titan utan Construction company today said aid that Oils company It It Is true tru was as the th 10 lowest est of ot the lh four bid bid- bidders bid bidder i der ders who vho hO submitted er proposals Ho Hoe e eer er ir we 0 had low bid bids bido once I before and will slit not mae any preparations to do this work ork until we have assurance from that our b bd d Is ac- ac accepted accepted ac accepted an and l our out gou-acl gou OIl act tP Iwo td Comment Is la made In the dla- dla ratch dis-ratch ratch from from American Fis Fi's that no of or th Ih Zhu Lt h company w n he e e present pres pres- present present ent at the tho lh into the bids were opened and that I it 11 hid hod been b cn es- es as assumed thaI company would not make a second bid as ns rune rno null of Its officers or construction men erO at Amerl American an rails mal any In ln e prior lo to th he Ito Thel There e was a as no need ned for Cor additional ual These were sere er thor thor- thoroughly thoroughly thor made prior to the tle other proposals l In the ho new lId did not differ in any material way wa I from the second one h 1 Ii Is la true that our bid ll Ls lower thin th on the tir pre Iou occasion an and l our certified check was nas as smaller but this was mainly duo du to 10 the tho fact tact that the lh rf reclamation department had to to some of the quantities lies for COr con con- contractors contractors con contractors tractors on tho the other occasIon were required to submit This was as especially hue I u of a wagon bridge bridee which it was nee fory for formerly merly proposed lo to coi cot of concrete across the lop top of the completed dam The Thc I lof lot I this brIdge was nas as on onI I at the time the other J proposals I ere receded ed but no not prior to the advertisement nn and l therefore toI I I I all contractors had to lo submit I prices price for tor this addition 10 to the structure at that time the l he pres pres- present ent proposition also 1110 o deals deale sofr 1 lent as the totals gO eo s with lIh or one ona structure structure I ture turo and ani an 1 this Is the lower lur lure However Ho lion ever pro provision pro 11 is made that the contractor may mi be or- or or ordered I dered to build the th higher damand dam damand and and the foundation to bi be h put In will ill be b suitable for tor such structure tur ture It If thIs his or order ler Is glen ei the tho contractor will be k charred charged a lump sum lay by by reason or of o the tho fact t ct that he Is le allowed to handle handl larger quantities of ot material with Ith the th i I same same 01 and plant In- In Instillation In Instillation Practically the sam same on 0 oar 1 d data and unit prices which ure v rc r suit suit- suitable suitable able at the time we e ru rb In our other bl bid l were suitable ter cr this proposition l Iho he working plans which lie e w propose to tallow hase hae heretofore been gi gh en fully to the reclamation department and therefore thel there e was as no reed for any of our officers or r construction construction construction tion men to be on hand hanl at the th time of the th opening of or three th s new bids to furnish any explanation |