List of projects built by the cantonment and construction divisions, with approximate estimated cost to June 30, 1919-Continued. 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 and 4024 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4025 4026 Puget Sound district (Forts Worden, Casey, Cape Fear district (Fort Caswell).. Portsmouth district (Forts Constitution, Stark, Portsmouth, N. H.. Tampa district (Forts Dade, De Soto). Cape May, Henlopen). Savannah district (Forts Screven, Fremont).. (New York Harbor district (Forts Totten, Schuy- Potomac district (Forts Washington, Hunt).. Key West district (Key West Barracks, Fort Los Angeles district (Fort MacArthur). Long Island Sound district (Forts H. G. Wright, New Bedford district (Fort Rodman).. Narrangansett, R. I.. 604,000 Boston, Mass.. 350,000 List of projects built by the cantonment and construction divisions, with approximate estimated cost to June 30, 1919-Continued. 7 Included in No. 19, "Interior posts." List of projects built by the cantonment and construction divisions, with approximate estimated cost to June 30, 1919-Continued. Permanent depot warehouse. 7038 Motor storage depot.... Interior storage depots. General depots. Atlanta, Ga.. Boston, Mass. 176,000 ...do.. Brooklyn, N. Y Chicago, Ill... Omaha, Nebr. 124 Springfield (joint Quartermaster and Ordnance).. Springfield, Mass. Detroit, Mich.. 640,000 † 3,200,000 250 † 3,387,800 80,000 22,000 8,780,350 11,300 1,263,000 List of projects built by the cantonment and construction divisions, with approximate estimated cost to June 30, 1919-Continued. [War Department, Construction Division, U. S. A. 4th Ed.-10M 6-18.] Contract for Emergency Work. Contract made and concluded this by and between the State of its the By a corporation organized under the laws of represented by party of the first part (hereinafter called Contractor), and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (hereinafter called Contracting Officer), acting by authority of the Secretary of War, party of the second part. Whereas, the Congress having declared by Joint Resolution approved April 6, 1917, that war exists between the United States of America and Germany, a national emergency exists and the United States urgently requires the immediate performance of the work hereinafter described, and it is necessary that said work shall be completed within the shortest possible time; and Whereas, it is advisable, under the disturbed conditions which exist in the contracting industry throughout the country, for the United States to depart from the usual procedure in the matter of letting contracts, and adopt means that will insure the most expeditious results; and Whereas, the Contractor has had experience in the execution of similar work, has an organization suitable for the performance of such work, and is ready to undertake the same upon the terms and conditions herein provided; and Whereas, it is not practicable to do the work hereinafter provided on or under any form of contract other than that which hereinafter follows, nor will circumstances permit the delay in letting this contract until at least three responsible competing contractors shall have been notified and considered in connection with such contract and the awarding of the contract to the lowest bidder. Now, therefore, this contract witnesseth, That in consideration of the premises and of the payments to be made as hereinafter provided, the Contractor hereby covenants and agrees to and with the Contracting Officer as follows: ARTICLE I. Extent of the work.-The Contractor shall, in the shortest possible time, furnish the labor, material, tools, machinery, equipment, facilities, and supplies, and do all things necessary for the construction and completion of the following work: in accordance with the drawings and specifications to be furnished by the Contracting Officer, and subject in every detail to his supervision, direction, and instruction. The Contracting Officer may, from time to time, by written instructions or drawings issued to the Contractor, make changes in said drawings and specifications, issue additional instructions, require additional work, or direct the omission of work previously ordered, and the provisions of this contract shall apply to all such changes, modifications, and additions with the same effect as if they were embodied in the original drawings and specifications. The Contractor shall comply with all such written instructions or drawings. The title to all work completed or in course of construction shall be in the United States; and upon delivery at the site of the work, and upon inspection and acceptance in writing by the Contracting Officer, all machinery, equipment, hand tools, supplies, and materials, for which the Contractor shall be entitled to be reimbursed under paragraph (a) of Article II hereof, shall become the property of the United States. These provisions as to title shall not operate to relieve the Contractor from any duties imposed hereby or by the Contracting Officer. ARTICLE II. Cost of the work.-The Contractor shall be reimbursed in the manner hereinafter described for such of its actual net expenditures in the performance of said work as may be approved or ratified by the Contracting Officer and as are included in the following items: (a) All labor, material, machinery, hand tools not owned by the workmen, supplies and equipment, necessary for either temporary or permanent use for the benefit of said work; but this shall not be construed to cover machinery or equipment mentioned in section (c) of this Article. The Contractor shall make no departure from the standard rate of wages being paid in the locality where said work is being done, without the prior consent and approval of the Contracting Officer. (b) All sub-contracts made in accordance with the provisions of this agreement. |