Your letter, dated August 18, 1959, constituting a revision of your offer in connection with space at 2605 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Missouri, was received on August 19, 1959. The initial negotiated offers from you and other bidders were received on August 6, 1959. As Mr. Bauer and you were advised on August 10 and August 12 respectively, written revisions of those offers had to be in our possession on August 14, 1959 to receive consideration. revised offer did not meet this requirement. Your final On August 14, 1959 we accepted an offer of space at 2420 Broadway. Other proponents were advised in writing on August 17, 1959 of the rejection of their offers. We waited until closing time on Friday, August 14, 1959 to effect acceptance in order that all bidders might have the maximum opportunity to revise their offers. This late acceptance made it impractical to notify other bidders in writing before Monday, August 17. Having accepted other space, we are unable to consider your revised offer. We wish, however, to express our appreciation for the efforts made by you to submit an offer agreeing to most all alteration requirements. We assure you that when we have other requirements for space you will be given an opportunity to bid, in accordance with our requirements. JAAnsley Rewritten E. H. Lund/je Sincerely Thomas G. Jay COPY COPY Part IV--Real estate activities of Thomas G. Jay Exhibit 50--Letter from Thomas G. Jay, Regional Commissioner, General In conformance with GSA Order ADM 6240.1 dated July 2, 1959, I am requesting approval of your office to purchase a piece of real estate as a possible personal investment. The property is a 2-bedroom bungalow located at 5925 Elmonte The property has a high GI loan on it at the present time, I am not certain, at the present time, as to whether I will Your early approval will be appreciated. Sincerely (signed) Tom Jay Thomas G. Jay Regional Commissioner Exhibit 51--Memorandum from Lawson B. Knott, Jr., Acting Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, Washington, D. C., to Thomas G. Jay, October 22, 1959 SUBJECT : Employee Participation in Real Estate Transactions, In accordance with the subject order, approval is granted for the purchase of a residential-type property at 5925 Elmonte in Mission, Kansas. (Signed) Lawson B. Knott, Jr. Exhibit 52--Newspaper article from the Kansas City Times, January 15, 1960, entitled "Motor Hotel for 13th and Central" 'THE KANSAS CITY TIMES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1960. MOTOR HOTEL FOR Mecca Corporation Plans 3- A SCOTTISH RITE LEASE Corporation Plans Two Floors Preliminary plans for a motor hotel on the northwest corner of Thirteenth and Central streets were reported yesterday. Lyle Dutoit of the Mecca Motor Hotel corporation said tentative plans call for a motor hotel with 196 rooms and eight floors above the ground. There would be two underground levels to provide a parking space for each room, he said. Dutoit said financing has not been definitely arranged but present plans call for a structure costing about 3 million dollars. Frank L. Alexander, president of the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple association, a holding company for Scottish Rite properties, said the association leased the land to the corporation last July. The tract, the site of the former Lathrop Trade school, has 277 feet on Central and 167 feet on Thirteenth. A restaurant, cocktail lounge and swimming pool are also planned for the facility. It would be across the street west from the Auditorium Plaza garage; Part V--Excerpts of letters to Ralph L. Warren, Chief, Design and Construction Division, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration, Kansas City, Mo Exhibit 53-A--Excerpt of letter from George G. Morris, G. M. Morris * * * * * But this year, at the risk of sounding corny and un-sophisticated, I want to thank each of you in Design and Construction for your friendship and courtesy and fairness and help in conducting the year's business. Those extra moments the girls spend in tracking down papers and answering our telephone queries; the co-operation of the fellows in clarifying the meaning of a blueprint or a paragraph show that we are working together as a real team to get these jobs done. And by the way, while we don't come in contact with them, please tell those people in the Accounting Division that we sincerely appreciate their efforts in processing the finished jobs through for payment. Their promptness keeps us rolling. |