Investigation of Military Public Works: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, Second Session. February 18, 1952, Volumes 1-3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1952 - Public works |
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... figure would compare to the 20 - percent figure that the Air Force is using as the increment that they submitted for con- struction ? Secretary KIMBALL . I do not know what they submitted . Mr. DAVIS . I understand they were using a ...
... figure would compare to the 20 - percent figure that the Air Force is using as the increment that they submitted for con- struction ? Secretary KIMBALL . I do not know what they submitted . Mr. DAVIS . I understand they were using a ...
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... figure is all right . In the last 60 days some construction costs have gone down , and some have gone up . Admiral JELLEY . It was leveling off during the last 3 or 4 months , started to stabilize over the last 3 or 4 months ' period ...
... figure is all right . In the last 60 days some construction costs have gone down , and some have gone up . Admiral JELLEY . It was leveling off during the last 3 or 4 months , started to stabilize over the last 3 or 4 months ' period ...
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... figure is based upon an exhaustive analysis of plans and specifications of the Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Yards and Docks for barracks , and on - the - site study made by engineers of the staff at many Army , Navy , and Air Force ...
... figure is based upon an exhaustive analysis of plans and specifications of the Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Yards and Docks for barracks , and on - the - site study made by engineers of the staff at many Army , Navy , and Air Force ...
Page 11
... figures that are approximately twice and maybe a little over that price per square foot . The Navy's cost per square foot with respect to Memphis is shown as the third figure $ 12.85 . On that particular barracks , the committee . asked ...
... figures that are approximately twice and maybe a little over that price per square foot . The Navy's cost per square foot with respect to Memphis is shown as the third figure $ 12.85 . On that particular barracks , the committee . asked ...
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... figure , $ 6,000 per man , for permanent bachelor officers ' quarters , as the Navy . However , the Army and the Air Force have in some instances included emergency and temporary bachelor officers ' quarters at a cheaper price ...
... figure , $ 6,000 per man , for permanent bachelor officers ' quarters , as the Navy . However , the Army and the Air Force have in some instances included emergency and temporary bachelor officers ' quarters at a cheaper price ...
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Admiral JELLEY advertised agency Air Force Air Force Base Amarillo amount appropriation approved architect-engineer Army authority award barracks basis bidders BuDocks building BuPers Bureau of Yards Chairman change order charge of construction Chief of Engineers Colonel Commander STELGER committee completion date concrete Contracting Officer contractor Corps of Engineers cost cost-plus-fixed-fee contract criteria DAVIS Davis-Bacon Act delay Department of Labor DISOSWAY district engineer DONNELLY dormitories estimate facilities fiscal funds FURCOLO furnished going Government HARDIN indicated installation June KATZ KROEBER letter liquidated damages March 21 materials McCLOUD Memphis MYERS Naval District Navy O'HARE officer in charge operation percent pipe plans and specifications public works officer question record rehabilitation request RILEY runway Sampson schedule Secretary of Labor space standard station steel Strategic Air Command tion United USAF wage determination wage rates Yards and Docks
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Page 330 - The Contractor warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this contract, upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business. For breach or violation of this warranty the Government shall have the right to annul this contract without liability or in its discretion...
Page 317 - his duly authorized representative" means any person or persons or board (other than the Contracting Officer) authorized to act for the head of the agency or the Secretary. (b) The term "Contracting Officer" means the person executing this contract on behalf of the Government, and any other officer or civilian employee who is a properly designated Contracting Officer; and the term includes, except as otherwise provided in this contract, the authorized representative of a Contracting Officer acting...
Page 324 - Except as otherwise provided In this contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this contract which Is not disposed of by agreement shall be decided by the Contracting Officer, who shall reduce his decision to writing and mall or otherwise furnish a copy thereof to the Contractor.
Page 382 - Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives In Congress assembled, March 13, 1950, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, approved June 20, 1949 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION SECTION 1.
Page 320 - ... not already paid, and shall not be made to more than one party, except that any such assignment or reassignment may be made to one party as agent or trustee for two or more parties participating in such financing.
Page 324 - Secretary, and the decision of the Secretary or his duly authorized representative for the hearing of such appeals shall, unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been fraudulent or capricious or arbitrary or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith, or not supported by substantial evidence...
Page 330 - The wages of every laborer and mechanic employed by the Contractor or any subcontractor engaged in the performance of this contract shall be computed on a basic day rate of eight hours per day; and work in excess of eight hours...
Page 332 - ... articles, materials, and supplies as have been mined or produced in the United States, and only such manufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States, shall be acquired for public use.
Page 373 - Columbia, shall contain a provision to the effect that the rate of wage for all laborers and mechanics employed by the contractor or any subcontractor on the public buildings covered by the contract shall be not less than the prevailing rate of wages...
Page 372 - ... may be considered necessary to pay laborers and mechanics employed by the contractor or any subcontractor on the work the full amount of wages required by the contract.