(b) Summary of Bids, Award of Contract, and Execution of the Work. -- Bids for the work of reservoir clearing under specifications No. 400C-133 were opened in the office of the Bureau of Reclamation at Dutch John, Utah, at 2:00 p.m. on May 21, 1959. Present at the bid opening, in addition to Bureau personnel, were 15 individuals representing 5 contractors. Four bids were received on schedule 1 ranging from a low of $1, 394, 000 to a high of $2, 550, 000; and five bids were received on schedule 2 ranging from a low of $991, 000 to a high of $2,863, 400. The low bids for both schedules 1 and 2 were submitted by the same contractor at a total bid price of $2, 385, 000. The low bidder was Herman H. West and Co. and Phillips and Jordan, Robbinsville, N.C., and the bidder stipulated that his bid be considered on the basis of all or none. The three lowest bids and the engineer's estimate are listed below: Contract No. 14-06-400-969, dated June 17, 1959, for work under specifications No. 400C-133 was awarded to the firm of West, Phillips and Jordan on June 17, 1959. Notice to proceed was received by the contractor on June 22, 1959. Therefore, the original completion dates were as follows: Part (1) Schedule 1, the reach 1,000 feet upstream from the dam to Ashley Part (2) Balance of schedule 1--910 days, or December 19, 1961. Part (3) Schedule 2--910 days, or December 19, 1961. The contractor completed part (1) of schedule 1 on March 16, 1960. Part (2) of schedule 1 was completed on February 14, 1961. Schedule 2 was completed on February 14, 1961. Survey flags were located by Government forces at approximately one-half mile intervals and on the elevation 6050 contour and the elevation 5866 contour. B. Government and Contractor's Organization 145. Government Organization. All engineering and inspection were accomplished by an organization under the project construction engineer and an assistant. The organization was divided into office and field forces. The field force was subdivided into a mechanical and electrical engineering division, a civil engineering division, and a transmission line division. The office force was subdivided into an office engineering division and an administrative services division (fig. 173). Figure 174 shows the number of Government employees at the end of each month. A project safety officer developed and directed the Flaming Gorge unit and transmission line safety programs. (a) Office Engineering Division. -- The office force, headed by an office engineer, included a contract adjustments branch and a design and estimates branch. The office planned, directed and accomplished the office engineering activities pertaining to design, drafting, contract administration, cost estimates, materials control, right-of-way acquisition, computations of estimates, and the preparation of quantity estimates for progress payments to contractors. The office also prepared extra work orders, orders for changes, findings of fact, and other reports required in connection with the contract; maintained or prepared right-of-way records, maps, plot plans, related correspondence and documents, and proper records; and took action as appropriate to insure availability of all Government-furnished materials to the contractors, when needed. (b) Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Division. --This division was comprised of two branches, a mechanical branch and an electrical branch. (1) The mechanical branch planned, supervised, and coordinated the inspection and engineering control of the installation, testing and acceptance for the Bureau of the mechanical equipment installed by the contractor, and the erection of structural steel in the powerplant, bridges, and other structures. Such equipment included penstocks, gates, spiral cases, turbines, draft tubes, valves, cranes, hoists, and machine shop equipment. In addition, the branch supervised the preparation of field data and reports involving progress of work, mechanical materials and equipment installed, results of tests, and recommended changes in design or installation procedures to cope with field conditions. (2) The electrical branch planned, supervised, and coordinated the inspection and engineering control of the installation, testing and acceptance for the Bureau of electrical equipment installed by the contractor and company erection engineers. The equipment included generators, bus works, transformers, transmission towers, wiring, arrestors, circuit breakers, meters, conduits, control panels, switchboards, relays, motors, cables, ground systems, the electrical test laboratory, automatic telephone system, and switchyard. The branch supervised the preparation of field data and reports involving progress of work, electrical materials and equipment installed, results of tests and recommendations for changes in design or installation procedures to cope with field conditions. The branch also operated an electrical laboratory for the testing and calibration of meters, gages, and current control and recording equipment, and assisted the grouting and technical installations branch in checking and installing technical instruments. (c) Civil Engineering Division. -- The following sections and branches were a part of the civil engineering division. A brief discussion of their duties follows: (1) The surveys section reviewed and inspected the contractors' surveying methods and operations. They also conducted surveys, including location of structures, dam survey and layout, and reservoir surveys, took original and final construction cross sections, and provided survey data to the office engineering division, as required, for the computation of quantities, preparation of reports, etc. (2) The inspection section checked placement of forms, reinforcement steel, embedded materials, miscellaneous metalwork and other installations for positioning and alinement, and prepared inspection reports pertaining to this work. They also furnished inspection data to the office engineering division on quantities and measurements of reinforcement steel, embedded materials, and miscellaneous metalwork installed. In addition, they provided general inspection of contractors' operations involved in concrete production, earth placement, concrete placement, concrete curing, concrete reinforcement and foundation excavation. (3) The laboratory section operated a field laboratory for the testing of earth, concrete aggregates, cement, concrete and other construction materials, operated a weather station, designed concrete mixes, and prepared laboratory and other engineering reports pertaining to section operations. They also inspected the contractors' concrete production operations to insure adherence to specifications. (4) The aggregate plant section inspected the contractor's aggregate production operations and prepared inspection and other engineering reports pertaining to aggregate production operations. (5) The grouting and technical installations branch inspected the contractor's grouting and drainage operations on the dam foundation including determination of direction, frequency, and depth of grout holes. They also inspected contraction joint grouting operations, the installation of embedded scientific instruments including meters, gages, and special recording devices for observation and recording of structural behavior under cooling operations, and checked the contractors' cooling pipe installation for sufficiency. They also prepared inspection reports pertaining to the contractors' work inspected by the branch and furnished data required by the office engineering division for contract administration and related purposes. (6) The highway and clearing branch inspected relocation of highway and highway structures constructed by contract; inspected clearing of the reservoir area; and checked materials, workmanship and completed work for compliance with specifications. They also prepared inspection reports pertaining to contractors' work inspected by the branch and furnished data required by the office engineering division for contract administration and related purposes. (d) Transmission Line Field Division. --The division, which was comprised of an inspection branch and survey branch, planned, directed, and coordinated field engineering activities necessary for the construction by contract of the 138-kilovolt Flaming GorgeVernal-Rangely, 115-kilovolt Vernal-Craig-Oak Creek, 115-kilovolt Kremmling-Green Mountain, 69-kilovolt Kremmling-Gore Tap woodpole, H-frame transmission lines, and the 230-kilovolt Curecanti-Hayden steel tower transmission line; associated substations; and appurtenant facilities. They also maintained liaison with contractors, interpreted Bureau designs, specifications, and standards, and reviewed contractors' plant, equipment, and operations to insure coordination, conformance, and adequacy of results. (1) The inspection branch inspected all contract construction for conformance with the specifications, including inspection and engineering control of: right-of-way clearing; construction materials and electrical equipment and materials; concrete forms, production, placement, and curing; stringing and sagging of conductor; steel work and piping installation; and associated work. They recorded, compiled, and furnished the office engineering division with inspection data required for design changes, computed pay quantities, prepared change orders, findings of fact, and progress reports. (2) The survey branch performed engineering surveys to establish lines and grades, set stakes, checked elevations and alinements, and determined points for the installation of electrical equipment and facilities. They also recorded, compiled and furnished the office engineering division with survey data required for design changes, computed pay quantities, prepared change orders, findings of fact, and progress reports. (e) Administrative Services Division. --This division was comprised of a personnel branch, a supply branch, an office services branch, a programs and finance branch, a general maintenance branch, and a security branch. The division directed and accomplished the following unit office functions: personnel administration; budget formulation and fund utilization; financing (within the framework of Region 4 centralized accounting procedures); program coordination; procurement; property management; town management; photography; office services; and related activities. The division also furnished staff advise to the project construction engineer and the division chiefs on such management matters as organizational planning, office policies, delegations of authority, work controls, workload and reassignment of functions, and the administrative implications involved in changes of methods, procedures and administrative techniques. 146. Contractor's Organization. (a) Employment Record of Prime Contractor (Specifications No. DC-5045). --Figure 175 shows the contractor's employment at the end of each month by years. |