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DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN ARCHITECT-ENGINEERS FIRST DE- 

 CIDED AMONG THEMSELVES 



Captain Albers. At the start we left it up to the joint venture. 

 They elected to keep one firm in New York and one in Boston. Some 

 of our joint ventures establish a separate office where it is all one 

 group. These two firms elected to keep their respective offices in 

 their home town. It became obvious that we were going to have to 

 expedite the work, and in view of Moran-Proctor's experience in 

 heavy marine structures, I felt that it was necessary that they do 

 that part of the work. 



FURTHER DEFINITION OF SUPERSTRUCTURE 



Now, there was a little confusion this morning on the actual di- 

 vision. To me, the structure starts down in the botton of the ground 

 and comes up the leg, through the braces, and in actuality this part 

 of the platform [referring to the model] along the edge is a large 

 box girder, which is in reality a part of the structure frame. 



It was that portion of the work which all works together as a unit. 

 Wave forces and wind forces cause stresses in all of these members, 

 and it was necessary that that all be done by one firm. 



The superstructure, as I possibly used the term, does not appear on 

 this [referring to model] — yes; it does; the superstructure is the part 

 above the platform. 



Senator Saltonstall. Above which platform ? 



Captain Albers. This one [referring to model] . 



It sticks up, it is a deckhouse that we have referred to. 



Senator Saltonstall. Now, if you will take that platform off the 

 model, that comes off, I believe, what part of the work did the An- 

 derson firm have to do, above or within that platform ? 



Captain Albers. They did the arrangement of the machinery, the 

 living quarters, the power for the radar equipment, and so forth, 

 within this triangular portion of the platform. 



In addition, there is a deckhouse where all of the equipment is 

 placed. It is a little difficult for me to show on this model. But 

 it is above this triangular deck here where all of the radar equip- 

 ment is placed and is operated. 



And that was the portion of Anderson-Nichols' work. 



Senator Saltonstall. And you approved of these designs? 



Captain Albers. Yes, sir. 



Senator Saltonstall. Was this a negotiated agreement with the 

 Anderson firm originally ? 



Captain Albers. Yes, sir. 



Senator Saltonstall. Then you say that after they had made the 

 designs you put it out to competitive bids ? 



Captain Albers. For the construction ; yes, sir. 



Senator Saltonstall. And those were open competitive bids ? 



Captain Albers. Yes, sir. 



Senator Saltonstall. Advertised with all the procedure that goes 

 with it ?^ 



Captain Albers. Yes, sir. 



Senator Saltonstall. Who awarded those contracts ? 



