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Mr. Kendall. At that time, was there any understanding or agree- 

 ment of the division of responsibility between Anderson-Nichols and 

 Moran, Proctor ? 



Captain Albers. No, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. When was such an understanding reached, and what 

 were the circumstances of it? 



DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN ARCHITECT-ENGINEERS 



Captain Albers. It was the opinion of the board and the district 

 public works officer at the time that we made this selection that Moran, 

 Proctor, due to their experience, would take over the heavy construc- 

 tion portion, and that Anderson-Nichols would take over the equipment 

 layout and the machinery layout and so forth, as was actually the case. 



Mr. Kendall. Was that your understanding, or was it an under- 

 standing between the Navy and these two firms? 



Captain Albers. It was the miderstanding of the Navy, not neces- 

 sarily between the Navy and the two firms. 



Mr. Kendall. Well, at what stage was that proposition specified 

 for these two firms and by whom? 



NAVY SPECIFIES DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN ARCHITECT- 

 ENGINEERS 



Captain Albers. It was specified by me sometime after the contract 

 was awarded. 



Mr. Kendall. What was the reason for that? 



Captain Albers. I felt it essential that the whole tower, its founda- 

 tion, its braces, and the members of the platform which form a part 

 of the main structure, all be designed by one organization. 



Mr. Kendall. Why was it not proper to let them work out that 

 problem within their own organizations, as they had up to that time ? 



Captain Albers. We wanted to utilize the experience of Moran, 

 Proctor in the design of heavy marine structures. 



bidding for CONSTRUCTION OF TOWERS NO. 1, NO. 3, AND NO. 4 



Mr. Kendall. Now, I believe that bids were received for Texas 

 towers 1, 3, and 4 all at the same time; is that correct? 



Captain Albers. Bids were received as a lump sum for each one 

 of the towers, and in combinations ; yes, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. And those bids were based on the designs and plans 

 and specifications prepared by Moran, Proctor? 



Captain Albers. That is correct. 



Mr. Kendall. Now, prior to the receipt of bids, did you have any 

 discussions with any of the representatives of the DeLong Corp. about 

 the design and proposed construction process? 



Captain Albers. Yes, sir. 



DE long CORP. PROPOSES ALTERNATE METHOD 



Mr. Kendall. Was it indicated to you that if DeLong was the suc- 

 cessful bidder, they would submit and recommend an entirely different 

 method of construction and erection of Texas tower 4 ? 



