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Mr. Kendall. Under tlie bidding process tiierc, I believe, it was so 

 arranged that the contractors could bid in a number of different ways, 

 so they could bid on each tower separately or on any combination of 

 all the towers ? 



Captain Albeks. That is correct. 



Mr. Kendall. I believe when you opened the bids, you found that 

 DeLong and Raymond, as a joint venture, were low on all the towers 

 individually, except tower No. 4, and all combinations of towers 

 except combinations where Texas tower No. 4 was concerned? 



Captain Albeks. That is right. 



Mr. Kendall. Conversely, they were higher than the low bidder 

 on Texas tower No. 4 or any combination involving Texas tower 

 No. 4? 



Captain Albeks. That is correct. 



Mr. Kendall. If the award had been made as bid, I believe that 

 Steers and Morrison-Knudsen, as a joint venture, would have gotten 

 Texas tower No. 4 and DeLong-Raymond, as a joint venture, would 

 have gotten Texas towers No. 1 and No. 3, is that right? 



Captain Albeks. That was my recommendation after the opening 

 of the bids. 



Mr. Kendall. Do you have a copy of that recommendation with 

 you, Captain? 



Captain Albers. I do not have it with me, I do not think. 



It can be made available, sir. I do not have it with me. 



Mr. Kendall. Is this a copy ? 



Captain Albeks. It looks like it. 



Mr. Kendall. Let us make it part of the record, if you can identify 

 it. 



Captain Albeks. This is a copy of my message. 



Senator Stennis. Let that be admitted in the record. 



(The document referred to is as follows :) 



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7M OINCC Texas Towers BSN. 

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Info AF installations Rep Office New England RGN BSN. 

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