loin ulurk will dc s© 2 io uo the Canal Zone as soon as lie can ohbain his pass¬ 
port and he will work with Mr. Zetek in carrying forward plans for the laboratory- 
storage building and to assist in every way possible in expediting this project. 
It is realized that such problems make rather heavy demands on Mr. Zetek~ especially 
in view of the xa,, t taut ne has a full-time job entirely unconnected with Burro 
Colorado Island. 
Pending Mr . ulark 1 s arrival in the Canal Zone "there are repealed here some 
suggestions relating eo ohe labox*atory~storage building^ some of which Mr* Clark 
has already sent forward* 
. In connection witn the laboratory-storage building^ we are required by Sec * 
3709 of Revised Statutes to advertise for bids^. Bidders should be invited to the 
Island to look over the layout and see what Is necessary In way of transporting 
labor and materials. They must also receive drawings and specifications 
.sufficiently" dexailed so that they will all be bidding on the same thing. We can¬ 
not do one work on a cost-plus basis. Bid bonds and performance bonds are 
required* The Ba con -Da v I s Law regarding minimum wage rates does not apply^ but 
the 8-hour law and the anti-kickback law do apply* Bids cannot be changed after 
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