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BOG“ Mr, E, E, Bennett ~ Los Angeles Mr, L, £, Maag - Las Vegas Let Angeles, California SeveUber 13, 1953 Mr, fhonas A. Campbell las Togas Tolley Valor Mitrttit 900 South |lk Street Sa# Togas, Mevada Additions and Betterments to the las Vegas fa v A jM A l i& « r „ CQTO«ay, Jba&m---------_ Bear Mr, Campbell* I hare year letter of loveaber 71k ea the above subject, and 1 think there are a few matters which should be cleared up ia connection with the proposal ooataiaed in pear letter. At 1 read year Utter, yea now desire that throe bide be taken for all ceatraots covering addition* oad betterments, the east of which the Voter SUtrtct It obligated te pay wader the outstanding contract between the later Hot riot, the Bailroads, and the Water Goapaay. Ton will recall that the contract provides that wa shall eccwro the approval of the Water District for all sxpeadltures exceeding $2,000,00 for each Individual Job, It would seen unnecessary *0 assart throe bids for sack wall Jobs when we are net required, wader the contract, to oocwro tha approval of the District for such expenditures. There It another situation ia coaaoctloa with ths practical operation of the Vator Company ia work of thio nature. As you know, cone of the larger subdivider* have preferred to U y their owl pipe Hate, either throw# a subsidiary contracting ccapaay or throw# eoao outoldo coatraeter. ,la those inetancce it hao beta the practice heretofore for then to sWbsdt their plana and their contractor's estimate to Mr. Haag, who then review* their estlaatee aad ashes up hie own estimate based oa the specifications shown la the eoatraet eo oubalttod to hia. If tha contractor** flgar* is lowtr than Mr. Maag1* aatiaata, we accept th# eon-tractor** flgar* (subject to the approval of the District) aid eater into a eoatraet under Male 9 for the eaotoaary refund based on that contract price. If, oa the other baud, the contractor*e figure* are higher than the estlaatee nade bp Mr, Maag, we eater late a Male 9 eoatraet providing for refund* based oa Mr, Meag*s estimate. U view of the does affiliation, ia nany instances, between the subdividers aad the contractor, which affiliation Is probably a