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/ t W i M c N E I L C O N S T R U C T I O N C O . S 8 6 0 A V A L O N B O U L E V A R D L O S A N G E L E S 3 , C A L I F O R N I A January ID* 1946 Union Pacific Railroad Co* 422 West Sixth Street Los Angeles 14* California Attention of Mr. Frank Strong Gentlemen* PROPOSED RESERVOIR* ETC.* AT y> VEGAS* NEVADA In our latter of September 21, 1945* we agreed to construct the reservoir, settling basin, pump house, fire house, two concrete valve boxes, and to excavate and backfill trenches for pipe lines. subjact to certain condi­tions, for the sum of 1159*018.00. At the time thatpsroosal was submitted it was contemplated that your Maint ena^ce^epartraent woul^lay all of the pipe lines and connections, and install booster pumps. SubSquently, a jurisdictional dispute between the Las Vegas Eftiilding Trades Council and your Company Union resulted in your forces withdrawing from the job, and we are now requested to submit a Supplemental/ proposal under which, in addition to the work already contracted, we/will furnish labor only for laying the pipe lines in the Jj^mche&qto be excavated. submit herewith a guara/teed maxDmim, fitted fee proposal to cover the work as proposed in our letter of September *•!* 1945* plus the additional work above described, in\the amount of OnbsHunared Seventy-Four Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Five Dqllars (|174,295.Qp), subject to the following conditions! X. Railroad t6 furnish all pipe, valves, fittings, pumps, etc, 2. We have(computed our estimate on the basis of the present labor rates in the Las Vegks area as follows* Occupation / Hourly Rate Carpenter Foreman-/ 1.625 Carpenter 1.50 Cement Finisher 1.625 Crane Operator 1.625 Driller 1.25 Equipment Operator 1*25 Ironworker 1.625 Labor Foreman 1*125 Laborer 1.00 FORM 103