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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT
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WASHINGTON, 0. C., INC.
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6400 Georgia Ave,, N.W, * Woihingon 12, 0. C.
Telephone: RAndolph 687?2
Kundet Cork Cor. 1027 Filaore Arlington, Virginia
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Subject* Prospective aid Depository
Gentlemen:
Attached to this letter i "Bid Registry Rule# and Regulation# for the Mechanical Contracting Industry,* 'Agreesent,* "Suggestion#,* and "Sug gested Rid fores," which the Mechanical Contractor# use in their deposi tory, The *3id Registry Rule# and Regulation#* ii an agreement *h# individual contractor# sign and agree to abide by certain requirement# lifted tberctn. The "Agreement* i an agreement between a mechanical contracting industry and the National Bar* of Washington stating the rule# and regulation# for operating the depository. In addition, there is a suggestion sheet dated February 7, 1961, which supplnti the bid depository by establiihing a conenattee for clarification of plan# and specsfications. The "Suggested Bid Form#" n self-explanatory.
In addition, I Have attached to this letter Verifax copie# of the envelope# which are used by the Mechanical Contractor#, The amall envelope bid marked "No, 1* contains the bids to one specific general contractor. Prior to the bidding tine, all ofthe envelope# marked "Ho. 1* (these wouldbe equal in number to the contractor# you are bidding) would be placed in envelope Ho. i and mailed or delivered to the National Bank of Washington.
T understand that the sheet metal contractor# are setting up * depo#iteey which they claia* i# better than the eechar.ical contractor#1. I hope to be able to obtain the rule# and regulation# in approximately four to six week#. In the aeantisse, I think we should all review these regulation*, agreement#, and procedure#, and be prepared to discuss th on our next regular westing of April if at the Contractors Association Office,
Very truly yours,
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BID REGISTRY ruj-s
RLCULATI*>NS
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1HE vCOtASlC'i (. 'rvW.CTING INDCSTW
'liLlLAS, it is r?cofcri*ed that the Reparation of a bid is a service
Halving a" expense t ' the bidder, and t{ is our desire that ail work let under
competitjon between two *r more members of this industry should be awarded to
the tew qualified bidder after due opportunity for fair and open competition;and
*Ht!U;AS, it is Our desire to r?remote honorable ar?d ethical co*^uct in
bidding and post-bidding practices and to expose wilful violations of such
conduct, therefore ( it RE"'*|LVJ;i?: That the undersigned for the benefit of the mechanical contrac
ting industry and the
does concur in and adopt the following for
projects designated to be under the "4 Hour Bid Plan" as defined by Washington .`Jetroc'oj i ran ^rea Construe ti^n Practices Board,
1. a 3id Registry shall be established at the office of said Registrar,
.*o wit:
The National Bank of ..'ashington , 14 th Stree t, V. v..
.asfiington 5, 0. C.
2. Cach mechanical contractor shall regis ter each of his bids for Plumbing,
Heating, Pining, Ajr Conditioning, or any combination thereof at the said
Bid Registry, and havir* so registered, -*ihan not change the amount of said
bid and shall not break down, segregate bt modify said bid in any manner
whatsoever, and that any section of such bid shall be registered. Bids for
plumbing, heating, pining or air conditinning which are to be opened in public
need not deregistered.
3. Each bid so registered shell be in accotdarce with Plans and Specifi
cation5 without qualification, excepting for rock excavation, form concrete,
power wirsr.c
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paint i;ip and tempotarv cervices and shall be
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for a co-iplete section or for combinations of cosletc sections of the
Sperci i ic ations.
Bids shall be registered by one of the following two methods!
la) By delivery to the Sid Registry Office-
lb) By time-'stamped ma>,
the Bid Registry Office.
5, The bids and other ite
forth in Taragraph 2 hereof, may
be registered by hand del very
*id Registrar, not later than four (4)
hours before the time designat-
he receipt of the corresponding general
contract bids. Bids may be rec
i by time stamped mail to the Bid Regis-
tear, the envelope to be postm*
. t later than sixteen (16) hours before
the time designated for the rec*
i the corresponding general contract bids.
In either case, such cownunicar
Bid Registrar, c/q Tros t Depart The National Bar 19 - 14 th ftret U'as? ington 5, r.
11 be addressed as follows.*
: *1 Contracting Industry
shi ngton
6. Sacfc mechanical contro.
.ho wishes to participate under the
Bid registry Rules and Regulate the Bid Registrar within the ti-
"ail deliver in a covering envelope to : .cnbed by the rules:
W One copy of each * . ' each General Contractor in
a sepflrate, sealed
such envelope to be
marked - , the Joe -.-.per, Job Name, and the name
of She General con</.',ior to whom the original of
said bid has been c;,;*.v>red.
(b> Seif addressed envoi :-o.
(c) Check to the order .'The National Bank of IVshington.
Bid Registrar", in piv'ent of the fee of said Bid
Registrar in accordant- v,< i *<s .v.i .^h hr..,f.
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ite^i strir, *3 soon as practicable after receipt of the na/ae
;: : . - 'i Mtr . K.t ajt Ucer Than t^o (.1) regular v^rkin* days thereafter,
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h.1 < MresieJ to *och General Contractor, na*e
;: t.`*. * "res thereof. *i\J 'til, one of -aeft to each participant -ho
f.rr*.`ie.! a :, -*y <?i it' v*d addressed to the low bidder, Bids to other <.'< lr* csider 'n the vro;ect shall remain unopened by the Sid Registrar
end s>.ill ve destroyed upon ins truer ions t row the Executive Secretary of
*w 'echanica. Contractors D. t, Association. 5. The fee :i the Bid Registrar shall be Sb.OO per bidder per job
if the bid 'crsi'ts of only one <I) pace. If the bid consists of tw r more ro.::o, the fee shall he i 12.0-0 per bidder per ob. The Bid Aegistrat or the i- request a ranego tia ts-n of this fee at any tirae upon ten (10)
,;v,'S notice to the other party.
c. Thi*
try is open to all bidders.
i). Thp Bid Registrar shall have no liability or duty *sth respect to
;>.s r:llvv.iftgt 'a) Bids not timely filed. These shall be refused by the Bid
'e$i$tr8r ond returned to the bidder.
Pu* :her , each Mechanical Contractor, who deposits a copy of its bid to
a successfvl general contractor with the Did Registrar, does so in accordance with
conditions of this agreement and expressly consents to the disclosure of the
contents thereof to other bidders to said general contractor. fie, the undersigned, agree to abide by, conform to, and to comply with all
of lie R;;les and Regulations set forth above.
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nWiifiiA,*, The Webhar -c t) Ccntfti to ? $ {> C. Association h**-C fr fault t*i
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*fce and c^cuinr,* her nr*(\* r IT :o vafrr
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i. ~Tv* b i*.* ?f:srar ah* 3 ! V roiifif- h* the .Executive Sec re t ary
f i the **- i a ti ? n a* nr i i ;rh
tt and sjtes a p"tM for bid*,
and *a<h ;otaM;1 be *'ned a riunl'pf by the FxCuitvr Secretary if the
*4oc s * t io n hi h $hal' ide;m> iuch bids for the $i<J "egistrar.
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c or. t ,*ar to t Ooo vi*h* to participate under the
aw R*g,'.*uy fcdes *od
, *>h*n dei-.ver in * covering eavenose to
:ne Pid Registrar within the time Ofe*crsb*d by he rules, *oi e specifically
let forth Jr ?*> tgrtph 1 hereof;
" >".f ' 'ipy of *a*b tn- r, each c-eneral ontr actor in
* ;epa`-r*. sealed n^l'pe such envelop* tc be
with the jot- N^ber. Job Mw*e. and the r,a*e
* rhe Oreral
um t> who* the original of
-'ll Mi h'o s ' rn - *' iv e: ? n.
t*f * i* address*! rrv-'.'-c,
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'hour* before the time designated for the receipt of the cor respond! ng general
contract bids. Bids may be registered by time stamped nail to the Bid "Regis
trar, the envelope tc be postinarked no? liter than sixteen (It) hours before
the time designated for the receipt of the corresponding general contract bids.
Tn either case, such communication shalt be addressed as follows:
Bid Registrar, Mechanical Contracting c/o Trust Department The National Bank of shir^ton bl9 Hth Street, H. >. hashing ton 5, 0. C.
industry
<is The Bid Registrar shall be noi.--:ed in writing by the Execu
tive Secretary of the Mechanical Contractors : . L, Association if the date
and ti designated for the receipt of Gener.v untract bids awbjeat to the
aforementioned Bid Registry Rules and Rgul*' \s as soon s such information
is available to the said Executive Secretarv . -.tin any e-cnr no later than
twenty-four (20 ho>*s prior to the time de'i i ted for ** ? receipt of such
General Contract bids. The Executive Secret - . ;f the * vciation shall also
notify the Bid Registrar of the name of the * biddf on the project as soon
as it becomes known to him.
S. The Bid Registrar, a* soon as -racti iole after receipt of the
name of the low General Contractor, but rvt ' iter 'h two <2l tegular wot k-
ing days thereafter, shall open the tegiste' bj % addressed to such General
Contractor, make photostatic cooies therecf it v. %i 1 one of each to each
participant who furnished t copy of i fs bi ` Jdressed to the lew General Con
tractor. Bids to nther than the
ontractor on the project shall
remain unopened by the Bid Registrar and ail be destroyed upon instructions
from the Executive Secretary of the Mecf.a* .cal Contractors 0. C. Association,
Tn the event that the General Contract is awarded to other than the 5uw Gener
al Contractor, the Bid Registrar, upon r./.ite fion the Executive Secretary,
'hall open :he registered bids r the w ces$fu 1 ^eneral contractor and nail
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cop*r ^ ea.h to each participant m cne $*ne *r.nrr *s hereinbefore oroviJed
for bids t' the --* General Con?:actor.
k, The fee rt the b'* ^egis?t*r shall be So.CV' per bi-ider pec ;ob
,t ibe p.i
of oniv cor i> pn**. if th* bid consists of two or *ore
p*^s, ih** i{ `nM! he :^.0' r"r bidder dp: m<,. h Bid SeRistra? or the A^scc i a asiav rental a {ergot le ti .n of th*s fee at any time upon ten ilC) Jays n.Mjre to :he c the f party.
it is .j.xiei stood an t agreed that this Registry is vfoft t" *11
bidde'% . S.
The bid Registrar shall h*\e no lu^i utv m duty with respect
to the '* 1 lowjo*
hos not timely Mlecl. These shall fw* refused
by the Sid Registrar and tetisnrd to the bidder.
Accertaoie -r ';on~artept ance of anv hid b\ fhe ju,1 cessfvl uevr*! < cm? ?*c t-> r . c) Bids n< t 11 i*". j!i the Bid *egs s tr ar , i ? he wig
ndrrstcc-d and eg?e 1 that anv *eohani<al Con-
tric trr ay K<d to a General Contractor without
s-hNitting < spy to rhe Bid *egt4trar. f-Tthet. eacr, echsnic*! ' *ntrctor, who deposits a copy of it* Prd ?o a successful One's; >-'\'trr wt-b the Ski Peostrar does so in
ccorda-ce with 'oodi ti'T.s o' tns agre-nent and exmesslv consents to the dis ci'Sure .? the ,ntents thereof <' >'h* t bidders i' said General ,ontta.tor.
CV.E^ this y !av of /angary. 1961.
Mechanical Contractors 0, C . Association
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prodedur-, and to rake :-jso.nably certain all are
bidding 1* in accord *1 t p %ci**ifix*U<ius , i\ vs hereby
that
this Association establish a Spe c 1 ( j ' at ions Committee.
Owfdllv speaking. this Corvr> f tec shall consist of ?'-o
*0hanical v-otr ar to t s . They sh? U nee? when plan? and specifications
for a project become available. They shall interpret the plans and
specifications
to whaf shall he incited under `lechanscal bids-
The- i n p't r ret 31 j -115 snail be listed ? to section, paragraph, ^
pa?* , *-1 . , and copied sh? 11 be made and *-4led to e ach Vechanic al
Crnitictm who has sifrtfieh hi s Intent to id at least one veek
t . > o\e?'VP.^. '* x* he 'siexed that such cfW'iSu n il preclude
>rij.icns, and help clarify speci f jr at son orwtsjons *hicft mey he ohsc j w . and *ha in th 1 s ninrr r 4 11 n m dm n 01 the s ame nor k. j
.r*'Visi'T is hereby ,*tfe that such Sp<< i f 1 c a t. Committee shall
N* rotated an- smedu* >. Hr ihc ft, it tw . s tore* jobs w*re s-Of Suit'd
for ?h,' same r*J*ti'e '.'*1 1 .1 two nr r*je? such groups would m*Ve the \ i r r e t a * i nS ..'
Anv si^natorv to the Rui**- acvn f'tulM'-m concerning Bu He sis try
.av <n a w'eji.*.* *f t-`e Specific*won Cci-wit e, if *fte* *v rcfrav the 11 : ntr r rr * t ?.T 1 ,*ns i :-rl mat o n{r- u.inten-r - ; 5 yn *>.`s been
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xwi; . r o- !<\. ''xS't-if say l*e n niw.l i*wl lately.
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