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7 /a ZONOUTE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS DIVISION 2^ * /^V* /. >3 ^ c t n-** i-- * ** * Hr. R. B,' Moran, President ' Texas Vermiculite Company P.0. Box 6306 Dallas, Texas 75222 Dear Mike: March 27, 1972 ?)![] MAR 2S 1972 TEXAS VERMICULITE CO The Transamcrica Investment group in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been awarded the design and construction of the Washington Trust Building in Spokane. As I understand It Washington Trust will be the major tenant. This Job had been through prelIminary design in steel with a local architect, ' engineer and contractor and all of a sudden it was pulled out and given to Transaaerlca. * ~ ;'.`*We understand the man In charge Is Thomas F.`Marshall, Kelly/ Marshall Associates, Inc., Fourth National Bank Building, Tulsa, 7*119. We would certainly appreciate whatever help we can get, particularly to get Mono-Kote as the fireproofing. I am enclosing a copy of the uniform code research recommendation which gives the thicknesses required for various hourly ratings and which are applicable for the City of Spokane. The ratings required for this type of building would be for a 3"hour frame and 2-hour floor and roof systems which Include the secondary floor and roof beams. Only the columns and beams connecting the columns require three hours. ^ . We are still using MK-3 locally and don't anticipate any problem of maintaining this approval. We would Just as soon not have any reference made to MK-4. We have good applicators serving the Spokane market and if someone was interested in a pre-bid price for a typical floor, we would be happy to get one run out. We would like to steer away from the unprotected deck assemblies and with lightweight concrete running $10.00 a yard more in the Spokane market | PLAINTIFF'S I (| EXHIBIT - I unGRACE3 /trt ^ there is a price advantage to going to a protected deck in i leu of the 3-1 A" of lightweight concrete. ~ In the unhappy event Transaberica plans to go concrete, I would hope your people would try to get Hono-Kote on the pan Joist assembly. ye do have something going for us In that Spokane is ai Zone TT seismic area and I understand their code requires a ductile frame for buildings over 160 feet which Is quite rough for concrete. Dy using our pan Joist system the savings of 18 pounds per square foot Is quite significant In seismic designing. 1 realize this is a whole lot of Information but so often 1 have trouble getting Information I thought 1 would give your salesmen something without being asked for it. I think this design is going right ahead and certainly appreciate whatever.your people can do for us. I owe you onei r'> * . > -S * * f.* * * 1 ' ' - .* - *-. . .V.J * t **v i .! ' * Very truly yours; ' -V* ^ V * k. *.*\*r* ; cc: C.H. Vendel Walt Plckthall VI Mi am V. Culver Oistrict Manager ' ^ *4 0 9 7-4 J 3