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M C N E I L C O N S T R U C T I O N C O . 5 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 IF O R N IA September 21, 1945 Union Pacific Railroad Co* 422 West Sixth Street Los Angeles 14, California Attention o f Mr* Frank Strong Gentlemen* PROPOSED RESERVOIR* ETC*. A7\ULS VEGAS. NEVADA propose to furnish a ll supervision, labor, material and equipment to do the following work at Las Vegas, Nevada, for tha guaranteed maximum sum of $159,018*00, which includes our f es of Construct concrete reservoir, of capacity, in accordance with dra George E* Brandow; Construct concrete settling being prepared by George E« Construct pump house, and excavate and back lines in accordance August 11, 1945s id one-half being pre prepared by/your o ffic e dated Lon gallons by ce with drawing now and two concrete valve boxes, ^y-paos lines and fir e pipe your o ffic e , revised Excavate and backfill ^x^nches for pipd lines connecting the reser­voir with the pump house am* settling/basin, and connecting the settling bas^n with wells 8^N^, 10 pad 11 in accordance with p rofile 6, 1945J Excavate ar\d backfill trench tor a 24-inch diameter pipe lin e, in location anas^t elevations to)be designated by you, connecting the pump house witKyour existing pipe lin e near the intersection of Charleston Boulevh^d and Lfadn Street, except the portion of this trench which is b^iea^L-tne road bed o f your tracks* In making this proposal we have estimated that excavation and trenching can be done at an average cost o f $3*00 per cubic yard* Preliminary investigation shows no ground water, except possibly at the pump house site* Our experience in the general Las Vegas territory, however, indi­cates that ground water le v el is quite variable, and i f water is encountered in such quantity as to necessitate pumping, shoring, and other unforeseen expense, we w ill expect to be reimbursed for such additional expense at cost. FORM 103