ENGINEER'S TENDER.
DEFENCE BY MR A. R. GALBRAITH. Commenting briefly yesterday on the remarks made at the- meeting of the Builders' Association on Tuesday night regarding the City Engineer putting in an estimate—practically a tender—for the widening of the Colombo street bridge, Mr A. R. Galbraith told a reporter that it was the standard practice in all modern municipalities. How otherwise, Mr Galbraith asked, are the ratepayers to be protected against "pooling" by contractors? It was not altogether unknown for contractors to agree amongst themselves as to which of them should get a particular work and the price at which he should get it. He had had experience of such a combine when in Zanzibar and had broken it uo; he had also had experience of a similar practice in Australia. The only way to protect the ratepayers was for the Engineer to put in a tender and be prepared to carry out the work at the figure mentioned therein.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19770, 7 November 1929, Page 10
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