ARAPUNI TENDERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19255, 20 August 1924, Page 5

ARAPUNI TENDERS.

THE COMPLETE LIST. Tho complete list of tenders submitted for the Arapuni hydroelectric scheme discloses that tho amount of tho accepted tender (£1,170,891) was only £2614 above the estimate of tho engineers of tho Public Works Department. Three firms tendered for tho No. 1 contract (head works) and four firms for No. 2 contract (power house). Tho following complete tenders wore received Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. (Ltd.) ... £1,175,4a7 0, ti. White and Co., alternative tenders between 1,433,899 and 1,549.413 Hansford and Mills (in conjunction with Foundation Go. (Ltd.), alternatives between 1,549,784 and 1,605,158 Tho departmental estimate wag ... 1,168,277 The final contract which has been completed with Armstrong, Whitworth's, is 1,170,891 Tho tenders for tho two sections of the above work were;— Contract No. 1— Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co. ...£610,375 J. G. White and Co., alternatives between 785,603 and 891,982 Hansford Mil 1 s-Fcandation (Ltd.) ... 931,951 Departmental estimate 556,571 Contract No. 2 Armstrong, Whitworth 607,615 .Reduction, if accepted for both contracts .' 42,533 £565,082 Power and Traction Finance Co. (Cory, Wright and .Salmon) ... £604,693 J. G. White and Co., various alternatives between 635,531 and ... 740,196 lied actions if both contracts accepted 35,000 Hansford Mills-Foundation (Ltd.), alternatives between 627,833 anL, 673.207 Departmental estimate 611,706