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sUILDING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, INC. ea
720 Broadway Sanzfi Pre 2
May 10, 1968 j
Berean Oo |
_ Atlanta Housing Authority
-—Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia
f 7
Are et
bap
Gentlemen:
Building Systems Development, Inc. has been awarded Prime Contract |
No. H971 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
to develop the 'In-City Experimental Housing Research and Development
Program" for 25 model cities. This program is designed as an exper-
imental project to develop new methods of providing low cost housing.
The program itself is divided into two phases -- the first taking five
' weeks during which time the experimental program must be developed
with respect to specific cities with recommendations submitted to HUD
by June 15, 1968. The second phase calls for implementation of the
experimental program with construction commencing on individual
projects by March 1, 1969. Approaches which-are developed in these ==
experimental projects will provide new building products, components,
systems or total buildings which will meet the needs of the city residents
at a low cost.
It‘is obvious that successful approaches have an opportunity of being
implemented widely in model cities and throughout the country. In
fact, the program is directly related to President Johnson's objective
of 6,000, 000 new or rehabilitated federally assisted housing units for
lower income farnilies. The approach to this project is to analyze the
various cities to determine their needs and their ability to host different
social and technical experimental approaches to housing. Simultaneously,
we are looking to industry for new developments in terms of products or
procedures which will meet the needs of people for low cost housing
quickely.
We are, therefore, soliciting companies such as yours throughout
the country to determine whether or not there are appropriate building
systems, materials and construction ideas which you would like to have
us consider for use in the individual experiments. If you wish to be
considered in this regard we would welcome receiving notice immediately
Telephone 415 434 3833
es
and desire full information on the product ideas and information you
have in mind. We would be pleased to have the opportunity to evaluate
this information and assess the way in which various ideas of different
companies can be combined to meet the objective.
—-All information you submit to us will be considered to have been sub-
mitted in response to this inquiry, will be submitted by us to the United
States Government as information developed by us as a result of the
research and studies conducted under the above-mentioned Prime
—Contract No. H971, and will be subject to and governed by the provisions
of Article V "Publication"! and Article VI ''Patents' of the Prime Contract.
Copies of Articles V and VI are enclosed. Your submission of information
to us will constitute your agreement with us to this effect. |
During this period that we are preparing the Phase I report, preliminary
to submitting this report to HUD for the Phase 2 contract, we desire
that any work that we do to incorporate your material into an experimental
program be considered confidential by you until the submission is made
to HUD.
If you have information relating to other manufacturers with whom your
products are compatible, we would also appreciate receiving this infor-
mation. We specifically desire complete information within a week,
including drawings, test data if any, photographs, and experience on
any precedents wherein the products you are suggesting were used. We
are interested in whether you have had experience with or will require
code or zoning variances in order to use your particular ideas, and
whether it is anticipated that there may be any problems with regard
to jurisdictional disputes among installing building trades unions. In-
cluded as Attachment 2 is a list of the 25 model cities which we are
considering and any specific experience in these cities would be of.
considerable interest.
The experimental program calls for the construction of perhaps 10 to
200 dwelling units in each city with the possibility of building substantially
more if it will benefit the experiment. We would be interested to receive
information on the cost of your components in the nearest model city to
your plant for 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1,000 dwelling units. The
actual projects will be financed through existing federal programs. Some
monies will be available for experimental costs. These will be allocated
on a cost benefit basis.
We also need information regarding the number of units which you estimate
would be required using your material, Product. or system to approach the
point of optimum efficiency.
The information on your products, systems or dwelling units should also
“describe methods and time for installation and general procedures that
may be required at the building site.
Your interest in terms of distribution of products should be indicated
whether it be ona national basis or not. If there are specific cities in
which you have had experience working in the past and in which you would
like to work specifically on the forthcoming experimental program, please
indicate which ones they are.
We urge your earliest reply to this inquiry. Please address it to:
Building Systems Development, Inc.
~Post Office Box 817
Oakland, California 94604
-—Telephone: ~415-271-2211
Attention: Joseph P.-Fleming
Very truly yours,
BUILDING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
eee ess
zara D. Ehrenkrantz
President
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sUILDING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, INC. ea
720 Broadway Sanzfi Pre 2
May 10, 1968 j
Berean Oo |
_ Atlanta Housing Authority
-—Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia
f 7
Are et
bap
Gentlemen:
Building Systems Development, Inc. has been awarded Prime Contract |
No. H971 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
to develop the 'In-City Experimental Housing Research and Development
Program" for 25 model cities. This program is designed as an exper-
imental project to develop new methods of providing low cost housing.
The program itself is divided into two phases -- the first taking five
' weeks during which time the experimental program must be developed
with respect to specific cities with recommendations submitted to HUD
by June 15, 1968. The second phase calls for implementation of the
experimental program with construction commencing on individual
projects by March 1, 1969. Approaches which-are developed in these ==
experimental projects will provide new building products, components,
systems or total buildings which will meet the needs of the city residents
at a low cost.
It‘is obvious that successful approaches have an opportunity of being
implemented widely in model cities and throughout the country. In
fact, the program is directly related to President Johnson's objective
of 6,000, 000 new or rehabilitated federally assisted housing units for
lower income farnilies. The approach to this project is to analyze the
various cities to determine their needs and their ability to host different
social and technical experimental approaches to housing. Simultaneously,
we are looking to industry for new developments in terms of products or
procedures which will meet the needs of people for low cost housing
quickely.
We are, therefore, soliciting companies such as yours throughout
the country to determine whether or not there are appropriate building
systems, materials and construction ideas which you would like to have
us consider for use in the individual experiments. If you wish to be
considered in this regard we would welcome receiving notice immediately
Telephone 415 434 3833
es
and desire full information on the product ideas and information you
have in mind. We would be pleased to have the opportunity to evaluate
this information and assess the way in which various ideas of different
companies can be combined to meet the objective.
—-All information you submit to us will be considered to have been sub-
mitted in response to this inquiry, will be submitted by us to the United
States Government as information developed by us as a result of the
research and studies conducted under the above-mentioned Prime
—Contract No. H971, and will be subject to and governed by the provisions
of Article V "Publication"! and Article VI ''Patents' of the Prime Contract.
Copies of Articles V and VI are enclosed. Your submission of information
to us will constitute your agreement with us to this effect. |
During this period that we are preparing the Phase I report, preliminary
to submitting this report to HUD for the Phase 2 contract, we desire
that any work that we do to incorporate your material into an experimental
program be considered confidential by you until the submission is made
to HUD.
If you have information relating to other manufacturers with whom your
products are compatible, we would also appreciate receiving this infor-
mation. We specifically desire complete information within a week,
including drawings, test data if any, photographs, and experience on
any precedents wherein the products you are suggesting were used. We
are interested in whether you have had experience with or will require
code or zoning variances in order to use your particular ideas, and
whether it is anticipated that there may be any problems with regard
to jurisdictional disputes among installing building trades unions. In-
cluded as Attachment 2 is a list of the 25 model cities which we are
considering and any specific experience in these cities would be of.
considerable interest.
The experimental program calls for the construction of perhaps 10 to
200 dwelling units in each city with the possibility of building substantially
more if it will benefit the experiment. We would be interested to receive
information on the cost of your components in the nearest model city to
your plant for 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1,000 dwelling units. The
actual projects will be financed through existing federal programs. Some
monies will be available for experimental costs. These will be allocated
on a cost benefit basis.
We also need information regarding the number of units which you estimate
would be required using your material, Product. or system to approach the
point of optimum efficiency.
The information on your products, systems or dwelling units should also
“describe methods and time for installation and general procedures that
may be required at the building site.
Your interest in terms of distribution of products should be indicated
whether it be ona national basis or not. If there are specific cities in
which you have had experience working in the past and in which you would
like to work specifically on the forthcoming experimental program, please
indicate which ones they are.
We urge your earliest reply to this inquiry. Please address it to:
Building Systems Development, Inc.
~Post Office Box 817
Oakland, California 94604
-—Telephone: ~415-271-2211
Attention: Joseph P.-Fleming
Very truly yours,
BUILDING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
eee ess
zara D. Ehrenkrantz
President
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