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l<Al5ER ENG/l\/EERS OI V I S ION KAISER CENTER• 300 LAKESIDF. 01=" l<A15EA DRIVE, INOUSTAIE.5 OAKLAND, CQ~OQAATION CALIFORNIA Q4004 • CABLE KAISENGS July 17, 1968

) Kaiser Engineers in association with Battelle Memorial Institute~ Building Systems Development, Inc., General Research Corporation, Organization for Social and Technical Innovation, Real Estate Research Corporation, and Turner Construction Company were recently awa;dcd Contract No. H-1011 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Our present task is to review all cities consid e red in the first reports and to r e corrun e nd to th·e D e partment of Housing and Urban D e velopment the cities to be includ e d in the program. Ou:r available time fo-r this review is quite short; a fi e ld team is to vis it e a ch city unde-r consideratior. to inspect available housing sites and to brieil y discuss with you some of the criteria we are using in our ev a luation of cities as potential locations for experimental projects. These criteria are: 1. The need for low-income housing. 2. The commitme nt of the whole city to the p:rovision of housing including all the elements, i. e. labor, industry and d ty governme n t, etc. 3. The commitme nt of the city to reli ev e constraints to pro v iding ho using , 4. Av ailabilit y of s ui table co n st r uctio n sites in t im e to me e t prog ra 1n sch ed ule require rn ents, KA I SEl=l 6 N U 1'-'~« "' 3 ENG IN EER IN G • CO N STRUCT I O N• CO N T RA CTI N G SINC !c: 1Ql<l �July 17, 1968 - 2 S01ne of the constraints which ·may require relief are: (1 G . <"I-\' • d 1a b or 1n . th e R easona bl e cooperation o·~ organize use of indigenous labor and the easing of work rules, c, Reasona ble cooperation of Organiz e d labor and Code Authorities in the application of new technical ideas, O· Willingness of the code authorities to grant zoning variances or building code variances (where they will not affe ct health and safety) necessary to a total housing program. o Reasonable availability of financing and seed money to initiate the housing program. • In addition, the D e p a rtme nt of Housing and Urban Developme nt has requested that we solicit from you as a basis for further consideration, a letter of commitment with regard to site availability, suitability of the proposed e x periments, and cooperation in the relief of the constraints listed · . abov e . You will b e r e c e iving a call fro m u s in the n ear futur e for a n appointment. Your cooperation and assistance in our making an objective and realistic recommendation to HUD will b e greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please fe e l free to call mE: at: Area Code: 415 271-5822. V e ry truly yours , KAISER ENGINE E RS Division of Henry J, K a is e r Comp a ny C . P . B e dford, J r • . Program Man ager CPB:meb i l ' . �