​Overview

Scope and Content

Collection contains bids and job specifications for products and services utilized in the development of the Dallas Park and Recreation Department’s system of parks, golf courses, and other recreational facilities.  Both construction bids and commodity bids are represented. 

Goods or commodity bidding is bidding by a business to be the supplier of goods such as pool towels or park benches.  Construction bidding is the process of submitting a proposal (tender) to undertake, or manage the undertaking of, a construction project.  The process starts with a cost estimate of materials and labor.

The collection includes a wide variety of letterhead correspondence, providing insight into firms doing business with the City of Dallas during the 1920s and 1930s.  It also provides evidence of the materials used in park construction projects.

Organization

Collection is organized chronologically and alphabetically by job package.

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives.  All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.  The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Citation

Dallas Department of Park and Recreation Construction and Concessions, 1921-1939 (Box <x>,Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Materials

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Index Terms

Dallas -- Texas -- History
Government purchasing -- United States
Public contracts -- United States

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